ToI’s weekly deep dive: Jewish vets of Afghanistan speak out * Entebbe, the commandos’ stories * How Jewish was Hamilton? * NY’s Yiddish retreat * The Biden-Bennett talks

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, August 29, 2021 Exclusive [In ToI interviews, Jewish veterans of Afghanistan speak of relief…and betrayal]( By [Lazar Berman]( [As America’s longest war ends in chaos, US officers recall fond memories of fellow soldiers, Afghan allies, and kiddush wine, but wonder what all the sacrifice was ultimately for]( [Giulia Boukhobza]( [I see myself in that Afghan girl – and I want to scream]( [Hen Mazzig]( [What Afghanistan taught us about Israel-Palestine]( [Entebbe in person: A new oral history challenges official account of 1976 rescue]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Brimming with detail and at times looking to settle old scores, newly translated book ‘Entebbe Declassified’ brings voices of the commandos who took part in the legendary operation]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: How Jewish was Alexander Hamilton?]( By [TOI staff]( [US founding father had Jewish roots and a Jewish day school upbringing in the Caribbean, experiences that influenced him in colonial America, says author Andrew Porwancher]( [A Yiddish retreat in upstate NY unites ‘mamaloshen’ enthusiasts young and old]( By [Danielle Ziri]( [The Workers Circle’s Trip to Yiddishland is a week-long celebration of language, culture, art, music and dance, with dedicated attendees aged 8 to 92]( [At first meeting, Biden pledges to Bennett that Iran will ‘never’ get nukes]( By [Lazar Berman and TOI staff]( [After 50-minute meeting at White House, US leader says he prefers diplomacy with Tehran but there are ‘other options’; hopes for ‘close personal relationship’ with Israel’s new PM]( [Atmosphere in White House ‘not optimistic’ about Iran deal — Israeli official]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Bennett said to vow he won’t openly lobby against US return to Iran nuke deal]( By [TOI staff]( [Analysis / As Bennett meets Biden, IDF ramps up plans for strike on Iran’s nuke program]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [In shadow of Kabul chaos, Bennett tells Biden why US must stay engaged in region]( [Imagine the ‘nuclear nightmare’ the whole world would face were radical Islamists to acquire the bomb, the PM tells a president shaken and bloodied by Afghanistan]( [Bennett: Biden loves Israel; I invited him to visit after Delta variant defeated]( By [Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid]( [Heading home, Bennett says all goals ‘achieved and surpassed’ during US trip]( By [Lazar Berman and TOI staff]( [Biden raised reopening of Jerusalem consulate, opposition to evictions, with PM]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Humans speeding the extinction of species, study claims]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Data science expert Gil David finds that human exploitation of Earth has led to 5,800 years-worth of extinctions from natural causes condensed into just 100 years]( [Nature groups deploy cattle troughs in bid to cut pollution near Sea of Galilee]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Dancing feet / Israeli population of endangered dancing bird seen leveling off]( By [Sue Surkes]( Interview [Nathan Jeffay]( [Delta surprised Israel, which dropped the ball on vaccination, admits COVID czar]( [Despite massive surge in cases, Salman Zarka says he’s determined to keep Israel open over holidays, warns virus here to stay]( [Vaccines don’t harm pregnancies, and may even help babies, Israeli doctors claim]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Israel said expected to soon offer COVID boosters to all eligible for vaccine]( By [TOI staff]( [‘I was wrong’: Anguished nurses tell of unvaccinated patients’ deathbed regrets]( By [TOI staff]( [The real-life Nazi salute incident that may have inspired Netflix’s ‘The Chair’]( By [Chloe Sarbib]( [The show’s co-creator attended a US school where a math teacher jokingly called out ‘Heil Hitler!’ when demonstrating an obtuse angle, similar to the plot of the dramedy series]( ToI investigates [Simona Weinglass]( [Israeli game maker hits jackpot despite accusations of cashing in on kids]( [CrazyLabs, soon to be purchased by Sweden’s Embracer Group, sold in-app purchases to children under 13 and shared children’s data with third parties, consumer advocates say]( Israel Travels [Flock to Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum for this family-friendly bird exhibit]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( [See how ancient avians were feared, revered, or just part of everyday life in cultures around the world, plus kids can enjoy an interactive play area with costumes and games]( [The Jewish doctor who escaped the Nazis and founded the Paralympics]( By [EVELYN FRICK]( [US researchers work to trace mystery uranium cubes back to Nazi nuclear program]( By [Luke Tress]( [Hundreds of radioactive ‘Heisenberg cubes’ were lost to history after war, but new forensic analysis on the material could fill historical gaps, boost nuclear safeguards]( [Archaeologists expose Torah ark of Vilna synagogue destroyed by Nazis, Soviets]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Eichmann was nabbed by Mossad after tipoff from German co-worker, report reveals]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [For South African-raised MK, Jewish-Arab coexistence is urgent and close to home]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Blue and White’s Ruth Wasserman Lande is hoping her third time being sworn into the Knesset will be the charm]( [Netanyahu’s would-be heirs step out of his shadow, and into the firing line]( By [Haviv Rettig Gur]( inside story [Sue Surkes]( [Doubts crop up as bid to lower price of produce targets farms for reform]( [Plan, which would up imports and pay farmers directly rather than via tariffs, ‘risks destroying entire sector,’ warns academic as data suggests retail markups may be to blame]( [Hot and heavy: Protein turns sun into sex drive, Israeli study finds]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Last Afghanistan Jew’s would-be Jewish rescuers save Afghan women soccer team]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [An ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn fixer and an Israeli-American businessman rescue athletes, prosecutors and judges from Taliban rule after Zebulon Simantov refuses to leave]( [Jewish aid group: Afghan refugees face obstacles in US, community help is key]( By [Luke Tress]( [Jewish groups kick into high gear as Afghan refugees begin to arrive in US]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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