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What Matters Most On Saturday, February 4, 2023

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People protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on January 28, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Defense Prize winners: Israel's strength, future in danger

Ahead of weekend rallies, Lapid and ex-defense officials warn against ‘regime change’

Noting threats to attorney general amid increasingly heated national debate, opposition leader says some on right have ‘lost sight of right and wrong. It’s insanity’

Franklin D. Roosevelt, flanked by Winston Churchill, right, and Joseph Stalin, sit on chairs outside the Russian embassy during their conference between November 28 and December 1, 1943, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

'The Nazis had the best thing you can get: an opportunity'

The (probable) Nazi plot to kill Churchill, FDR and Stalin all at once in Tehran

By Rich Tenorio

In their new book ‘The Nazi Conspiracy,’ political thriller writing duo Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch dig into a mysterious assassination attempt that some scholars deny to this day

Obituary

Former Knesset speaker, ambassador to Poland Shevah Weiss dies at 87

A Holocaust survivor who also chaired the Yad Vashem Council, Weiss was hailed for his role in advancing ties between Jerusalem and Warsaw

Shevah Weiss, September 18, 2007. (Nati Shohat/Flash90, File)

This undated photo provided by Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial shows Shlomo Perel at his home in Givatayim, Israel. (Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial via AP)

Shlomo Perel, who hid in German army ranks to survive Holocaust, passes away at 98

By AP

The Jewish cemetery in Worms, Germany, January 25, 2023. (Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images via JTA)

Germany celebrates UNESCO listing for birthplaces of Yiddish, Ashkenazi culture

By David I. Klein

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu said to call global credit rating firms amid concern over judicial shakeup

Premier reportedly appeals directly to international ranking companies, banks to convince them government proposals won’t damage economy, don’t justify downgrade

In this file photo taken on November 28, 2022, French MP for 'Les Republicains' Meyer Habib speaks during a debate to support the fight for Freedom of the Iranian at the National Assembly in Paris. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)

France nixes election of Jewish MP as Netanyahu said to consider him for ambassador

Residents of Gedera protest after a woman was allegedly raped in her home on February 2, 2023. (Flash90)

Woman allegedly raped in front of her kids during overnight break-in

Gedera mayor accuses police of ‘incompetence’ and of failing to protect his constituents amid crime uptick; Ben Gvir heckled at the scene over law enforcement response

The Wembley United Synagogue building in London. (Google Street View)

London synagogue sold to Muslim group tied to antisemitic figures

Founder of organization has called Jews ‘Islam’s enemies’ and it hosted an antisemitic speaker; group has apologized for flyer saying the building previously housed ‘non-believers’

Filmmaker interview'A man in the basement is a metaphor for all low instincts'

What happens when a Holocaust denier moves into your cellar?

By Renee Ghert-Zand

French psychological thriller is based on the true story of a Parisian Jewish couple who unknowingly sold basement space to a neo-Nazi antisemite, and fought for years to evict him

Analysis

Blinken’s focus on democracy could also be sign of US desire to cooperate on Iran

Secretary’s insistence on consensus, implied criticism of Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul reflect US concerns, but ex-envoy says Biden needs quiet to enable joint effort on Tehran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

A satellite image from September 15, 2017, of the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran. (Google Earth)

US, allies denounce Iran’s ‘inadequate’ response to IAEA report

By AFP

A special edition of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo marking one year after the attacks on it, on a newsstand in Paris, January 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Iran cyber unit attacked Charlie Hebdo over Khamenei cartoon contest, Microsoft says

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, center, attends a Christmas midnight Mass in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, December 25, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/Pool Photo via AP)

PA: Israel held $78 million from monthly tax revenues collected on Ramallah’s behalf

Palestinians say unusually high sum a result of Smotrich decision to double deductions over payments to security prisoners, as PA’s finances further deteriorate

A Palestinian family, mostly women and children, raise their hands as Israeli forces raid Aqbat Jabr camp near Jericho on February 4, 2023, during a search for the suspects behind a shooting attack at a restaurant in a nearby settlement last week. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed)

IDF, Palestinian gunmen clash in West Bank raid targeting restaurant attack suspects

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

The scene of an incident where a Palestinian suspect was shot dead by Israeli troops, near the West Bank city of Nablus, February 3, 2023. (Courtesy: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Unarmed Palestinian who allegedly lunged at troops shot dead in West Bank

By Emanuel Fabian

Israel: Statement 'lacks decency' of calling attacks terror

UN criticizes Israeli plan to ease gun ownership requirements after terror attacks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

International body’s rights chief Volker Turk: ‘The proliferation of firearms will lead to increased risks of killings and injuries of both Israelis and Palestinians’

A weapons' store in the West Bank's Gush Etzion settlement bloc, February 1, 2023. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

The scene after a man who refused to stop at Jerusalem car theft checkpoint was shot by police, February 4, 2023. (Israel Police)

Police shoot at driver who wouldn’t stop at Jerusalem car theft checkpoint

Police in the area of a shooting in the northern town of Jisr az-Zarqa, February 3, 2023. (Israel Police)

Man shot dead in northern town in 4th suspected murder in less than a day

Jisr az-Zarqa resident in his 20s gunned down outside his home as violent crime continues to plague Israeli Arab communities

Shmuly Yanklowitz

America must take the lead on lab-grown meat

Supporting alternative meats is not just morally good — it’s in the country’s self-interest

Like Pharaoh, humanity can learn from its mistakes and work to bring the world back from the brink of extinction. We might even save the bananas (Beshalach)

Jailed Iranian Farhad Meysami in an image shared online. (Social media)

Alarm grows over health of hunger-striking dissident jailed by Iran

Lawyer for Farhad Meysami, arrested in 2018 while campaigning against Hijab requirement for women, posts photos of client’s skeletal torso

Tiba al-Ali in an undated photo. (Social media)

Iraqis outraged after father kills YouTube star daughter

By AFP

In this photo taken on August 30, 2010 Iranian film director Jafar Panahi poses during an interview with AFP in Tehran. (AFP/Atta Kenare)

Acclaimed Iranian director freed on bail after announcing hunger strike

By AP

Members of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, patrol in Rafah, Gaza Strip, December 14, 2022. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Hamas, Islamic Jihad slam Sudan agreement to move ahead with Israel ties: ‘Disgrace’

By AFP and Jeremy Sharon

Palestinian terror groups, which long enjoyed support from Khartoum, condemn African nation’s decision to continue with normalization efforts

File: This photo taken June 24, 1995 shows crowd at the Ellis Park stadium at the Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg. (AP Photo/John Parkin)

South Africa Rugby withdraws competition invite to Israeli team

By AFP

Explainer

How the ancient Jewish ‘new year for trees’ became an Israeli celebration of nature

Jews around the world will this week celebrate Tu Bishvat, a holiday that has gained particular significance in the Jewish state in marking the people’s bond to the land

Planting trees is one way to offset carbon emisssions. Pictured is part of the Menachem Begin Park, Tel Aviv, named after former Israeli PM Menahem Begin, May 1 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

From left to right: Klezmer musicians Greg Schweser, Pat O'Keefe, Josh Rosard, Michael Leville, and Sarah Larsson pose for a picture in front of the Art Shanty popup in Minneapolis. (Courtesy of Josh Rosard)

Minnesota synagogue builds an ice rink — and inaugurates it with a klezmer skate

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Temple of Aaron invites families to dress warm and enjoy the cold in what rabbi believes is the first-ever skating rink on a synagogue property

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Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard stands for the national anthem before an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Saturday, August 8, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)

NBA’s Meyers Leonard opens up to Jewish ESPN reporter about his antisemitism scandal

By jacob gurvis

More Headlines

David Hodek (C) speaks at an Israel Bar Association conference on February 1, 2022. (Screen capture/Kan)

Probe opened into lawyer who said he’d take up arms if legal overhaul implemented

Screenshots from CCTV footage of the Schneerson Center in San Francisco as an unknown man fires blanks into the room during a study session, February 1, 2023. (Courtesy/J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA)

FBI investigating after shooter fires blanks in San Francisco Russian Jewish center

By Gabe Stutman

A balloon floats over Columbia, Montana on Feb. 3, 2023 (Anna Griffin/Missourian via AP)

Second Chinese suspected spy balloon spotted over Latin America, US says

By Shaun Tandon

Elon Musk, center, leaves a federal courthouse in San Francisco, February 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Elon Musk found not guilty of defrauding investors with Tesla tweet

By Michael Liedtke

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