Extra security for AG, whose father’s grave was vandalized, as he weighs indicting PM * 2018’s top Jewish stories * ’Saintly intellectual’: Amos Oz tribute * PM in Brazil

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Saturday, December 29, 2018 [Attorney general given extra security as he weighs indicting PM — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli TV says decision to boost protection for Mandelblit made in light of intel possessed by police; friend of AG says he revealed desecration of his father’s grave]( [Man arrested outside Netanyahu’s home, threatening to ‘kill’ the PM]( By [Alexander Fulbright]( [Investigators said set to recommend indicting ex-general gunning for Knesset]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF attacks Hamas position in response to rocket fire from Gaza]( By [TOI staff]( [Projectile launched from Strip for first time in six weeks lands in open area in Israel, causing no damage or injuries]( [Rocket launched from Gaza into Israel, for first time in six weeks]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian said killed in Gaza border clashes]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( Analysis [Sam Sokol]( [The top 11 Jewish stories of 2018]( [From horrific anti-Semitic violence to the US Embassy move, these are the news events of the last 12 months with perhaps the longest-lasting repercussions]( [Some of the inspiring Jews we lost in 2018]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [Hate crimes in New York, 2018: Jews targeted more than all other groups combined]( By [JTA]( [Ex-defense chief rules out sitting in Netanyahu-led government]( By [Alexander Fulbright]( [Moshe Ya’alon confirms he is in talks about forming an electoral alliance with fellow former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, who hasn’t said if he’d join a coalition headed by PM]( [Private investigators reportedly sent to collect defamatory material on Gantz]( By [TOI staff]( Obituary [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [Amos Oz, a ‘saintly intellectual’ who turned Israel’s national reality into art]( [He had two pens on his desk, he once said: ‘One pen to tell stories and another pen to tell the government to go to hell’]( [Hailing ‘brotherhood,’ Brazil’s president-elect says he’ll visit Israel by March]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Bolsonaro accepts Netanyahu’s invitation, issued during their first meeting in Rio; no mention of possible Jerusalem embassy move]( [Netanyahu, Brazil’s next president hail alliance, but no mention of embassy move]( By [Marc BURLEIGH]( [Netanyahu lands in Brazil, will push president-elect on Jerusalem embassy move]( By [Marc BURLEIGH]( [Sephardic converts give northern Brazil’s dwindling Jewish communities new life]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Israel saw record-breaking 4 million tourists in 2018, says tourism ministry]( By [TOI staff]( [Tourism Minister Yariv Levin hails ‘significant revolution in marketing Israel’ abroad]( [UNIFIL confirms tunnel filled with cement by IDF crossed border, broke UN rules]( By [TOI staff]( [Peacekeepers say passage dug from inside Lebanese concrete factory, which Israel says was a Hezbollah attack tunnel, violated resolution that ended 2006 war]( [US ‘fully supports’ Israeli efforts to counter Iran’s military activity in Syria]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump advisor heads to Turkey, Israel after Syria pullout]( By [AFP]( [Russia to host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit on Syria]( By [AFP]( Top Ops [Adele Raemer]( [Operation Cast Lead — 10 Years On]( [Having just been through the emotional tornado of suicide survival, I did not have the wherewithal to remain in a war zone]( [Marc Schneier]( [Top 10 events impacting Muslim-Jewish relations in 2018]( [Together, the two communities are fighting Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and working to protect all faith members]( [Avi Bell]( [Airbnb’s lies increase its legal vulnerability]( [It’s now clear the company is committed not only to violating the law, but also to lying to regulators and the public]( [David Sedley]( [All hail Moses, King of Ethiopia]( [The Book of Exodus introduces us to a savior from afar. Sound familiar? It should (Shemot)]( [Meticulous restoration and luxury are de rigueur at these swanky Israeli hotels]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( Author interview [A conscientious objector to the IDF, this Israeli-American says he is a patriot]( By [Marshall Weiss]( More Headlines [Zvika Levy, Israel Prize-winning ‘father of lone soldiers,’ dies aged 70]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli voice actor sues Apple for illegitimate use in Hebrew version of Siri]( By [TOI staff]( [Egypt kills 40 ‘terrorists’ in crackdown after fatal Giza pyramids attack]( By [Bassem Aboualabass]( [Belgian Jewish family says assailant shot gun at bedroom]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [How Facebook monitors harmful content: 5 takeaways]( By [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [1 in 5 non-Christians in France has never heard of the Holocaust, survey finds]( By [JTA]( [London mosque to honor Muslims who rescued Jews in the Holocaust]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Israeli firm caught up in US-China rivalry over military robots]( By [Matt O'Brien]( [Rabbi’s death from flu in Ukraine has community in panic]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [North Carolina police arrest woman for vandalizing Messianic congregation]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Macron ex-bodyguard goes to Israel, Africa with diplomatic passport, sparks row]( By [AFP]( [Everybody knows / Leonard Cohen, Russian liturgical music among Prince Charles’ favorites]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2018 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved