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What Matters Most On Saturday, December 21, 2024

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A crater next to a childs' play area in a park in a residential area of Jaffa, south Tel Aviv, caused by a missile fired from Yemen early on December 21, 2024. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Missile detonates near play area in neighborhood park

Missile fired from Yemen explodes in south Tel Aviv, lightly injuring 16

IDF says interception attempts failed; sirens send millions rushing to shelters throughout central Israel in the middle of the night, in second Houthi attack in as many days

A rally calling for the release of the hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, December 21 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Dec. 21: Eli Cohen’s daughter says gov’t acting against the Israel her father sacrificed for

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Slovenia public broadcaster 1st to demand banning Israel from Eurovision over Gaza war * Settlers filmed raiding Palestinian village, hurling stones at residents and damaging property; no arrests made

9:04 pm

Slovenia public broadcaster 1st to demand banning Israel from Eurovision over Gaza war
8:27 pm

Israel hits back at Pope for criticizing Gaza airstrikes, says he's ignoring Hamas cruelty
8:20 pm

Yemen airstrikes reportedly carried out by US-led coalition

A police officer guards at a blocked road near a Christmas market after an incident in Magdeburg, Germany, December 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Attacker reportedly tried 'to hit as many people as possible'

Report: German Xmas market attacker is Saudi anti-Islamist who shared pro-Israel content

By ToI Staff and AFP

Regional premier says suspect is doctor, 50, who lived in Germany since 2006, showed support for far-right AfD; Washington Post says man believed to have been under influence of drugs

Forensics work on a damaged car sitting with its doors open after a driver plowed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Dec. 21, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Death toll in German Christmas market attack reaches 5, with at least 200 wounded

By Kirsten Grieshaber, SARA ABOUBAKR and Vanessa Gera

Police and ambulances next to a Christmas market where a car crashed into a crowd, injuring dozens, according to a spokesman for the local rescue service, on December 20, 2024 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany (Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

Driver kills at least two after ramming into crowd at German Christmas market

By Andrey Sychev and Tanya Wood

This handout picture released by the Guatemalan Attorney General of the Nation's Office (PGN) shows members of the PGN taking part in a child rescue operation at a Lev Tahor farm in the municipality of Oratorio, Guatemala, on December 20, 2024. (Guatemalan Attorney General of the Nation's Office / AFP)

Operation backed by US Department of Homeland Security

Guatemala takes 160 minors from Lev Tahor cult into protective custody amid abuse claims

40 women also removed from group’s farm; suspected bones of child found; prosecutors say group raided over suspicions of ‘forced pregnancy, mistreatment of minors and rape’

Explainer

Not only Eurovision would get the ax under government efforts to end public broadcasting

As Communications Minister Karhi resurrects his plan to shut down Kan, industry experts warn it will end participation in the annual songfest and slash original Hebrew content

Eden Golan of Israel enters the arena during the flag parade before the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, May 11, 2024. (AP/Martin Meissner)

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani), addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. (Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)

Iran should 'have no role whatsoever' in Syria -- US official

After Damascus meeting, US drops $10 million terror bounty for new Syrian leader

Senior diplomat Barbara Leaf says she received ‘positive messages’ on fighting terror from Ahmed al-Sharaa; new leaders say they wish to contribute to ‘regional peace’

Cars belonging to the US delegation drive in a street in Damascus, Syria, on December 20, 2024. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)

US diplomats meet HTS chiefs in Syria, the first in-person contact with new rulers

Lea Kheirallah covers her hair upon request from Ahmed al-Sharaa (facing away) during the de facto Syrian leader's visit tour in Damascus's Messeh area on December 10, 2024. (X screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the copyright law)

Syria’s de facto leader defends telling woman to cover her hair for photo

Syrians protest Israel's presence in the country's south on December 20, 2024. (Screen capture/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).

One hurt after IDF opens fire at group protesting Israeli presence in south Syria

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Army says soldiers shot suspect in leg after spotting ‘threat that required action to remove’; incident comes day after Maariya residents said troops blocked them from their fields

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they pose for photos during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

AnalysisWith Syrian regime’s collapse, Turkey gains the upper hand in rivalry with Russia

By AP

Interview

MK threatens that judges ‘playing hardball’ will lead to resumption of judicial overhaul

Simcha Rothman, a leader of push to expand government’s power by curbing legal system’s independence, also claims ‘consensus’ for firing AG and defends far-right riot at IDF base

MK Simcha Rothman chairs a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, December 17, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Report: Families of several hostages receive signs of life from loved ones

Sides said to have agreed on list of Palestinian prisoners to be released but are in contention over whether dangerous convicts should be sent abroad or freed in West Bank

Protesters outside the IDF's Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv call for the release of the hostages on December 17, 2024. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Bais Chaya Mushka, a Jewish girls' school in Toronto, which was hit with gunfire for the third time this year. (Screenshot via JTA)

Toronto Jewish girls’ school fired at for third time this year

By Joseph Strauss

Building damaged but students still able to attend classes on Friday; condemning antisemitism, mayor says ‘enough is enough’

The UN is watching you, but who’s watching the UN?

In a year where many of the most oppressive regimes committed human rights atrocities, the world body stayed fixated on Israel

One light in a dark valley

In these days, the world feels darker and darker. Enter a recent piece of art a local church lovingly shared with my congregation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath at a memorial ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp and to honor the victims of the Holocaust, in Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland, on International Holocaust Memorial Day. January 27, 2010. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

PM reportedly won’t attend Auschwitz liberation anniversary, fearing arrest by Poland

Polish report says Herzog also not expected at ceremony, as deputy FM reiterates Warsaw will execute ICC warrant for Netanyahu if he visits

Belgian MP Michael Freilich speaking to an audience in a synagogue in Belgium. (Courtesy)

Interview70% of Belgian Jews hide their faith publicly to avoid attack

‘We are collateral damage’: Orthodox Belgian MP set to fight for the Jews of Europe

As the European Jewish Association’s first diplomatic envoy, Michael Freilich will go to battle as Jews’ and Muslims’ religious freedoms are systematically shrunk in the EU

Members of the public stand in front of a photograph depicting French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty as they attend a tribute ceremony in Paris, on October 16, 2021. (Alain Jocard/AFP)

French court convicts 8 people of involvement in 2020 beheading of teacher

By TOM NOUVIAN and Samuel Petrequin

Two friends of dead attacker sentenced to 16 years in prison for complicity in murder; father of schoolgirl whose lies sparked killing sentenced to 13 years

Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)

University of California settles six antisemitism, three Islamophobia complaints

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Five campuses resolve Title VI of the Civil Rights Act cases, majority of which involved antisemitism, anti-Israel discrimination surrounding pro-Palestinian campus protests

The School District of Philadelphia headquarters are shown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Civil rights probe finds Philly school district failed to tackle antisemitic harassment

By AP and ToI Staff

A Hanukkah menorah is seen lit with a Christmas tree in the background. (Photovs/iStock)

'It's the age-old debate: To tree or not to tree?'

This year’s Hanukkah-Christmas convergence renews dilemmas for interfaith families

By jacob gurvis

As they prepare to celebrate ‘Chrismukkah’ next week, US Jewish-Christian households find personalized ways to honor both spouses’ traditions

More Headlines

Pope Francis exchanges the season's greetings with Vatican employees, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, December 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza: ‘This is cruelty. This is not war’

By Reuters and ToI Staff

House destroyed by a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile in Kiryat Shmona on December 1, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Amnesty says Hezbollah attacks on civilians must be investigated as war crimes

By AFP and ToI Staff

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington DC, November 13, 2024. (Allison Robbert/POOL/AFP)

Elon Musk endorses far-right German party after government’s collapse

An illustrative photo of a hacking concept. (Sergey Shulgin on iStock via Getty Images)

US charges Israeli-Russian for involvement in notorious ransomware group

By Susan Heavey and AJ Vicens

Iraqi security forces gather outside a morgue of Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2022, where a US citizen who worked for an international aid organization was taken after he was fatally shot. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

US charges Iran Revolutionary Guards officer for 2022 murder of American in Baghdad

By Larry Neumeister

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after passing the funding bill to avert the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US House of Representatives passes government funding bill, preventing shutdowns

By LISA MASCARO, Farnoush Amiri and Matt Brown

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