Over-50s start 3rd shots * NY march on Ben & Jerry’s * Freeze the tumor: New cancer approach * Cops summon artist who burned God’s name * Kuwaiti Muslim to Jewish Israeli

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, August 13, 2021 [Israel becomes first country in world to give COVID boosters to over-50s]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry head endorses expert panel recommendation to back move; tens of thousands of newly eligible make appointments; health minister gets 3rd shot: ‘It’s a critical time’]( [Health chief says kids to get COVID vaccines in schools: ‘We’re in an emergency’]( By [TOI staff]( [COVID-fighting antibodies last 4+ months in 87% of cancer patients: Israeli MDs]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Report: Ministers, legal adviser shot down proposed lockdown only for over-60s]( By [TOI staff]( [Suggestion to order only those over 60 to stay home was floated at recent coronavirus cabinet meeting, but deputy attorney general warned legality was doubtful]( [Germany declares Israel a high-risk travel destination amid virus surge – report]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian Authority receives another 150,000 coronavirus vaccine doses]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Dozens march to Ben & Jerry’s Times Square shop demanding it ‘end Jew hatred’]( By [Jacob Magid]( [As confused bystanders look on, pro-Israel demonstrators chant ‘shame’ at settlement-boycotting ice cream firm, while Neturei Karta activists stage counter-protest across street]( [Ilhan Omar’s spokesman says AIPAC ‘putting her life at risk’ with latest ads]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Citing Israel, protesters accuse US weapons firm of abuses, block plant entrance]( By [AP and TOI staff]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: How a Kuwaiti Muslim now lives in Jerusalem as a Jewish Israeli citizen]( By [TOI staff]( [His father was a colleague of Yasser Arafat. His mother was born into a British Mandate marriage between a Jew and a Muslim. Hear how Mark Halawa recently became an Israeli citizen]( [Freezing tumor instead of cutting, Israelis pioneer new bladder cancer approach]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Tumors removed from 4 patients using Co2 at Rambam Hospital in Haifa; doctors monitoring to check method keeps cancer away; if it does, process heralds great advantages, they say]( Interview [Did Maimonides ignite the cannabis craze? Book probes roles of Jews in medicine]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [A new book chronicles the remedies prescribed by the first Jewish doctors and their Levantine counterparts all the way through to today’s cutting-edge innovations]( Top Ops [Moriah Richman]( [Ben & Jerry’s recent decision is not antisemitic]( [This disingenuous smear campaign against a company that upholds a standard that the Jewish state should emulate distracts us from fighting to end the occupation]( [Gerard Heumann]( [When the politicians start designing the city, we’re all in trouble]( [The delicate balance between the public good and the private individual was shattered long ago, in favor of private, short-term greed]( [CRM]( [Bennett cut down plans for new settlement homes to avoid angering US — report]( By [TOI staff]( [According to Kan, PM took number of houses set for approval down by 1,000 ahead of planned first meeting with Biden]( [PA leader Abbas slams plan to approve new settlement construction]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [France to boycott UN anti-racism conference, citing previous antisemitism]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Bennett seeking joint US-Israel strategy on Iran if nuclear talks fail — report]( By [TOI staff]( [PM said to urge coordination during meeting with CIA chief; officials believe William Burns also skeptical Tehran will return to 2015 deal]( [IDF says it downed Hezbollah drone that entered Israeli airspace]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [IDF says troops downed Hamas drone from Gaza two days ago]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Without authority, police summon artist for questioning for burning name of God]( By [TOI staff]( [Gregory Israel Abou was told to come in and explain his actions in a video art piece, even though police did not have the necessary okay from state prosecutors]( [New major US study on Jews of color highlights experiences of discrimination]( By [Asaf Shalev]( [Research shows people often face casual racism, interrogations or simply being ignored in communal settings; some hope new data will serve as a watershed moment]( [Creator of hit TV show ‘Srugim’ turns to fans to finance sequel of sorts]( By [Ben Sales]( [Jewish groups, senator rally behind Muslim Biden nominee attacked by Republicans]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [GOP attacks aimed at blocking Dilawar Syed’s nomination at Small Business Administration reportedly cite his membership on board of Muslim advocacy group that is critical of Israel]( [With $1m annual prize, donor hopes Israeli ideas will help solve climate crisis]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Canadian Jeff Hart links up with philanthropists, Jewish organizations, to give award to non-profits: ‘If anyone can make miracles happen, it’s the State of Israel’]( [Taliban take 3 more provincial capitals in relentless sweep through Afghanistan]( By [TAMEEM AKHGAR and Rahim Faiez]( [Thousands of Afghans flee as insurgents press on with lightning offensive that is encircling Kabul; capital of Helmand province falls; Kandahar and Herat also taken]( [Explainer / What next for Afghanistan as Taliban moves through country with lightning speed?]( By [AFP]( [As Taliban sweep across Afghanistan, US hurries to evacuate embassy staff]( By [AFP]( More Headlines [Annual meteor shower dazzles thousands of visitors to Israel’s south]( By [TOI staff]( [Swastikas daubed on French vaccination centers, in apparent Nazi comparison]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Authorities in Austrian town plan to remove SS memorial]( By [AP]( [Bennett asks Pfizer CEO to speed up vaccine approval for kids under 12]( By [TOI staff]( [6 dead including suspected gunman in UK shooting, officials say it’s not terror]( By [AFP]( [Film fest / National Library’s Docu.Text opens with music and archives]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Forest fire near Kiryat Shmona forces home evacuations]( By [TOI staff]( [Bank of Israel reports low risk to financial sector, small business struggles]( By [Luke Tress]( [Amazon reintroduces limited free shipping to Israel]( By [Luke Tress]( [Greek PM: Wildfires the worst ecological catastrophe in decades]( By [Elena Becatoros]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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