In Germany, a Torah on Hitler St * Klein Halevi: How to beat anti-Semitism * Cartoon shows EU as Auschwitz * Aliya soars *Brothers jailed in Oz bomb plot foiled by Israel

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Tuesday, December 17, 2019 [In Germany, a Torah is inaugurated on former ‘Adolf Hitler Street’]( By [TOI staff]( [Hundreds of Jews dance down the main street of Freiburg im Breisgau that was once named after the Nazi leader, as they welcome the sacred scroll]( [Vandals in Berlin dig up grave of Reinhard Heydrich, who helped plan Holocaust]( By [AFP]( From the blogs [Yossi Klein Halevi]( [Lessons in solidarity: How to defeat anti-Semitism]( [In fighting Corbyn, UK Jewry followed the Soviet Jewry movement’s playbook. Can American Jews learn from these examples?]( [Italian cartoon depicting EU as Nazi camp sparks outcry]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Auschwitz Memorial slams artist Mario Improta over image of Boris Johnson as Jewish prisoner escaping through ‘Arbeit macht frei’-like gate]( [Iran leader makes case for ‘brave and tireless’ French Holocaust denier]( By [TOI staff]( [Immigration to Israel surging, asylum seekers no longer arriving — state report]( By [Sam Sokol and TOI staff]( [Central Bureau of Statistics says Israel on pace for 20% increase in immigration; over 3 million have moved to Israel since 1949, though many have left]( [Jewish refugees left $150 billion in Middle Eastern countries, Israel estimates]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Most Israeli workers are unhappy with their work-life balance, survey finds]( By [TOI staff]( [Brothers jailed in Australia for meat grinder plane bomb plot foiled by Israel]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat sentenced to 40 and 36 years over Islamic State attempted bombing in 2017 of Etihad jet; IDF said it provided intelligence that led to arrests]( [Austrian authorities foil IS-inspired terror attack on Christmas market]( By [AFP]( [Police raid suspect’s home, pawnshops linked to kosher market attacker]( By [David Porter and Joseph Frederick]( [AG says minister cannot legally promote junior official to acting state attorney]( By [Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff]( [Move to name deputy Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari as top prosecutor extremely unreasonable for transition government, Mandelblit argues, putting kibosh on posting]( [Spurning AG’s candidate, justice minister names interim state prosecutor]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Civil service czar and justice minister clash over acting state attorney posting]( By [TOI staff]( [Launching challenge to Netanyahu, Likud’s Sa’ar casts himself as savior of right]( By [Raoul Wootliff and Michael Bachner]( [10 days before leadership primary, dark horse candidate greets some 1,000 supporters, argues Netanyahu helming party will mean victory for the left]( [Quoting Netanyahu, challenger Sa’ar demands cameras in primary polling stations]( By [TOI staff]( [Former Likud lawmaker Begin: Netanyahu must resign]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel media review / Number the Sa’ars: 9 things to know for December 17]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( Interview [Mel Brooks gets serious in HBO special — but there’s plenty of shtick, too]( By [Curt Schleier]( Live updates [Blue and White says it could back Likud bid to appoint top cop]( By [TOI staff]( [Although step would be taken by caretaker government, centrist party says it would support a ‘responsible and well-considered move’]( [In major deal, Intel buys Israeli chip maker Habana Labs for $2 billion]( By [TOI staff and Shoshanna Solomon]( [Deal said to be US giant’s second-largest acquisition in Israel after Mobileye; Caesarea-based firm will continue to work from Jewish state]( [Check Point finds flaw in WhatsApp that could allow group-chat crash]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israel has failed to bring economic boon to all parts of nation, Gantz says]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Russia to modernize Syria port, build railway across Syria to Persian Gulf]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Major commercial projects could potentially make it easier for Tehran to increase its influence in Israel’s northeastern neighbor]( [Iran sentences 3 labor activists to 5 years in prison]( By [AP]( [Hezbollah backers attack Beirut protesters as violence flares for third day]( By [AP]( [Unconfirmed report: Trump plan sees 3-way peace deal between Israel, PLO, Hamas]( By [TOI staff]( [Lebanese outlet claims deal would see Israel keep settlements, Palestinians get Jerusalem share, Saudis gain Temple Mount role, Egypt give land for Gaza]( [Hamas chief discusses Palestinian election drive with Qatari emir in Doha]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Israeli biopic about lawyer who represents Palestinians shortlisted for Oscars]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Steve Brown]( [Herzl’s images of Palestine and their link to Watergate]( [These historical photos, likely seen by the father of political Zionism, were rescued from obscurity by an anti-Vietnam-war bomb in 1970]( [Avinoam Bar-Yosef]( [WATCH: Micah Goodman on why US Jews must learn Hebrew]( [Goodman discusses his new book, which proposes that the path to a ’Judaism of inspiration’ goes through Hebrew culture]( [CRM]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved