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What Matters Most On Friday, November 8, 2024

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In this image taken from video, people march with Palestinian flags near the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)

'They had their faces covered, carried Palestinian flags'

‘They came in masses,’ ‘attacked us all’: Maccabi Tel Aviv fans describe Amsterdam horrors

Eyewitnesses and victims say organized gangs targeted all Israelis, had clubs, knives; describe local police not responding and taxi drivers taking part in widespread assault

Screenshot from a video showing assailants running after fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv following a soccer game in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

'They didn't differentiate between man, child or the elderly'

Netanyahu: 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht ‘marked on the streets of Amsterdam’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans land back in Israel on special flights; 2 say were beaten for being Israeli day before game; 62 alleged assailants arrested

Screenshot from a video shows violence on the streets of Amsterdam in which Israelis were attacked by anti-Israel gangs on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israel decries ‘pogrom’ in Amsterdam as soccer fans come under attack by rioters

By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Netherlands' King Willem Alexander, second right, tours the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 10, 2024. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool Photo via AP)

Dutch king: ‘We failed the Jewish community during WWII, last night we failed again’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

EU leaders, UN official describe assaults on Israeli soccer fans as ‘vile’ and ‘deeply shameful’; Amsterdam mayor: ‘Men on scooters crisscrossed the city looking for Israeli fans’

In this image taken from video, police frisk anti-Israel protesters near the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)

France says next week’s soccer match vs. Israel to go on despite Amsterdam attacks

By AFP and ToI Staff

Spectators unfurl a huge a banner reading 'Free Palestine,' depicting the entire State of Israel within the pattern of a keffiyeh in the letter 'i,' alongside Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, Lebanese flag imagery, prior to the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Atletico Madrid, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on November 6, 2024. (Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq)

Paris soccer club escapes UEFA sanctions over fans’ huge ‘Free Palestine’ banner

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Promoted EventMir Yam Institute

Join us Dec. 10 in NYC with Bret Stephens and ‘Son of Hamas’ Mosab Yousef

The MirYam Institute’s Annual Regional Briefing: will also feature IDF combat veteran Boris Shtonda, and Almog Meir-Jan, a hostage rescued from Gaza.

Tolerant of intolerance: Antisemitism grows in the Netherlands

Ordinary Dutch people have been dismayed about local antisemitism for decades, but the authorities left the issues to fester and now there’s hell to pay

Wake up world: There was a pogrom in Amsterdam!

It is part of a wider, global surge in radicalized antisemitism and we urgently need legislation, law enforcement, and education to protect Jews

Live updates (closed)

Nov. 8: Biden says antisemitic attacks in Amsterdam ‘echo dark moments in history’

By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff

‘Strong likelihood’ famine imminent in north Gaza — food security experts * IDF urges evacuations within Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut’s Dahiyeh ahead of airstrikes

9:15 pm

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on tent west of Gaza's Khan Younis, medics say
9:14 pm

Lebanon says three dead in Israeli strikes on Tyre
8:51 pm

Maccabi fans filmed chanting racist slogans against Arabs upon arrival at Ben Gurion from Amsterdam

Illustrative: Palestinian flags hung in the quad alongside the anti-Israel encampment at DePaul University in Chicago on May 1, 2024. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

Masked men attack Jewish students demonstrating at Chicago’s DePaul University

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Chicago Jewish Alliance cofounder says one of the victims was wearing a sign identifying him as an IDF vet and inviting conversation; police probing if assault was a hate crime

The US Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (AP/Jon Elswick)

Man carrying weapons, anti-Israel manifesto tried to enter US Capitol on Election Day

By Andrew Lapin

Incoming Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, left, shakes hand with his predecessor, Defense Minister Israel Katz at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset approves Katz as defense minister, Sa’ar as FM after Gallant’s firing

By AFP and ToI Staff

Opposition leader Lapid calls on Katz to show ‘backbone’ and oppose Haredi draft exemptions

A plenum session on the appointment of Israel Katz as Defense Minister and Gideon Sa'ar as Foreign Minister at the assembly hall of the Knesset on November 8, 2024. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Nov. 8: Day 399 – Knesset tightens coalition after Gallant ousted

'There’s nothing left in Gaza to do'

After his firing, Gallant tells hostage families Netanyahu needlessly keeping IDF in Gaza

As dismissal takes effect, US expresses concern that coordination will be affected, Biden officials skeptical over PM’s assurances he is not planning wider purge of security chiefs

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with the families of fallen soldiers during his last day in office after being fired, on November 7, 2024. (Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant salutes, at the conclusion of his address to the nation following his firing by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered from the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

High Ct. upholds Netanyahu dismissal of Gallant, sees no place for judicial intervention

By Jeremy Sharon

ToI podcast

What Matters Now to Rabbi Yitz Greenberg in conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi

Two Jewish thinkers explore 91-year-old Greenberg’s new work, ‘The Triumph of Life,’ and delve into the depths of post-Holocaust theology

Left to right: Author Yossi Klein Halevi. (Shalom Hartman Institute); Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg. (Courtesy)

Trucks loaded with aid drive down the Salaheddin road in the central town of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

US says Israel will open new Gaza aid crossing as Nov. 13 aid deadline approaches

By Jacob Magid and AFP

State Department says Israel committed to opening Kissufim crossing and has made progress on aid delivery; Trump win may remove US leverage on arms support after Biden ultimatum

US President Joe Biden flanked Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with the members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 20, 2024. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

AnalysisBiden plans final Middle East ceasefire push, but will leaders ignore him?

By Reuters and ToI Staff

US President Joe Biden walks to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Biden blamed by Harris allies for resounding loss to Trump

By AAMER MADHANI

Interview

Israeli envoy to UN says Trump win offers opportunity to put kibosh on ICC, ICJ probes

Danny Danon tells ToI he expects president-elect to pressure global bodies that hold Israel to double standard, speculates lame duck Biden won’t back UNSC ceasefire resolution

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon arrives for a meeting of the UN Security Council, at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2024. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

Israel's Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog speaks during a roundtable discussion about gender-based violence against Israeli women during Hamas's October 7 massacre, on Capitol Hill on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Netanyahu to dispatch new envoy to US once Trump returns to the White House

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Analysis

Could Trump’s victory spur ICC to quickly issue arrest warrant against Netanyahu?

Returning US president took harsh measures against The Hague court in 2020; Biden reversed them, while also declining to sanction prosecutor over effort to target Israeli leaders

Left: Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announces he is seeking arrest warrants from the court’s judges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, on May 20, 2024 (ICC); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a video address, May 20, 2024. (Screenshot/ GPO)

US president Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, September 15, 2020. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon, File)

Hook: Trump's plan has everything the Saudis are demanding

Ex-envoy says Trump aims to weaken Iran, ‘deal of the century’ likely back on table

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Brian Hook, who will reportedly lead Trump’s transition at State Dept., accuses Biden administration of ‘appeasing and accommodating’ Iran, leading to ‘failure of deterrence’

Former president Donald Trump visits his campaign headquarters, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump said planning to renew ‘maximum pressure’ strategy against Iran

Trump co-campaign manager Susie Wiles is seen at Nashville International Airport as former President Donald Trump arrives, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Trump taps campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff

By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price and Jill Colvin

From left: Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, Mossad chief David Barnea and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a Holocaust Day ceremony on May 5, 2024. (Haim Goldberg/Flash90)

MKs push bill to create new intelligence oversight body under Netanyahu

Ministerial Committee for Legislation set to discuss proposal despite ongoing leak scandal at the Prime Minister’s Office

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a vote at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Reports claim Netanyahu’s office collected sensitive videos of IDF officer, Gallant

The main entrance to the Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, October 28, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Judge said to extend remand of IDF reserves officer suspected in intel leaks case

Members of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force stand at the site of an Israeli strike at the northern entrance of the southern city of Sidon, on November 7, 2024. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

Lebanon says 3 killed and several UN peacekeepers, Lebanese soldiers injured in strike

By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff

Hezbollah fires more than 120 rockets into Israel, wounding man, 85; UNESCO to hold a special meeting on efforts to protect Lebanese historical sites amid fighting

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French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (R) walks away after cancelling his scheduled visit to the Eleona Church in Jerusalem, on November 7, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Police briefly detain French guards at Jerusalem holy site, sparking diplomatic row

By Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff

Paris to summon Israeli ambassador after visit by French FM is sidetracked by incident at French-run Eleona Church; Israel says guards were let go once they showed diplomatic IDs

Géza Röhrig in 'After' (Lumen Productions)

In striking art film, contemporary poets respond to the horrors of the Holocaust

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Screening in New York and Los Angeles, genre-defying film about how poetic language can heal trauma points to how Israelis and Jews could use it to cope in Oct. 7 aftermath

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Police legal adviser Elazar Kahana at an Independence Day ceremony at police headquarters in Jerusalem May 9, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Police chief backs down on firing top legal adviser after AG says process illegal

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, Feb. 10, 2020. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images via JTA)

Healthcare worker who stole RBG’s medical records before she died gets 2 years in jail

By Matthew Barakat

Nexar's network detects road event (Courtesy)

Lyft taps Mobileye and Tel Aviv dashcam startup to connect riders to robotaxis

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative: Israeli Police investigate an attempted stabbing attack at the entrance to Netiv Ha'asara, north of the Gaza border in southern Israel, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Two minors from central Israel charged with planning terror attack on troops

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