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Zarka urges
vaccination,
fears new
COVID
and flu wave
• By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
The Health Ministry, con-
cerned about the possibility
of another COVID-19 wave
combined with the threat
of influenza in the coming
weeks and months, has pur-
chased the new Pfizer vaccine
that is suited to the Omicron
variant, COVID-19 project
manager Prof. Salman Zarka
said Wednesday in an online
press conference for health
reporters.
US concludes IDF not
criminally accountable
for Abu Akleh death
• By TOVAH LAZAROFF
The Biden administration
does not consider the IDF to
be criminally accountable for
the May 11 shooting death
of American-Palestinian jour-
nalist Shireen Abu Akleh, US
State Department spokesman
Ned Price said Tuesday.
MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral of Maj. Bar Falah at the military cemetery in Netanya “We’ve always been very
yesterday. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) clear that we’re not looking
for criminal accountability,”

IDF officer killed amid

Indications from Austra- he said during a briefing with
lia and New Zealand in the reporters in Washington.
Southern Hemisphere, which The Biden admiration has
are now ending their winter, accepted the conclusions of

rising W. Bank tensions

are that COVID-19 and the
flu are a dangerous combina-
tion.
The booster shot will soon
be available from the four
public health funds, especial-
ly for those at high risk – the
elderly and those with chron-
ic illness at any age – but oth-
ers are also welcome to ask
for the shot, Zarka said.
Protection is available from
two separate shots – one for
Omicron and the other for
the flu, he said. They are not
combined in one shot. The
flu shot is recommended for
everyone over the age of six
months, regardless of their
medical condition, he said.
Zarka urged people to wear
face masks voluntarily in
crowded places, including
buses and trains, in syna-
gogues and elsewhere in the
coming months. He also
advised getting antigen tests
before spending time at fam-
ily events during the High
Holy Days and other events
See COVID, Page 7
• By ANNA AHRONHEIM
An IDF officer was killed in an exchange
of fire with two Palestinian gunmen near
the village of Jalama, north of Jenin, early
on Wednesday.
He was identified as Maj. Bar Falah, 30,
deputy commander of the Nahal Brigade’s
Reconnaissance Battalion. He was buried in
the Netanya Military Cemetery on Wednes-
day evening.
The incident began around 11:30 p.m.
Tuesday night, when soldiers identified
two suspects approaching the fence along
the Seam Line near a military post. The
suspects, who were not identified as being
armed, approached to within 15 meters of
the fence and laid down.
Forces, including Falah and OC Menashe
Brigade Col. Arik Moyal, were deployed to
the area where the suspects had been iden-
tified. A Zik drone was rushed to the area
but was not used.
The forces split into two, one led by Falah
and the other by Moyal, in an attempt to
surprise the gunmen, who then opened fire
on troops who had approached to within
IDF MAJ. BAR FALAH, who was killed by
Palestinian gunmen near the village of
Jalama in the West Bank. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
several meters.
The soldiers did not know that the sus-
pects were armed until they opened fire on
them around 2:30 a.m. and hit Falah, OC
Judea and Samaria Division Brig.-Gen. Avi
Bluth said.
Falah was able to fire at the gunmen
before he was hit, he said.
See IDF, Page 7
both the IDF investigation
and its own examination
conducted by the US Security
Coordinator for Israel and the
Palestinian Authority (USSC).
Both probes concluded that
her death, likely at the hands
of an IDF soldier, was “not an
intentional, targeted killing.”
“It is important that coun-
tries around the world,
including Israel, do every-
thing they can to protect
civilian life,” Price said. “And,
of course, reporters, journal-
ists are civilians. They should
never be targeted. The Israe-
li report similar to the USSC
report found no indication of
intentionality.”
It was the conclusion of the
US that Abu Akleh’s death
“was the tragic result of a
gunfight in the context of an
Israeli raid in the West Bank,”
he said.
Abu Akleh’s family has
called, without success, for
the US to allow an FBI inves-
tigation into Shireen’s death,
as is done when an American
citizen is killed under ques-
A MURAL DEPICTS Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu
Akleh, on a street in Umm el-Fahm earlier this month.
(Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
tionable circumstances. So
far, no formal US criminal
probe has been conducted.
The USSC review could not
be considered a full crim-
inal investigation, the State
Department clarified in July.
Abu Akleh, a veteran and
popular Al Jazeera correspon-
dent, was shot in the head
while walking with other
reporters on the sidelines of a
firefight between the IDF and
armed Palestinians in Jenin.
She was wearing a flak jacket
and helmet, with a sign that
indicated she was a member
of the press.
A Palestinian Authority
investigation concluded that
she had been killed by a sol-
dier who deliberately target-
ed her. The USSC review and
the IDF probe concluded that
Abu Akleh was likely killed by
a soldier and that, if so, the
shooting was accidental.
Price indicated in his brief-
ing that the US had not
accepted the PA’s conclusion
even though it had reviewed
the material.
When the US speaks of
Israeli accountability in Abu
Akleh’s death, it has focused
on the army’s operation-
al procedures for protecting
civilians and journalists in sit-
uations of violence, he said.
“When we talk about
accountability in this case,
we want to see everything –
steps put in place to see to it
that the possibility that some-
thing like this could happen
again is profoundly mitigat-
ed,” Price said.
“We are continuing to have
conversations with our Israeli
partners about the impera-
tive, the importance of pro-
tecting civilian life, including,
of course, the life of reporters
and journalists,” he said.
See ABU AKLEH, Page 7

Bennett: Next gov’t should
be like my administration
Netanyahu selects Silman, Chikli for Likud list
• Jerusalem Post Staff
The government that will
be formed after the Novem-
ber election should be based
on the principles that the
current one is based on, for-
mer prime minister Naftali
Bennett said Wednesday.
Reacting to remarks made
by Interior Minister Ayelet
Shaked, who said the govern-
ment had “made mistakes,”
he said, “The decision to
form this government was
the best and most Zionist
decision” he has ever made.
“I chose the tougher alter-
native,” Bennett said at a
conference in Lod. “I chose to
take responsibility and form
a government in Israel. Since
then, all hell broke loose.
My family and my faction
colleagues [were attacked] –
nonstop poisonous attacks.
Lies. A year of internal hate.”
“But despite this toxic
tsunami, with eight parties,
with the most diverse govern-
ment in the history of Israel...
despite all of that, the gov-
ernment I led managed to do
in only one year [things] that
others didn’t do in an entire
See NEXT, Page 7
Shin Bet shows CIA new intel on
NGOs that Israel accuses of terrorism
During holidays, advises reduction in work permits for West Bank workers
• By YONAH JEREMY BOB
The Shin Bet (Israel Security
Agency) has provided the CIA
with new intelligence regard-
ing Palestinian civil society
organizations that Israel has
accused of involvement in ter-
rorism.
The information was pro-
vided to the CIA last week,
but the agency has not dis-
cussed the issue publicly since
the report was published by
Walla.
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Yoaz Hendel speaks during a Israel is hoping to con-
press conference in Ramat Gan in July. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Yoaz Hendel: Good Jewish wedding in Gulf becomes
man, poor politician an Abraham Accords celebration
ANALYSIS
• By HERB KEINON • By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Jerusalem Post Correspondent
Many people would agree that Communications Min-
ister Yoaz Hendel is a decent man with integrity who, as ABU DHABI – The largest Jew-
a minister, got things done. ish wedding in the history of
Hendel’s Facebook announcement on Tuesday that he the Arabian Gulf took place
was temporarily leaving politics shows, however, that in the United Arab Emir-
decency, integrity and getting things done as a minister ate’s capital of Abu Dhabi on
are not enough. Wednesday with 1,500 invit-
To succeed and survive in politics, you need to be a ed guests.
good politician. When the country’s political parties file Rabbi Levi Duchman, the
their lists of candidates for the upcoming Knesset elec- first rabbi to serve in the UAE,
tion by midnight on Thursday, neither Hendel nor his opened the doors of his wed-
political partner Zvi Hauser will be on any list. Both men ding to Lea Hadad to turn the
event into a mutual celebra-
See GOOD, Page 7 tion of the second anniver-
sary of the Abraham Accords
vince the US of its position them and their activities, of the West Bank, following
on the NGOs after Washing- which often involve polit- fighting between Israeli secu-
ton, the European Union and ical criticism and activism, rity forces and Palestinians in
the United Nations heavily including protests against the specified location.
criticized Jerusalem’s moves Israeli control of Palestinians Maj. Bar Falah, deputy
against the groups. in the West Bank. commander of the Nahal
The latest attempt to con- Israel has said the organi- Brigade reconnaissance unit,
vince the Biden administra- zations wear two hats – one was killed in an exchange
tion that the groups have helping with human-rights of fire with two Palestinian
ties to terrorism apparently issues and the other aiding gunmen near the village of
came last month when Israel the Popular Front for the Lib- Jalma, north of Jenin, early on
closed several organizations eration of Palestine. Wednesday, the IDF reported.
it declared to be illegal last The Shin Bet on Wednes- Defense Minister Benny
October. day recommended a limited Gantz inspected the scene of
The organizations have said reduction of work permits
Israel merely wants to silence for laborers from a small area See CIA, Page 7
that were formally signed in
Washington on September 15.
Under the auspices of the
Accords, Israel normalized
ties with four Arab countries:
the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco
and Sudan.
Duchman delivered a
speech in Yiddish prior to
the wedding ceremony, and a
small choir sang Jewish songs.
The diverse guest list includ-
ed Muslim and Christian
friends, including men dressed
in white robes and white head
A HAPPY SCENE from the largest Jewish wedding ever to take
See CELEBRATION, Page 7 place in Abu Dhabi. (Jewish UAE/Christopher Pike)
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Parties start to submit Knesset candidate lists

• By ELIAV BREUER
Eighteen of Israel’s politi-
cal parties, including three
currently serving in the
Knesset, handed in their
candidates’ lists to the Cen-
tral Elections Committee
on Wednesday afternoon,
ahead of the deadline at
midnight on Thursday.
The parties currently in the
Knesset that handed in lists
on Wednesday were Nation-
al Unity, led by Defense Min-
ister Benny Gantz; Yisrael
Beytenu, led by Finance Min-
ister Avigdor Liberman and
the Religious Zionist Party,
led by MKs Bezalel Smotrich
and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
“National Unity handed in
its Knesset list, a list of qual-
ity and statesmanlike public
servants who are committed
to the citizens and commit-
ted to change,” Gantz said.
“After the election, we will
form a broad and stable gov-
ernment that will work for
all of the citizens of Israel.”
The Religious Zionist Par-
ty’s list had a last-minute
change, as MK Avi Maoz
from the anti-LGBT Noam
Party was added as No. 11.
Noam on Tuesday evening
initially refused the offer,
but after opposition leader
Benjamin Netanyahu met
with the party’s spiritual
leader, Rabbi Zvi Tau, and
with Maoz on Wednesday,
he accepted.
Noam ran with the Reli-
gious Zionist Party in the
previous election. The Reli-
gious Zionist Party has been
polling recently at 11 or
12 seats, so the spot Noam
received is realistic.
The Religious Zionist Party,
along with all other parties,
had received a number of
documents from the Central
Smotrich adds anti-LGBT MK Avi Maoz to Religious Zionist Party
RELIGIOUS ZIONIST PARTY MKs Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich register their party at the Central Elections Committee yesterday.
(Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
Elections Committee, call-
ing on them to avoid racist
comments, but there was no
similar document against
supporters of terrorism, Ben-
Gvir told the Central Elec-
tions Committee.
Smotrich said he was
unhappy about a number of
decisions that the commit-
tee’s head, Supreme Court
Justice Yitzhak Amit, had
made recently and expressed
hope that the election would
be fair.
Several politicians and can-
didates condemned Noam’s
addition, including Bayit
Yehudi leader Yossi Brodny.
“Ben-Gvir and Smotrich’s
bringing on a party that
degrades women and calls
LGBT people sex perverts is a
terrible desecration of God’s
name,” he said. “Normal
religious Zionists do not hate
people and do not hate [each
other]. I am embarrassed.”
Yesh Atid tweeted: “And
on today’s episode of Sur-
vivor, what did Netanyahu
promise to Avi Maoz? We are
betting on either promot-
ing gay conversion therapy
in schools or banning abor-
tions.”
Meretz faction CEO MK
Michal Rozin tweeted: “Net-
anyahu joined the darkest
forces in Israeli society to
collect votes that will save
him from his trial. Rabbi Tau
claims that women should
stay at home and is against
women serving in the army,
and that LGBT people need
to undergo conversion ther-
apy. This is a wake-up call
to all those who believe in
democracy. We cannot give
Rabbi Tau the keys to the
country and to manage our
lives here.”
Other than Maoz, the
Religious Zionist Party also
announced a late addition
in to the No. 12 reserved for
Smotrich: World Bnei Akiva
Secretary-General Ohad Tal.
Bayit Yehudi on Wednes-
day said its candidate for No.
4 on its list is Nitsana Dar-
shan-Leitner, director of Shu-
rat HaDin, a Tel Aviv-based
civil-rights group that con-
ducts a legal and econom-
ic struggle against terrorist
organizations and countries
that oppose the existence of
the State of Israel.
Although a deal between
Bayit Yehudi and Interior
Minister Ayelet Shaked has
not yet been signed, a source
from Shaked’s party said she
would likely receive spots
one, three, five, six and eight
on the joint list, while Bayit
Yehudi would receive spots
two, four, seven, nine and
10.
Although the new con-
figuration fell far below the
electoral threshold in polls
this week, Shaked would not
drop out of the race no mat-
ter what, the source said.
The Joint List also
announced it had arrived at
an agreement for its three
factions to run together.
A number of smaller par-
ties who handed in their
lists included Prof. Yaron
Zelekha’s New Economic
Party and MK Eli Avidar’s
Free and Democratic Israel
Party.
The Netiv Party handed in
its list and said it intended to
improve the lives of people
with disabilities.
The Pirate Party hand-
ed in its list, with its rep-
resentatives wearing pirate
costumes, as they do before
every election. It said one of
its objectives was to lower
the electoral threshold to
one mandate, or 0.8%.

IDF soldier jailed for 26 months New York clamping down

after accidentally killing comrade on ultra-Orthodox yeshivas
‘Sgt. M.’ shot St.-Sgt. Yonatan Granot, 22, at Jordan Valley base
• Jerusalem Post Staff
A Nahal Brigade soldier known
only as “Sgt. M.” has been sentenced
to 26 months in prison for the acci-
dental shooting and killing of his
company mate St.-Sgt. Yonatan Gra-
not in February 2021 at a military
base in the Jordan Valley.
He will also pay a fine of NIS
12,000, which will be divided into
several installments due to his finan-
cial situation. In addition, M., who
has been in a difficult mental state
since the incident, will be demoted
to the rank of private.
“Even on this day, he and his fam-
ily would like to send their con-
dolences to the family of the late
Yonatan Granot, who was M’s best
friend,” attorney Ran Cohen Roch-
barger, who represents the soldier,
said after the verdict.
“They were close friends, com-
mander and subordinate, and this
terrible tragedy torments M. to this
day. He suffered severe post-traumat-
ic stress disorder, takes medication
and sends his condolences to the
family.”
M.’s identity is still subject to a gag
order. He was released from the army
for mental health issues following
the incident.
The investigation into the death
revealed that the soldier fired a
bullet from a Ruger rifle that had
been used at the ranges a short time
before. Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv
Kohavi accepted the conclusions of
the investigative committee. The
committee determined the accident
resulted from the soldier firing a
weapon with which he was unfamil-
iar with and that he was not autho-
rized to use. These claims were also
presented by the military prosecu-
tion, and the court accepted them.
Kohavi pointed out that the find-
ings of the investigation highlight-
ed gaps in the level of discipline,
professionalism and unit culture in
training preparation and in the com-
pany’s routine.
The committee found several errors
in the conduct of the unit and com-
manders during the event.
First, the unloading of the weapons
by the platoon commander was done
in a manner that does not comply with
professional and safety instructions.
In addition, the decision to leave
the rifle under the guard of the com-
pany sentinel was wrong, and the
soldier did not fulfill his mission by
not preventing M. from taking the
weapon and firing it. Also, the chain
of reporting to the commanding and
professional authorities at the time
of the incident was not reliable or
done as quickly as needed.
The military prosecution sought
to convict M. of reckless homicide
throughout the trial, which was
conducted, after the parties did not
reach an agreement regarding a plea
deal.
The maximum penalty for the
offense is up to 12 years in prison.
It is legally a lesser crime than man-
slaughter, which carries a maximum
penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
Granot, 22, from Kibbutz Einat,
was a commander in the Bazelet Bat-
talion of the Nahal Brigade. He was
accidentally shot at the Tevez base
in the Jordan Valley, and died of his
wounds three days later in Hadas-
sah-University Medical Center, in
Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem.
• By MICHAEL ELSEN-ROONEY
New York’s Board of Regents
voted unanimously on Tues-
day to pass new rules aimed at
addressing longstanding alle-
gations that scores of ultra-Or-
thodox private schools are
flouting state law by failing to
provide basic education.
The regulations – which lay
out a process for interpret-
ing and enforcing a state law
requiring private schools to
provide an education that’s
“substantially equivalent” to
that offered in public schools
Syria may ‘return to larger-
scale fighting,’ UN report warns
Syria’s simmering 11-year
war is at risk of boiling up once
again with a return to large-
scale combat after several front
lines across the country flared
up in recent months, the Unit-
ed Nations warned on Wednes-
day in a new report.
“Syria cannot afford a return
– have been in the works for
years and got the approv-
al of the Regents’ Preschool
to 12th-grade committee on
Monday.
Naftuli Moster, the director
of Yaffed, a group that’s been
fighting for reform in hassidic
yeshivas, called the passage of
the regulations “a giant step
forward in ensuring that all
children attending non-public
schools receive the education
to which they are entitled.”
“This widespread violation of
the law and the resulting egre-
gious educational neglect was
known to officials at every level
for decades,” Moster added.
The passage of the regula-
tions marks a major milestone
in the years-long debate over
the appropriate role of state
and municipal officials in reg-
ulating private schools accused
of neglecting students’ basic
academic needs.
That debate took on increased
urgency after a New York Times
story detailed the widespread
educational failures and allega-
tions of corporal punishment
in hassidic yeshivas serving
roughly 50,000 students.

Former Shin Bet cyber chief calls for to larger-scale fighting, but that
is where it may be heading,”
said Paulo Sergio Pinheiro,

restructuring of Israel’s cyber authority

• By YONAH JEREMY BOB
Former Shin Bet cyber chief
Erez Kreiner said on Wednes-
day that 10 years after being
established, Israel’s cyber
authority needs to be care-
fully evaluated and recon-
structed so that cyberdefense
is not neglected.
Speaking at the Interna-
tional Institute for Count-
er-Terrorism (ICT) confer-
ence in Herzliya, he said that
the Israel National Cyber
Directorate (INCD) falls far
short of what is needed both
conceptually and practically
for Israel to properly defend
the private sector and the
public.
Kreiner said that almost
all countries are currently
neglecting protecting the
digital sphere beyond a
limited list of critical infra-
structure.
At best, he said some coun-
tries have recently started
to create mechanisms for
vague national cyberdefense
lines, while still failing to
defend the private sector.
The former Shin Bet chief
said that there is no reason
that the civilian sector can-
not have better cyber pro-
tection, akin to the protec-
tion that the military and
the police provide them.
He explained that the fail-
ure to address these cyberde-
fense gaps has allowed both
organized criminals and ter-
ror groups to escalate their
cyber activities and attacks.
Kreiner warned that ter-
ror groups have only started
to exploit this unguarded
arena and that things could
get a lot worse when terror-
ists dive deeper into these
vulnerabilities.
When Kreiner said that
there needed to be a body to
handle these issues, he was
presented with the fact that
Israel already has the INCD;
he responded that the orga-
nization, as it is now, is far
from able to do everything
that is needed.
The INCD has existed for
around 10 years, and it has
grown into different roles
from 2016-2018 under then-
head Buky Carmeli and
again from 2018-early 2022
under former director-gen-
eral Yigal Unna.
Current INCD chief Gaby
Portnoy was asked by former
prime minister Naftali Ben-
nett to focus more on build-
ing international coopera-
tion, though his predeces-
sors had invested some of
their time in this as well.
The INCD responded
saying it “is fully focused
on strengthening Israel’s
cyberdefense – in the public
and private sectors. Whoev-
er wishes to relate public-
ly to our innovative activi-
ties, is most welcome to get
acquainted with them in
advance.”
chair of the UN’s Syria Com-
mission.
Hundreds of thousands of
people died and millions were
made homeless since protests
against President Bashar Assad
in 2011 escalated into a civil
war that drew in foreign powers
and left Syria carved into zones
of control.
Fighting has cooled in recent
years after Iran and Russia
helped Assad recapture 70%
of Syrian territory, the United
States backed Kurdish fighters
that defeated Islamic State mili-
tants, and Turkey set up a buffer
zone near its border. But the
United Nations said fault lines
between various areas are now
starting to heat up again.
“We had an idea at some
point that the war was com-
pletely finished in Syria,” Pin-
heiro told journalists in Gene-
va, adding that incidents doc-
SYRIAN STATE media released a picture showing damage at
Damascus International Airport from June 12. (SANA/Handout via Reuters)
umented in the report proved
this was not the case.
The 50-page report found
that “grave violations of fun-
damental human rights
and humanitarian law” had
increased across the country in
the first six months of this year.
They included fighting and
aerial bombardments in the
country’s northeast and north-
west that left dozens of civilians
dead and restricted access to
food and water, the report said.
In government-held areas,
the commission documented
the deaths of former opposi-
tion leaders, house raids and
continued torture and ill-treat-
ment in detention centers.
Russian airstrikes over oppo-
sition-held areas had increased
even further in the last few
months, said Commissioner
Hanny Megally.
“We are seeing increasing vio-
lence,” Megally told reporters.
It also documented more
than a dozen Israeli strikes
across Syria in the first six
months of 2022, including an
attack on Damascus Interna-
tional Airport that put the site
out of commission for nearly
two weeks.
The UN revealed on Wednes-
day that it had been unable to
fly in humanitarian assistance
to Syria during that time. 
(Reuters)
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NGO WATCHDOG:
‘A price for Jewish blood
‘Human Rights is 80 years after Holocaust’
becoming politicized’
• By ALAN ROSENBAUM
• By YONAH JEREMY BOB

“80 years after the Holo-

“There has been a process of
the politicization of human
rights,” said Olga Deutsch, vice
president of NGO Monitor, an
independent research institute
that analyzes NGOs within the
context of the Arab-Israeli con-
flict.
Deutsch was a participant
in a panel moderated by Zvika
Klein, Jewish World analyst
for The Jerusalem Post, at The
Jerusalem Post Conference in
New York on Monday on how
human rights issues have been
politicized. Other participants
in the panel included Gregg
Roman, director of the Middle
East Forum; Elana Broitman,
senior vice president for public
affairs of the Jewish Federations
of North America (JFNA); and
Omri Attar, chief operating offi-
cer of ELNET, a nonprofit orga-
nization dedicated to strength-
ening relations between Europe
and Israel.
Deutsch stated that Palestin-
ian NGO organizations that
lead boycotts against Israel
and accuse Israel of apartheid
are fueling an anti-Israel and
anti-Jewish campaign in the
human rights community. “To
call Israel a racist endeavor in
2022 is shocking,” said Deutsch.
She added that NGO Mon-
itor has identified more than
70 individuals who have posi-
tions both in European-funded
NGOs and in the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP), which has been desig-
nated by the US, the EU and
Israel as a terrorist organization.
Roman told Klein that his
organization will soon release a
film about how a young woman,
working undercover, infiltrat-
ed a pro-Palestinian NGO and
met members of Hamas and the
Muslim Brotherhood. “We now
know the connection between
so-called human rights orga-
LEFT TO right: Omri Attar, chief operating officer of ELNET; Olga Deutsch, vice president of NGO
Monitor; Elana Broitman, senior vice president for public affairs of the Jewish Federations of
North America; Gregg Roman, director of the Middle East Forum; and Zvika Klein, Jewish World
analyst for ‘The Jerusalem Post.’ (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
nizations and state-sponsored
organizations that promote
terrorism,” said Roman. “The
way to win a war isn’t declaring
victory, but knowing what you
need to beat the other side. It
requires a grand strategy.”
Speaking on behalf of the
JFNA, Broitman stated that
the real-world repercussions of
labeling Israel as an apartheid
state are severe and explained
that asset management compa-
nies worldwide rely on the UN
Human Rights Commission for
its ratings of companies that
violate human rights guide-
lines. Amnesty International’s
false allegations that Israel is an
apartheid state is a major issue
for many companies that come
from or work in Israel.
“This isn’t human rights. It’s
weaponizing words,” she said.
Broitman added that the Jew-
ish Federations have made com-
munity security a prime inter-
est, noting that JFNA has helped
secure more than $1 billion in
federal funds to provide protec-
tion for synagogues, churches
and mosques.
Attar emphasized the impor-
tance of maintaining Israel’s
interests in Europe, citing the
fact that Israel’s largest trade
partner is the EU.
“We don’t want to just change
hearts but change actual pol-
icies. That’s how we measure
impact. We’re looking for laws,
legislation, policy and trade
agreements,” he said. “Politi-
cization of the human rights
matter leads to an absurd real-
ity where Israel is being con-
demned in the international
arena, while organizations like
Hamas or Hezbollah, that in
any given moment aim their
rockets and missiles towards
innocent civilians, are not
being even mentioned by those
so-called ‘human rights organi-
zations’ – that’s what making
them illegitimate.”
caust, there is a price for Jewish
blood,” Shurat Hadin director
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner said
Monday at the Jerusalem Post
Conference in New York.
To exact a price from terror-
ists, “the private sector [needs]
to take part in this war,” she
said, rejecting the idea that
fighting terrorism is solely the
job of the government and the
defense establishment. “The
only way to fight terrorism is
everyone together – me, you,
everyone.” SHURAT HADIN director Nitsana Darshan-Leitner at The
Speaking on “The Price of Jerusalem Post Conference on Monday.
(Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
Terror” panel along with Stu-
art Force, father of American
terrorism victim Taylor Force, to file lawsuits, he immediately he and his wife broke down in
Darshan-Leitner said if you see came onboard. the airport where they were,
“a lawless regime, terrorism is US Sen. Lindsey Graham overwhelmed with emotion.
on the rise.” approached him to help cam- Force said the key was educat-
“Shurat Hadin was estab- paign to pass a law against US ing politicians and the public
lished to choke off the pipe- aid being used for “pay for about pay for slay.
line of the money of terrorism slay,” he said, adding that he Almost no one had heard of it
to make sure no one is killing told Graham, “Whatever you before their information cam-
Jews” and doesn’t pay a price, need.” paign, but as soon as people
she said. “Next thing we knew we were were told about it, they were
“Private people built the State at a Washington, DC, press ready to support new laws to
of Israel; private people keep it conference,” Force said. crack down on terrorism, he
safe,” she added. Recalling the moment when said.
Force talked about how he he learned that the legislation “We have to shut off the
became involved in the cam- would be named for his mur- funds,” Force said. “The admin-
paign against the Palestinians dered son, Taylor Force, he said istration has to support it.”
“pay for slay” policy, in which
the Palestinian Authority pays
money to terrorists who have
killed Israelis.
“There was a program in place
– ‘pay for slay,’” he said. “I knew
something had to be done.”
Force said when Dar-
shan-Leitner approached him

‘Young American
Jews still care
about Israel’
• By TZVI JOFFRE
While young American Jews
may criticize the State of Isra-
el, the fact that they are even
voicing their opinions about
Israel’s internal affairs “shows
that they care very much about
Israel,” said Nerya Meir, head
of the Diaspora department at
the World Zionist Organization
(WZO) at a panel at The Jerusa-
lem Post’s Annual Conference
on Monday.
“It’s like a family,” said Meir.
“In family, you don’t need to
agree about everything. In Israe-
li society, we know that we have
different voices, but we have a
common denominator.”
The WZO official expressed
disagreement with a past state-
ment by former Israeli ambas-
sador to the US Ron Dermer, in
which the former ambassador
encouraged a focus on strength-
ening connections with the
pro-Israel evangelical commu-
nity, stating, “If we look at Isra-
el’s strategy, policy and inter-
ests, maybe Ron Dermer is right,
but this is not the picture.”
“Israel was established under
the principle of the Jewish
nation and this is the meaning,”
he said. “This is more important
than to move the embassy now
or to do something for Israeli
policy.”
Meir added that, while the
WZO and other organizations
have focused mostly on Jew-
ish day schools in the past 20
years, only about 16% of Jewish
children in America are actually
in these day schools, meaning
that the vast majority of Jewish
children aren’t being reached.
“We think that it’s time to
shift the focus and start working
with the 84% of kids who are
in public schools. The biggest
challenges we have today, the
younger generation, the assim-
ilation, the disconnect to Israel
and the sometimes weak Jew-
ish identity is coming from this
field of public school kids,” said
the WZO official, pointing to
new programs the organization
is building to focus on this sec-
tor.
During the panel, titled
“Building Bridges: The Diaspo-
ra and Israel,” Diaspora Affairs
Ministry Director-General Tzi-
ona Koenig-Yair stressed that
there has been a “paradigm
shift” in how the Israeli govern-
ment relates to the Diaspora in
recent years.
“What do we mean when we
say there’s a paradigm shift?”
said the director-general. “We
mean that the government has
Israeli-Jewish relations on its
agenda, that we are investing
resources – which isn’t only
money, by the way – it’s think-
ing about what does it mean
to reconnect Jews all over the
world to an Israeli homeland
and it means connecting and
fostering relationships all over
the world.”
According to the Diaspora
Affairs Ministry official, the
government of Israel has invest-
ed nearly NIS 3 billion over the
past decade in building rela-
tionships with Diaspora Jewry.
Koenig-Yair pointed out that
aliyah is not a part of the minis-
try’s strategy, as that is handled
by the Aliyah and Integration
Ministry.
Marc Cavaliere, El Al senior
vice president of the Americas
stressed: “one of the main rea-
sons El Al was to born was to
serve the Diaspora.”
“El Al was founded and start-
ed to take Israel to the world and
bring the world to Israel,” said
Cavaliere. “We are, from the
very beginning, intertwined
with the history of the nation.
El Al’s very first flight and the
reason the airline was created
was to bring Israel’s first pres-
ident [Chaim Weizmann] to
Israel.”
4
BUSINESS
Should you invest
in Israeli tech in an
economic downturn?
JPost Conference panel talks shift from
‘Start-up Nation’ to ‘Unicorn Country’
• By MAAYAN HOFFMAN
With inflation on the rise
in a post-COVID-19 economy,
investors may be hesitant to act,
but according to a team of Israe-
li experts, now is a good time to
invest.
Speaking on Monday at The
Jerusalem Post Annual Confer-
ence, iAngels founding partner
and co-CEO Mor Assia said that
“although Wall Street is going
through turmoil … and it seems
counterintuitive to invest, his-
tory shows that the best inves-
tor returns, and many of today’s
Fortune 500 companies were
founded in a down cycle.”
She said that the best compa-
nies and the most passionate
entrepreneurs are going to get
funded even in 2022, although
what the market is likely to
see is a form of “natural selec-
tion,” where only those who are
truly committed keep running
toward the finish line.
For perspective, Israeli start-
ups have raised more than $11
billion since the start of 2022,
according to Noa Kolp, head of
hi-tech for IDB Bank (Discount
NY). That is 30% less than the
same period the year before.
Moreover, according to IVC,
only 162 start-ups in Israel were
established since January –
down 50% from last year and
only a third of the number of
new start-ups launched during
the same period in 2020.
“We do see the market shift-
ing and we see it big time,” Kolp
said, which could be hitting
entrepreneurs hard after two
record years, even during the
pandemic. Kolp added that,
even in today’s market, good
ideas and strong teams can raise
funds and nice rounds.
iAngels, for example, exe-
cuted 56 transactions in 2021,
with over 40 companies in its
portfolio transacting follow-on
rounds, an additional 10 new
deals and 13 exits last year, but
Assia said many companies
raised large rounds in 2021 still
on the promise of what they
will be able to do.
Shapir Engineering invests in AI
to prevent heavy machinery accidents natural treasures to the world’
Ception’s MineCept, helps prevent accidents in mines, quarries, building sites
• By ZACHY HENNESSEY
What do swimming with
a baby and working with
heavy machinery have in
common? The last thing you
want during either activity is
an accident.
While swim diapers exist
for the former, the latter
requires a bit more inno-
vative thinking to prevent
serious problems. That’s
why Shapir Engineering and
Industry, an Israeli market
leader in the field of infra-
structure, is making a strate-
gic investment in the Jerusa-
lem-based startup Ception,
a company that uses artifi-
cial intelligence to prevent
accidents and improve the
productivity and profitabil-
ity of heavy equipment at
construction sites, mines
and quarries.
Notably, Ception has
developed a new AI-based
system called MineCept,
which reduces accidents
from heavy equipment at
such sites. It thereby makes
operations more efficient,
lowers costs and even con-
tributes to sustainability in
these demanding environ-
ments.
FROM LEFT: Noa Kolp, head of hi-tech at Israel Discount Bank;
Daniel Damboritz, partner specializing in hi-tech at Yigal
Arnon-Tadmor Levy; Mor Assia, founding partner and co-CEO
at iAngels; Adam Singolda, founder and CEO of Taboola; and
Maayan Hoffman, head of conferences at ‘The Jerusalem Post.’
(Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
“Companies who raised funds
have to focus now on building
and achieving significant mile-
stones so that by their next
round, they will have delivered
on their promise or be faced
with raising at suboptimal
terms,” she said, adding that
companies will have to be able
to show a path to profitability,
as this will be the expectation
from a future growth fund.
Moreover, if two years ago
start-ups could spend as much
as they wanted on hiring, build-
ing or expanding office space,
etc., today an important piece
of success is centered on being
lean, Kolp said – “being able to
extend your runway and sur-
vive as much as possible.”
Daniel Damboritz, a part-
ner in the hi-tech area of the
Yigal-Arnon law firm, added
that companies not only need
to differentiate themselves in
the marketplace but change the
market.
“If the world will not be a dif-
ferent place without your ven-
ture, you might raise capital, but
you will not be the unicorn we
are all aiming for,” he said.
Finally, a fourth panelist,
Adam Singolda, the found-
er of Taboola, explained what
he believes makes a company
unique: its culture.
“I can copy your brand and
THE CEPTION team. (Eyal Toueg)
MineCept has already been
incorporated into a variety
of projects and industrial
sites operated by some of the
top players in the mining
and construction industries
in Israel and the world. These
include the ICL Group, one
of the world’s leading fertil-
izer producers, which oper-
ates heavy equipment at the
Rotem phosphate mine in
Israel.
MineCept is also used by
Netivei Israel, the national
transportation infrastruc-
ture company, as part of a
pitch your product, but I can
never copy your culture,” he
said. A successful company is
formed when “a small group of
people get together and become
obsessed.”
On the other hand, a success-
ful investment happens when
it is carried out with purpose,
a plan and conviction, iAngels
co-founder and co-CEO, Assia’s
partner, Shelly Hod Moyal said.
“As a mother of five, I am con-
stantly considering what my
children’s future will look like,
and how technology will define
their lives differently from ours
today,” Assia said.
“I see what is happening in
Israel every day. When I meet
entrepreneurs today, I hear the
same sentiment over and over.
They are not stopping at sooni-
corn or unicorn status or merely
going public. These milestones
are just a stepping stone along
their journey to build a com-
pany that will truly impact the
world and bring about change
– that is what really inspires
me,” she explained. “We have
been very active this past year,
but as valuations come down
and performance prevails as an
indicator of value, we believe
the upcoming year will be a vin-
tage to reckon with, and that is
exactly what our new fund will
be focused on.”
‘Proud to present new Israeli
project aimed at improving
the safety and efficiency of
heavy equipment.
As far as Shapir is con-
cerned, Ception’s platform
is relevant and vital to most
areas of Shapir Engineering’s
activities. As such, the inves-
tor is planning to examine
Ception’s systems integra-
tion into various operation-
al spaces including quarries,
industrial plants, construc-
tion sites and infrastructure
sites.
Ception co-founder and
CEO Tal Israel said, “Shapir
INNOVATION
Israeli start-up to help migrate
US 911 services to the cloud
Carbyne closes $56m. funding round, to modernize emergency services
• By ZACHY HENNESSEY
Emergency technology is out-
dated. That idea is the driving
motivation that earlier this year
led a US House committee to
approve a bill that would put
$10 billion toward migrating
emergency services to Inter-
net-based, next-generation 911
(NG911) technology.
“Communities across the
US are experiencing higher
levels of emergency calls relat-
ed to crime, stress and mental
health,” said Lior Prosor, found-
ing partner at Hanaco Ventures.
“Emergency contact centers
and crisis hotlines are under sig-
nificant stress and need more
advanced technology to effec-
tively respond with the right
resources to save lives.”
Hanaco is one of the lead
investors in the recently-closed
$56-million Series C funding
round for Carbyne, an emer-
gency technology platform
that’s working to refresh, rein-
vigorate and reinvent the way
emergency services work. So far,
the company has raised $128m.
from a varied group of interest-
ed investors.
Using cloud technology, Car-
byne is capable of broadening
Mayanei Hayeshua working to
change perception of mental health
• By ALAN ROSENBAUM
“We are bringing down the
stigma of mental health by
introducing cultural sensitivi-
ty,” said Chaim Fachler, director
of international resource devel-
opment at Mayanei Hayeshua
Medical Center in Bnei Brak.
Fachler participated in a panel
discussion titled “Tikkun Olam
[repairing the world] meets the
Start-Up Nation” at the Jeru-
salem Post Conference in New
York, moderated by Maayan
Hoffman, head of conferences
for The Jerusalem Post. Other
participants included Shari
Dollinger, co-executive director
of Christians United for Israel,
the largest pro-Israel Christian
group in the United States; and
philanthropist Craig Newmark,
who heads Craig Newmark
Philanthropies.
Engineering’s investment
demonstrates once again
that we’re solving acute
problems in the operation
of heavy equipment, includ-
ing safety, efficiency and sus-
tainability. The advanced AI
technologies we implement
are changing the reality on
the ground and pushing the
construction, infrastructure
and quarry industries into
the Industry 4.0 era with all
its operational and econom-
ic benefits.”
Ception will also par-
ticipate in the first cohort
of companies in Shapir’s
recently launched tech cen-
ter, Access. The center was
founded in order to discover
and support future technol-
ogies in construction and
infrastructure.
Access CEO Dr. Ricardo
Osiroff said, “We congrat-
ulate Ception on joining
the Innovation Center. We
believe that the collabora-
tion with the company will
yield solutions to industry
safety issues in the short
term. We also expect that
in the long term, Ception’s
groundbreaking technology
will streamline operations at
our sites.”
CARBYNE FOUNDERS (from right): CTO Alex Dizengof, CEO
Amir Elichai and software team manager Yony Yatsun. (Nir Arieli)
the scope and availability of
local emergency response ser-
vices.
“One of the challenges of the
public safety industry is that it
is mostly on premise. This can
prevent it from adopting the
new technologies available to
other sectors,” explained Pro-
sor. “We are proud to continue
supporting the Carbyne team
in their mission to bring cutting
edge technologies to [public
safety answering points] via the
cloud.”
Amir Elichai, CEO and found-
Mayanei Hayeshua Medical
Center, explained Fachler, built
a unique, seven-story mental
health facility. It was the first
such facility to be built in Israel
in the past 50 years.
“The center is lowering the
stigma of mental health by
introducing cultural sen-
sitivity,” said Fachler. “We
think that with this holistic
approach, more and more peo-
ple will feel more normal to
approach psychologists, psy-
chiatrists and mental health
professionals.”
Fachler added that the
Health Ministry has recom-
mended the treatment model
used at Mayanei Hayeshua for
other facilities. He noted that
the medical center is planning
on opening a mental health
facility in Jerusalem, and has
created workshops and events
HOLYGEMS HEAD:
• By ALAN ROSENBAUM
“I come from a family of
pioneer jewelers,” said Tali
Shalem-Taub, CEO of Holy-
Gems, “and we are proud
to be the first and exclusive
brand to present these new
Israeli natural treasures to
the world.”
Speaking at the Jerusalem
Post Conference in New
York on Monday, Shalem-
Taub recounted that many
years ago, her late father,
Avi Taub, followed the
words of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem
Mendel Schneerson, who
said that gems were to be
found in the Land of Israel.
“Despite skepticism, and
by the power of faith, mil-
lions of dollars were invest-
ed over the past 23 years
in exploring for these rare
gems,” said Shalem-Taub.
He added that respected sci-
entists and geologists from
Australia, South Africa and
Canada issued confirma-
tions after extensive scien-
tific research showing find-
ings that left no room for
doubt.
In March 2020, Shalem-
Taub said, for the first time
in history, Israel’s supervi-
T H U R S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 15 , 2 0 2 2  T H E J E R U S A L E M P O S T
er of Carbyne, elaborated fur-
ther. “We’re doing to public
safety what Amazon did to
on-premises storage. We are
redefining how emergency con-
tact centers and government
service teams operate by mov-
ing everything to the cloud,”
he said.
“Emergency providers and
local governments are using
legacy systems to solve modern
problems – a declining prop-
osition. They are increasingly
recognizing the value that our
cloud-based platforms provide
for educators to identify the
first signs of mental distress
among teenagers.
Shari Dollinger of Christians
United for Israel explained that
her organization is working to
repair the world. CUFI rep-
resents more than 11 million
Christians who love the Jewish
people and are following the
biblical obligation to bless and
uphold the Jews.
She pointed to a recent mis-
sion led by her organization
that brought millennials with
a minimal awareness of the
Holocaust to Auschwitz to
teach them about the Holo-
caust. It also took them to
visit Ukrainian Jews who were
moving to Israel. The Chris-
tian millennials then accom-
panied the Ukrainians on
their aliyah flight and learned
how they planned to inte-
HOLYGEMS CEO Tali Shalem-Taub speaks at The Jerusalem Post
Conference on Monday. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
sor of mines issued a certif-
icate of discovery confirm-
ing that HolyGems had in
fact found the first-ever eco-
nomic deposit of precious
gems in Israel.
Today, Shalem-Taub said,
HolyGems sells blue and
green sapphires, burgundy
and red garnets, black spinel
stones, and its most unusual
discovery, the Carmel Sap-
phire, a new gem in the mar-
ket, which is found only in
to their communities,” Elichai
said. “In addition to expand-
ing our footprint in emergency
services, we are also seeing new
opportunities from businesses
in adjacent industries.”
Carbyne’s latest funding
round follows a 400% increase
in its US revenue and a 185%
jump in total contract value
over the past 12 months. The
company intends to use the
money to accelerate the digital
transformation of mission-crit-
ical operations and government
service centers, primarily in the
US. It also plans to accelerate its
global expansion and continue
growing its B2B business, which
allows corporations to increase
situational awareness and col-
laborate more efficiently during
emergencies.
“Revamping legacy infrastruc-
ture in the US is long overdue,”
said Davis Roberson, associate
vice president of strategy and
investments at Cox Enterprises,
which contributed to the recent
funding. “The technology Car-
byne delivers is resilient, inter-
active and secure. We are look-
ing forward to working with
Carbyne to bring this critical
technology to more communi-
ties and organizations.”
grate into Israeli society.
Craig Newmark is repairing
the world by fighting disin-
formation and antisemitism
and promoting cybersecurity.
Newmark told Hoffman that
as a Hebrew school student 60
years ago, he had learned the
ninth commandment, which
prohibits bearing false witness.
In his view, he said, fighting
disinformation and falsehood
is the best way to observe that
commandment.
Fachler concluded by saying
that all of the participants in
the panel were fighting igno-
rance in the world, which can
help repair the world.
“The more we do to raise
awareness of mental health
and cultural sensitivity, and
the fact that there is someone
to talk to, can go a huge way
toward Tikkun Olam.”
Israel.
HolyGems’ products are
available at the company
showroom in Acre, locat-
ed near the mining com-
plex. Shalem-Taub added
that HolyGems will soon be
opening a branch in Jerusa-
lem. He said he hopes to add
more retail locations in cap-
itals around the world. The
products are also available
from the company’s website
at holy-gems.com
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BRET STEPHENS:
‘Journalism isn’t activism,
reporters should distinguish’
At JPost Annual Conference, MediaCentral’s Laura
Cornfield highlights the need for help in accessing
• By MAAYAN HOFFMAN
Social media have hijacked
the field of journalism and led
to deepening public mistrust of
reporters and the newspapers
they serve, contended Bret Ste-
phens, a senior columnist for
The New York Times.
“Journalism is not activism,
and reporters should know the
difference,” Stephens said.
Speaking on a Jerusalem Post
Annual Conference panel on
Monday with Laura Cornfield,
director of MediaCentral, and
Eric Gertler, executive chair-
man and CEO of US News and
World Report, Stephens said
that Twitter has had at least
two “deleterious” effects on the
field.
“One, it has turned every
journalist into a kind of free-
lancer so that in addition to
their identity, such as Bret Ste-
phens of The New York Times,
they are a Twitter avatar,”
Stephens said. “The second
aspect is it creates an avenue
of political expression... which
has harmed the reputation of
journalism, since you can tell
by virtue of what he might be
tweeting where a report’s politi-
cal bias might lie.”
He cited Gallup polls that
show that trust in journalism in
the US is lower than trust in the
Are we on the verge of the Fruit of the vine from Jezreel Valley Winery
next healthcare revolution? ‘Wine connects between the land of Israel and people who the country’
Drones, organoids and next-generation immune
therapeutics highlight conference healthcare panel
• By MAAYAN HOFFMAN
Drones. Organoids. The abil-
ity to predict if someone will
develop a mental illness. New
drugs that could treat individu-
als who suffer today.
It sounds like science fiction,
but “the future of healthcare”
panel at Monday’s Jerusalem
Post Annual Conference gave
the audience a lot of hope for
the next steps in preventive and
personalized care.
“I think if you look at the his-
tory of drug development... you
can see that every now and then
there is a wave of innovation
that opens up everything, and
that has happened to us several
times in the last 100 years. I
think we are coming to a new
wave,” said Dr. Shai Novik, exec-
utive chairman of Enlivex Ther-
apeutics, Ltd.
He said that within the next
15 years, the world will “break
the glass ceiling” in its ability to
treat people with diseases that
today might be incurable.
Novik’s Enlivex is one of
those companies. It is develop-
ing a bold therapy that mod-
ulates a type of immune cells
to bring back homeostasis in
the immune system. Pre-clin-
ical and clinical trials have
shown striking success, includ-
ing 100% recovery of mice with
ovarian cancer. A human trial
was recently launched at Sheba
Medical Center in Tel Hasho-
mer. Another one is expected to
launch next month.
“It is very easy to cure mice
and a little more difficult to cure
people,” Novik said. “But we
have done that. We have treat-
ed a lot of patients with very
serious diseases that had a com-
plete cure, which gave us a lot
of confidence to move forward.
“I am often asked, ‘What do
you think about the chances of
this drug saving lives?’ I have
been in drug development for
20 years, and this time I can say
I am going to be shocked if we
are not going to do that. It is the
first time I am allowing myself
to make that statement.”
New technologies
Novik shared the stage with
three other healthcare lead-
ers: Yoni Yagodovsky, director
of international relations for
FROM LEFT: Bret Stephens, columnist, ‘The New York Times’;
Laura Cornfield, director, MediaCentral; Eric Gertler, executive
chairman and CEO, ‘US News and World Report’; and Maayan
Hoffman, head of conferences, ‘The Jerusalem Post.’
(Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
US Congress, and said, “Writ-
ing for the sake of gaining fol-
lowers is yet another aspect that
is terrible. You should not be in
journalism to win popularity
contests.... Journalists should
be doing everything we can to
husband the authority that is
still left to us, if there is any
authority left to us, and instead
we have been squandering it in
the interest of clicks.”
Today, so many institutions
are under attack and the media
are no different, Gertler added.
He stressed that the press needs
FROM LEFT: Shai Novik, executive chairman, Enlivex
Therapeutics, Ltd.; Rael Strous, medical director, Mayanei
Hayeshua’s Mental Health Center; Yoni Yagodovsky, Magen
David Adom director of international relations; Rhoda Smolow,
national president, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization
of America; and Maayan Hoffman, head of Conferences, ‘The
Jerusalem Post.’ (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
Magen David Adom (MDA);
Rhoda Smolow, national pres-
ident of Hadassah, The Wom-
en’s Zionist Organization of
America; and Rael Strous, medi-
cal director of Mayanei Hayesh-
ua’s Mental Health Center.
Strous explained how his
hospital is planning to use big
data and artificial intelligence
to help personalize medicine,
including potentially predict-
ing medication side effects and
even the development of cer-
tain mental illnesses.
Mayanei Hayeshua was one of
Israel’s first paperless hospitals.
The facility uses a sophisticat-
ed system to evaluate anony-
mous patient data so clini-
cians can intervene earlier and
understand the progression of
mental and medical illnesses.
In addition, through the use of
wearable devices, the hospital
can better manage and treat
patients with eating disorders.
“We need a more integrated
approach between the mind
and the body,” Strous said.
“We can have a personalized
approach to psychiatric preven-
tion.”
Yagodovsky talked not only
about MDA’s sophisticated use
of geographic information sys-
tem technology for its world-fa-
mous computer-assisted ambu-
lance dispatch system, but also
about the recent integration of
ultrasound machines in many
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to stay focused on trust and the
credibility of what it delivers.
“You cannot focus so much
on social media,” he said.
‘ACCURACY IS KEY’
The need for speed has led
reporters and their employers
to fall into similar traps, Corn-
field noted.
For example, The New York
Times was recently exposed for
hiring three freelancers in the
Gaza Strip who praised Adolf
Hitler and celebrated deadly
Palestinian terrorist attacks on
of its emergency vehicles.
Ultrasound is being used to
view the hearts of patients in
suspected cardiac arrest or deep
shock, for example. Yagodovsky
said the technology was rolled
out in MDA’s two Medevac heli-
copters and paramedic supervi-
sor vehicles, but will be installed
in all the organization’s Mobile
Intensive Care Unit ambulances
by year’s end.
He added that MDA is also
rolling out drones that will be
used to rush defibrillators to
remote locations and for use in
search and rescue.
It all sounds exciting, but as
Smolow noted, the future of
healthcare in Israel will only
be successful where there are
strong teams of doctors and
nurses.
In Israel, the shortage of nurs-
es is acute. The state has fewer
nurses than any other country
in the OECD, and Israel’s doc-
tors are aging out. Hadassah has
taken a pivotal role in ensuring
better conditions for the coun-
try’s medical staff.
“We are creating openings for
new nurses and doctors, and
creating paths for some nurses
to get PhDs because we need
nurse educators in our hospi-
tals,” Smolow explained. “We
are also working on establishing
fellowships and residencies for
doctors outside of the country
to bring them back to Israel.”
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their social media channels.
The employees were hired by
the paper without knowledge
of their online comments,
which were only in Arabic. In RABBI BENJAMIN GOLDSCHMIDT with ‘Jerusalem Post’ editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz.
response to a question on the (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
issue, Cornfield stressed the
Former Moscow Chief
need for support for foreign
media.
Her organization helps pro-
vide accurate sources and con-
nections for press in Israel, who
are often “helicoptered” in to
cover the conflict.
“There are so many facts and
Rabbi Goldschmidt honored
background about Israel that • By ALAN ROSENBAUM cow for 30 years. The senior Jews in distress in Russia
people just don’t understand,” Rabbi Goldschmidt was and told them that it was
Cornfield said, noting that “Our Torah is supposed to forced out by the Russian perhaps time to seek refuge
be a Torah of kindness and of authorities for not support-
MediaCentral’s job is to help elsewhere. There is a time to
explain these items to the for- truth,” said Rabbi Benjamin ing the Russian invasion of go to the State of Israel.”
eign press, without any obliga- Goldschmidt of the Altneu Ukraine and left Russia. He added that the only
tion to the government, politi- Synagogue in Manhattan. “At great personal sacri- silver lining from the Rus-
cians, the IDF or the police. “Rabbis are not only respon- fice, my father, together sian invasion of Ukraine was
During Operation Guardian sible to make sure that the with the Milner Founda- what he termed “the incred-
of the Walls, for example, Medi- food is kosher, but also to tion, spent millions of ible response of Jewish com-
aCentral offered reporters con- make sure that the people dollars helping refugees munities throughout the
tact with families whose homes have food to eat. Rabbis from Ukraine throughout world, joining forces togeth-
were destroyed by rockets, and are not only responsible to Europe,” said Goldschmidt. er to provide food and ref-
access to military analysts. It preach from the pulpit, but “In addition, he took a per- uge for all the refugees com-
also provided them with the are obligated to live by the sonal stance encouraging ing out of Ukraine.”
information they needed to values which they preach.”
navigate the war-torn land- Goldschmidt’s remarks
scape. were made at The Jerusalem
“We are a completely inde- Post Conference held in New
pendent, unbiased, balanced York on Monday, where he
organization whose aim is to accepted a special award on
help reporters get the story behalf of his father, Rabbi
right,” she said. “Accuracy is key Pinchas Goldschmidt, who
and MediaCentral can help.” served as Chief Rabbi of Mos-
• By ALAN ROSENBAUM added, “We laid a great foun-
“When you are drinking our
dation of quality, with doz-
ens of wineries making excel-
wine, we want you to feel that
you are drinking the Land of
lent Israeli wine. Now, like
any good start-up, we need
Israel,” said Jacob Ner-David, to scale up. For example, in
founder and chairman of the 2021, New Zealand exported
Jezreel Valley Winery. over $2 billion of wine – Isra-
The Jerusalem Post Confer- el exported only $50 million.
ence in New York on Mon- We need all of you to help
day concluded with a “Wine spread the word: Buy Israeli
and Networking” event in wine. And more important,
which 25 different varieties of enjoy it. Help us spread the
Israeli wines were presented. word that we are back, and
Ner-David and Joshua Green- even better than 2,000 years
stein, executive vice-president ago!”
for sales and marketing of the Ner-David, whose Jezreel
Israel Wine Producers Asso- Argaman 2017 wine received
ciation, spoke briefly about FROM LEFT: ‘Jerusalem Post’ editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz; Israel 96 points from Decanter mag-
what makes Israeli wines spe- Wine Producers Association executive VP Joshua Greenstein, and
azine’s 2022 Wine Awards,
Jezreel Valley Winery founder and chairman Jacob Ner-David.
cial. the highest rating received
(Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
Greenstein, who travels by an Israeli wine this year,
throughout the United States said, “We see wine as the con-
promoting Israeli wines, said, we finally have gotten recog- through great wineries.” necting element between the
“Israel has been making wine nized for being really good at Continuing his assessment Land of Israel and people who
for thousands of years, and it. Israel makes this happen of the state of Israeli wines, he love Israel all over the world.”
Jay, Shira Ruderman receive Jerusalem
Post Lifetime Achievement Award
• By ALAN ROSENBAUM
“If you want to make an impact as a social
entrepreneur, go narrow and go deep,” said
Jay Ruderman.
Jay and his wife, Shira, who together head
the Ruderman Family Foundation, were
presented with the Jerusalem Post Lifetime
Achievement Award at the paper’s annual
conference in New York on Monday.
Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz
presented the award to the Rudermans
for their championing of the inclusion of
people with disabilities into society; for
strengthening relations between Israel and
the American Jewish community; and in
recognition of more than two decades of
leadership, innovation and advocacy in
civil society.
Jay and Shira, president and executive
director of the Ruderman Family Foun-
dation, respectively, have dedicated their
philanthropic and professional resources JAY AND SHIRA Ruderman receive the Jerusalem Post Lifetime Achievement Award
to creating an equal and fair society for all. from editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
Together they have led many groundbreak-
ing initiatives that have affected the profes- guidelines, committing to audition actors “Whatever your passion, focus on that
sional fields of inclusion, Israel-American with disabilities for studio productions. As issue and be specific about what you are
Jewish relations, the Israeli government, one of the newest members of the Academy going after,” said Jay. “It’s not just about
civil society and the philanthropy com- Museum of Motion Pictures’ board of trust- money. Be focused, keep your eyes on the
munity. ees, Shira is well-positioned to continue prize, follow your passion and don’t give
The two have also been at the forefront the organization’s groundbreaking work in up.”
of a movement to enhance inclusivity advocating for authentic representation in Shira observed, “Philanthropy today is
and authenticity within Hollywood. Over the entertainment industry. one of the most amazing things people can
the past three years, they have seen major After presenting the couple with the be a part of. We need to understand how
studios such as CBS Entertainment, NBC award, Katz asked what advice they would to build better and more efficient systems
Universal, Paramount and Sony Pictures give to those who are interested in pursuing together. We need to find ways to bring
Entertainment adopt the foundation’s social entrepreneurship. funders to cooperate and work together.”
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In Bucha and other decimated towns near Kyiv, a Jewish group distributes sorely needed supplies
• By JACOB JUDAH
HOSTOMEL, Ukraine (JTA)
– Hassling with grandmother-
ly anxiety, Zhanetta Butenko
apologized for the mess in her
home that a rocket had partially
destroyed in early March.
“What on Earth will you think
of your host?” she said as she
walked past walls pockmarked
by machine-gun fire. She picked
up a mangled picture frame in
what was once her bedroom.
“They were firing over the
house, through the windows.
They destroyed everything,”
she said with a sigh, “but that’s
life.” Her neighbors’ homes
were flattened, and a burned-
out car sits down the road.
Hours after Ukraine was pep-
pered with missile strikes in the
opening salvo of the Russian
invasion February 24, Russian
paratroopers made a brazen
attempt to capture a nearby air-
field in the western Kyiv sub-
urb of Hostomel. The Russians
were initially beaten back but
they occupied the town in early
March.
Butenko is one of the 100 or so
Jews that lived in Hostomel and
the nearby towns of Irpin and
Bucha, both of which were the
sites of bitter fighting as Russian
troops tried to punch their way
down from Belarus towards the
Ukrainian capital.
“There were so many explo-
sions, I can’t even begin to
describe it,” said Butenko, who
is 83.
Along the nearby main road
towards Kyiv, which had been
the target of the initial over-
ly-ambitious Russian plan, a
destroyed Ukrainian tank with
its turret popped off peeked
out of an alleyway, symboliz-
ing the ferocity of the fighting
that raged around Butenko’s
one-story home.
“I am already worried just
thinking about it,” she said,
touching her hand to her cheek.
The Federation of Jewish
Communities of Ukraine, a
group linked to the Chabad-
Lubavitch movement that is
Ukraine’s largest Jewish umbrel-
la network, has been support-
ing Jews around Kyiv through
MEMBERS OF the Jewish community of Prague attend the unveiling of a monument made of
Jewish headstones at a local Jewish cemetery, last week. (Jewish Community of Prague)
Prague’s Jews unveil Seven English-speaking olim honored
monument of headstones
Recipients awarded Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize
looted under communism
• By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
During and after the decima-
tion of Eastern Europe’s Jewish
populations in the Holocaust,
even the dead were not spared.
Locals, their Nazi occupiers
and their communist rulers
looted Jewish cemeteries for
headstones and used them to
pave roads and build countless
public buildings, including
schools, park pavilions and
even churches.
On September 7, the Jewish
community of Prague unveiled
a new monument at its cem-
etery in an attempt to undo
some of the damage. The mon-
ument consists of about 6,000
cobblestones made from Jewish
headstones that were used in
1987 to pave Prague’s Wenceslas
Square, the national broadcast-
er Ceska Televize reported. The
municipality handed over the
stones to the Jewish communi-
ty in 2020 after the stones were
removed during renovations.
‘The Jews have arrived’
ZHANETTA BUTENKO stands near her house that was partially destroyed by a rocket in early March, in Hostemel, Ukraine. (Jacob Judah)
monthly deliveries of food and
supplies since the Russians
completed a humiliating with-
drawal from northern Ukraine
in April.
As Butenko spoke, two men
from the Federation of Jewish
Communities carried four large
boxes of supplies into her living
room. Each box contained sup-
plies worth up to $150 and the
set of four can keep a small fam-
ily going for up to a month. The
Federation says it is supporting
some 37,000 Jewish households
across Ukraine with such pack-
ages, at a cost of some $3 mil-
lion a month.
THE FEDERATION, with its net-
work of mainly Chabad rabbis
across Ukraine, has played an
important role in supporting
Jewish Ukrainians across the
country since the war started.
It has also helped by organizing
buses to evacuate Jews abroad
and by facilitating temporary
shelter for refugees in safe areas
of Ukraine.
for contributions to Israel
The community commis-
sioned artists Jaroslav and Lucie
Rona to build the monument,
which cost about $32,000 and
comprises a mound surround-
ed by nine blocks made up of
the cobblestones. According to
the report, although letters in
the Hebrew and Roman alpha-
bets can be seen on some of
the stones, no individual head-
stone used to make the cobble-
stones was identified.
In a speech at the unveiling
ceremony, František Bányai,
the chairman of Prague’s Jewish
community, called the paving
stones a “symbol of barbarism,
rudeness and archaic ruthless-
ness.” The Jewish cemetery in
Žižkov, where the monument
titled “Return of the Stones”
was unveiled, was among the
many Jewish cemeteries whose
land was stolen under commu-
nism. Authorities built a tele-
vision antenna on part of the
cemetery, in violation of the
Jewish tradition’s laws against
As the winter approaches,
many Jewish households – espe-
cially the mainly elderly Jews
supported by the Federation –
are becoming increasingly ner-
vous about how to cover basic
costs as prices and energy prices
rise across Ukraine. Butenko still
lacks heating and busies herself
by collecting documents that
would allow her to claim sup-
port from the Ukrainian gov-
ernment before the frost arrives.
The initial rush of private
donations has also begun to
wane, and the Federation is
becoming increasingly con-
cerned about its long-term
financial needs.
“The shortfall is already about
$20 million that we are miss-
ing,” said Rabbi Meir Stambler,
who heads the group, which is
being supported by the Euro-
pean Union and the American
United Jewish Appeal.
When the Ukrainians liber-
ated Hostomel and the neigh-
boring towns of Bucha and
Irpin, they found bodies litter-
disturbing places of burial.
The memorial is part of a
wider effort across the region
to address the desecration of
Jewish cemeteries. Jews see the
desecrations as having added
insult to injury because they
targeted the memory of the
communities wiped out by the
Holocaust.
The use of headstones as
building materials has attract-
ed media attention in recent
years in several Eastern Europe-
an countries with complicated
Jewish histories.
In 2014, the municipality of
Warsaw returned headstones
that had been used to build a
pavilion at a local park.
Last month, Jewish head-
stones that had been used to
build stairs leading to the Evan-
gelical Reformist Church in Vil-
nius, Lithuania, were returned
to a local Jewish cemetery fol-
lowing a years-long campaign
by members of the city’s Jewish
community.  (JTA)
ing the streets, buildings and
basements. Many carried signs
of execution or of having been
killed indiscriminately.
In Bucha, a town where the
scale of the killings has etched
its name forever into the nar-
ratives of the war, Sergei Solo-
viev clutched his kippah as he
remembered the weeks that the
town spent under Russian occu-
pation.
He pointed at a group of
houses obliterated by a missile
strike that blew out his door and
windows. Then he gestured off
down the road.
“Three houses down, one of
my neighbors ran out into the
street, and the Russians shot his
head off.”
The body lay in the middle of
the street, a quiet middle-class
road, for days until the man’s
family was able to retrieve his
body and bury him in the
front yard. Sergei, 48, shuffled
uncomfortably.
“Dogs came,” he recalled.
These stories are not uncom-
TAU, Indian industries strengthen ties
• By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A delegation of the Confed-
eration of Indian Industry (CII)
was hosted this week by Tel
Aviv University (TAU). CII is a
non-governmental, nonprofit,
industry-led and industry-man-
aged organization with around
9,000 members from the pri-
vate and public sectors. The
visit was part of CII’s business
mission to Tel Aviv.
CII has an additional, indi-
rect membership of more than
300,000 enterprises from 286
• Jerusalem Post Staff
Seven English-speaking
immigrants were honored for
their “major contributions to
the State of Israel” with the
2022 Sylvan Adams Nefesh
B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize on
Tuesday.
Honorees in six categories
were chosen by a panel assem-
bled by Nefesh B’Nefesh. The
categories were: science and
medicine, community and
nonprofit, education, global
impact, culture, art and sports,
and young leadership.
An additional lifetime
achievement award was given
to Naomi Tsur, a former deputy
mayor of Jerusalem and found-
er of the Jerusalem Green Fund,
an environmental protection
organization.
Tsur was awarded the honor
for “her exemplary work over
multiple decades in promot-
ing sustainability in Israel and
throughout the world,” a state-
ment said. It also noted her
work toward “building a green-
er Jerusalem” during her tenure
mon, but the fact that even the
tiny Jewish population has its
horror stories is an indication
of how widespread the crimes
that took place in the dozens of
towns and villages in northern
Ukraine were early on in the
war.
More than 1,300 bodies have
already been recovered from the
towns liberated by Ukrainian
soldiers in the Kyiv region
alone. Figures within the Fed-
eration of Jewish Communities
said that it is almost certain that
Jews were among the civilians
killed, but that they have not
yet done a full accounting.
“It’s war,” said Rabbi Rapha-
el Rotman with a shrug. The
British-born rabbi has been in
Ukraine since the 1990s.
“It is not something far away,
it is real, it is people that we have
worked with.”
Struggling to heave herself
up from her sofa, Sveta Azarkh,
85, wiped away tears as she
described how helicopters were
shot out of the sky above the
national and regional sec-
toral industry bodies in India.
It advises and consults with
industrial, governmental and
civil society groups to create
and sustain an environment
conducive to India’s develop-
ment.
The delegation was chaired by
Rajan Navani, chairman of the
CII’s India@75 Council and vice
chairman of Jetline Industries.
The group included high-rank-
ing industry leaders from India
and the United Arab Emirates.
In their welcome speech, TAU
FROM LEFT: Aba and Pamela Claman, Prof. Morris Hartstein,
Prof. Arthur I. Eidelman, Naomi Tsur, Rabbi Prof. David Golinkin,
Prof. Harry Ben Zion Brand and Asher Fredman. (Nefesh B’Nefesh)
as deputy mayor.
Virginia-born Rabbi Prof.
David Golinkin was honored
in the field of education for his
work as president of Schech-
ter Institutes, which provides
pluralistic Jewish education to
more than 100,000 children
and adults every year. He is also
the author or editor of 60 books
and over 200 articles.
Another recipient was Prof.
Arthur I. Eidelman, who made
aliyah from New York in 1978.
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home where she lived with her
sickly husband, Yuri.
“When the Russians start-
ed going house to house, they
were so aggressive,” she recalled.
When her son opened the gate
to a squad that had come to
search their home, “they put a
machine gun to his back and
marched him back inside. They
forced him to strip down com-
pletely to check for tattoos and
bruises from wearing armor.”
AS THE FIGHTING in Kyiv
began to drag on longer than
the Russians had expected and
Ukrainian resistance picked up
steam, Russian soldiers became
increasingly paranoid that local
civilians were sharing their loca-
tions with the Ukrainian mil-
itary.
“They looked through every
door, every cupboard,” Sveta
explains. Other households in
Bucha and Irpin told the Jew-
ish Telegraphic Agency that
Russian soldiers had searched
their homes looking for mobile
phones, weapons and anything
that might associate residents
with Ukrainian security forces.
At Azarkh’s, the Russians stole
anything that looked valuable,
like watches.
As Ukrainian and Russian
artillery exchanged fire over
their heads, Azarkh’s elderly
husband began to die.
“Yuri turned to me and told
me that he was dying,” she said.
“I begged him, ‘Don’t die, Yura.’
I told him that I would have to
bury him in the driveway.”
Yuri was buried in a patch
of earth beneath a fruit tree in
Azarkh’s front garden, until the
Russians withdrew, when he
was reburied in the local cem-
etery.
Two men from the Federation
of Jewish Communities carried
another set of four large boxes
of supplies into Azarkh’s home.
When the Federation dispatch-
es its white van filled with
food packages across Ukraine,
wherever it goes, its volunteers
and workers ask whether peo-
ple know friends or neighbors
–  both Jewish and non-Jewish
– that need help.
When asked at her home
vice president for internation-
al affairs Prof. Milette Shamir
and Asia engagement director
at TAU International Konstan-
tin Platonov presented an over-
view of the university and its
academic and research initia-
tives in India and globally.
Prof. Yosi Shacham-Dia-
mand, chairman of Nano-Scale
Information Technologies at
TAU’s Faculty of Engineering,
and Prof. Hadas Mamane Stein-
del, head of TAU Sustainable
Water Laboratory, spoke about
some of their most recent proj-
Eidelman, considered the
founding father of neonatal
medicine in Israel, won the
prize for achievements in sci-
ence and medicine.
In the community and non-
profit category, Pamela and
Aba Claman were honored for
founding Thank Israeli Soldiers,
an NGO dedicated to educat-
ing, embracing and empower-
ing Israeli soldiers.
Prof. Morris Hartstein, who
treated more than 7,000 Ethi-
in Irpin, Evgenia Yakolevna,
sprightly at 84, began making
frantic phone calls to neighbors.
“Are you home?” she shout-
ed on the phone. “The Jewish
community has arrived. We’re
coming over.”
As she waited for answers
to her phone calls, one of the
Federation’s rabbis pointed to a
Torah sitting on her side table
with an appreciative nod.
“I read it whenever I get the
chance,” she said, smiling.
Yakolevna marched up and
down the concrete staircases of
her Soviet-era apartment com-
plex with great confidence,
knocking on doors and order-
ing the Ukrainian van driver
to bring more boxes from the
truck downstairs. The building
is home to families who have
fallen on hard times and elderly
couples whose pensions have
shrunk in value as the wartime
crisis bites.
In one dimly lit apartment, a
sickly elderly woman who can
barely move croaks and began
to cry in her bed when Yakolev-
na proudly declared that the
“Jews have arrived.” The bed-
ridden woman’s husband
stood cautiously in a corridor.
“Thanks, lads,” he said, trying
to turn down the music from a
Ukrainian police drama.
“We always ask if people have
neighbors or friends who need
support,” Rotman said. “This is
an investment to help protect
our Jewish brothers and sisters,
because whoever their friends
or neighbors are, they will be
the first ones to help them
when they are sick or in need of
protection.”
Later, Yakolevna hitched a
ride to the house of a friend
who emerges using the remains
of a Russian rocket that crashed
through her home as a walking
stick. She had spent two months
running down to her tiny cellar
to shelter from bombings. More
boxes are ferried from the wait-
ing van into the yard.
“If this helps her feel better
and gives her more protection
when she lives as the only Jew
in the block, or in the local
area,” Rotman said, “then we
are happy.”
ects in India. Those included,
among others, projects on food
security, agriculture manage-
ment and water sustainability.
The delegates also participat-
ed in a panel on cybersecurity
with Dr. Giora Yaron, founding
investor and chairman of the
board at Itamar Medical; former
TAU chairman Yigal Unna; and
Nathan Shuchami, managing
partner at Hyperwise Ventures.
TAU has developed a long-
standing, multifaceted relation-
ship with CII for a number of
initiatives.
opian Jews in Gondar as part
of “Operation Ethiopia,” was
given the global impact award.
Hartstein also worked to bring
more Ethiopian doctors to Isra-
el for training and accompanied
new immigrants in Operation
Tzur Yisrael in 2020.
Other winners include Asher
Friedman, an Abraham Accords
Peace Institute director, and
Prof. Harry Ben Zion Brand,
who took an active part in Isra-
el’s industrial development and
planning over the last half-cen-
tury.
The honor “serves as a
reminder of the remarkable
impact that Olim are making
in every facet of Israeli life,” said
Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founder
and executive director Rabbi
Yehoshua Fass.
“This year’s prize recipients...
are true examples of how the
Jewish state is thriving,” he
said. “This year’s prize recipi-
ents, and the hundreds of thou-
sands of olim who have chosen
to make Israel their home, are
true examples of how the Jew-
ish state is thriving.”
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Pass the ‘schpadel’ please

Why Israeli hospital doctors and nurses use slang for medical terms instead of their Hebrew names
• By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the
father of modern Hebrew,
would probably get sick if he
went to an Israeli hospital.
According to an article in the
latest issue of the Hebrew-lan-
guage journal Harefuah, doc-
tors and nurses in the Jewish
state prefer using universal or
slang names for many medical
terms instead of their given
Hebrew names.
Prof. Avi Ohry of Tel Aviv’s
Reuth Medical and Rehabilita-
tion Center and Tel Aviv Uni-
versity, and Dr. Atzmon Tsur
of Meuhedet Health Services’
northern district write that
medicine and the doctors and
nurses who practice it are a
conservative bunch. Many of
them also were born or studied
abroad, so they are not like-
ly to memorize the names of
objects and terms used daily
into Hebrew.
“Israeli everyday medical
slang includes foreign names.
Some of these terms have
already been translated into
Hebrew, but they are rarely in
use,” they noted.
The late former editor of
Harefuah, the journal of the
Israel Medical Association,
wrote an article in 1971 that
bemoaned the use of English
and other foreign terms in
medical practice.
Among the examples of for-
eign words used by doctors
and nurses are “staung,” the
thin rubber strip tied on the
upper arm to help find a vein.
The term comes from the Ger-
man word for stasis, which
means to stop blood from
circulating. Then there is the
Yiddish word “schpadel,” used
to indicate a wooden tongue
depressor, which originally
meant “shovel.”
Catheter, the English word
for the tube that drains urine,
is still used in Israeli hospi-
tals, even though Jerusalem’s
Hebrew Language Acade-
my gave it the name “tzan-
tar.” “Pinzette,” which means
tweezers, has been given the
Hebrew name “milketet” from
the root “collect.” A gauze
pad is a woven piece of cot-
ton that was given its name
by doctors in Napoleon’s army
when he stood opposite the
gates of Gaza, according to
the authors. It was translat-
ed by the Language Academy
as “asplanit,” but that word is
never used in clinics or hos-
pitals.
A penrose drain is the tube
that allows fluids to drain from
a surgical site. It was named
for Charles Bingham Penrose,
who was a gynecologist born in
Philadelphia in 1862. Penrose
came down with tuberculosis
and was sent to Wyoming to
recover but “got into trouble
in a war” before the turn of the
century and was nearly exe-
cuted. He ended his days as a
dedicated doctor who opened
a clinic for animals in the Phil-
adelphia Zoo.
The stent, which supports
weak coronary arteries after
the fatty plaque inside is
removed by angioplasty, was
named for Charles Stent, a
19th-century English physi-
cian. That term is always used
by medical staffers instead of a
Hebrew term.
The tourniquet used to stop
bleeding in a limb comes from
a French word, “tourner,” for
“turn.” A piece of cloth was
first used for this purpose by
a French surgeon named Eti-
enne Morel in a war in 1674.
Feeding by a zonda or naso-
gastric tube is carried out
by threading a plastic tube
through the nose or mouth
into the esophagus and to
the stomach. The term comes
from the German “sondie-
ren” and means to perform an
in-depth examination. It will
never be replaced by the lan-
guage academy’s “mehdar,”
the authors insisted.
Then there are medical terms
named for their inventors,
such as pasteurization (for
French scientist Louis Pasteur)
and “mesmerize,” originally
meaning to hypnotize, named
for Franz Anton Mesmer, born
in 1734. The APGAR test used
to score the health of new-
born infants was named for
Virginia Apgar, an anesthetist
who was born in New Jersey in
1919. Kocher forceps used by
surgeons got their name from
Emil Theodor Kosher, a Swiss
surgeon. Forget about teaching
Israeli surgeons the language
academy’s word “mefashek.”
The authors conclude that
the “richness of the Hebrew
language is not always
expressed in the daily rou-
tines of doctors and nurses.
If there is a Hebrew transla-
tion, it will often not be used
at all. The stethoscope, virus
and reflex – even though there
are Hebrew equivalents for all
of them – will remain with
us for many years. If Eliezer
Ben-Yehuda were with us, he
would probably invent in his
smoldering mind quite a few
medical terms, even though
in principle he never involved
himself in translating medical
terms.”

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Tension has risen between
Israel and the Biden administra-
tion over this issue, with Jerusa-
lem concerned that the US is
interfering in its war against Pal-
estinian terrorism.
Assistant Secretary of State for
Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf
said at a briefing: “The security
conditions on the West Bank do
concern us greatly, but they also
concern Israel, and they also
concern the Palestinian Authori-
ty. Our part in this is to ensure
that to the greatest degree pos-
sible, security cooperation is
robust and continuing, but that
other things are done around
and outside that security coop-
eration that sustain it.”
“I had a mix of discussions
that also went very directly to
the economic conditions on the
West Bank and Gaza, because
those can help and sustain
improvement in security condi-
tions,” she said. “We have a
three-star general out there lead-
ing the US Security Cooperation
Office, which helps as well in an
ongoing way in ensuring coop-
eration, training and capaci-
ty-building supports efforts on
the West Bank and Gaza. But,
yes, I am concerned.”
Price said the US had attempt-
ed to walk a fine line between
ensuring civilian safety and tell-
ing the IDF what to do in mili-
tary operations.
“We haven’t been prescrip-
tive,” he said. “No one knows
the IDF’s processes and proce-
dures better than the IDF. And
so it is not on us or any other
country or entity to say precisely
what the IDF or any military or
security organization around the
world should do.”
“It is undeniably true that Isra-
el faces a profound threat. It is a
threat that emanates not only
from Hamas in Gaza, but it is a
threat that emanates from ter-
rorist groups but also lone
actors, including lone actors
who have recently committed
horrific acts of terrorism and vio-
lence, actors who emanated
from the West Bank. So there is
no denying the security threat
that Israel faces,” Price said. • mikveh [ritual bath] for the Jew-
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the firefight and said the Jalma
crossing would be closed until
further notice.
“[This was] a serious attack
that claimed the life of the late
Maj. Bar Falah, who acted brave-
ly and attacked the terrorists to
protect the citizens of Israel,” he
said in a statement. “I would like
to send my condolences to his
family.”
Gantz also decided to cease
the issue of entry permits into
Israel for residents of Kafr Dan,
near Jenin, including work per-
mits, effective immediately until
further notice, the Coordinator
of Government Operations in
the Territories said.
The Jerusalem Post has learned
that the Shin Bet’s recommenda-
tions do not involve closures or
large portions of the West Bank.
Multiple Hebrew media outlets
reported, however, that a much
larger closure and aggressive
move by the government was
under consideration.
It was unclear if an Israeli offi-
cial had told some media outlets
that the Shin Bet backed these
broader measures, when in fact
the agency’s recommendations
were much more modest.
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coverings and Muslim women
wearing decorative scarves.
Participants marveled at the
changes the last two years have
brought since the Accords were
signed. They noted that a cere-
mony of this kind could not
have been possible just a mere
three years ago.
“The Abraham Accords have
brought a lot of miracles,” Emi-
rati engineer Saoud Saqer said
as he stood outside prior to the
ceremony, which took place
under a large white tent on the
lawn near the Hilton Hotel.
“The Abraham Accords is a
miracle and having this wedding
and with a thousand people
here” from diverse backgrounds
and different religions, is one of
those miracles, Sager said.
Hamad al-Sudain, the licens-
ing director at the Department
of Culture and Tourism, said he
had brought his entire team.
They knew Duchman because
they had worked to help him
receive permits for prayer ser-
vices and other religious activi-
ties.
Sudain described how he had
met Duchman by accident in
London two weeks ago. Duch-
man told him, “I’m having a
wedding. I want to see you
there,” Sudain recalled.
Attorney Tariq Abdunnatin
explained, “Rabbi Levi is a prom-
inent figure in the community.
With what happened with the
Abraham Accords, the UAE
being a tolerant place to live in,
it’s important that Muslims,
Jews, Christians, Hindu and all
parts of the community come
and celebrate the wedding.”
Prior to the ceremony, the
bride, Lea Hadad, 27, surround-
ed herself with friends and fami-
ly. She is of Jewish Moroccan
descent and is the daughter of
Belgian Chief Rabbi Menachem
Hadad.
Duchman, 29, of Brooklyn,
New York, has been in the UAE
since 2014, working to build the
Jewish community there, which
has flourished in the last two
years.
According to Chabad, Duch-
man has established “institu-
tions and houses of worship
across Abu Dhabi and Dubai,
including a Jewish school,
Hebrew supplemental school, a
ish rite of purification, and the
government-licensed kosher
agency. He has also brought
several rabbis to the UAE to join
him in serving the community,
and established a rabbinical
training program for rabbinical
interns.”
The wedding falls on the 18 of
Elul on the Hebrew calendar,
which is the birth date of both
the Baal Shem Tov, who found-
ed the hassidic movement, and
of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of
Liadi, who founded the Chabad-
Lubavitch movement.
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in the Hebrew month of Elul,
especially if people at high risk
will be there.
The Health Ministry has noted
a rise in sickness among school-
children, Zarka said.
“Don’t send children with
respiratory symptoms and other
signs of being unwell to school,”
he said. “The same goes for
adults who should not go to
work if they are sick so they do
not infect others.”
The Health Ministry on
Wednesday reported that 1,188
people had tested positive for
COVID-19, but there probably
• were many more because few
people are going for testing,
Zarka said. Forty-nine patients
were in critical condition, and 16
were in moderate condition,
with 44 attached to a respirator.
Two people died of complica-
tions from COVID over the past
week, the Health Ministry
reported. A total of 11,667 have
died of COVID-19 in Israel since
the pandemic began more than
two and a half years ago. • not exercise sovereignty, we will
IDF
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“The force was a very skilled
force that had been in the area
for quite some time and carried
out very challenging operations,
including the home demolition
of a terrorist’s house,” Bluth said.
The force had prevented an
attack “since they were close to
an IDF position,” he said. “It
could have been an ambush
that the terrorists planned
against the position or against a
patrol that was set to pass
through that point.”
The two gunmen were identi-
fied by Palestinian media as
Ahmed Abed, an intelligence
officer in the Palestinian Authori-
ty Security Forces, and Abdul
Rahman Abed, from the village
of Kafr Dan, near Jenin.
Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyrs Bri-
gades took responsibility for the
attack, saying both the shooters
were members of the terrorist
organization.
“Unfortunately, last night, we
lost an officer who fought Pales-
tinian terrorists in the field,” IDF
Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Koha-
vi said. “This is yet another man-
ifestation of the challenges the
IDF faces in all arenas and the
security it provides for Israel’s cit-
izens, sometimes at a heavy
price. I convey my deepest con-
dolences to the family and to his
partner.”
Kohavi visited the scene of the
firefight on Wednesday after-
noon and took part in the pre-
liminary investigation of the
event, along with OC Central
Command Maj.-Gen. Yehuda
Fuchs, Lt.-Col. Oren Simcha,
Bluth, Moyal and other com-
manders.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid
extended his condolences to
Falah’s family and friends. He
described Falah as “a warrior
who fought terrorism with all of
his might and led his fighters
until the last hour. The opera-
tional activity in which he was
killed thwarted a major terrorist
attack and saved lives.”
President Isaac Herzog said:
“Bar lost his life fulfilling the mis-
sion of protecting and maintain-
ing the safety of the citizens of
Israel. My condolences to his
family, his partner and his loved
ones.”
During a meeting with Roma-
nian Defense Minister Vasile
Dincu on Wednesday morning,
Defense Minister Benny Gantz
said Falah had “led the force as
expected, bravely, to protect the
citizens of Israel.”
• are behind concrete barriers.
“We will continue the targeted
activity against terrorism in
Samaria and everywhere and
expand it as necessary,” he said.
“We face the terrorists and make
them pay heavy prices, and we
will continue to face them. We
will defeat terrorism militarily,
and we will continue to be
robust against it as a society.”
Later on Wednesday, Gantz
visited the Jalama crossing,
along with Coordinator of Gov-
ernment Operations in the Terri-
tories Maj.-Gen. Rasan Alian and
Bluth and received an overview
of the incident and the overall
situation in the area.
“The damage to security will,
first of all, harm the Palestinian
residents and the PA itself,”
Gantz said, adding that he
would extend the closure of the
crossing until further notice.
“The fact that one of the ter-
rorists belonged to the Palestin-
ian Security Forces is serious,
and it is a warning sign to the
PA that it must act,” he said.
“We will continue to act wher-
ever necessary and whenever
necessary to prevent terrorism.
And I repeat: Where the PA will
act to take care of our security.”
Following the deadly incident,
COGAT announced that it halt-
ed entry permits, including
work permits, for residents of
Kfar Dan “until further notice.”
It added that over the past
year it’s denied approximately
2500 entry permits for relatives
of Palestinian terrorists who
committed attacks against Israe-
lis.
Tensions have spiked in the
area in recent weeks as the IDF
has increased its pressure on the
northern West Bank with nightly
arrest raids and other counter-
terrorism efforts, including con-
tinued work on closing the
Seam Line to prevent Palestin-
ians from illegally crossing into
Israel.
Only a few hundred Palestin-
ians cross the fence daily, down
from some 30,000 who crossed
before the IDF began work on
the fence in June, Bluth said.
The IDF has focused on the
northern West Bank cities of
Jenin and Nablus, from where
the majority of terrorist attacks
have originated. Violent clashes,
often with heavy gunfire direct-
ed at soldiers, are becoming an
almost regular occurrence
during the raids.
Over the five months since it
began, more than 2,050 coun-
terterrorism operations have
been carried out, during which
some 1,500 wanted suspects
were apprehended and hun-
dreds of weapons seized. More
than 90 Palestinians have been
killed by the IDF.
Israel has come under heavy
criticism for its open-fire regula-
tions due to the high number of
Palestinian fatalities, including
by the US after Al Jazeera jour-
nalist Shireen Abu Akleh was
killed covering an IDF operation
in Jenin in May.
There has been a sharp
increase in shootings against IDF
targets as well as civilian vehicles
by Palestinian gunmen.
The incident came several
hours after an engineering vehi-
cle belonging to the Defense
Ministry was fired upon near
Jalama, but it was still unclear
whether the two events were
related, Bluth said.
“We are in the aftermath of
eight or nine incidents of gunfire
along the fence, including
shootings from villages adjacent
to the fence,” he said, adding
that all troops deployed along
the fence were aware that they
could be targeted.
“These are no longer the days
of sitting in chairs along the
fence,” Bluth said. “All positions
When suspicious movements
are detected, troops go behind
the barrier and fire a shot in the
direction of the movement as
well as in the air as part of the
arrest procedure.”
IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ran
Kochav told reporters the mili-
tary would continue with its
operational activity in the West
Bank “without interruption.”
While the military “acts with
restraint to avoid excessive fric-
tion, we will not compromise in
countering terrorism,” he said.
“We will continue to break the
wave [of terrorist attacks] and
fight for our homes along the
Seam Line and deep in enemy
territory and wherever else it is
required.”
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dropped out of the race on
Tuesday.
How do we know that Hendel
was not a good politician?
Because in his three years in pol-
itics, he has already – Tzipi Livni-
like – been in six different politi-
cal frameworks: Telem, Blue and
White, Yesh Atid-Telem, Derech
Eretz, New Hope and most
recently, for the shortest period,
the Zionist Spirit.
That’s a lot of different political
frameworks in just over three
short years. He went from fol-
lowing Moshe Ya’alon in Telem,
to Benny Gantz in the Blue and
White, to Yair Lapid in Yesh Atid-
Telem, to Gideon Sa’ar in New
Hope, to his recent alliance with
Ayelet Shaked in the Zionist Spir-
it Party.
At an earlier period, Hendel
was affiliated with Likud and
served as then-prime minister
Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokes-
man.
That’s not good politics,
because in each framework you
join and then leave, you make
enemies who will want to trip
you up at the first opportunity.
It also sends a message to the
public that you are fickle and
opportunistic.
Shaked herself, who just
signed a merger (again) with
Bayit Yehudi, suffers from the
same party-jumping syndrome.
This is one of the reasons that in
half a decade she has gone from
someone seen as a tremendous
electoral asset, to someone who
is hunting for a political home
that will scrape out the 3.25%
electoral threshold. Yet she, too,
is a minister who knows how to
get things done.
Party loyalty should not be the
be-all and end-all for any politi-
cian, but the public tends to
reward those who stick with one
party and do not jump from
one to another at the first
opportunity.
Lapid, who ran with Hendel
and Hauser on the same Blue
and White ticket in the first three
elections of the current election
cycle, had this to say when the
two left him in December 2020
and joined Sa’ar’s New Hope:
“Hendel and Hauser are joining
their fifth party. This is undoubt-
edly an Israeli – if not world –
record. This is one of the reasons
that the public trust in politi-
cians is at a low point.”
Jumping from one party to
another doesn’t add to the pub-
lic’s respect for its politicians,
because when it is done repeat-
edly, it smacks less of standing
up for principles and more of
political opportunism. And
Israeli political history has shown
that at a certain point, the pub-
lic doesn’t reward such action,
but instead extracts a price for
what it views as a cynical politi-
cal ploy.
Just ask Livni. Not long ago –
in 2009 – she was just one coali-
tion compromise with the hare-
di parties away from becoming
prime minister. Today – after
jumping from one party to the
next – she is no longer on the
national stage.
Hendel and Hauser both left
senior and comfortable posi-
tions inside the Prime Minister’s
Office in 2012/2013 – Hendel as
Netanyahu’s media adviser and
Hauser as cabinet secretary –
over differences with the prime
minister stemming from the
•
handling of a sexual harassment definitely not where he would
complaint against Natan Eshel,
who at the time was the prime
rather be. •
minister’s chief of staff and the
most powerful man in the
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office.
Israel could use more people
term,” he said.
like Hendel in politics. Raised in
the religious Elkana settlement,
In response, Shaked said:
“The former government was
an officer in the elite Shayetet 13
forced [on us and was an] out-
commando unit, a military his-
come of banning [Likud], and
torian with a PhD from Tel Aviv
this is why it fell apart. It is time
University, an author, journalist
to put an end to these bans...
– both print and broadcast –
I’m back home. I’m back to the
and lecturer, he is a patriot with
Right.”
reasonable, well thought-out
Former prime minister Benja-
and well-articulated ideas about
min Netanyahu on Wednesday
the direction he feels this coun-
said Idit Silman, Amichai Chikli,
try should be headed.
Moshe Saada, Tzaga Malko and
That conscientious, hard-work-
Yossi Fuchs were his choices for
ing, thoughtful people like him
the Likud list.
get spit out of the political sys-
His selections included several
tem is a pity. However, it is not
political figures who were con-
only an Israeli phenomenon,
troversial during their tenure in
nor is only the “system to
the previous government.
blame.
Silman is a former Yamina MK
Smart, straight, dedicated, cre-
whose resignation from Ben-
ative and sincere politicians are
nett’s coalition government left
finding it difficult to survive in
it on unsteady ground and con-
political waters all over the
tributed to the dissolution of the
world. Did you ever wonder
Knesset. She said at the time
why in the US, a country of 330
that her decision to resign was
million people, the best they
based on her Zionist and
could come up with in 2020 to
nationalist values, and she
run for president was Donald
urged others to follow suit to
Trump and Joe Biden? To suc-
enable the establishment of a
ceed in politics, a ruthlessness is
government that would
needed that tends to weed out
embody them.
good people who have neither
In April, Silman was reported
the killer instincts nor the killer
by Israeli media to have been
elbows needed to make it.
offered the No. 10 spot on the
But again, the system is not
Likud’s list and a ministerial
entirely to blame. So too are the
position in return for leaving the
politicians who want to make an
coalition. This led the Move-
impact and bring about change
ment for Quality Government in
but lack the political skills to do
Israel to call on the state comp-
so. Implementing change
troller and the Central Elections
means needing to survive in
Committee to investigate if this
politics, and surviving in politics
alleged agreement violated laws
also means – from time to time
against such deals.
– having to compromise on
Silman had joined Chikli in his
principles. The key is knowing
rebellion against Bennett’s gov-
when to stay firm and when to
ernment. Chikli, who was unani-
show flexibility.
mously formally declared a hos-
In his brief stint in politics,
tile defector at the end of April,
Hendel has drawn some firm
resigned from the Knesset on
red lines he is unwilling to cross.
July 12 to pave the way for his
These include not sitting in a
run with Likud. His resignation
government supported by the
was done in accordance with an
Arab Joint List, and not entering
agreement reached in the Jeru-
a narrow right-wing govern-
salem District Court. Ordinarily,
ment under Netanyahu. One
a defector may not run in the
might think he would have been
following election with a preex-
rewarded for sticking to his prin-
isting party, but if done immedi-
ciples. He wasn’t, and now has
ately after being formally
ended up as a man without a
declared a defector, the politi-
viable political framework.
cian would not be sanctioned.
It’s a shame because Hendel
has a worthy vision for Israel. He
Saada, formerly the deputy
head of the Police Investigations
sees a country where the gov-
Department, was relieved of his
ernment’s authority spreads over
duties due to “incompatibility”
all sectors, where there are no
in late 2021. The Justice Ministry
autonomous regions – be they
said he was acting against his
haredi or Arab – and where peo-
superiors. According to a Chan-
ple with different ideologies and
nel 13 report in 2020, he had
viewpoints work together for
maintained direct contact with
the common good. But to
then-public security minister
implement a vision like this, one
Amir Ohana without telling his
needs to be in the game, and to
superiors and threatened work-
stay in the game, one needs to
ers in the department that he
play politics.
would report them directly to
Is it better to remain 100%
the minister.
true to your principles, yet have
In an interview in July, Saada
no political power to implement
them, or to learn to play the
heavily criticized former police
chief Roni Alsheich and former
political game so you can stay
state attorney Shai Nitzan. His
on the field and impact the out-
criticism boosted his support
come?
among Likud members, as it
Hendel chose the former path,
strengthened their claim that
and as a result, at least until the
Netanyahu’s corruption cases
next elections (which might be
were a setup.
happening a lot quicker than
Netanyahu’s choices were
any of us hope), he will be look-
accepted by the Likud secre-
ing on from the sidelines. That is
tary. •
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SPORTS T H U R S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 15 , 2 0 2 2  T H E J E R U S A L E M P O S T

The Israeli who plays tennis for Russia

• Sports Editor: URIEL STURM
Comments/Questions: sports@jpost.com

Weather Kiryat
Shmona
28/16
returning to Israel for Watergen Open
Today Haifa Tiberias To date, Karatsev has earned a total of
36/23 • By HOWARD BLAS
Sunny 27/22 $3,277,753 in prize money for his singles
Jerusalem Post Correspondent and doubles efforts.
Karatsev hopes to increase his earn-

A
Netanya slan Karatsev may be the best ings in Tel Aviv, though the competi-
29/23
Ariel Israeli tennis player to come along tion will be fierce. The ATP event offers
Friday in years. But the accomplished $1,117,930 in prize money and features
Tel Aviv 27/17
Sunny 29-year-old right-hander, who was a semi- some of the world’s top tennis players
29/23
finalist in the 2021 Australian Open and is including Novak Djokovic, a winner of
ranked No. 39 in the world after reaching 21 Grand Slam tournaments in singles,
a career high of No. 14 earlier this year, former world No. 3 Dominik Thiem from
Jerusalem
Saturday is not likely to ever represent Israel at the Austria, winner of the 2020 US Open,
28/16
Unchanged Davis Cup or the Olympics. Cilic and Schwartzman. Other players
Ashkelon Karatsev was born in Vladikavkaz, Rus-
29/22 include Karen Khachanov, Botic van de
Dead Sea sia, and made aliyah with his family at Zandschulp and Arthur Rinderknech
32/24 the age of three, grew up in Israel, and from France.
returned to Russia with his family when “We are delighted that the tournament
Beersheba
he was 12 after it seemed likely he would lineup turned out to be very strong,” said
31/18
not receive the support necessary to get Michael Mirilashvili, Watergen CEO and
him to the top of the tennis world. president of the Tel Aviv Watergen Open.
The fluent Hebrew speaker still has fami- “A special thank you to the Israel Tennis
Mitzpe Ramon ly and friends in Israel and hopes to spend Association for the help they provided
27/15 some time with them – perhaps even over and their participation in the organiza-
Friday Rosh Hashanah – when he returns to tion of this event so meaningful for the
Kiryat Shmona 30/18 Israel to play in the ATP 250 series Tel Aviv whole Israel. I hope we will watch some
Tiberias 38/23 Watergen Open, to be held from Septem- bright tennis which both the players
Haifa 27/22 ber 25 to October 2 in Tel Aviv. and the crowd will enjoy. Thanks to the
Netanya 30/23 Karatsev spoke to The Jerusalem Post ASLAN KARATSEV, a Russian tennis player with Jewish heritage who lived in Israel for TV broadcast, tennis fans in 134 coun-
Ariel 29/18 after returning to his home in Moscow nearly a decade, will play this month at the Tel Aviv Watergen Open. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
tries will watch the tournament Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv 30/23 after playing in both the singles and dou- Watergen throughout the whole week.”
Jerusalem 31/18 bles draws at the recent US Open. He will doubles and mixed doubles in the past defeating Marin Cilic in the finals of the Alison Lee, Executive Vice-President
Ashkelon 30/24 soon be off to Metz, France, for another few years. He played in his first ATP Kremlin Cup in Moscow. of ATP’s International Group also com-
Dead Sea 34/24 ATP 250 event before heading to Israel. Tour main-draw debut at the 2013 St. The year 2022 has been a busy and mented on the event.
Beersheba 33/20 Karatsev is certainly no stranger to Petersburg Open, where he received productive one for Karatsev as well. In “We’re excited to see the ATP Tour
Mitzpe Ramon 29/16 Israel. entry to the main draw as a wildcard. January 2022, he defeated Andy Murray, return to Tel Aviv this year. Introducing
Eilat 37/24 Eilat “This is the place where I spent half of In 2015, he won his first main-draw in the 2022 Sydney Tennis Classic final, single-year tournaments to the calendar
36/24 my life, a bit less,” Karatsev noted. “Israel match on the ATP Tour at the Kremlin to win his third title. has been an opportunity for ATP to take
is a warm place. I feel good to always come Cup. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, In early August, Karatsev competed in tennis to new markets, and it’s incredibly
North America Weather Today back to Israel I grew up there and to play a he won the silver medal for Russia in the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati where encouraging to have great cities like Tel
big event in front of the crowds is some- mixed doubles with Elena Vesnina. he lost to fellow top-ranked Jewish player, Aviv step up to host an event. This shows
thing nice. I know many people and have In March 2021, he won his first ATP Diego Schwarzman, for the first time. Kar- strong interest in tennis internationally
many friends in Israel. So I think playing doubles title with Andrey Rublev at the atsev had beaten Schwartzman in their and validates the agile approach we’ve
Vancouver
in the tournament will be special for me.” Qatar Open. One week later, he won his two previous meetings – in the 2021 Aus- taken. We would like to thank the orga-
Montreal Karatsev was in Israel for a few days first singles title. Though he entered the tralian Open and again at the 2021 ATP nizers for making this return possible and
21/12 Toronto 17/9 in August and hopes to return more fre- tournament as a wildcard, he defeated Masters 1000 in Madrid. building on the city’s rich tennis history.
18/13
Chicago Boston quently. South African Lloyd Harris in the finals of At the US Open two weeks ago, Karat-
22/12 The event will play an important role in
26/18 Several years ago, Karatsev had consid-
Denver New York the Dubai Open. sev lost in three-and-a-half-hour first- delivering an exciting second half of the
San Francisco 28/15 24/14 ered returning to Israel to play tennis. One month later, Karatsev defeated round singles heartbreaker. He had season for our fans.”
21/14 Washington DC “There was a conversation four or five world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in his native been leading two sets to none against Karatsev looks forward to doing his part
Los Angeles Atlanta 28/15 years ago. We didn’t find the right solu- country at the Serbia Open. Karatsev Fabio Fognini, before ultimately losing in the tournament. He is also looking
Dallas
27/17 32/19 29/18 tion for both sides. So I said ‘if you cannot reached the finals of that tournament. 1-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. forward to spending time with family
Orlando offer anything more, I’ll stay where I am At the October 2021 BNP Paribas Open In doubles, Karatsev and partner Luke members as well as with his good friend,
30/23
right now.’” in Indian Wells, Karatsev reached the Saville advanced to the second round Israeli tennis icon, Jonathan Erlich.
Miami
31/27 Karatsev has experienced tremen- fourth round. Later in the month, Kar- before losing to tournament winners, No. “He is going to retire soon. I have been
dous growth and success in singles, atsev captured his second career title by 1-seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. lucky to learn from a legend.”

Liverpool wins, Spurs stumble vs Sporting Becky Hammon’s success coaching

But the lead lasted just 10 minutes before
Ajax pulled level with a stunning strike from
Mohammed Kudus, who worked himself
some space in the box before hammering
the ball into the top corner.
90th minute with a glancing header from
a corner.
Brazilian forward Gomes, who had only
Aces shows NBA what it missed
COMMENTARY was more than four points high-
come onto the pitch after the goal, made
• By NANCY ARMOUR er than Chicago, the WNBA’s sec-
sure of the victory with a superb strike in ond-most productive team.

LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool’s Joel Matip
headed in an 89th-minute winner as last
season’s runner-up left it late to beat Ajax
Amsterdam 2-1 in their Champions League
Group A match at Anfield late Tuesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s side had lost its opening
game in the group 4-1 at Napoli and was
heading for another disappointing result
until the center-back rose to meet a corner
which appeared to be cleared off the line,
but the assistant referee raised his flag to
indicate a goal.
It was an improved performance from the
English team, but one which was still far
below its best.
Mohamed Salah fired the home side ahead
in the 17th minute after being picked out by
Diogo Jota, the Egyptian beating Ajax ’keeper
Remko Pasveer with a trademark finish.
Liverpool enjoyed the bulk of pressure
after the break, but Ajax fullback Daley Blind
wasted a great chance to put the Dutch side
ahead when he was left unmarked at the
back post but headed wide.
Substitute Darwin Nunez should have
won the game for Liverpool in the 83rd
minute after he was slipped in by Salah but
the Uruguayan striker scuffed his shot wide
from a great position inside the box.
A deflected effort from Salah then struck
the post before, from the resulting corner,
Matip rose to head in the winner.
Liverpool will be relieved simply to have
got the three points on the board after a dif-
ficult start to the season and their disastrous
display in Naples.
“It is a first step, a very important step,”
said Klopp.
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur suffered
their first defeat of the season as Sporting Lis-
bon snatched a 2-0 home win over Antonio
Conte’s side with goals in added time from
substitutes Paulinho and Arthur Gomes.
Spurs created the better chances in an
open and entertaining match, but Sporting
striker Paulinho broke the deadlock in the
T
the second minute of added time, finishing he WNBA playoffs have
from close range after a breathtaking run practically been an info-
into the box. mercial for Becky Ham-
The victory means Sporting leads Group mon’s brilliance as a head coach.
D with six points, with Tottenham second She has the Aces one win
on three after two games. away from their first WNBA
“It feels great. Winning like that at the end, championship going into Sun-
after we put in a hard shift, we couldn’t be hap- day’s game against the Con-
pier,” said Sporting livewire Marcus Edwards, necticut Sun. Her in-game deci-
who started as a trainee at Spurs. “We deserved sions have been flawless – if you
it. We showed how we can play.” want to know how to run plays
Spurs coach Antonio Conte was unhappy out of a timeout, go back and
with the way his side collapsed at the end of watch the end of Game 3 of the
a tricky encounter. semifinals against the Seattle
“It’s a pity, a difficult game for sure,” he said. Storm – and no less than LeBron
James has taken notice.
Impressive as Hammon has
RESULTS been, however, it raises a ques-
tion: What the hell were the
Champions League group stage results: Tuesday:
Portland Trail Blazers and Orlan-
Viktoria Plzen 0, Inter Milan 2; Sporting CP 2, Totten-
ham Hotspur 0; Liverpool 2 , Ajax 1; Bayern München do Magic doing in passing her
2, Barcelona 0; Porto 0, Club Brugge 4; Bayer Leverkusen by? And what’s the excuse for all
2, Atlético Madrid 0; Olympique Marseille 0, Eintracht the other sad-sack NBA teams
Frankfurt 1. Wednesday: Milan vs Dinamo Zagreb that didn’t even bring her in for
(late); Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic (late); Chelsea vs Salz- an interview?
burg (late); Rangers vs Napoli (late); Juventus vs Benfica
(late); Maccabi Haifa vs PSG (late); Real Madrid vs RB
“I have not,” Aces owner Mark
Leipzig (late); Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Davis said when asked whether
(late); København vs Sevilla (late). he’s heard from any jealous NBA
owners. “But I’m sure they’re sit-
ting there thinking, ‘Hmm, why
didn’t I think of that?’ ”
AFTER EIGHT years as an assistant
coach with the San Antonio
Spurs, Becky Hammon has the
Las Vegas Aces on the verge of a
WNBA title. (USA Today Sports)
those decisions are working out
for the Trail Blazers and Magic.
Both teams were bottom-dwell-
ers last season. The Magic didn’t
spend a day above .500, while
the Trail Blazers went into a free
fall after Damian Lillard was
injured, losers of 21 of their last
23 games.
The Aces’ success makes those
misses look even worse.
It’s true that Hammon inherit-
Much of that comes from a
newfound freedom from three-
point range. But the Aces aren’t
just jacking up threes, though.
Their 748 assists were a franchise
record, as was their 52 percent
shooting from two-point range.
“As you guys know, I’m not
afraid to mix it up, change it up
a little bit, throw different looks
out there,” Hammon said after
the Aces clinched a spot in the
WNBA Finals.
It’s the looks Hammon draws
up on late-game ATOs that are
perhaps the best endorsement
of her coaching skills. She’s been
phenomenal in this area all sea-
son, but the larger platform of
the playoffs – and her being
mic’d up – has really showcased
her knowledge of X’s and O’s.
With the Aces trailing the Seat-
tle Storm by four with 11 sec-
onds left in Game 3 of the semifi-
nals, Hammon’s first call was a
play that sprung Riquna Williams
for a three, which she made. The
next set up Wilson’s go-ahead
jumper in front of the basket.
Sue Bird answered with a

Yanks’ Judge hits HRs 56, 57 • Dodgers crowned

Gleyber Torres hit a two-out,
bases-clearing double in the
10th inning after Aaron Judge
hit his 56th and 57th homers of
the year as the visiting New York
Yankees downed the Boston Red
Sox late Tuesday night.
The Yankees took three walks
(one intentionally) against Bos-
ton reliever Jeurys Familia (2-3)
to set up Torres for the bases-load-
ed hit. Judge (3-for-4, three runs)
has 10 multi-homer games this
season for New York, which has
won three straight.
Triston Casas (two RBIs), Reese
McGuire (2-for-3) and Xander
Bogaerts all homered for Boston.
In the bottom of the 10th, the Red
Sox left the tying run on second
base after Alex Verdugo hit an RBI
single and pinch runner Connor
Wong scored on a wild pitch.
He is now tied with Alex Rodri-
guez for the second-most home
runs in a season by a right-hand-
ed hitter in the AL, one shy of
tying Hank Greenberg (1938)
and Jimmie Foxx (1932).
Tuesday marked Judge’s 10th
multihomer game of the year,
tied for third-most in a season in
major league history, behind only
Sammy Sosa (1998) and Green-
berg, who both had 11. Judge has
20 home runs more than anyone
else in baseball this season
In other action, Clayton
Kershaw gave up two hits over
seven scoreless innings and the
Los Angeles Dodgers won the
National League West title for
the ninth time in 10 seasons
with a 4-0 victory over the Ari-
zona Diamondbacks at Phoenix.
Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer
and Freddie Freeman and Max
Muncy contributed solo shots as
Los Angeles sealed the division
crown after finishing second last
season behind the San Francisco
Giants. Kershaw (8-3) struck out
five and walked one in a crisp
82-pitch effort.
The Diamondbacks, who lost
for the sixth time in seven games,
have produced just eight hits and
no runs while dropping the first
two contests of the three-game
series. Merrill Kelly (12-6) gave up
three runs on five hits over five
innings as his 13-start unbeaten
stretch ended.
Also, rookie Joe Ryan threw
seven no-hit innings and the
Minnesota Twins came within
two outs of a combined no-hitter
in a 6-3 victory over the visiting
Kansas City Royals.
Ryan (11-8) was lifted after
throwing 106 pitches, 72 for
strikes. The right-hander walked
two and fanned nine.
Minnesota rookie left-hander
Jovani Moran took over in the
eighth and threw a 1-2-3 inning.
In the ninth, he fanned Drew
Waters, then walked pinch hitter
Hunter Dozier and MJ Melendez
before Bobby Witt Jr. lined a 1-2
pitch into the left field corner for
an RBI double.
The Royals added runs on a
Sebastian Rivero single and a Vin-
nie Pasquantino sacrifice fly before
Moran struck out Nick Pratto to
end the game. Minnesota’s last
no-hitter was by Francisco Liriano
on May 3, 2011, against the Chica-
go White Sox. (Reuters)
That’s the thing. Some of them
did. All of them could have.
And not one of them was
smart enough, or had guts
enough, to make Hammon the
first female head coach of a
men’s team in a major profes-
sional sport.
Hammon spent seven years as
an assistant to San Antonio
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich,
and said the excuse she heard
was that she lacked experience
as a head coach. That didn’t
stop the Trail Blazers from hiring
Chauncey Billups, who’d had all
of one year as an assistant, over
Hammon. Or the Magic from
hiring longtime Dallas Mavericks
assistant Jamahl Mosley instead.
“If you want to hire me, you’ll
find a reason to hire me,” Ham-
mon told CNBC after not get-
ting the Portland or Orlando
jobs in 2021. “And if you don’t
want to hire me, you’ll find that
reason, too. And that’s just that.”
Now’s a good time to ask how
ed a loaded roster when she
was hired in December. But the
Aces have had A’ja Wilson,
Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young – all
former No. 1 picks in the WNBA
draft – and Dearica Hamby for
the last few seasons now, and
they never played like this.
The Aces tied the Chicago Sky
for best regular-season record, at
26-10, and got the No. 1 seed on
the head-to-head tiebreak. Ham-
mon was the overwhelming
choice for coach of the year hon-
ors, while Wilson won her sec-
ond MVP title and Young was
named Most Improved Player.
Defense remains a staple for
the Aces, but Hammon has
opened up Las Vegas’ offense.
Instead of pounding the ball into
the post, she’s given her players
the green light to shoot. The
Aces attempted almost 300
more field goals this season than
they did last year, under previous
coach Bill Laimbeer, and their
average of 90.4 points per game
three from deep in the corner,
and even Davis thought it
would be the game-winner for
Seattle.
Hammon had one more play
left, however. Young faked a
screen for Plum as she was cut-
ting toward the basket and Seat-
tle’s Ezi Magbegor bit. It was
only a split-second hesitation,
but it was enough for Young to
slip by and get in position to
catch Chelsea Gray’s inbounds
pass and make a layup as regu-
lation ended.
The Aces outscored the Storm
18-6 in overtime to win the game.
“It was beyond anything I
could have imagined,” Davis said.
That’s the thing, though. Davis
was able to imagine Hammon’s
potential as a head coach, and
now he’s reaping the benefits.
The NBA teams who didn’t are
now watching Hammon suc-
ceed from afar, knowing they
only have themselves to blame.
(USA Today/TNS)
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Octopus Doctrine
al-Nahyan, foreign minister of growth.
the UAE; Israel’s prime minis- Rest assured, the UAE remains
ter Benjamin Netanyahu; and committed to the shared future
Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, we have created; as nations, we

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alk of an Iran deal continues, but such a deal foreign minister of Bahrain, face many of the same challeng-
appears increasingly unlikely, at least in the held aloft signed copies of the es, from water and food security
short term. Abraham Accords in front of to energy transition, but we are
At the same time, Mossad Director David Barnea indi- the White House, it signaled also pursuing many of the same
cated this week that Israel will respond to Iran directly not simply the end of 48 years goals, including the develop-
if Iranian-backed groups attack Israel or Israelis. of hostility and distrust but the ment of knowledge and inno-
“The Iranian leadership must understand that attacks beginning of a new political and vation-based economies that
against Israel or Israelis, directly or indirectly by prox- economic era for our region. fully integrate the tools of the
ies, will be met with a painful response against those In establishing full diplomat- fourth industrial revolution. I
responsible, on Iranian soil,” Barnea warned during a ic relations, the UAE, Bahrain am, then, confident that before
rare speech at the ICT Herzliya conference. and Israel had chosen prosper- we mark the third anniversary
The comments indicate that the Iranian leadership ity over politics, cooperation of diplomatic ties, we will see
needs to understand its attacks against Israel, or Israelis over isolation, opportunity over more projects proposed, more
abroad, will not go unpunished. This doctrine, howev- suspicion. Everyone present on ventures launched and more
er, is not new and was actually spelled out by former the South Lawn understood the wealth created – and we will
prime minister Naftali Bennett in June, when he said magnitude of the occasion – THE WRITER signs an agreement alongside Economy Minister Orna Barbivay in April, ahead of support any entity, any institu-
Israel was “implementing the Octopus Doctrine… We and its potential to elevate the the bilateral free trade agreement between Israel and the UAE. (Courtesy/Thani Al Zeyoudi) tion, that wishes to accelerate
no longer play with the tentacles, with Iran’s proxies. lives of people across the Middle economic activity between us.
We’ve created a new equation by going for the head.” East in the decades to come. energy. This is perhaps best evi- ers, and Abu Dhabi’s Group 42 and transport, and creating new Over the past two years, the
Two trends – the decision by Israel to implement Two years have now passed denced by the landmark tripar- and Rafael Advanced Defense opportunities in growth indus- UAE and Israel have demon-
an Octopus Doctrine of targeting Iranian planners of since that day, and it is clear tite agreement that will finance Systems and have joined forces tries such as healthcare, agri- strated what can be achieved
attacks, as well as the decision by Iran to continue to that the scale and rapidity of a solar plant in Jordan to gener- to create Presight.AI, a research tech and advanced technology. when we cast aside our divisions
ignore its obligations under the 2015 Iran deal – mean progress in UAE-Israel relations ate electricity for export to Isra- and development center to By creating a platform for and differences. The Abraham
that tensions in the region will increase. have surpassed even the most el, which will in turn supply Jor- unearth AI solutions for bank- cooperation in all areas, includ- Accords laid strong foundations
We are already seeing the global threat that Iran optimistic expectations. We dan, one of the most water-poor ing, healthcare and public safe- ing the public sector, the private for a new era of prosperity, prog-
poses. Iran has shipped drones to Russia, and Ukraine have witnessed exponential countries in the world, with 200 ty. sector and academia, we are ress and peace for our people
has claimed it shot down one of those drones this growth in trade, research and million cu.m. of desalinated The success of the UAE-Israel projecting that this deal, once and for those right across the
week. Iran has also engaged in cyberattacks on Alba- development, academic part- water. This is an area of clear relationship was such that, in ratified, will push the value of region and, amid the disrup-
nia. This illustrates how Iran is not only a close ally nerships and intra-government regional benefit and also global late 2021, we agreed to pursue non-oil trade between the UAE tions of the global pandemic
of Russia, but it is increasing the size of its cyber and cooperation in areas from tax- significance. a new multi-level trade deal and Israel beyond $10b. by and rising energy costs, added
drone threats. ation to tourism and aviation. There has also been collabo- designed to unlock even great- 2028. stability and a sense of opti-
In Israel, our view is that Iran must be deterred from Since the signing of the accords, ration in advanced technology er benefits for our businesses, mism to the geopolitical land-
a breakout that would lead to a nuclear weapon. At the value of bilateral trade has and the industries of the future, entrepreneurs and innovators. IT IS, THOUGH, important that scape.
the same time, we want Iran’s proxies to be deterred. exceeded $3b., while trade in demonstrating the power of The UAE-Israel Comprehen- we fully embrace the oppor- I would like to thank my coun-
The Iranian proxy network has grown in recent years. the first half of 2022 has now knowledge sharing in bringing sive Economic Partnership tunity in front of us. Neither terparts in Israel, in particular
Hezbollah today possesses a large arsenal of missiles outstripped the $1.3b. recorded artificial intelligence, machine Agreement (CEPA) was signed the benefits of the Abraham Economy Minister Orna Barbi-
and other weapons, such as drones. Iranian-backed in the whole of 2021. learning, nanotechnology and on May 31 and is set to come Accords nor the growth pro- vay, for their dedication to, and
groups in Syria threaten Israel and US forces. Iranian We have been particularly the Internet of Things into into force in the coming weeks, jected by the CEPA are inevita- enthusiasm for, this new part-
proxies in Iraq and Yemen also threaten Israel and the encouraged by joint ventures mainstream use. For instance, reducing or eliminating tariffs ble; it will require continuous nership It is with a profound
wider region. in emerging sectors, with bil- the UAE-Israel Tech Zone was on 96% of product lines, remov- effort and perhaps an element sense of hope for the Middle
Israel must always be prepared to take matters into lions of dollars now committed launched in December 2020 to ing unnecessary trade barriers, of courage to stride across the East that I look forward to con-
its own hands. We have known this since the dawn of to developing new solutions to connect more than 1,000 inves- opening market access in key bridge that has now been built. tinuing this journey together.
modern Zionism. However, the threats are different pressing global challenges such tors, technology leaders, gov- service sectors such as tourism, Any business relationship is The writer is the UAE minister of
today than in 1948. Today, we face a complex Iranian as water security and renewable ernment officials, and develop- financial services, distribution built on trust, respect and open state for foreign trade.
adversary. Iran does not possess a large conventional
army. We don’t need to send the Armored Corps to

Israel shouldn’t miss the moment

do tank battles like in 1967. On the other hand, Iran is
not similar to a Palestinian terrorist group. We cannot
use counterinsurgency methods against Hezbollah or
Iranian entrenchment in Syria.
Israel has resorted to what is called the Campaign
Between the Wars for the last decade to contend
Stabilizing the South Caucasus
with Iran’s growing role in Syria. Recent airstrikes on • By LEONID NERSISYAN border incursions cannot be
airports in Damascus and Aleppo, which the Syrian and LARA SETRAKIAN seen only as such. They are a
regime blamed on Israel, illustrate a sense that Iran is turn toward the worst instincts

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continuing to traffic weapons via key Syrian airports. n the early hours of Septem- and darkest outcomes. Israel
The Octopus Doctrine potentially gives Israel a way ber 13, heavy artillery shell- should want the peace and sta-
out of the Whac-A-Mole strategy in Syria. Iranian ing by Azerbaijan struck bility that Armenians, among
members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps five different targeted locations others, profoundly crave. Azer-
and other forces must know they cannot continue to inside Armenian territory. It baijan, outside of its current
attack Israel or plot against Israelis abroad. Iran has was a major incursion with sig- populist urges, would benefit
tried to cook up numerous plots, especially in Turkey, nificant loss of life and one that from the same. Armenia and
in recent years. Thwarting those plots is important, but signals a calamitous road ahead Azerbaijan were in clear and
Iran also has to pay a price. for the South Caucasus. It also very public peace talks before
Israel should continue to adopt this Octopus Doc- raised the stakes for regional last night’s fighting derailed the
trine and work with our friends and partners abroad and global powers – Israel cru- process. Real restraint by Baku is
to raise the alarm about how Iran’s threats to Israel are cial among them – to play a role the order of the day.
also threats to the wider region and the world. in stepping up to stabilize the Azerbaijan is clearly the
Iranian drones were used against Israel, but now situation. regional economic powerhouse
they are making their way to Venezuela, Ethiopia and The last major war between from a resources perspective,
Russia. Iran’s cyberattacks targeted Israel, but now Armenia and Azerbaijan, which and its strategic geography gives
they target members of NATO. Iran’s assassins are lasted 44 days in the fall of it many hands to play in the
threatening dissidents across Europe. Iran has attacked 2020, established clear military development of Eurasian tran-
commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman. superiority on the part of Baku, sit routes. Taking over parts of
For too long the Tehran regime has had a kind of enabled by vast oil and gas Armenia, as its President Ilham
impunity. Some of this impunity is due to its ability to wealth as well as superior weap- Aliyev has rhetorically pro-
hold up a possible deal over its nuclear program as a ons technology purchased from AMBASSADOR Joel Lion meets in June with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, claimed, is a goal too far and in
Israel and Turkey. Through that after becoming a non-resident ambassador to Armenia and Moldova. (Joel Lion/Twitter)
kind of blackmail. Iran asserts that if anyone confronts no one’s long-term interests.
Tehran, then the likelihood of a deal will be reduced. conflict, Azerbaijan effective- The US, EU, Russia and even
However, it now appears Iran has soured on the deal ly wrested back control of the letting and more elusive peace es in an insecure region. But a Armenia center on destruction Iran have tried their turn at
anyway and is trying to wring more concessions. This breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh in this region. deep friendship with Azerbai- – from massive incursions like mediating between Armenia
should illustrate that Iran is not a trustworthy country region, a majority Armenian Allies of Turkey and Azer- jan should not make Israel an the one last night to cultural and Azerbaijan. Israel should
to be negotiated with. enclave that had been granted baijan, such as Israel, may see enabler of a stark, ongoing blitz erasure that has bordered on realize the havoc that is happen-
Israel’s apparent policy of targeting Iran’s proxies and to Azerbaijan during the Soviet no problem with such conse- against the Armenian state. This maniacal. In the most brazen ing and play a real, constructive
allies that are doing its bidding against the Jewish state period. quences for Armenia. But this summer the newly appointed moment, Azeri authorities in role between the two countries.
is a sound one that is helping to keep the threat from After the fall of the Sovi- degree of imbalance and kinet- Israeli Ambassador to Armenia the region of Nakhichevan bull- It should stop short of giving
Tehran at arm’s length. et Union, the Armenians of ic erosion of the status quo is and Moldova, Joel Lion, made dozed over one of the world’s Azerbaijan the most lethal
Nagorno-Karabakh had built a in no one’s interest, not Israel’s his inaugural visit to Yerevan, largest arrays of Armenian offensive weapons technolo-
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GALIT EREZ, VP Commercial Partnerships an elected parliament, free press grabs will not solve Baku’s long- steps toward better Arme- cious works of medieval art that a driver toward more extreme
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10
US MUST RESPOND:
Religious discrimination at Jordan’s border
• By ARI GREENSPAN
and ARI ZIVOTOFSKY
W
e recently experi-
enced an egregious,
blatant and inten-
tional violation of our religious
freedom and flagrant antisemi-
tism at the hands of a country
that is ostensibly a friend of the
US and a peace partner with
Israel.
As Americans living in Israel,
we are appealing to you, Ambas-
sador Deborah Lipstadt in your
capacity as special envoy to
monitor and combat antisemi-
tism (SEAS), and you Ambassa-
dor Thomas Nides as the repre-
sentative of the US government
in Israel, to please investigate
the matter, raise your concerns
with the highest level, and seek
to abolish this policy and all
other forms of discrimination.
We had crossed the Israel/
Jordan border on foot at the
Yitzhak Rabin Terminal/Wadi
Araba Crossing between Eilat
and Aqaba, and the experience
was nothing less than degrad-
ing and outright antisemitic.
We were heading to nearby
Saudi Arabia for three days of
research and a Saudi driver was
waiting for us on the Jordanian
side of the border.
Leaving Israel using our Israeli
biometric passports was quick,
efficient and uneventful. The
Israeli personnel were bi- and
trilingual, personable and pro-
fessional. The contrast to what
came next could not be starker.
Entering Jordan on our US pass-
ports, we experienced blatant
antisemitism.
We were planning to be away
for a mere two nights and thus
had minimal luggage. The first
Jordanians we encountered on
their side of the border, before
we reached the immigration
staff, were the security person-
nel, who seemed to have had
only one mission: root out
and remove anything related
to Judaism. Without any com-
munication with us, they took
our bags, put them through the
X ray machine, and then pro-
ceeded to go through them in a
painstaking, thorough manner.
When they came across our
ENCOUNTERING PEACE
• By GERSHON BASKIN
S
eptember 13, 1993 – 29
years ago the first Oslo
Agreement was signed.
The hope of peace lasted until
September 2000. Since then,
there were two short periods
of hope – the Taba negotia-
tions in January 2001, and the
Olmert-Abbas negotiations of
2008. From that time onward,
we have had little or no real rea-
son for hope of peace between
Israel and Palestine.
The recent rise in Palestinian
armed resistance, the increas-
ing support among Palestinian
youth for the armed struggle,
increased support and encour-
agement for young Palestin-
ians to participate in violence
against the occupation, and the
deterioration of the Palestinian
Authority’s control over parts
of the West Bank are symptoms
of a deep disease.
The Israeli security establish-
ment is worried. The head of
the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, speak-
ing this week at a conference in
Herzliya stated that the Israeli
security forces have increased
arrests, military operations all
over the West Bank, especially
in area “A” – Palestinian cities
under “full Palestinian control”
and internet surveillance. Israe-
li politicians in their election
campaigns are speaking about
the decline in personal security
for Israelis. Israeli settlers in the
occupied territories are putting
pressure on the government
and military to increase their
presence and strengthen their
actions against the Palestinians,
and to annex the West Bank or
parts of it.
The so-called Israeli experts
place the blame or reason for
the deteriorating security situ-
ation on the competition that
has already begun for who will
An open letter to Ambassadors Lipstadt and Nides
THE WRITERS undergo a security check at the border crossing by Jordanian personnel (faces blurred), with the religious items placed on the table. (Zvi Schwartz)
tallitot, they removed them
from our bags and placed them
on the side. They then found
our tefillin and prayer books
and haphazardly put those on
the side. We were wearing base-
ball caps and they asked us to
gently flip them off to check
if there was a yarmulke under-
neath; there was, and they
insisted that too be removed
and put in the pile with the
other “contraband” items.
Finally, having meticulous-
ly gone through our bags and
removed anything connected
Healing the disease, not the symptoms
lead the Palestinian Authority
after Mahmoud Abbas. These
so-called experts are looking
with a magnifying glass under
the street lamp and none of
them are looking at the whole
picture.
THE DISEASE that must be
addressed, but will not be, is the
occupation – 55 years of Israeli
military rule over millions of
Palestinians with no end in
sight. Young Palestinians see
no reason to hope that their
lives will improve in the com-
ing years. Palestinians see the
creeping annexation of Israeli
expansion everywhere. Recent-
ly, they see Israeli soldiers and
settlers even removing Palestin-
ian flags all over the West Bank.
Settler violence is front page
news every day in Palestinian
newspapers and headlines on
every Palestinian radio and
television station. Eighty-one
Palestinians have been killed
by Israeli soldiers or settlers
since the beginning of the year
– many of them youths and
many who posed no life-threat-
ening danger to anyone.
Israeli outposts are set up
overnight encroaching on Pal-
estinian-owned land. The olive
harvest is around the corner
and violent, hating Israeli set-
tlers are building fences and
constructing roads that will
block Palestinians from getting
to their land. Olive trees are
destroyed by these violent set-
tlers every week.
The Palestinians see the Israeli
army protecting the violent set-
tlers and then arresting the Pal-
estinians who are the victims of
the settler violence. This is not
made-up or “fake news” – I have
witnessed it with my own eyes
as well as hundreds of other
COMMENT & FEATURES
to Judaism, they declared that
all those items stacked on the
side were not permitted to be
brought into Jordan. Astound-
ed, we asked why. “Because it is
forbidden to bring Jewish reli-
gious items into Jordan,” they
replied. We were in shock. Flab-
bergasted!
WE HAVE been to numerous
Muslim-majority countries in
Africa, Asia and the Persian
Gulf, including some that do
not have diplomatic relations
with Israel, and have never
YASSER ARAFAT reaches to shake hands with Yitzhak Rabin, as Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israel-PLO
Declaration of Principles, at the White House on September 13, 1993. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)
Israelis who express solidarity
with the Palestinians in efforts
to protect them and document
the violence. In addition to all
of this, with the upcoming Jew-
ish holidays, al-Aqsa/Temple
Mount could become the focal
point of a new round of acute
violence involving Gaza as well.
The Israeli approach to con-
fronting Palestinian violence
may work in the short term, but
it is like placing a Band-Aid on
a deep, bloody wound or like
prescribing aspirin for cancer.
Dealing with the real issue is
not the job of the Shin Bet (Isra-
el Security Agency), although
there were previous heads of
encountered such outright,
unabashed antisemitism. We
politely engaged them for some
time regarding the principle of
the matter, but to no avail, as
they were emphatic.
It was also quite difficult
to carry on the discussion,
since none of those in official
positions spoke English (nor
Hebrew, at the border with Isra-
el) and the situation, in general,
was quite unprofessional.
At that point, we gave up on
the principle and tried arguing
that we were like transit pas-
the Shin Bet who did see the
big picture and tried to advise
the decision-makers to see and
understand the political reality.
The Lapid and Bennett gov-
ernments’ answer to what
should be done to “shrink the
conflict” are baby steps that
slightly improve the economic
situation in the West Bank and
Gaza. These steps are necessary
because the situation is so bad,
but they are not reality-chang-
ing steps and their impact is
only very temporary. No polit-
ical party has focused its cam-
paign on ending the occupa-
tion and renewing negotiations
with the Palestinians. There is
sengers in an international air-
port, and should be allowed to
take our items to the Saudi car
waiting outside, which would
take us directly to the Saudi bor-
der. After two hours of negotia-
tion and after they confirmed
with their department head,
they finally reiterated, “If you
want to enter Jordan, you must
return those items to Israel,
otherwise you cannot enter the
country.”
At one point, a uniformed
soldier even intimated that he
wanted to frisk us to check if
no such thing as managing this
conflict – it is way beyond man-
agement.
The last serious negotiations
that took place between Israel
and Palestine were during the
Olmert-Abbas talks: 42 direct
negotiating sessions were held
mostly in the prime minister’s
official residence in Jerusalem.
Since then, there have not
been negotiations on ending
the conflict. The only official
contact between Israel and the
Palestinian Authority or the
Palestinian Liberation Organi-
zation is between security offi-
cials dealing with security mat-
ters. In the last 14 years of no
T H U R S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 15 , 2 0 2 2  T H E J E R U S A L E M P O S T
we were wearing tzitzit under
our shirts, but, thankfully, they
forgot to do this. Left with little
choice, we ultimately returned
all of our Jewish ritual items
to our car in Israel, crossed
through to Jordan, and contin-
ued straight to Saudi Arabia. But
we had to cut our trip short by a
day – at a considerable financial
loss – so we could return to Isra-
el the next afternoon, and not
miss a day wearing tefillin.
IT IS INCONCEIVABLE that
this obvious antisemitic activ-
negotiations, the paradigm of
the two-state solution has most
probably lost its viability.
DESPITE THE evaporation of
the majority of Israelis and
Palestinian who supported it –
and despite the disappearance
of the possibilities for territo-
rial swaps, removal of settle-
ments and outposts, and the
viability of seeing Jerusalem as
a shared capital – the Zionist
left and the Joint List continue
to repeat the mantra of two
states, just as most of the devel-
oped countries of the world.
I seriously doubt if most of
those who speak about the two-
ity occurs in 2022. Imagine if
the State of Israel would for-
bid even one Muslim to bring a
Koran into Israel, or a Christian
from bringing in a cross. World
outcry would be deafening. It is
inconceivable to us that Jordan
has such a policy and gets away
with it without a huge interna-
tional uproar.
We had read about such sup-
pression of religious freedom
on the part of the Jordanians,
but did not believe such a policy
would be tolerated and actually
exists; now that it happened to
us we believe it. But we cannot
believe that the US, Israel and
the international community
tolerate such government-man-
dated antisemitism.
Subsequent to our experience,
we have spoken to other people
who had their religious items
confiscated by the Jordanians
at various borders and yet oth-
ers who proudly reported how
they managed to sneak their
tefillin in. Are we in the 1930s,
that we must hide our religious
items and sneak them in?!
Jordan relies on tourism for
about 15% of its GDP and is
working to increase the num-
ber. Jews, Israelis and free-
dom-loving people should
boycott Jordan until it learns
to welcome other religions and
eliminates government-spon-
sored antisemitism.
As Jews and as American citi-
zens we are asking: Ambassador
Lipstadt, please use your com-
mission as SEAS to investigate
these policies of the Jordanian
government and help right this
wrong; Ambassador Nides, as
the US representative in Isra-
el, please assist your many cit-
izens, and all other Jews, by
insisting that Jordan maintain
religious freedom for all. We
thank you in advance for your
assistance.
This outrageous policy must
not be passively accepted by the
US or Israeli governments.
Ari Greenspan is a dentist in
Jerusalem. Ari Zivotofsky is a
professor of neuroscience at Bar-
Ilan University. They have spent
decades researching Jewish history
and traditions near and far, and
were traveling on such a mission.
state solution really believe
that it remains viable. If they
did, there would be fire under
their feet and we would all feel
the urgency of taking action.
Those nations who support
the two-state solution would
recognize the State of Palestine
just as they recognize the State
of Israel. But there seems to be
no sense of urgency.
In light of this reality, the
question we should all be
addressing is when the next
explosion will occur and what
form it will take. If the next
government of Israel will be a
full right-wing religious gov-
ernment that will renew plans
for annexation, and will con-
tinue to support and encour-
age settler expansion and vio-
lence, we will surely see the
return to an armed Palestinian
struggle.
It is very likely, if the Palestin-
ians refrain from blowing up
Israeli non-combatants, that
the international community
will side with the Palestinians.
If the Palestinians attack only
soldiers and armed settlers and
not civilians, Israel will not be
able to convince the world that
this is terrorism against Jews
because they are Jews. Attack-
ing only soldiers and armed
settlers would not be defined
by international law and inter-
national sympathy as acts of
terror.
This is where we are head-
ing and those in Israel, in Pal-
estine, and around the world
would be wise to take preemp-
tive proactive steps to address
the disease. How much longer
does anyone believe that it is
possible to continue to keep
millions of people under a
harsh military occupation?
The writer is a political and
social entrepreneur who has dedi-
cated his life to the State of Israel
and to peace between Israel and
her neighbors. He now directs The
Holy Land Bond.
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Inside parliament after the Queen’s death
• By SAM KAHN
I
’m a parliamentary
researcher. I work for a
member of parliament.
That means I go into the
House of Commons every day
to do anything from making
coffee to briefing my boss on
meetings and interviews. But
this week, it has meant that
I have had a front row seat to
a once-in-a-generation event,
the death of Her late Majesty,
The Queen. While parliament
has been shut to all external
visitors, including the press, I
have had the privilege of see-
ing this monumental moment
unfold up close.
I have been able to watch
as MPs and their researchers
found out the news, listen to
the new prime minister and
MPs pay tribute to the Queen
in the House of Commons
viewing gallery, as well as
watch the new King arrive in
Westminster Hall to address
parliament.
Last Thursday, we were at
a drinks reception for parlia-
mentary researchers when
we heard that the Queen had
passed. Staff was chattering
away about their opinions
on the latest political issue
of the day. Then the room
went silent. People glanced at
their phones, and then up at
their neighbors. After a few
moments, a man raised his
glass and announced, “The
Queen,” while the rest of the
room responded, “The Queen”
in a unanimous sort of call and
response.
The pubs in parliament were
then closed, and staff were told
to go home, as the police on
the parliamentary estate pre-
pared for a security operation,
that a former counter-terror
chief referred to as “the biggest
the UK has ever seen.”
In preparation for a visit
from the King, police offi-
cers dressed in blue jumpsuits
ab-sailed up to the top of the
Palace of Westminster to carry
out security checks. The days
that followed have been filled
with a sense that I must take
everything in.
The next day, Friday, was
time for MPs to pay tribute
to the Queen in the House of
Commons Chamber. I was
lucky enough to sit in the
chamber to listen and take in
the atmosphere.
WASHINGTON WATCH
• By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
R
epublicans have a strate-
gy for running the House
of Representatives in the
event they gain at least six seats
and win control on November
8. Legislating is a low priority for
GOP legislators. In their cam-
paigns and speeches around
the country they’re making it
clear that their real agenda is
the “3-I’s” of revenge for wrongs
real and imagined: Ignore,
Investigate and Impeach.
IGNORE
First off, they will abolish the
Special Committee investigat-
ing the violent January 6 insur-
rection, which the Republican
National Committee dismissed
as merely “legitimate political
discourse.” They’ll demand
dropping charges of the accused
and convicted criminals alike
and bestowing on them the title
of “patriots.”
Look for more tributes like
the one paid by Rep. Louie
Gohmert (R-Texas), who award-
ed a flag flown over the Capitol
(the scene of her crime) to one
of the “unjustly prosecuted (his
words)” insurrectionists upon
release from federal prison.
House Republican zealots
will ignore growing bipartisan
public opinion across the coun-
try and try to further restrict
or even abolish and criminalize
abortions. But don’t expect any-
thing to improve prenatal care
or child support.
INVESTIGATE
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who
expects to be speaker, tweet-
ed in August, “When Repub-
licans are back in charge, we
will hold all of them account-
able.”
‘I SAW Liz Truss step out of her civil service-provided black-tinted Range Rover, look dead ahead into a packed Westminster Hall filled with former prime ministers,
and stride ahead to take her place,’ says the writer. (Sam Kahn)
ON MY walk over to the Com-
mons, I passed Jeremy Corbyn,
the controversial former leader
of the Labour Party, who sur-
prisingly, given his reputation
as a scruffily dressed republi-
can, was dressed immaculately
in a black suit and tie out of
respect for Her Late Majesty.
These tributes were an oppor-
tunity for the different char-
acters around Westminster to
seize on this tragic moment
and enhance their own rep-
utations. In 1997, when Prin-
cess Diana died, former prime
minister Tony Blair, capital-
Every House Republican
chair at all levels will imme-
diately announce investiga-
tions. Starting with schools
– books, curriculum, lock-
er room toilets and athletic
competition. In the name of
“protecting parental rights,”
they will be focusing on the
alleged teaching of critical
race theory, gender in sports,
book bans and criminalizing
teachers.
And of course, they will be
investigating Democratic col-
leagues and everyone associat-
ed with the Biden administra-
tion, but their first target will
be the notorious Hunter Biden.
Exhibit #1 will be his laptop.
His sister Ashley’s stolen diary
may come up as well. That
should replace the endless but
fruitless Benghazi investiga-
tions that McCarthy confessed
were motivated by a desire to
smear Hillary Clinton.
There may also be an effort to
unseat the colleague Republi-
cans hate the most, Rep. Adam
Schiff (D-California), the intel-
ligence committee chairman
and a prominent leader of the
multiple impeachments of
Donald Trump.
This will be a two-fer, not
only appeasing Trump but
also retribution for Demo-
crats taking away Rep. Mar-
jorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Geor-
gia) committee assignments
for her incendiary rhetoric,
support of violence against
Democrats (including execut-
ing Nancy Pelosi for treason)
and for comparing COVID-19
restrictions to the Holocaust.
She is a Trump and MAGA
favorite and avowed “Chris-
tian nationalist” who is likely
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ized astonishingly. With his
speech, he summed up the
national mood in a way that
would win the affection of the
country.
His words, “I feel like every-
one else in this country today. I
am utterly devastated,” bridged
the distant gap between the
private mourning of the royal
family, and the yearning need
for the public to feel involved
in this very public loss.
The new Conservative Prime
Minister, Liz Truss, hoped to
do the same. The problem for
her, however, was that she is
Liz Truss, not Tony Blair. Public
The GOP’s revenge agenda
US PRESIDENT Joe
Biden and his son
Hunter board Air Force
One as they depart for
Charleston, South
Carolina, from Joint
Base Andrews in
Maryland, last month.
(Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
to be rewarded with a plum
committee assignment, possi-
bly even a chairmanship.
Steve Bannon, the Trump
adviser convicted of con-
tempt of Congress for refusing
to cooperate with the January
6 investigation, on his latest
indictment warned commit-
tee staffers “preserve your
documents, because there’s
going to be a real committee,
and this has to be backed by
Republican grassroots voters.”
Another favorite target will
be Dr. Anthony Fauci, the
highly respected internation-
al expert on infectious diseas-
es who had the audacity to
contradict Trump’s lies about
speaking is not her strong suit.
Her speech was delivered in
her characteristically wooden
style, as she read it from her
typed notes.
But at the big moments, she
was still able to elicit a “hear,
hear” from her colleagues, as
well as an occasional laugh.
And when she finished with,
“God save the King,” I felt shiv-
ers down my spine.
Members from across the
House supported her. I saw
Michael Gove, the Conserva-
tive MP and Truss’s internal-
ly fractious enemy, standing
at the back of the Conserva-
the pandemic. His other
offenses include calling for
closing schools and business-
es during the height of the
pandemic, requiring masks to
be worn, promoting vaccina-
tions, refusing to blame it all
on China, and being honest
with the American people.
IMPEACH
One of the first moves will
be to impeach President Joe
Biden, and it will take a sim-
ple majority in the House (but
two-thirds in the Senate, where
it will die). Six weeks after his
inauguration, MTG introduced
her first impeachment reso-
lution with Reps. Mary Mill-
tive benches; and across the
chamber, Ed Miliband, anoth-
er former leader of the Labour
Party. Both were nodding their
heads in agreement during her
speech.
The Queen’s death has also
done a lot for the reputation
of the two former prime min-
isters currently sitting in the
House of Commons, Theresa
May and Boris Johnson. In
their respective tributes to the
Queen, May and Johnson both
struck the perfect tone.
Their status as backbench
MPs meant that they were
freed from any political con-
er (R-Illinois) and Paul Gosar
(R-Arizona), whose own fam-
ily has denounced him as an
extremist and an antisemite.
There will be other impeach-
ment resolutions, and all will
land in the Judiciary Commit-
tee, which would be chaired
by the ultra-MAGA Rep. Jim
Jordan of Ohio. The 1998
impeachment of Bill Clinton
“was a political disaster for
Republicans,” The Washington
Post pointed out. The Trump
impeachments helped defeat
the disgraced former president.
Revenge on Biden, however,
could backfire and assure his
reelection.
Target number two will be
straints and were able to deliver
genuinely funny and touching
speeches. The performances
felt more at home in a family
eulogy than in an address to
parliament.
In one anecdote, May talked
about how her audiences with
the Queen were the only meet-
ings that she knew would not
be briefed to the media. This
was by far the biggest laugh
of the day, and I caught the
moment when Johnson heard
that line. His guilty laughter
felt very revealing.
THEN CAME Johnson’s
Attorney General Merrick Gar-
land for the FBI raid on Mar-
a-Lago that turned up a cache
of purloined classified docu-
ments, possibly including the
nuclear secrets of a close Amer-
ican ally (rumored to be Israel,
whose defense secrets Trump
leaked to the Russians on at
least one occasion).
Also on the GOP hit list are
Vice President Kamela Har-
ris, Homeland Security Secre-
tary Alejandro Mayorkas, and
Health and Human Services
Secretary Xavier Becerra. For
starters.
Punchbowl News suggested
multiple impeachments and
attacks won’t remove anyone
11
speech – the one we had all
been waiting for. I can’t tell
you how strange it was to see
him in an obscure corner of
the Commons, instead of
being his brash self at the des-
patch box.
He talked about how at her
Balmoral estate, the Queen
drove herself in her own
car, with no detectives and
no bodyguard, bouncing at
alarming speed over the Scot-
tish landscape, to the total
amazement of the ramblers
and tourists she encountered.
Even Jess Phillips, the Labour
MP for Birmingham Yardley,
who just months ago was
pointing her finger and hurl-
ing vexed questions at John-
son, was bouncing in her seat,
cackling at his stories.
Then on Monday, I wait-
ed outside Westminster Hall
for the new King to arrive in
his car and address parlia-
ment. It felt surreal to watch
the “King’s Body Guards”
dressed in red coats and tights,
accompanied by a golden
staff, practice as they await-
ed their big moment. In one
of their rehearsals, I heard a
body guard accidentally call
for “Her Majesty The Queen,”
instead of “His Majesty The
King,” who he would be wel-
coming shortly.
I saw May strut by in her
purple-backed heels, negotiat-
ing with the uneven cobbled
road. Finally, I saw Truss step
out of her civil service-provid-
ed black-tinted Range Rover,
look dead ahead into a packed
Westminster Hall filled with
former prime ministers, and
stride ahead to take her place.
This past week has been an
immediate and sudden shift
away from the cut and thrust
of Westminster politics. In a
week that would have been
dominated by heated debate
and political jibes about the
government’s response to the
cost-of-living crisis, instead,
politicians have been per-
forming at various royal cere-
monies, putting on their most
dignified faces for days of con-
stitutional pageantry.
I don’t know if it is all neces-
sary, but it is certainly unique,
and a fascinating experience
to watch the pomp and cir-
cumstance ensue.
The writer is a parliamenta-
ry researcher who works for a
Labour MP.
but instead could help reelect
Biden by portraying him as the
victim of an extremist right-
wing cabal.
LEGISLATE
What little the Republican
House majority is likely to do
in the way of legislating will be
veto bait. Like making guns even
more accessible. The 7,914th
attempt to repeal Obamacare.
Tearing down the wall of separa-
tion between religion and state,
and building Trump’s porous
border wall. There will be bills to
cut funding for “Biden’s war” in
Ukraine, block tax hikes for the
wealthiest, defund the FBI and
IRS and shut down the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
Another big topic being
pushed by Republicans in this
campaign season is to eviscer-
ate Social Security, either by
privatizing it or requiring it be
renewed annually. Democrats
are silently praying they’ll try,
knowing it will help them as it
did when George W. Bush tried
it in 2005.
Republicans face a dilemma
within their own party. Will
they want to pursue a bipartisan
course that will produce credi-
ble results they can point to as
proof they can govern, or do
they want to wage Trump’s wars
of grievances and oppose every-
thing Biden wants so they can
declare him a failed president?
Here’s a hint: McCarthy
rebuffed bipartisanship when
Biden offered it over the past
two years, and with a GOP
caucus likely to be even more
extreme next year, look for
more confrontation than coop-
eration across the aisle. That
means the “3-I” agenda will be
front and center.
The writer is a Washing-
ton-based journalist, consultant,
lobbyist and former AIPAC legisla-
tive director.
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Zelensky promises
victory during visit
to front-line town
• By TOM BALMFORTH
IZIUM (Reuters) – President
Volodymyr Zelensky prom-
ised he would lead Ukraine
to victory in its war against
Russia as he visited shrap-
nel-blasted, recently recap-
tured towns on Wednesday,
but pro-Russian officials said
they have halted Kyiv’s forces
for now.
Russian forces suffered a
stunning reversal this month
after Ukrainian troops made
a rapid armored thrust with
special forces in the north-
eastern region of Kharkiv,
forcing a sometimes rushed
and chaotic Russian with-
drawal.
Zelensky on Wednesday
made a surprise visit to the
Ukraine’s Donetsk region,
and were eyeing territori-
al gains in the neighboring
Luhansk region, which is
under Russian control.
“There is now an assault on
Lyman,” Arestovych said in a
video posted on YouTube.
“And that is what they fear
most – that we take Lyman
and then advance on Lysy-
chansk and Sievierodonetsk,”
he said, referring to twin cit-
ies in the Luhansk region
taken by Russia after fierce
fighting in June and July.
DENIS PUSHILIN, head of
the Russia-backed self-pro-
claimed Donetsk People’s
Republic, said troops loyal
to Moscow had successfully
pushed back Ukrainian forces
tories. The same destroyed
buildings, killed people.”
After a Russian retreat ear-
lier in the war, dead civilians
were found in the town of
Bucha, near Kyiv.
On the road into Izium,
bus stops were daubed with
“Z” markings, the symbol
Russian forces use to iden-
tify themselves, and the
charred remains of tanks and
armored personnel carriers
lay by the road side.
With a pink hood wrapped
around her face for warmth,
Liubov Sinna, 74, said resi-
dents were still fearful.
“We waited a long time for
our guys. Of course we feel KING CHARLES III and his son, Prince William follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the
positive. Joy. But there is also Imperial State Crown placed on top, carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage during the ceremonial procession from Buckingham
fear – fear that the Russians Palace to Westminster Hall, where it will lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. (Aaron Chown/pool via Reuters)
could return here,” she said.

King Charles, William and Harry

town of Izium, around 15
km. (9.3 miles) from the cur-
rent front line in the East. He
thanked soldiers for liberat-
ing the town, an important
logistics hub, whose build-
ings and people now bear the
scars of war
“Our blue-yellow flag is
already flying in de-occu-
pied Izium. And it will be so
in every Ukrainian city and
village,” Zelensky said in a
social media post coinciding
with the visit.
“We are moving in only
one direction – forward and
toward victory.”
Earlier on Wednesday, an
emotional-looking Zelensky
handed out medals to sol-
diers who had taken part in
the operation to free the area
in Balakliia, another town
retaken in recent days where
citizens and local police told
reporters civilians were killed
during months of Russian
occupation.
Reuters could not inde-
pendently verify the claims.
Russia denies deliberately tar-
geting civilians.
The president says his army
had liberated around 8,000
sq.km. (3,100 sq.mi.) of ter-
ritory so far this month, a
swath of land nearly equiva-
lent to the island of Cyprus.
Reuters was not able to
immediately verify the full
scope of battlefield successes
claimed by Ukraine.
Oleksiy Arestovych, an
adviser to Zelensky, said
Ukrainian troops were now
trying to retake the Rus-
sian-held town of Lyman in
trying to make inroads into
Lyman, and to the north and
south of the town.
“Nothing worked out for
the enemy,” said Pushilin.
Asked whether Ukraine’s
lightning counter offensive
in the east was a turning
point in the war, US Presi-
dent Joe Biden said it was
hard to tell.
“It’s clear the Ukrainians
have made significant prog-
ress. But I think it’s going to
be a long haul,” said Biden.
Russian forces still control
about a fifth of the country
in the south and east, even
though Kyiv is now on the
offensive in both areas.
The White House, which
has provided billions of dol-
lars of weapons and support
to Ukraine, has said the Unit-
ed States is likely to announce
a new military aid package in
the “coming days.”
In recaptured Izium, Zelen-
sky watched as the Ukrainian
flag was raised in front of the
charred city council build-
ing.
On the main thorough-
fare, no buildings were left
unscathed. A derelict bath
house had a hole blasted in
its side. Meat shops, pharma-
cies, a shoe shop and a beau-
ty salon were sprayed with
shrapnel.
“I know this region very
well,” Zelensky told report-
ers.
“The view is shocking, but
it is not shocking for me
because we... saw the same
pictures from Bucha, from
the first de-occupied terri-
“Because we lived through
this whole six months. We
sat it out in cellars. We went
through everything it is pos-
sible to go through. We abso-
lutely cannot say that we feel
safe.”
There was no gas, electric-
ity, or water supply in the
town, she added, saying
she was unsure how people
would get through winter.
In a move that suggests Rus-
sian President Vladimir Putin
had wider war aims when he
ordered troops into Ukraine
on February 24, three people
close to the Russian leader-
ship told Reuters that Putin
had rejected a provisional
deal with Kyiv around the
time the war began.
They said the deal would
have satisfied Russia’s
demand that Ukraine stay
out of NATO. The Kremlin
said the Reuters report had
“absolutely no relation to
reality.” It also said Ukraine’s
ongoing ambitions to join
the Western NATO military
alliance still presented a
threat to Russia.
On top of its reversals in
Ukraine, Russian authorities
are also facing challenges in
other former Soviet republics
with deadly fighting between
Azerbaijan and Armenia and
border guard clashes between
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
The situation in the former
Soviet states will be the back-
drop at a summit in Uzbeki-
stan this week where Putin
will meet Chinese leader Xi
Jinping and discuss the war
in Ukraine.
walk together behind queen’s coffin
Large queues form as coffin taken to parliament for lying in state
• By MICHAEL HOLDEN,
KATE HOLTON
and ALISTAIR SMOUT
LONDON (Reuters) – King
Charles, his sons Princes Wil-
liam and Harry and other senior
royals joined a solemn proces-
sion taking Queen Elizabeth’s
coffin as the late monarch made
her final journey from Bucking-
ham Palace on Wednesday.
Huge crowds gathered in
central London to witness the
queen being taken from the
palace to parliament as artil-
lery guns fired salutes and Big
Ben tolled, the latest in a series
of poignant ceremonies as the
nation mourns the queen who
died last week, aged 96 after
seven decades on the throne.
Lying on a gun carriage, cov-
ered by the Royal Standard flag
and with the Imperial State
Crown placed on a cushion
on top alongside a wreath of
flowers, the coffin bearing Eliza-
beth’s body was taken in a slow,
somber procession from her
London home to Westminster
Hall. There, it will lie in state for
four days.
Walking directly behind were
Charles and his siblings, Anne,
Andrew and Edward.
In a group that followed were
William and Harry, a doleful
scene reminiscent of when, as
boys 25 years ago, they followed
the casket of their mother Prin-
cess Diana when it was taken
on a similar procession through
central London.
It was also a symbolic show of
unity as William, 40, now the
Prince of Wales, and Harry, 37,
the Duke of Sussex, are now said
to be barely on speaking terms
after a bitter falling out in the
last couple of years.
“It was very moving, seeing
the family. It was a powerful
show of unity,” said Jenny
Frame, 54, who waited for more
than four hours to see the pro-
cession. “I think it’s the very
best of British and ... very fitting
for her.”
A military band played funeral
marches and soldiers in scarlet
uniforms led the cortege, with
the gun carriage drawn by the
King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artil-
lery, as it moved slowly through
central London, where many
roads were closed to traffic.
Guns fired every minute at
Hyde Park, while parliament’s
famous Big Ben bell also rang at
60-second intervals. The crowds
stood in a hushed silence as
they watched the procession,
but then broke into sponta-
neous applause when it passed.
Some threw flowers.
Other senior royals including
Charles’ wife Camilla, now the
Queen Consort, Kate, William’s
wife and now Princess of Wales,
and Harry’s wife, Meghan, trav-
eled by car.
When the procession reached
Westminster Hall, a medieval
building with origins dating
back to 1097 and the oldest
part of the Palace of Westmin-
ster that houses the British
parliament, the coffin was car-
ried inside by soldiers from the
Grenadier Guards and placed
on a catafalque surrounded by
candles.
A short service conducted by
the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the spiritual head of the Angli-
can Church, followed.
Later, the public will be
allowed to file by in a constant
stream, 24 hours a day, during
four days of lying in state that
will continue until the morning
of the funeral on September 19.
A Buckingham Palace spokes-
person said Elizabeth had three
key roles in her life: head of
the family, head of the nation
and head of state. Wednesday
marked the moment the coffin
passed from the family to the
state.
“I don’t think we’ll see any-
thing like that again ever, or a
queen like that again,” said Paul
Wiltshire, 65, among the crowd
for the procession.
People started waiting in line
late on Tuesday, sleeping on the
street in the rain, to be one of
the first to file past the coffin,
and already a queue more than
a mile long has sprung up.
“We didn’t even think about
it,” said Glyn Norris, 63, adding
that a bit of rain would not deter
her. “That was my queen.”
Among those gathered, some
were there to represent their
elderly parents, others to wit-
ness history and many to thank
a woman who, having ascend-
ed the throne in 1952, was still
holding official government
meetings just two days before
she died.
The government has warned
that the queue could stretch for
up to 10 miles (16 kilometers)
along the southern bank of the
River Thames, winding past the
London Eye and Shakespeare’s
Globe theater.
Culture Secretary Michelle
Donelan said some people
might have to stand in line for
as long as 30 hours in order to
file past the coffin before Mon-
day’s funeral.

Russia looks to Iranian drones Armenia fears clashes with

in its war effort against Ukraine
ANALYSIS
• By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Ukraine is claiming it shot
down an Iranian Shahed-136
drone and if true, it would be
the first evidence that Iranian
drones are being used by Rus-
sia. Here’s why it’s a big deal.
Russia had sent delegations
to Iran to examine the drones
earlier this year and the first
shipment allegedly arrived in
Russia in August. That Russia
would be able to put them into
action so quickly is surprising.
On the other hand, Russia is
losing ground to a Ukrainian
offensive and Moscow prefers
to sacrifice either non-Russian
people or equipment in its
fight against Ukraine while try-
ing to avoid the conscription
of large numbers of men in
Moscow for the war.
Back in July, US reports circu-
lated that Russia was looking
into Iranian drones. By August
6, Russia had already deployed
the drones to the frontline. By
September 7, the US had sanc-
tioned Iranian firms involved
in the manufacture and ship-
ping of drones to Russia.
So, which drones are we
talking about? According to
reports, the drones are the Sha-
hed 171, the Shahed 129 and
191. The 191 is a large Delta-
wing-shaped drone, and the
Shahed 129 looks like a Pred-
ator drone, similar to a small
plane.
Reports also circulated that
the Mohajer-6 was one of the
drones Russia was looking at.
The US has said that the Rus-
sians were training with the
drones in early August. Were
the Iranian drones operation-
al? Will they survive the harsh
environment and will Russia
produce them locally?
The Ukrainian report from
today shows photos of parts of
a downed drone. The piece of
the drone looks like part of a
wing-shaped Shahed-136. This
drone is launched from a canis-
ter on a vehicle and is designed
to kamikaze into a target. Iran
has shipped similar drones to
Yemen, according to reports
from January 2021. Iran has
also sold its Mohajer drones to
Ethiopia and Venezuela.
“The Armed Forces of
Ukraine destroyed an Iranian
strike unmanned aerial vehi-
cle for the first time,” Ukraine
said. “Photos of the previous-
ly unknown UAV were pub-
lished by the Ukrainian offi-
cer on Twitter. The remains
of the device show Cyrillic
inscriptions – M214 Geran-
2… Analysis of the drone
wing elements makes it clear
that the Armed Forces of
Ukraine destroyed the Irani-
an UAV for the first time. This
was, namely, a Shahed-136
long-range kamikaze UAV.”
According to the AP, the
Ukrainian military “said
Ukrainian troops encoun-
tered the drone near Kupiansk
amid Kyiv’s offensive that has
punched through Russian lines
around Kharkiv on the east-
ern front.” It is possible that
Russia, feeling hard-pressed
on the Kharkiv front, has used
drones. Russia has been scram-
bling to figure out what to do
as a Ukrainian offensive pushes
back Russian forces in Ukraine.
Evidence of the growing
Iran-Russia drone connection
is important to reveal Iran’s
role in Russia’s invasion.
Iran previously appeared
more neutral in this con-
flict, but Iran and Russia have
become closer allies. Russia
wants to use Iran as a way to
escape sanctions from the
West, and Iran wants to use
Russia in return.
Russia is also aiding Iran in
the Iran deal talks with the
West. Meanwhile, Iran is head-
ing to the Shanghai Coopera-
tion Organization confab this
week in Uzbekistan alongside
Russia. That means that these
countries will be holding close
talks with other authoritarian
regimes.
Iran’s drone exports are
important, but they won’t
reverse Russia’s problems in
Ukraine. Drones alone don’t
win wars and it is not clear
how many drones Russia has
acquired.
Russia can use drones to tar-
get strategic infrastructures,
such as the power grid of
Ukraine, or even US-supplied
weapons. That the alleged
drone has Cyrillic writing
appears to mean that it has
some kind of Russian stamp
on it. Does this mean Russia
may manufacture the drones
or standardize them at home?
Iran built a drone factory in
Tajikistan and it is possible it
could outsource that drone
production to Russia. Much
remains to be seen, however.
One part of a wing of a drone is
not enough evidence to show
how deeply Russia may be seek-
ing to use Iran’s drones in its
war on Ukraine.
The Iranian drone export to
Russia is important because it
shows how Iran believes it has
impunity to threaten countries
all over the world. For instance,
Iran is involved now in cyber-
attacks on Albania. Russia is
also alleged to be behind recent
cyberattacks on Montenegro.
Together, Russia and Iran
are involved in numerous
anti-Western aggressions.
Israel is concerned about Iran
backing Hezbollah and there-
fore Iran’s role in harming
Ukraine illustrates the growing
Iranian threat.
Azerbaijan could become war
• By GUY FAULCONBRIDGE
LONDON (Reuters) – Armenia said on
Wednesday there was a risk that deadly
clashes with Azerbaijan could escalate into
war, calling on big powers to pay more
attention to a grave situation it said could
lead to another major conflict in the for-
mer Soviet Union.
Armenia and Azerbaijan, who have been
fighting for decades over the enclave of
Nagorno-Karabakh, accused each other
of starting a series of border clashes that
began along their border late on Monday
night.
In an interview with Reuters, Armenian
Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhanni-
syan said around 50 Armenian soldiers had
been killed so far and three civilians were
wounded, though he cautioned that both
figures would rise significantly.
When asked about the risks of escalation
into a full-blown war, Hovhannisyan said:
“There is a clear risk.”
He added, “You know how fragile the
situation is in our region. The situation, as
we just mentioned, continues to escalate.”
With Russia preoccupied with the war
in Ukraine, long-simmering tensions have
boiled over in recent days in former Soviet
republics in both the Caucasus and Central
Asia.
A conflict in the South Caucasus, at the
crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Mid-
dle East, could pull in big powers such as
Russia and Turkey while endangering the
pipelines which bring Caspian oil and gas
westwards.
Russia is the preeminent power in the
Caucasus and has peacekeeping troops in
the Azeri-Armenian conflict zone as guar-
antor of an agreement that ended a six-
week war two years ago over Nagorno-Kara-
bakh.
Russia, the United States and France
have called for calm after fighting began
with artillery, drones and gunfire along
the Armenian-Azeri border, from Artanish
beside Lake Sevan in the north to Kapan in
the south.
“We need more attention from the inter-
national community to what has hap-
pened – we deserve more attention,” Hov-
hannisyan said. “You mentioned the war in
Ukraine – that is exactly what our neighbor
is hoping for: that all the attention will
be there and no proper reaction from our
major partners.”
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of starting
the clashes. Baku says Armenian sabotage
units tried to mine Azeri positions, prompt-
ing soldiers to respond. Armenia denies the
Azeri narrative.
Turkey backs Azerbaijan. Turkish Bayrak-
tar TB2 aerial drones were used in the
Karabakh war – and have been used against
Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.
The Collective Security Treaty Organiza-
tion (CSTO), a Russian-led military alliance
of former Soviet republics that includes
Armenia but not Azerbaijan, decided on
Tuesday to dispatch a monitoring mission
to Armenia.
What does Armenia want Russia to do?
“We have a military arrangement – it’s
our major military partner – and there are
certain provisions which we asked it to
exercise,” Hovhannisyan said. “We would
seriously consider any possibility or any
option that might be there.”
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Tribal spies in Syria help US win drone war
• By SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI
AMMAN (Reuters) – When
the US military targeted Islam-
ic State commander Maher
al-Agal with a drone strike in
northern Syria in July, there was
little chance it would miss. The
reason? Revenge.
With Islamic State’s last bat-
tle-hardened forces holed up in
remote areas, the US is turning
to the aid of tribesmen burning
to exact revenge for the atroc-
ities unleashed by the group
when it ruled over swathes of
Syria and Iraq.
Still thirsty for vengeance
eight years after the group,
which is also known as Daesh,
massacred hundreds of their
clan, Sheitaat tribesmen in
Syria had planted a tracking
device on the motorbike Agal
was riding when he was killed,
one of the people who tracked
him down said.
The tribesman, whose
account was confirmed by a
Western intelligence officer in
the region, said tribal relatives
in contact with the Islamic
State commander’s immediate
family had secretly been keep-
ing tabs on him for months in
northern Syria.
“I exacted revenge in blood
for those of my tribe whom
Daesh crucified, executed and
beheaded without mercy,” the
person, who declined to iden-
tified for security reasons, told
Reuters by phone from Syria.
“It has healed the burning in
our hearts.”
In one of its bloodiest atroc-
ities, Islamic State massacred
more than 900 members of the
Sheitaat tribe in three towns in
Syria’s eastern Deir al-Zor region
in 2014 when they rebelled
against jihadist rule.
While Islamic State is a shad-
ow of the group that ruled
over a third of Syria and Iraq
in a Caliphate declared in 2014,
hundreds of fighters are still
camped in desolate areas where
neither the US-led coalition nor
9/11 anniversary marks generational strategic shift
ANALYSIS
• By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
T
his year’s anniversary of
9/11 felt different than
memorials in the past. In
part, this is because time has
gone by and more than two
decades now separate us from
the tragedy.
But there have been other
changes. The US involvement
in Afghanistan ended last year
after 20 years. That war began
in the wake of the September 11
terror attacks. What that means
is that the wars that began on
9/11 had largely ended after 20
years. Many Americans want to
put these wars behind them-
selves. People on both sides of
the increasingly partisan divide
agree on ending the “endless
wars.”
Today the US is involved in
supporting Ukraine. The con-
flict there represents a new
kind of conflict after decades
of “counter-insurgency” or the
“global war on terror.” This is
a conflict against a “near peer”
rival; a resurgent Russia. It’s
reminiscent of the Cold War. In
short, the days of fearing Osama
bin Laden or ISIS are ostensibly
behind us.
There are other reasons 9/11
is different. Generations are
growing older. People today can
roughly be divided into those
for whom the attacks were a
lived experience, those that
remember the attacks as chil-
dren, or those who were born
after and don’t actually remem-
ber the attacks. The generation-
al divide is also very different
when it comes to those who saw
the attacks as a formative event,
such as those in their twenties
in the 2000s, or those who were
older and could compare 9/11 to
other important events they felt
had informed their childhood,
such as the Cuban Missile Crisis
or the assassination of JFK.
Beyond these realities there is
the fact that much of the world
has moved on. Authoritarian
regimes such as Russia, Turkey,
Iran and China are meeting
this week to continue building
a post-American world order.
Some of these countries are
at the forefront of spreading
anti-American views in their
own state media, and via their
A SURVEILLANCE image shows a compound housing the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi
al-Quraishi, who had led Islamic State since the death in 2019 of its founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in northwest Syria prior to a
raid by US forces earlier this year. (Department of Defense/Reuters)
the Syrian army, with support
from Russia and Iranian-backed
militias, exert full control.
The Arab tribesmen in Syria
seeking vengeance are now part
of a growing network of tribal
spies playing a significant role
in the US military’s campaign
to further degrade the group,
three Western intelligence
sources and six tribal sources
said.
“These networks of infor-
mants are working with the
Americans who are planting
them everywhere,” said Yasser
al Kassab, a tribal chief from the
town of Gharanij in the Deir
al-Zor area.
“Informants from the same
tribe are tipping off about their
own cousins in Islamic State,”
he said.
Asked about the role of tribal
informants in Syria, a US mil-
itary official said that in the
fellow travelers in the West.
When we look back this year
at 9/11 then, it is with a complex
lens. We mourn those who were
murdered. But we also struggle
with the legacy that came after.
Those who grew up in the ’80s
or ’90s likely remember the
pre-9/11 era as a more innocent
time.
It was an era where US power
was unchallenged and coun-
tries like Russia appeared to be
on the road to chaotic demo-
cratic transformation. China
may have defeated pro-democ-
racy protests in 1989, but most
didn’t think it would rival the
US.
Instead it was films like Ris-
ing Sun in 1993 that made peo-
ple wonder if it was Japan that
would be rivaling the US econ-
omy. Films such as American Pie
and American Beauty came out
in 1999, offering either a come-
dic or cynical insight into that
era. Fight Club also came out
that year, as did Office Space.
By 2001, Americans were
watching movies about a differ-
ent era of warfare; Pearl Harbor
and Black Hawk Down came out
that year; as if to remind people
that the US was vulnerable to
defeat on foreign battlefields. It
wouldn’t be long before US spe-
cial forces were being inserted
into Afghanistan to fight the
Taliban and find bin Laden.
We now know that the search
for bin Laden would take a
decade and that he would be
found relaxing in a villa in
Pakistan, a supposed American
“partner” in the war on terror.
Qatar, another US “partner,”
would end up hosting the Tal-
iban for many years. So the US
ended up spending two decades
fighting itself basically, as its
own allies and partners helped
the very terrorists who Wash-
ington was supposedly pursu-
ing.
Perhaps the pursuit was
half-hearted, hampered by
deep-seated prejudices and
bureaucratic divisions that
made parts of the US govern-
ment beholden to regimes
abroad that backed the very
extremism the US was contend-
ing with.
That Janus-faced policy con-
tinues today as the US still has
lobbyists who back working
COMMENT & FEATURES
operation against Agal, the
targeting was almost entirely
based on human intelligence.
“This is something that
required a deep network in the
region,” said the official, who
declined to be named as he was
not authorized to speak public-
ly about the matter.
THE WESTERN intelligence offi-
cer who confirmed the account
of Agal’s assassination, and the
lengthy period of tracking by
tribesmen before the strike, has
been briefed on tribal support
for counter-insurgency activi-
ties by the US-led coalition.
The US military, which has
about 900 troops in northeast-
ern Syria, said Agal was one of
the group’s top five leaders and
had been responsible for devel-
oping Islamic State networks
outside Iraq and Syria.
US Central Command said at
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with Turkey, a government that
supports extremists in Syria
who are fighting against the
US-backed Kurdish forces that
fought ISIS.
This means one part of the
government goes out and fights
ISIS and finds new friends and
allies; while another part of the
government prefers backing the
people fighting Americans. Of
course neither side wants this,
but this is the end result.
For many people, tired of
what they see as “endless wars,”
there is now a cynical view of
these foreign policies. Skepti-
cism about the Biden adminis-
tration’s Ukraine policy is clear
among some right-leaning
voices in the US. Even as the
Ukrainians are liberating land
and pushing Moscow back, the
old days when being right wing
or conservative in the US meant
opposing Russia and back-
the time that the strike against
Agal followed extensive plan-
ning.
With many of Islamic State’s
foreign commanders killed or
detained, Syrians have become
increasingly significant in its
leadership, making the mili-
tants more vulnerable to pen-
etration by fellow Syrians keen
to settle scores, Western and
regional intelligence sources
and three senior tribal figures
said.
While four sources familiar
with the intelligence gathering
operation say money is some-
times paid for information,
many informants are driven by
revenge for the atrocities com-
mitted by the group at the peak
of its power.
Some informants were being
recruited by tribal intermediar-
ies who were already part of the
network. Others were contrib-
ing foreign countries that like
America, no longer holds true.
Foreign policy has become
balkanized and partisan. The
short-lived unity after 9/11 is
gone. It was harmed by disputes
over George W. Bush’s preemp-
tion doctrine that led the US
into Iraq. It was harmed by dis-
putes about the Iran deal, and
members of the Obama White
House who called their critics
the “blob” and wanted to jet-
tison historical US allies. It was
then further damaged by the
Trump administration’s flip-
flops on foreign policy.
OF COURSE the view from Jeru-
salem is different from the view
from electoral districts in Ohio,
or from the Potomac. Israel was
already engaged in a vicious
conflict against terrorism on
9/11, fighting the Second Inti-
fada. In those days Israel’s war
uting directly via a phone line
set up by the coalition to receive
tips, Sheitaat tribal chief Kassab
said.
The US military officer con-
firmed that informants were
paid but did not elaborate.
The US-financed tribal net-
works have penetrated Islam-
ic State sleeper cells and com-
piled data on new recruits, who
include fellow tribesmen in
some cases, five tribal sources
said. The three Western intel-
ligence officers and a regional
security official corroborated
their accounts.
Many of the spies come
from the Sheitaat tribe, an off-
shoot of Syria’s biggest tribe,
the Akaidat, who fought with
US-backed forces to drive
Islamic State from swathes of
northeast Syria, taking the city
of Raqqa after a long battle in
2017.
against Palestinian extremists
was generally seen as dispropor-
tionate in the West and there
was little sympathy for Israelis
who were being bombed in
restaurants and on buses.
Countries in the Middle East
that are now peace partners,
were harshly critical of Israel’s
policies. The trajectory that was
changed on 9/11 did change
perceptions of Israel. It took a
while, but many states in the
region came to reject extrem-
ism. Groups like al-Qaeda, the
Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas
and others, got the cold shoul-
der eventually. The days when
people thought Hamas was a
moderate potential peace part-
ner are probably gone.
The sectarianism unleashed
in Iraq and the massacres
of Shi’ites and Yazidis, has
led many to understand that
al-Qaeda and its fellow travel-
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“They want revenge so they
resort to cooperating with
their relatives to leak informa-
tion and give locations of lead-
ers of Islamic State. They use
the tribal links,” said Samer al
Ahmad, an expert on jihadist
groups who comes from the
region.
ONE OF THE Western intel-
ligence officers said human
intelligence – as opposed to
information gathered from
devices such as mobile phones
– was now crucial because the
militants increasingly avoid
means of communication
prone to surveillance.
“Most of the new operatives
do not use mobile or gadgets
that were behind the major
past hits of foreign jihadists,”
said the officer, who is familiar
with some of the covert efforts.
Such human intelligence has
been “critical” in the drive to
kill and detain top militants in
Syria since the start of the year
and played a key role in Agal’s
case, the US military official
said.
“A lot of times, human intel-
ligence is going to complement
your other forms of intelli-
gence, information you pick
up from there or from voice sig-
nals and you can supplement
it. In that case it really led the
collection,” the official said.
Agal had been hiding in plain
sight in northern Syria, spend-
ing most of his time in territory
held by Sunni Arab insurgents
backed by Turkey and mostly
steering clear of areas closer to
his hometown where he might
be recognized, two of his rela-
tives said.
His death marked one of sev-
eral blows against Islamic State
in Syria this year.
In February, the group’s lead-
er Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi
al-Quraishi died during a US
special forces raid in northern
Syria, while in June US forces
seized another senior leader,
Ahmad al Kurdi.
ers are vile and genocidal; that
they are not just “militants”
or groups that are worth lis-
tening to. They don’t have a
struggle, they don’t seek justice,
they are not just “radicalized”
and “angry” and their choic-
es to massacre people don’t
stem from “poverty” or “lack of
democracy.”
These old canards about how
every terrorist is forced to be
a terrorist by “disenfranchise-
ment” or how they have some
grievances that can just be
bought off, no longer holds
water.
There was a short time after
9/11 when we were told that
terror was some law and order
issue, and that if we just listened
enough to their claims it could
all be worked out. Remember
the days when we had to listen
to discussions about the film
Paradise Now as if somehow sui-
cide bombing can ever be dis-
cussed rationally. It can’t.
There’s no excuse for terror-
ism, no excuse for massacring
civilians. Most countries now
understand that. Unfortunately
they understand that because
9/11 was the beginning of a
large number of horrid similar
attacks including the Moscow
Theatre siege (2002), Madrid
(2004), Beslan (2004), London
(2005), Mumbai (2008), West-
Gate Mall in Kenya (2013), Sin-
jar (2014), Chibok kidnappings
(2014), Paris (2015), Belgium
(2016), Lahore (2016), Karrada
(2016), Palm Sunday massacre
in Egypt (2017), Sri Lanka (2019)
and many other attacks.
September 11 was the begin-
ning of increasingly brutal
attacks across the world all
linked to similar extremist ide-
ologies that are rooted in what
some term “jihadist attacks,” or
“Islamist extremism.” When we
go back and look at the trajec-
tory of those who planned and
executed 9/11, we find a group
of men who came from plac-
es like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Many passed through Pakistan
to Afghanistan. Some had vol-
unteered to fight in other places
such as the Balkans or Chechn-
ya. They were men of privilege
who saw a world in which law
enforcement was fighting ter-
rorist groups and they could
exploit that because they had a
Agal, Kurdi and the other mil-
itants who were targeted had
slipped back into normal life,
mingling among inhabitants
of a heavily populated area
along the Turkish border away
from areas controlled by the
US-backed Syrian Democratic
Forces (SDF).
The successful US strikes have
heartened Ahmad Assad al
Hassouni, a senior figure in the
Sheitaat tribe who is still search-
ing for the remains of two of his
four sons beheaded by Islamic
State in 2014.
“They slaughtered my sons
and burnt our hearts,” he said.
“I swear by God I won’t sleep
until the last criminal is dead.”
Although Islamic State
increasingly lacks the capac-
ity to stage large spectacular
attacks, its presence is growing
in remote areas of Deir al-Zor
where control by the Kurd-
ish-led SDF is shaky, residents
said.
At night, masked men set
up checkpoints sowing fear in
villages near Busayrah along
the Euphrates river, five tribal
sources said.
Hit-and-run attacks on SDF
checkpoints, meanwhile, have
also increased in recent months,
tribal chief Sheikh Basheer Dan-
dal said, and the militants have
also inflicted heavy casualties
on pro-Iranian militias around
Palmyra.
It was fear of a resurgence
of Islamic State that spurred
Abdullah al-Omar, 32, to
inform on his own relatives.
“I tipped the coalition about
five people, including two cous-
ins among my tribe whom we
found out had been with Daesh,
running checkpoints, burn-
ing homes,” said Omar, who
comes from Abu Hamam by the
Euphrates south of Busayrah.
“We cannot sleep peacefully
at night because we know they
are still there just waiting for the
right time to take revenge and
slaughter those who survived
their massacres.”
worldwide network of cells.
A decade after 9/11 these
groups had shifted to become
similar to ISIS. Whether it
was Boko Haram in Nigeria
or al-Shabaab in Somalia, or
groups operating in Thailand,
Indonesia or targeting India
and other countries; they had
become terror armies and their
extremism was reaching geno-
cidal proportions.
But they were largely deprived
of their ability to execute their
designs because governments
began to get tough. Ironi-
cally, by the time the US had
left Afghanistan, the kinds of
groups the US was fighting,
like al-Qaeda and ISIS had been
defeated. That doesn’t mean
they don’t pose a threat. Their
threat has shifted.
Extremist groups now operate
more on the periphery of the
Middle East and exploit weak
states in Africa and Asia; rath-
er than threatening the West
in the same way al-Qaeda did.
That means that where these
groups continue to spread terror
they do so in places like across
the Sahel, or even Mozambique.
Extremist preachers who
backed ISIS were more likely to
be in Europe than in the Mid-
dle East. Countries are cracking
down on the free-wheeling days
of the 1990s when too many
people thought terrorism was
romantic or could justify it so
long as it “harms someone else.”
The extremists have also shift-
ed, from desires to fight the
West, to sectarian massacres
or even fighting among them-
selves.
Countries have co-opted
them as well, using them, but
clipping their wings. Ankara, for
instance, works with extremist
groups in Syria, but the under-
standing is that groups like
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which
was once linked to al-Qaeda,
won’t attack the West. Even the
Taliban pretend to want to crack
down on groups like ISIS.
This is a major strategic shift
in how terror groups operate
and how countries confront
them. The twin shifts, of gen-
erations in the West and geo-
graphic shift of terror groups,
represents the major changes
that we see this decade as we
look back on 9/11.
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HOT ISRAELI ENTERTAINMENT 02:29 Cheaters
06:00 Renewal of Broadcasts at yes TV Action
08:00
06:00 Chicago Fire 5
08:00 My Sister Jackie 3
08:23 My Sister Jackie 3 06:48 Chicago Fire 5
08:50 Desert Rose 07:36 Blacklist 9
09:14 Love Is Just around the Cor- 08:26 Seal Team 3
ner 09:16 S.W.A.T 4
09:50 The Game of Life 10:05 S.W.A.T 4
10:38 Ugly Esti 10:54 Bull 6
11:42 911: Lone Star 3
11:17 The Champ 12:32 Chicago Fire 5
11:55 The Champ
12:32 Love Is Just around the Cor- 13:20 Chicago Fire 5
ner 14:08 Blacklist 9
13:08 The Game of Life 14:58 Seal Team 3
13:57 Ugly Esti 15:48 Seal Team 3
14:35 The Sade Family 16:37 S.W.A.T 4
15:02 The Champ 17:25 S.W.A.T 4
15:38 The Champ 18:13 Bull 6
16:15 Desert Rose 18:58 Seal Team 3
16:41 Love Is Just around the Cor- 19:43 Chicago Fire 5
ner 20:28 Chicago Fire 5
17:17 The Game of Life 21:13 Blacklist 9
18:06 Ugly Esti 22:00 In The Dark 4
18:45 The Sade Family 22:45 Astrid & Lilly Save The World
19:12 Desert Rose 23:27 Jett
19:36 Desert Rose 00:20 Jett
20:03 Love Is Just around the Cor- 01:10 Fauda 4
ner 01:55 Vigil
20:36 The Game of Life 02:59 911: Lone Star 3
21:24 Ugly Esti
yes TV Comedy
22:02 Desert Rose
22:29 The Sade Family 06:06 Veep 3
22:54 Love Is Just around the Cor-
06:38 Veep 3
ner 07:07 Parks And Recreations 6
23:29 The Game of Life
07:30 Parks And Recreations 6
00:15 Ugly Esti 07:55 The Goldbergs 9
00:55 The Champ
08:20 The Goldbergs 9
01:28 The Champ 08:45 The Simpsons 32
02:05 The Sade Family
09:10 vSimpsons 32
02:31 Koka Ltd., Season 2 09:35 Snl 45
02:58 Koka Ltd., Season 2
10:45 Veep 3
03:30 A Day in the Life 11:20 Veep 3
03:57 Renewal of Broadcasts at
11:50 2 Broke Girls 5
08:00 12:15 2 Broke Girls 5
12:40 Friends 4
HOT HBO (H4)
13:05 Friends 4
13:30 How I Met Your Mother 2
08:00 Renawal of Broadcasts at 13:55 How I Met Your Mother 2
10:40
10:40 The Tourist 14:20 The Goldbergs 9
14:45 The Goldbergs 9
11:41 The Good Fight 4 15:10 Parks And Recreations 6
12:29 Guilt 15:35 Parks And Recreations 6
13:22 30 Rock, Season 6 16:00 The Simpsons 32
13:44 30 Rock, Season 6 16:25 The Simpsons 32
14:06 The Good Fight 4 16:50 2 Broke Girls 5
14:53 Guilt 17:15 2 Broke Girls 5
15:49 The Tourist
16:49 The Good Fight 4 17:40 How I Met Your Mother 2
18:05 How I Met Your Mother 2
17:34 30 Rock, Season 6 18:30 Friends 4
17:56 30 Rock, Season 6 18:55 Friends 4
18:20 True Detective 2 19:20 The Goldbergs 9
19:21 Guilt 19:45 The Goldbergs 9
20:17 The Tourist 20:10 The Simpsons 32
21:15 Resident Alien 2 20:35 The Simpsons 32
22:00 The Handmaid’s Tale 5
ENTERTAINMENT BILLBOARD
television
21:00 Parks And Recreations 6
21:25 Parks And Recreations 6
21:50 2 Broke Girls 5
22:15 2 Broke Girls 5
22:40 How I Met Your Mother 3
Rerun
23:03 How I Met Your Mother 3
Rerun
23:26 Friends 4
23:49 Friends 4
00:12 The Simpsons 32
00:34 The Simpsons 32
00:56 Veep 3
01:28 Veep 3
01:56 Crashing 3
Middle East TV (Y109/H150)
11:00 Touched by an Angel
12:00 Duck Dynasty
13:00 The 700 Club
14:00 Cross Talk With Dr. Randy
Weiss
14:30 Growing in Glory
15:00 The Rifleman
15:30 The Rifleman
16:00 Gunsmoke
17:00 Duck Dynasty
18:00 Insider
18:30 It”s Supernatural
19:00 The 700 Club
20:00 Touched by an Angel
21:00 One America News Network
22:07 Tampa Bay @ Toronto
00:30 Good Week Israel
01:00 The Rifleman
History (Y37/H43)
06:00 Forged In Fire 8 - 28
06:43 Pawn Stars 24 - 5
07:25 History”s Greatest Mysteries -
4 06:00 The Crown Jewels
08:46 Counting Cars 9 - 7
09:28 Alone 9 - 5
10:13 Kings Of Pain 2 - 5
10:55 Box For Life
11:58 The Food That Built America
2-8
12:41 Forged In Fire 8 - 28
13:23 Pawn Stars 24 - 4
14:05 History”s Greatest Mysteries -
4
15:26 Counting Cars 9 - 4
16:08 Alone 9 - 5
16:53 Kings Of Pain 2 - 5
17:35 The Food That Built America
2-9
18:18 Forged In Fire 8 - 29
19:00 Counting Cars 9 - 2
19:42 History”s Greatest Mysteries
2-1
21:06 Counting Cars 9 - 10
21:48 Ancient Aliens - Season 14 - 5
22:30 The Secrets Of Skinwalker
Ranch 3 - 10
23:13 The Food That Built America
2 - 11
23:57 Pawn Stars 24 - 3
00:39 History”s Greatest Mysteries -
4 sein
02:00 Counting Cars 9 - 9
02:44 Alone 9 - 5
03:29 Kings Of Pain 2 - 5
04:11 The Food That Built America
2 - 10
04:55 The American Presidency
With Bill Clinto
Classica HD
06:16 J.D. Heinichen: Magnificat in
A Major
06:30 Classica Spotlight
07:00 Mozart: Piano Concerto No.
17, K 453
07:35 La Sportelle sings Motets
08:31 Zadig Trio: Tchaikovsky and
Shostakovich
09:16 Pierre Boulez - A Life for
Music
10:14 Beghin: Beethoven”s Last
Piano Sonatas
10:41 Classica Spotlight
11:00 England, My England. Part 1
11:21 Debussy and Franck
12:03 Schumann: Piano Sonata No.
1, Op. 11
12:38 Severin von Eckardstein
13:37 Barenboim: Beethoven”s 32
Piano Sonatas
13:59 Classica Spotlight
15:00 Burgundian Alphabet III
15:47 Gabriela Montero plays Ravel
and Montero
17:19 Mahler: Symphony No. 5
(Abaddo)
18:33 Rolando Villazon: One Night
in Berlin
19:32 Villa-Lobos: String Quartet
No. 13
19:59 Music in the Air
20:59 Haydn: Symphony No. 45
“Farewell”
21:26 Classica Spotlight
22:00 Dance: Wild Cursive
23:06 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.
5 (2019)
23:58 Final: Christine Lim
00:19 Chopin: Sonata for Cello and
Piano
00:49 Classica Spotlight
01:00 Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
03:40 Concert Live from Geneva
YES DOCU (Y8)
08:15 Absolute Happiness In 1989,
the Yosef Safra theater man was
swept away by a group of people
for the establishment of Kibbutz
Neot Smadar. Three women who
left the kibbutz talk about moving
there. 2019.
09:20 Outcry Ep.4 A 5-part docu-
mentary series examining the story
of high school football star Greg
Kelley who was arrested, convicted
and jailed for sexual assault of a
4-year-old boy, and his supporters’
quest for truth and justice.2020.
10:20 Black and Missing Ep.4 For-
mer police officer Derika Wilson
and her sister-in-law Natalie Wilson,
in collaboration with a team of vol-
unteers and private investigators,
work around the clock to help find
missing black families’ members.
2021.
11:20 What She Said... A portrait
of the work and life of controversial
film critic Pauline Kael, and her bat-
tle to achieve success and influence
in the 20th century movie busi-
ness. Dir. R.Garver. 2018.
12:55 Children of the Sun The
story of the first “kibbutz children”
- first to be raised by the “group”
rather than by the “family.” Dir.
Ran Tal. 2007.
14:10 Absolute Happiness In 1989,
the Yosef Safra theater man was
swept away by a group of people
for the establishment of Kibbutz
Neot Smadar. Three women who
left the kibbutz talk about moving
there. 2019.
15:15 Kalot Meukraina - Sof Had-
erech 13 years since the last movie,
which she follows group of men
who went to Ukraine to find brides,
the director Nili Tal brings the sur-
prising turnaround in the young
brides life. Israel, 2013.
16:25 Purple Bells Dani, the son of
repatriates from Moscow, was
ashamed of his family all his child-
hood. Now, on the 30th anniversa-
ry of their aliyah, he decides to hear
the family’s story and find out what
it means to move to a new country.
17:15 Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Documentary explores the life and
work of the legendary neurologist
and storyteller, as he shares inti-
mate details of his battles with
drug addiction, homophobia, and
a medical establishment. Dir. Ric
Burns. 2019.
18:10 Moonlight Sonata A deeply
personal memoir about a deaf boy
growing up, his deaf grandfather
growing old, and Beethoven the
year he was blindsided by deafness
and wrote his iconic Moonlight
Sonata. Dir. Irene Taylor Brodsky.
2019.
19:40 Ugly Me... “Ugly Me: My Life
With Body Dysmorphia”. Film
exploring body dysmorphic disor-
der, a condition which causes peo-
ple to believe they are extremely
ugly, focusing on the case of
29-year-old Liane. Dir. Marina Parker.
2018.
20:40 Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13
Five years in the life of a child in a
film about not recognizing yourself
in either of the two genders the
world offers you - with a singular
Gabi center stage. Sweden, 2021.
22:00 Reclaiming Amy Marking the
tenth anniversary of the death of
Amy Winehouse, parents Janis and
Mitch, and her closest friends and
family, share their story of the British
music icon. Dir. Marina Parker. UK.
2021.
22:50 Malfunction... “Malfunction:
The Dressing Down of Janet Jack-
son”. The documentary is examin-
ing how female pop stars are victim-
ized by systemic misogyny on the
example of Janet Jackson following
her 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe
debacle. 2021
CHANNEL 8 (H8)
06:55 Omar Sharif The Life Of A
Nomad
07:55 The Last Days Of Sadam Hus-
sein
08:50 Inside Ikea
09:45 Ashaf
10:40 70 Years After
11:00 Munich 72
11:55 The Crown Jewels
12:50 The Last Days Of Sadam Hus-
sein
13:45 Inside Ikea
14:40 Ashaf
15:40 Munich 72
16:35 The Crown Jewels
17:30 The Last Days Of Sadam Hus-
sein
18:25 Inside Ikea
19:20 Munich 72
20:15 Ashaf
21:15 Navalny
22:55 Revenge Porn
23:50 The World’s Most Popular
App
00:35 Navalny
02:15 Revenge Porn
03:10 The Last Days Of Sadam Hus-
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Y41/
H46)
06:00 Science of Stupid - 7. The
Motion of the
06:25 Science of Stupid - 8. Big
Tires, Monste
06:45 The Incredible Dr. Pol 2 - 11.
Ready, Ve
07:35 The Incredible Dr. Pol 2 - 7.
The Cow Ju
08:20 Running Wild With Bear Gry-
lls 5 - 3. Zac
09:10 Running Wild With Bear Gry-
lls 5 - 6. Dav
10:00 Car S.O.S. 5 - 7. Sunbeam
Alpine
10:45 Car S.O.S. 6 - 4. Peugeot 205
GTI
11:35 Wicked Tuna: North Vs South
8 - 14. Down
12:15 Wicked Tuna 10 - 17. Quota
Killers
13:00 Air Crash Investigation 19 - 8.
No Warni
13:45 Air Crash Investigation 20 - 7.
Mission
14:30 Airport Security 8 (Rome) - 1.
Drug Cash
15:15 Airport Security: First Class -
5. Buste
16:00 Wicked Tuna 11 - 17. Weather
the Storm
16:45 Europe From Above - 5.
Spain
17:30 Food Factory 4 - 11. My Cup
Runeth Over
17:55 Food Factory 4 - 12. Choco-
late Under Wra
18:15 Air Crash Investigation: Spe-
cial Report
19:05 Air Crash Investigation 20 - 3.
Tragic T
19:50 Air Crash Investigation 21 -
10. Loss of
20:35 Science of Stupid - 8. Big
Tires, Monste
21:00 Air Crash Investigation Spe-
cial Report 5
21:45 Ultimate Airport Dubai 3 -
Episode 3
22:30 Ultimate Airport Dubai 2 -
10. Aircraft
23:15 Airport Security 8 (Rome) - 2.
Holy Smug
00:40 Air Crash Investigation 18 - 9.
Football
01:30 Air Crash Investigation 18 -
10. Slam Du
MEZZO FULL (H195)
10:00 Summerspace & Exchange
by M. Cunningham Dance. ‘Sum-
merspace’ and ‘Exchange’ by Merce
Cunningham (choreography), per-
formed by Opera de Lyon Ballet.
Music: Morton Feldman, Ixion;
David Tudor, Weatherings. Montpel-
lier Danse Festival, 2019.
11:06 Les Talens Lyriques, Christo-
phe Rousset Les Talens Lyriques,
Ambroisine Bre (mezzo-soprano),
Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Florian Sem-
pey (baritone) led by Christophe
Rousset perform Rameau’s Les Fetes
d’Hebe and Dardanus. Paris, 2022.
13:00 InterMezzo A selection of
short musical clips and artmusic -
enjoy a variety of genres from Jazz to
Classical music.
13:30 Jakub Jozef Orlinski: Facce
d’Amore Classical. Jakub Jozef Orlins-
ki (countertenor), Il Pomo d’Oro
ensemble & Zefira Valova (violin,
conductor): Cavalli, Boretti, Bononci-
ni, Matteis, Conti and others. The-
atre du Capitole, Toulouse, 2021.
14:40 Orchestre de Paris et Ariane
Matiakh Orchestre de Paris led by
Ariane Matiakh performs Gabriel
Faure’s Pelleas et Melisande, suite
op. 80, and Richard Strauss’s Aus
Italien, fantaisie symphonique, op.
16 . 2021.
15:42 InterMezzo A selection of
short musical clips and artmusic -
enjoy a variety of genres from Jazz to
Classical music.
17:00 Puccini’s Tosca at the Salz-
burg Easter Opera in three acts.
Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden,
Christian Thielemann (conductor).
With: Anja Harteros (Floria Tosca),
Aleksandrs Antonenko (Mario
Cavaradossi). Salzburg Easter Festi-
val, 2018.
19:10 InterMezzo A selection of
short musical clips and artmusic -
enjoy a variety of genres from Jazz to
Classical music.
20:00 Beethoven, Dean, Skryabin
Andris Nelsons conducts: The Crea-
tures of Prometheus, Op. 43 by Bee-
thoven, Dramatis personae by Dean,
Promethee by Skryabin. Royal Con-
certgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam,
2020.
21:30 Chucho Valdes & Archie
Shepp, Afro-Cuban Jazz. Perfor-
mance of Chucho Valdes (piano)
and Archie Shepp’s (saxophone)
Afro-Cuban Project. With: Carlos
Manuel Miyares Hernandez (saxo-
phone), Reinaldo Melian Alvarez
(trumpet), and others. 2011.
22:23 Hugh Coltman: Montreux
Jazz Festival Jazz - Blues. Singer and
composer Hugh Coltman performs
at the Montreux jazz festival (2018).
23:25 Chucho Valdes & Concha
Buika Jazz - Blues. Chucho Valdes
and his band perform with singer
Concha Buika at the Jazz a Vienne
festival, 2013.
00:21 Jonathan Nott: Liszt, Ravel, et
al. Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,
Alexei Volodin (piano), Vincent Thev-
enaz (organ) led by Jonathan Nott
perform works by Liszt, Schoenberg,
Rachmaninov, and Ravel. Geneva,
2017.
02:00 Christian Scott aTunde
Adjuah Christian Scott (trumpet,Re-
verse Flugel,Sirenette),Lawrence
Fields (piano,keyboard),Max Mora
(b),Mike Mitchell (percussion),Elena
Pinderhughes (flute),Weedie
Braimah (drums).Vienne Jazz Festival
2017.
03:00 Rokia Traore - Festival d’An-
gouleme Rokia Traore performs at
Festival d’Angouleme, 2018.
04:00 Gilberto Gil - Jazz in Marciac
Gilberto Gil’s (guitar, vocal) Brazilian
music, from muted sambas to classy
bossas. With: Thiago Queiroz (saxo-
phone, flute), Diogo Gomes (trum-
pet, bugle) and others. Jazz in Marci-
ac Festival, 2019.
05:02 The Rosenberg Family Project
- Marciac Gipsy jazz and swinging
poetry. With: Mozes Rosenberg,
Johnny Rosenberg, Stochelo Rosen-
berg (guitar), Sani van Mullem,
Nonnie Rosenberg (double-bass).
Jazz in Marciac Festival, 2019.
Movies
HOT CINEMA 1 (H16)
06:43 The Mummy An ancient
Egyptian princess is awakened from
her crypt beneath the desert, bring-
ing with her malevolence harbored
over millennia. With Tom Cruise,
Sofia Boutella (2017).
08:31 Voyagers A crew of astro-
nauts on a multi-generational mis-
sion descend into paranoia and
madness, not knowing what is real
or not. Cast: Colin Farrell, Tye Sheri-
dan. Dir.: Neil Burger (USA, 2021).
10:16 The Operative Thriller. A
woman is recruited by the Mossad
to work undercover in Tehran. Cast:
Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman. Dir.:
Yuval Adler (France, 2019).
12:09 The Aviator Oscar winning
drama. The story of Howard
Hughes, the eccentric millionaire
who invested in movies and aviation.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate
Blanchett. Dir.: Martin Scorsese
(USA, 2004).
14:53 The Contract Attempting
to recover from a recent family trau-
ma by going on a hiking trip, an
ex-lawman and his young son come
across a dangerous contract killer.
With John Cusack (2006)
16:26 Sleepless A cop with a con-
nection to the criminal underworld
scours a nightclub in search of his
kidnapped son. With Jamie Foxx,
Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mul-
roney (2017)
17:59 Now You See Me 2 Action.
The Four Horsemen resurface and
are forcibly recruited by a tech
genius to pull off their most impossi-
ble heist yet. With Jesse Eisenberg,
Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson
(2016)
20:05 Locked Down Crime. A
couple attempts a high-risk, high-
stakes jewelry heist at a department
store. Cast: Anne Hathaway, Chiwe-
tel Ejiofor. Dir.: Doug Liman (UK,
2021).
22:00 Last Night in Soho Horror.
An aspiring fashion designer is mys-
teriously able to enter the 1960s
where she encounters a dazzling
wannabe singer. Cast: Anya Tay-
lor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie. Dir.:
Edgar Wright (UK, 2021).
23:53 The Gunman A sniper on a
mercenary assassination team kills
the Congolese minister of mines and
must flee. Years later, he himself
becomes a target. With Sean Penn,
Idris Elba, Javier Bardem (2015)
01:44 Live by Night A group of
Boston-bred gangsters set up shop
in balmy Florida during the Prohibi-
tion era, facing off against the com-
petition and the Ku Klux Klan. With:
Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan
Gleeson (2016)
HOT CINEMA 2 (H17)
07:04 Black Eagle Movie
(Action), Cast: CIA agent must out-
race KGB agent in searching of
super weapon lost in Mediterra-
nean. Jean Claude Van Damme,Sho
Kosugi, Director: Eric Karson,
(UNITED STATES, 1988).
08:47 Thick as Thieves Thriller. A
professional thief is sent by a Mob
man to rob food stamps. After the
heist, the wiseguy sends two hit
men after him. Cast: Alec Baldwin,
Rebecca De Mornay. Dir.: Scott
Sanders (USA 1997).
10:21 Close A female bodyguard is
hired to protect an heiress on the
run from assassins. Cast: Noomi
Rapace, Sophie Nelisse. Dir.: Vicky
Jewson (USA, 2019).
11:55 Daredevil A man blinded
by toxic waste, which enhanced his
senses, fights crime as an acrobatic
martial arts superhero. With Ben
Affleck, Jennifer Garner (2003)
13:38 Unlocked A CIA interrogator
is lured into a ruse that puts London
at risk of a biological attack. With
Orlando Bloom, Noomi Rapace,
Michael Douglas (UK, 2017)
15:16 The Bank Job A woman
offers a man a lead on a foolproof
bank hit on London’s Baker Street.
She targets a roomful of safety
deposit boxes worth millions..With
Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows
(2008)
17:05 16 Blocks Action. A cop is
entrusted with escorting a witness
to testify at a trial - but no one wants
him to make it to the courthouse
alive. Cast: Bruce Willis, Mos Def.
Dir.: Richard Donner (USA, 2006).
18:44 The Postcard Killings
Thriller. A New York detective investi-
gates the death of his daughter who
was murdered while on her honey-
moon in London. Cast: Jeffrey Dean
Morgan. Dir.: Danis Tanovic (UK,
2020).
20:26 Undisputed 3: Redemp-
tion Russian inmate Boyka is no lon-
ger the feared prison fighter he was.
When a new international prison
fight tournament begins, he must
reclaim his dignity. With: Mark Ivanir,
Scott Adkins (2010)
22:00 The Expendables 2 Mr.
Church reunites his guns for an easy
job, but the mission quickly goes
awry. With Sylvester Stallone, Chuck
Norris, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham
(2012)
23:39 Go with Me Thriller. An
ex-logger comes to the aid of a
woman who finds herself harassed
and stalked by a former cop turned
crime lord. Cast: Anthony Hopkins,
Julia Stiles. Dir.: Daniel Alfredson
(USA, 2015).
01:10 Man on Fire A former CIA
agent swears vengeance on those
who committed an unspeakable act
against the family he was hired to
protect. With Denzel Washington,
Dakota Fanning (2004)
HOT CINEMA 3 (H18)
07:10 Jexi Comedy. Phil’s only
“friend” is cellphone Siri. His new
phone includes AI helper Jexi, who
improves-controls his social life. Cast:
Adam Devine. Dir.: Jon Lucas (USA,
2019).
08:33 Home Sweet Hell Come-
dy. A young couple seems to have it
all, but when the wife learns of her
husband’s affair, she’ll stop at noth-
ing to thwart his mission. With Kath-
erine Heigl (2015).
10:10 French Tech Comedy. An
unemployed father must hide the
fact that he has children in order to
work at a start-up with a strict
no-child policy. Cast: Denis Poda-
lydes. Dir.: Bruno Podalydes (France,
2020).
11:45 Half Brothers Drama. Two
half-brothers, who have never met
before, are forced on a road trip
together. Cast: Luiz Gerardo Men-
dez, Connor Del Rio. Dir.: Luke
Greenfield (Mexico-USA, 2020).
13:21 5 To 7 Drama. A young
author from New York falls in love
with a beautiful married French
woman, who lets him meet her only
between 5 and 7. With Anton
Yelchin, Berenice Marlohe (2015)
14:56 Belleville Cop Comedy.
Baaba moves to Miami and teams
up with a local officer to bring down
the criminals who killed his child-
hood friend. Cast: Omar Sy, Luis
Guzman. Dir.: Rachid Bouchareb
(France, 2018).
16:45 Life As We Know It After
going on a horrible first date, Holly
and Eric become the guardians of a
little girl when their mutual best
friends are killed in a car accident.
With Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel
(2010)
18:38 Forgetting Sarah Mar-
shall Comedy. When a man takes a
Hawaiian vacation to recover from a
recent break-up, he ends up meet-
ing his ex at the resort. With Jason
Segel, Kristen Bell (2008)
20:27 My Big Fat Greek Wed-
ding 2 Comedy. A Greek-American
woman who is closely attached to
her family tries to unite her parents
in a joyful Greek wedding. With Nia
Vardalos. John Corbett (2016)
22:00 The Bucket List Two termi-
nally ill men escape from a cancer
ward and go on a road trip with a
wish list of to-dos before they die.
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Free-
man. Dir. Rob Reiner (2007)
23:37 Knight and Day A woman
finds herself mixed up with a spy,
just when he finfs out that someone
is trying to kill him. WithTom Cruise,
Cameron Diaz (2010).
01:25 American Pie Presents:
Girls’ Rules Comedy. Four friends
decide to harness their girl power
and band together to get what they
want their last year of high school.
Cast: Madison Pettis, Lizze Broad-
way. Dir.: Mike Elliott (USA, 2020).
03:00 You, Me and Him Come-
dy. Despite planning to never have
children, two female lovers both
become pregnant and are forced to
evaluate their relationship. Cast:
David Tennant, Faye Marsay. Dir.:
Daisy Aitkens (UK, 2017).
HOT CINEMA 4 (H19)
06:00 Victoria and Abdul
Drama. Queen Victoria strikes up
an unlikely friendship with a young
Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal. Dir.: Ste-
phen Frears (UK, 2017).
07:49 The Bachelors After the
early death of his wife, a mourning
father moves away with his son.
Their lives begin to transform due
to two unique women. Cast: J.K.
Simmons, Odeya Rush. Dir.: Kurt
Voelker (USA, 2017).
09:27 Carnage Drama. Two cou-
ples hold a meeting after their sons
are involved in a fight. As time pro-
gresses, they become increasingly
childish. With Kate Winslet, Jodie
Foster. Dir: Roman Polanski. (2011)
10:46 Anthropoid Drama. In
December 1941, two Czech sol-
diers parachute into their occupied
homeland to assassinate Nazi offi-
cer Reinhard Heydrich. Cast: Jamie
Dornan. Dir.: Sean Ellis (UK, 2016).
12:44 The Nest Drama. Life for
an entrepreneur and his American
family begins to take a twisted turn
after moving into an English coun-
try manor. Cast: Jude Law, Carrie
Coon. Dir.: Sean Durkin (UK,
2020).
14:30 Queen of the Desert
Drama Film. Cast: Nicole Kidman,
James Franco. Dir.: Werner Herzog.
16:35 A Thousnad Times Good
Night Drama. A professional war
photographer has to make a choice
about her job when her husband
and daughter confront her. Cast:
Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Wal-
dau. Dir.: Erik Poppe (Norway,
2014).
18:30 The Pursuit of Happy-
ness A struggling salesman takes
custody of his son as he’s poised to
begin a life-changing professional
endeavor. With Will Smith, Thandie
Newton (2006)
20:25 The Peanut Butter Fal-
con Drama. Zak runs away from his
care home to make his dream of
becoming a wrestler come true.
Cast: Zack Gottsagen, Dakota John-
son. Dir.: Tyler Nilson (USA, 2019).
22:00 Wendy Lost on a mysterious
island where aging and time have
come unglued, Wendy must fight to
save her family, her freedom, and
the joyous spirit of youth. Dir.: Benh
Zeitlin (USA, 2020).
23:47 Darkest Hour In 1940, Brit-
ish Prime Minister Winston Churchill
must decide whether to negotiate
with Hitler, or fight on risking a
defeat. Cast: Gary Oldman, Lily
James. Dir.: Joe Wright (USA, 2017).
01:48 The Vow A car accident
puts a woman in a coma. When she
wakes up with severe memory loss,
her husband tries everything to win
her heart again. With Rachel McAd-
ams, Channing Tatum (2012)
yes Movies Drama (1)
08:18 The Third Man Arriving in
Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his
friend Harry Lime, who has invited
him, recently died in a car accident.
Cast: Orson Welles, Alida Valli,
Joseph Cotten. Dir. Carol Reed. UK,
1949.
15
10:04 Paris, Texas A man wan-
ders out of the desert not knowing
who he is. His brother finds him, and
helps to pull his memory back...
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Sam
Berry. Dir. Wim Wenders. 1984.
12:28 The Kindness of Strang-
ers The Russian restaurant “Winter
Palace”, soon becomes a place of
unexpected encounters between
people who are all undergoing
some sort of crisis. With: Zoe Kazan,
Tahar Rahim. Dir: Lone Scherfig.
2019.
14:23 Hair Musical. The story cen-
ters on a reserved Midwesterner
who joins a pack of hippies in Cen-
tral Park on his way to joining the
army. With John Savage, Treat Wil-
liams. Dir. Milos Forman. (1979)
16:24 Ramen Shop Drama. A
young man who is curious about his
deceased parents’ past takes a food
journey to Singapore where he
uncovers more than just delicious
meals. With: Takumi Saitoh. Dir: Eric
Khoo. Japan, 2018.
17:56 Only Living Boy In New
York, The Adrift in New York City, a
recent college graduate’s life is
upended by his father’s mistress.
Cast: Callum Turner, Jeff Bridges.
Dir: Marc Webb. USA, 2017.
19:27 Beautiful Thing The
underachieving denizens of a south-
east London apartment building get
an emotional wake-up call when
two teen boys (Glen Berry, Scott
Neal) unexpectedly fall in love. Dir.
Hettie MacDonald. UK,1996
21:00 Promising Young
Woman A young woman, trauma-
tized by a tragic event in her past,
seeks out vengeance against those
who crossed her path. With: Carey
Mulligan. Dir: Emerald Fennell.
2020.
22:59 Gone Girl With his wife’s
disappearance having become the
focus of a media circus, a man has
the spotlight turned on him when
he becomes a suspect. With Ben
Affleck, Rosamund Pike (2014)
yes Movies Action (2)
09:27 Licence To Kill James Bond
leaves Her Majesty’s Secret Service to
stop an evil drug lord and avenge
his best friend, Felix Leiter. WithTim-
othy Dalton, Carey Lowell.(1989)
11:40 Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them The adven-
tures of writer Newt Scamander in
New York’s secret community of
witches and wizards 70 years before
Harry Potter reads his book in
school. With Eddie Redmayne, Kath-
erine Waterston (2016)
13:53 Come Away (2020)
Adventure. When their eldest broth-
er dies, Peter and Alice seek to save
their parents from despair until they
are forced to choose between home
and imagination, With: Angelina
Jolie. 2021.
15:29 The Transformers An
ancient struggle re-erupts on Earth
between two extraterrestrial clans,
the heroic Autobots and the evil
Decepticons. With Shia LaBeouf,
Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel (2007)
17:52 Tides (2021) Set in the dis-
tant future, a female astronaut, ship-
wrecked on the long-decimated
Earth, must decide the fate of the
wasteland’s remaining populace.
With: Nora Arnezeder. 2021.
19:37 Skyfall James Bond’s loyalty
to M is tested when the entire M16
is under attack. With Daniel Craig,
Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph
Fiennes (2012)
22:00 Blade Runner 2049 A
young blade runner’s discovery of a
long-buried secret leads him to track
down former blade runner Rick
Deckard, who’s been missing for
thirty years. Cast: Harrison Ford,
Ryan Gosling. Dir. Denis Villeneuve.
2017.
yes Movies Comedy (3)
08:26 Forces of Nature A soon-
to-be-married man meets an excit-
ing stranger after his plane has an
accident on takeoff. With Sandra
Bullock, Ben Affleck (1999).
10:13 Roman Holiday Romantic
comedy. A bored and sheltered prin-
cess escapes her guardians and falls
in love with an American newsman
in Rome. With Gregory Peck, Audrey
Hepburn (1953)
12:12 Intolerable Cruelty A
divorce lawyer and his client’s wife
using marriage to fuel her lifestyle
engage in a ruthless romantic pur-
suit to out-swindle each other. With
George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-
Jones. Dir. Joel Coen (2003)
13:53 Guys and Dolls Musical. In
New York, a gambler is challenged
to take a cold female missionary to
Havana, but they fall for each other...
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando,
Jean Simmons. Dir. Joseph L.
Mankiewicz. 1955.
16:22 Imagine That A financial
executive who can’t stop his career
downspiral is invited into his daugh-
ter’s imaginary world. With Eddie
Murphy (2009)
18:10 Knight and Day A woman
finds herself mixed up with a spy,
just when he finfs out that someone
is trying to kill him. WithTom Cruise,
Cameron Diaz (2010).
20:00 An American Pickle
Comedy. An immigrant worker at a
pickle factory is accidentally pre-
served for 100 years and wakes up
in modern-day Brooklyn. With:
Seth Rogan. Dir: Brandon Trost.
2020.
21:30 War Dogs Comedy. Based
on the true story of two young men,
who won a $300 million contract
from the Pentagon to arm America’s
allies in Afghanistan. With Jonah Hill,
Miles Teller (2016)
23:25 The Hitman”s Wife”s
Bodyguard The bodyguard
Michael Bryce continues his friend-
ship with assassin Darius Kincaid as
they try to save Darius’ wife Sonia.
With: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jack-
son, Salma Hayek. Dir: Patrick
Hughes. 2021.
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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
‘The Consultant’ looks at the many contradictions
of political strategist Arthur Finkelstein
FILM REVIEW
• By HANNAH BROWN
E
veryone is inconsistent
but few are such a bun-
dle of extreme contradic-
tions as Arthur Finkelstein, the
subject of the new documen-
tary, The Consultant, directed
by Eden Zuckerman and pro-
duced by Assaf Peretz, which
is currently available on Hot
VOD and will be showing at
film festivals around the world
in the coming year.
Finkelstein was the mas-
ter political consultant who
changed political campaign-
ing all over the world forever
by identifying and mobilizing
disaffected voters on the Right
through a kind of divisive,
in-your-face messaging that
has become the new normal.
He was influential in getting
Republican candidates elected,
including presidents, in the
United States.
He also worked in Israel,
where he was hired by former
prime minister Benjamin Net-
anyahu and was instrumental
in helping Netanyahu pull off
an upset victory against Shi-
mon Peres, in 1996. But, as
this fast-paced, well-made doc-
umentary shows, in spite of
the fact that professionally, he
was identified with the Right
– and sometimes far-right pol-
iticians – he was a homosexual
who had a longtime partner
whom he eventually married
and together they raised two
daughters, in an era when this
was extremely rare.
Perhaps the greatest contra-
diction, which the film does
not address in-depth, was that
he worked for authoritarian
Hungarian Prime Minister
Viktor Orban, who supported
initiatives that cracked down
on the freedom of the LGBTQ
community, and vilified
MENACHEM KAISER documents his journey in ‘Plunder.’
(Beowulf Sheehan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt via JTA)
Author Kaiser
gets Rohr prize
for Jewish lit
• Jerusalem Post Staff
M
enachem Kaiser,
author of Plunder:
A Memoir of Family
Property and Nazi Treasure,
was awarded on Monday the
prestigious Sami Rohr Prize
for Jewish Literature.
The prize is given in asso-
ciation with the Nation-
al Library of Israel. It was
established by Rohr’s three
children to honor their
father and his deep love of
Jewish learning.
The $100,000 prize is
granted annually, for
non-fiction and fiction
in alternating years, to
an emerging writer who
demonstrates the potential
for continued contribution
to the world of Jewish liter-
ature.
Kaiser’s book tells the
story of his Holocaust-sur-
vivor grandfather’s former
battle to reclaim the fami-
ly’s apartment building in
Sosnowiec, Poland.
“What makes this differ-
ARTHUR FINKELSTEIN with Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara. (Hot 8/Amos Ben Gershom)
philanthropist and financier
George Soros in a campaign
many have criticized as bla-
tantly antisemitic.
One of the most interesting
insights in this documenta-
ry is that Finkelstein studied
economics and had an early
interest in computers since his
talent for analyzing data was a
key part of his success. He had
a great skill for paring down
the messy world of politics into
black-and-white categories
that made it easy for politi-
cians to have a clear message.
In America, he identified
the “peripheral urban ethnic,”
working-class white ethnics –
Irish, Italian, Polish, Jewish,
etc. – who lived in the neigh-
borhoods and suburbs outside
the inner cities, which were
mostly inhabited by wealthy
ent from other literary priz-
es,” said Rabbi David Wolpe,
who moderated the online
award ceremony, “is that it
is presented to an author as
well as to the author’s book.
It must be someone who is at
the start of his or her career
and who also makes a good
spokesperson for Jewish life,
culture and literature.”
Three other writers were
recognized as finalists:
• Ayala Fader, author of
Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt
in the Digital Age, a reveal-
ing look at Jewish men and
women who secretly explore
the outside world while
remaining in their ultra-Or-
thodox religious communi-
ties.
• Danny Adeno Abebe,
author of From Africa to Zion,
an insider’s perspective on
the Ethiopian-Israeli immi-
grant experience.
• Eylon Levy, translator of
From Africa to Zion, is the
first finalist in that category
in the history of the Sami
Rohr Prize.
whites and minorities. These
urban ethnic voters were per-
sonified by the character
Archie Bunker of the hit 1970s
sitcom, All in the Family, and
had traditionally voted for the
Democrats, but Finkelstein
intuited that they could be
influenced to switch to the
Republican Party.
THE REST, as the expression
goes, is history but watching
this history unfold is fascinat-
ing, as Finkelstein identifies
and exploits “the emotions
behind the numbers,” as one
colleague puts it. As crime
skyrocketed in the 1970s, the
voters to whom Finkelstein
appealed became increasingly
concerned with law and order
issues, while liberals tended to
focus on social justice issues
From ‘The Crown’ to ‘The Simpsons,’ Hollywood
embraced – and spoofed – Queen Elizabeth
• By LISA RICHWINE
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Brit-
ain’s Queen Elizabeth fasci-
nated Hollywood writers and
actors during her seven-decade
reign and was portrayed on
screen in award-winning dra-
mas, animation and even on
Saturday Night Live.
The monarch, who died on
Thursday at 96, was the cen-
tral figure of Netflix Inc’s NFLX-
.O Emmy-winning television
series The Crown.
Claire Foy won two Emmys
and a Golden Globe for playing
S T R I N G S AT TAC H E D
The third International Guitar Festival will take place at Tzavta Tel Aviv from October 23-27.
Under the artistic direction of Doron Salomon, the program will feature Danny Robas in a
performance of Matti Caspi’s songs, the ‘king of groove’ Guy Mezig, Ukrainian classical
guitar virtuoso Marco Topchii, and many more.
and Finkelstein’s early Republi-
can candidates focused on this
divide to win them over. He
was a pollster and a key advis-
er to presidents Richard Nixon
and Ronald Reagan, as well as
senators, including Alfonse
D’Amato and Jesse Helms, and
many other politicians.
When he was invited to work
for Netanyahu, he saw that
in Israel the divide was over
peace vs. security issues, and
he fought to win the hearts
and minds of voters who saw
themselves as Jews first and
Israelis second. In his work
on the Netanyahu campaign,
Finkelstein painted Peres as a
leader who would divide Jeru-
salem if he were elected, in
spite of Peres’s protestations to
the contrary. The tactic worked
and Netanyahu defeated Peres,
Elizabeth as a young woman
who suddenly became queen
at age 27. Olivia Colman took
on the role in later seasons, and
Imelda Staunton will play her
in the fifth installment, set to
debut in November.
When Foy won the Golden
Globe in 2017, she thanked sev-
eral “extraordinary women,”
including Queen Elizabeth.
“She has been at the center of
the world for the past 63 years,
and I think the world could do
with a few more women at the
center of it, if you ask me,” Foy
said.
Tickets at: www.tzavta.co.il
(Matius Koreh)
FINKELSTEIN, A master political consultant, celebrates another victory. (Hot 8)
who was initially predicted to
win, by a small margin.
Finkelstein died in 2017 and
although there is footage from
a video he made in 2016 when
he was in failing health as he
looked back on his career, the
director of this documentary
never got the chance to pose
the hard questions to Finkel-
stein that any look at his life
invites.
The very charismatic Finkel-
stein was clearly a man who
had a skill for compartmental-
izing his life as finely honed
as his facility with polls and
slogans. His husband, Donald
Curiale, whom he married
in 2005 after they had been
together for decades, speaks
with affection about Finkel-
stein. The two met in a gay bar,
at a time when those frequent-
Fellow British actress Helen
Mirren took home an Oscar
for playing Elizabeth in 2006
film The Queen, which focused
on the monarch’s response to
the unexpected death of Prin-
cess Diana.
Queen Elizabeth made a
compelling subject because
she played a role in major
world events and because her
life story had a “very human
element,” said People magazine
editor-in-chief Wendy Naugle.
“We can all see the foibles
in like when you have some
tensions and riffs, and you
T H U R S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 15 , 2 0 2 2  T H E J E R U S A L E M P O S T
ing such establishments risked
being arrested and outed by
having their names published
in the newspaper when Curi-
ale was a teenager and Finkel-
stein was not much older.
Curiale was a teacher and
if anyone either of the men
worked with had known
about their relationship, it
would have jeopardized their
careers. They hired a house-
keeper and when she became
pregnant, they decided to
raise her daughter with her as
their own and later in the mid-
1980s had a second daughter
with a surrogate mother, when
this arrangement was highly
unusual.
Curiale emphasizes that Fin-
kelstein kept his private life
very private. But the question
that comes up again and again
put on t
Not all of the queen’s screen
time has come in serious dra-
mas. Animated comedy The
Simpsons has worked her into
several episodes over its 33 sea-
sons.
Vanessa Redgrave voiced
Queen Elizabeth in one of Pix-
ar’s Cars movies when the mon-
arch – appearing as a luxury car
with a crown – presided over a
race in London.
And comedian Fred Armisen
spoofed the queen as a cantan-
kerous monarch in several skits
on Saturday Night Live.
Highs and lows
for Jewish actors
at Emmys
• By ANDREW LAPIN
J ulia Garner and Brett Gold-
stein were the big Jewish
Emmy winners Monday
night, as both actors took home
statuettes on television’s starri-
est night.
Garner scored her third win
for best supporting actress in a
drama for her role on Netflix’s
crime show Ozark, which con-
cluded its run this year. She
previously won in 2019 and
2020 for the same show and
was additionally nominated
this year in the limited-series
category for Inventing Anna but
lost that category to Amanda
Seyfried in The Dropout.
Goldstein, also a repeat win-
ner, scored his second award
in a row for best supporting
actor in a comedy for his role in
Apple TV+’s sports sitcom Ted
of how could Finkelstein help
the campaigns of so many can-
didates who actively opposed
gay issues, such as same-sex
marriage, and then proudly
marry his partner shortly after
such unions became legal in
their home state of Massachu-
setts, remains unanswered.
After he was outed by Bos-
ton Magazine in 1996, Finkel-
stein felt angry and defensive
as the contradictions in his life
become public. He never seems
to have articulated, either pub-
licly or privately, any ambiva-
lence he felt over his support
for candidates who were anti-
gay, or, in the case of Orban,
antisemitic as well as anti-gay.
This interesting but sometimes
frustrating film demonstrates
how Finkelstein took his con-
tradictions to his grave.
OLIVIA COLMAN poses at a
premiere for season 3 of ‘The
Crown’ in 2019.
(Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Lasso. Thanking his Jewish fam-
ily back home in Britain, the
famously foul-mouthed Gold-
stein promised not to swear –
before dropping an f-bomb on
live television.
Two of the most visibly Jew-
ish shows on TV, Amazon’s
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and
HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm,
were both blanked out of the big
categories this year. Both were
nominated for best comedy but
lost to Ted Lasso, while Maisel
also lost every acting award its
stars were nominated for.
Other Jewish stars who
came away from the night
empty-handed included Seth
Rogen, Henry Winkler and
Andrew Garfield.
Zendaya won best lead actress
in a drama for Euphoria, the
popular HBO teen drama based
on an Israeli show. (JTA)