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What Matters Most On Friday, December 6, 2024

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Fire crew members at the scene of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, December 6, 2024. (ABC/AFP)

Australian PM vows 'zero tolerance' for antisemitism

Melbourne synagogue sustains massive damage in predawn attack by masked arsonists

No serious injuries reported among Adass Israel congregants, some of whom were in the synagogue praying; board member says ‘inside completely gutted,’ holy books destroyed

The aftermath of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, December 6, 2024. (Screenshot/Osher Feldman/X/; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Police hunt 2 suspects in devastating arson attack on Melbourne’s Addas Israel synagogue

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Anti-government fighters gesture as they check a Syrian military jet after they took over an airbase near the central city of Hama, on December 6, 2024. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Dec. 6: Syrian officials said to flee government buildings in southern Sweida province

By Jacob Magid and Elana Kirsh

Unconfirmed report: IDF recently struck chemical weapons cache in Syria * Sara Netanyahu formally recognized as crime victim over flares thrown at home when she wasn’t there

7:58 pm

20 civilians killed in Russia, Syria strikes near Homs city: monitor
7:57 pm

Syrian officials reportedly flee government buildings in Sweida province
7:02 pm

Pair of progressive Zionist groups in US merge to become 'New Jewish Narrative'

Reports: As Syrian rebels take Hama, Israel preparing for possible collapse of regime

Netanyahu holds security deliberations, with officials said to believe rebel advance poses ‘real threat’ to Assad’s rule

Syrian anti-government fighters cheer as they ride a military vehicle through the streets of the west-central city of Hama on December 5, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)

Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti government fighters after they took control of Syria's west-central city on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)

Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs

By Reuters and ToI Staff

A Syrian anti-government fighter shoots against a large banner bearing a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, hanging on the facade of a municipal building in the west-central city of Hama on December 5, 2024. (Rami al SAYED / AFP)

Israel’s defense chiefs discuss Syria fighting as rebel advance said to exceed expectations

By Emanuel Fabian and AFP

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Interview

Gianluca Pacchiani

Syrian rebel commander urges Israel to support uprising, strike Iran-backed forces

In interview with ToI, a Free Syrian Army officer expresses hope for friendly relations with Jewish state, warns of Iranian militias propping up Assad: ‘They will come for Israel, too’

Illustrative: A Syrian opposition fighter shoots in the air in downtown Aleppo, Syria, November 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

This image released by Iran's Defense Ministry on Dec. 6, 2024, shows the launch of the Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in rural Semnan province, Iran. (Iran Defense Ministry via AP)

Iran claims successful satellite launch said to improve Tehran’s ballistic missiles

By AP

Security forces arrest two residents of the northern Druze village of Mas'ade on suspicion spying for Iran's IRGC Quds Force, in a photo cleared for publication on December 6, 2024. (Israel Police)

Father, son from northern Druze village accused of spying for Iran’s IRGC Quds Force

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Shin Bet reveals it arrested duo from Mas’ade in November, charging they passed info on IDF activity in Golan Heights to Iranian handlers — the latest in flood of espionage cases

IDF strikes Syria-Lebanon border crossings used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Arida Crossing put out of service while other routes damaged in overnight attack; sirens sound in northern Israel, but army says it was a false alarm

A photo published by Syrian state media shows damage to the Arida Crossing between northern Lebanon and Syria after overnight Israeli airstrikes, December 6, 2024. (SANA)

US Ambassador Jack Lew speaks in an interview with Kan news on December 5, 2024. (Kan screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

US envoy: Israel shouldn’t make ‘small things into big things’ in tenuous Lebanon truce

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

People walk past photographs of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, December 5, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Israeli official: Egypt has proposed hostage deal with extended truce, not end to war

By Lazar Berman

Smoke rises during an Israeli strike near a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians, in the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza on December 4, 2024. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)

IDF says top commander in Hamas internal security forces killed in south Gaza airstrike

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

ToI podcast

What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Iran’s solution for the Jewish state problem

Responding to an op-ed by Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs, ToI senior analyst says now is the time for the West to unite against a weak Islamic Republic

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Dec. 6: Day 427 – As Pope floats ‘genocide,’ a dive into Catholic-Jewish ties

After Pope Francis made headlines calling for an investigation into IDF operations in Gaza, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman gives historical background to a fraught relationship

Ruthie Hollander

Are American Jews and Israeli Jews growing apart?

The 6,000 miles separating my new-olah sister and my NY self represent more than physical distance; there’s a yawning gap between our perspectives

When enough is everything

If sibling rivalry doesn’t provoke jealousy in you, then the materialism of the era probably will. So why wasn’t the biblical Jacob riddled with envy? (Vayetzei)

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 18, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Analysis

Defeat of Knesset resolution on AG hints at limits of support for her ouster

Knesset votes against holding a debate on firing Gali Baharav-Miara, even as Communications Minister Karhi works to mobilize cabinet to push her out

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Jerusalem District Court during the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan in Netanyahu's corruption trial, July 2, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)

Poll: 60% pessimistic about the future of democratic governance in Israel

File - Then-Shin Bet commander Yoram Cohen, left, and then-IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz in December 2011. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ex-Shin Bet head says PM once asked him to wiretap top defense officials for fear of leaks

Inside Story

Trump nominations set stage for fresh clash between annexation, normalization backers

US president-elect returns to office with plans to expand Abraham Accords, but those pushing for Israel to annex West Bank are still bullish about doing so over next four years

Campaigning for a second term, former US President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Antisemitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington DC, September 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 3, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich said to tell Civil Administration of ‘great opportunity’ to annex West Bank

Israeli low-cost carrier Air Haifa. (Courtesy)

As foreign airlines lay low during war, a new carrier is a boon for grounded Israelis

By Sharon Wrobel

Air Haifa took off in the middle of Israel’s ongoing conflict with flights to Larnaca, as the Cypriot airport becomes a hub for Israelis trying to reach the US and Europe

Political and security instability fears top Israeli investor concerns, survey finds

By Sharon Wrobel

Justice Alex Stein attends a hearing on an appeal against the release to house arrest of Eli Feldstein, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Feldstein, NCO to remain in detention as High Court studies intel leak case

Justice Alex Stein says he needs more time to review case material, with decision on whether the pair will remain in custody expected next week

Children wave Israeli flags outside of a car as members of the Jewish community gather at Simon Wiesenthal Center on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Fueled by fear and fraternity, foreigners start buying up Israeli homes, just in case

By Shoshanna Solomon

With antisemitism on the rise and many wanting to be more involved in Israel, property acquisitions by non-residents are surging, especially in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem

Rabbi Shai Piron in his Lod office, on November 17, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)

Interview'Do I need Harvard to get into a top-10 business? No'

Former minister talks ‘deep crisis’ in education and how Israel can dig itself out

By Gavriel Fiske

Rabbi Shai Piron, in new role as president of the Israel Professional College in Jerusalem, stresses importance of vocational training in the 21st century job market

Robbie Gringras (Israel Story)

Israel Story

Wartime Diaries: Robbie Gringras

Grateful for his safety and relative comfort in this war, one man says goodbye to his personal paradise.

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Ballin' hard'It's a hard time for Jews, even a little comfort is great'

Innovation delivers an array of instant matzah ball options

By Rachel Ringler

The food industry is putting a different spin on the old Jewish classic, making the comforting staple available to those lacking the time (or temerity) to cook them

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Clockwise from top left: Moshe Gallant, Yosef Tefilinski, Natan Shapira, Israel Meir Shasha and Shimon Tefilinski, who were killed in a car crash in Morocco on December 6, 2024. (Courtesy)

Five Israelis killed in Morocco car crash en route to pilgrimage site

Former US president Bill Clinton (R) speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024, in New York City, December 4, 2024. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)

Bill Clinton: Young Americans shocked to learn Arafat turned down Palestinian state

Germany joins US in rejecting Amnesty’s ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel

By AFP and ToI Staff

Reuven Kahane (Courtesy)

Charges dismissed against NY rabbi accused of hitting Columbia protesters with car

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)

ICC prosecutor to stay on as UN investigates alleged sexual misconduct

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Troops of the Yahalom combat engineering unit rig a tunnel with explosives in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published February 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

More combat engineers, mechanized infantry: IDF Ground Forces lays out future plans

By Emanuel Fabian

Thousands of anti-government protesters rally at the junnction of Kaplan and Begin Streets in Tel Aviv, April 20, 2024. (Aviv Atlas / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

Police bar weekly Tel Aviv protest from Kaplan-Begin junction, citing recent low turnout

Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen attend the funeral of fellow member in the Jenin refugee camp on October 8, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Palestinian security forces battle gunmen in Jenin after PA vehicles stolen

By AFP and ToI Staff

David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

Trump names former PayPal COO David Sacks as White House ‘AI and crypto czar’

View of the Sam Spiegel film school in Jerusalem, October 27, 2022. (Photo by Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

Extra challengesJerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film Lab launches 13th year

By Jessica Steinberg

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