ToI’s weekly deep dive: Rebuilding a face * Nazi-seized Van Gogh, front & back * Tourists from Nov 1* Found: Crusader sword, Cleopatra’s scent * Reviewed: Dune, Anderson

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, October 24, 2021 [After IDF soldier takes bullet to face, doctors rebuild his jaw in high-tech op]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Two weeks after he was shot in the head, surgeons at Rambam Hospital used 3D tech to fix the captain’s face, which will soon be close to normal with the exception of some scarring]( [Israeli scientists halve growth of cancer tumors in mice, using ‘GPS particles’]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [New Israeli cancer ‘directory’ will help doctors choose right immunotherapy]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( Reporter's Notebook [David Horovitz]( [The day I got to see Van Gogh’s Nazi-seized ‘Wheatstacks,’ from both sides]( [A work of great art has been on public display in London this week for the first time since 1905. On Thursday, I inspected it up close — front and rear…]( Inside story [Tal Schneider]( [Holy and mundane: Why Israel’s 1st Orthodox premier still rankles many religious]( [The PM keeps kosher, Shabbat and more, and not only for show; but to some, his unholy coalition outweighs any pride in seeing a kippah-clad leader in the halls of power]( [Analysis / Expanded Israel-India ties start taking shape, after the Netanyahu-Modi bromance]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Dragging out consulate reopening, Biden does Israel a favor, but not himself]( By [Jacob Magid]( ToI investigates [The sun is shining, so why isn’t Israel making hay of its solar energy?]( By [Sue Surkes]( [The energy minister prioritizes renewables. One entrepreneur says the sun could supply all our energy by 2035. But policy discord and red tape cloud Israel’s sunny renewable future]( [Israel’s ‘vibrant’ climate tech sector shows promise amid challenges]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Haifa’s Oil Refineries Ltd. tops worst environmental offenders list… again]( By [Ricky Ben-David and Sue Surkes]( [Diver pulls 900-year-old Crusader sword from seafloor]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Though encrusted with marine organisms, one-meter-long blade is preserved in perfect condition, expert says; finder given outstanding citizen award for handing in relic]( [Plant used in ‘Cleopatra’s scent,’ Temple rite found on ancient Jerusalem seal]( By [TOI staff]( [First evidence of Crusader war camp discovered in northern Israel]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Mijal Bitton]( [It was a worry: What if R. Jonathan Sacks didn’t measure up?]( [I was in the hospital having delivered my first-born, and the rabbi called with his congratulations. That was just the beginning of his thoughtful kindness]( [Gideon Remez]( [When I was right, Colin Powell was wrong…]( […and to his everlasting credit, he admitted it. America and the world need leaders like him more than ever.]( [Avidan Freedman]( [The Abraham Accords: What would Abraham say?]( [In response to a deal in which Israel sells weapons to despotic regimes, the Biblical patriarch would surely say: ’Not in my name’]( [Luke Berryman]( [Is it antisemitic to wear the yellow star?]( [In fixating on the Holocaust symbol, opponents of Coronavirus mitigation present Jews as figures of disgust for enabling their own destruction]( Film review [Jordan Hoffman]( [Visually appealing ‘Dune’ isn’t half bad, but it’s only half-finished]( [Out in theaters and streaming on HBO October 21, the sci-fi remake is beautifully rendered and true to the first part of the book. Fans can just hope there will be a sequel]( [Interview / Director Eric Steel on Jewish-LGBTQ film ‘Minyan,’ one of this year’s top 10]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [Film review / Move over Tenenbaums, ‘French Dispatch’ is Wes Anderson’s most Jewish film yet]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [Israel to allow vaccinated or recovered tourists to enter starting November 1]( By [TOI staff]( [But government says no entry for travelers coming from ‘red’ countries or from places seeing outbreak of new AY4.2 strain; Russian vaccine not okayed, for now]( [Interview / Top doctor says receding COVID means parents won’t rush to vaccinate their kids]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Large Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID shot keeps teens safe from Delta strain]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 8,000]( By [TOI staff]( [In rebuke, US demands Israel explain terror listing for Palestinian NGOs]( By [Jacob Magid]( [State Department says it was not informed of move ahead of time, appears to join others casting doubt on Jerusalem’s stance that rights organizations served as fronts for terror]( [Israel disputes US claim it wasn’t told of plan to outlaw rights groups]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Palestinian rights groups push back after Israel outlaws 6 for terrorism]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Gantz declares six Palestinian rights groups ‘terror organizations’]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Overlooking the Dead Sea, with Spencer Tunick and 200 nude models]( By [TOI staff]( [Arts and culture editor Jessica Steinberg travels down to Arad to witness the American artist’s photoshoot]( [Nude and painted white, 200 volunteer models pose at endangered Dead Sea]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Op-ed / Now’s the time to save the Dead Sea]( By [David Horovitz]( [Lapid: Rabin assassin’s ‘ideological heirs’ are serving in Knesset today]( By [TOI staff]( [At parliament memorial for slain PM, FM swipes at Netanyahu, who brokered the deal that made a Kahanist an MK; opposition chair responds that left is abusing Rabin’s memory]( [Shaked slams coalition partners after Rabin memorial: ‘Stop the wild incitement’]( By [TOI staff]( [At memorials, Rabin family hails gov’t that toppled Netanyahu: ‘The people won’]( By [TOI staff]( [Marking Rabin assassination, Bennett warns: ‘We mustn’t burn our house down’]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel set to okay 3,000 new settlement homes, 1,300 Palestinian homes]( By [TOI staff]( [Civil Administration’s planning committee will convene next week to approve West Bank construction for first time during Biden administration and under new Israeli government]( [Settlers begin work on new neighborhood in Hebron]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Settlers reported to assault Palestinian olive harvesters, burn car]( By [TOI staff]( IsrAel-diaspora ties [Danielle Ziri]( [Seeking to mend rifts, Israeli mayors go to NY to experience US Jewish diversity]( [On an Oct. 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of Arab-majority Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora]( [Interview / New Israel Fund CEO’s book is a toolbox for US Jews to discuss Israel-Palestine]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Enough of MLK and Heschel: Israel outreach in Chicago aims to form new narrative]( By [Jacob Magid]( [CRM]( Interview [UK photographer captures haunting scenes of Holocaust’s lasting imprint]( By [Robert Philpot]( [‘A Wounded Landscape: Bearing Witness to the Holocaust,’ sees Marc Wilson visit 130 sites across Europe to tell 22 tragic stories, including his great-grandfather’s]( [Prosecution at trial of Nazi camp secretary: Gas chamber cries ‘clearly audible’]( By [Sebastian Bronst]( [The man who’s seen almost every Holocaust movie ever made has some takeaways]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Meeting Bennett, Putin says he aims to continue warm ties forged under Netanyahu]( By [Amy Spiro and TOI staff]( [During PM’s brief visit to Sochi, leaders expected to discuss military operations in Syria and thwarting Iran’s nuclear weapons program]( [Israel says Russia agreed to not hamper IDF air campaign over Syria]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett extends Russia trip over Shabbat after ‘warm’ Putin talks run long]( By [Amy Spiro and TOI staff]( [AG on bill that would bar Netanyahu from becoming PM: It’s not personal]( By [TOI staff]( [Avichai Mandelblit appears to give legal backing to proposal to ban any lawmaker charged with a serious crime from forming a government]( [Justice minister details bill that would block Netanyahu from forming government]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu: It could be up to 3.5 years before Likud is back in power]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [How Nazi sympathizers in WWII Cape Town spied on the Allies and evaded justice]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [In ‘Hitler’s South African Spies,’ Evert Kleynhans uncovers ‘suppressed’ evidence that members of an ultimately ineffective effort to harm Allied ships escaped prosecution]( More Headlines [German military planes fly over Jerusalem for 1st time since WWI in show of ties]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Israel, UAE to launch joint space projects, including Beresheet 2 Moon mission]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Man chased down and shot dead in broad daylight at Jaffa port]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Suspect in British MP’s slaying backs IS, plotted attack for years — prosecutors]( By [Agencies]( [Perking lot: Israel’s coffee culture served up in Jerusalem exhibit]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Israeli startup unveils electric ‘flying car’ for consumer travel]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Former Mossad deputy denies detainees in Turkey are Israeli spies]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-general Gal Hirsch indicted for tax evasion totaling $1.9 million]( By [TOI staff]( [Comic Quentin / Tarantino planning comedy in which ‘Mexican saloon girl is Israeli’]( By [TOI staff]( [Katie Couric reveals Jewish, Confederate ancestry in new autobiography]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Researchers uncover mosaic in what they think is Bethsaida’s Church of Apostles]( By [TOI staff]( [Obituary / Microbiologist and Holocaust hero David Sompolinsky dies at 100]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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