Fears for personal data as LGBT site hacked * In major shift, Germany tackles drivers of Israel’s online fraud * Exposing Jupiter’s Red Spot * Last, last Afghan Jew flees

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, October 30, 2021 [Suspected Iranian hack hits Israeli LGBT site; users fear leak of personal info]( By [TOI staff]( [Black Shadow hacking group threatens to release data after targeting numerous websites through hack of internet hosting company in Israel]( [Iranian hackers take down servers of Israeli internet hosting company Cyberserve]( By [TOI staff]( [Most Iran gas stations still offline three days after cyberattack]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( ToI investigates [Simona Weinglass]( [In major shift, Germany begins targeting platforms driving Israel’s online fraud]( [A rash of raids in 6 countries points to a new strategy: Going after the trading programs that allegedly allow scamsters to keep pushing crypto and other investment cons]( [ToI investigates / October surprise: Who’s who in the unprecedented wave of investment scam raids]( By [Simona Weinglass]( [Israeli study: COVID booster shots 92% effective at preventing serious illness]( By [TOI staff]( [Research published in Lancet also finds 3rd shot 81% more effective in preventing deaths compared to those who’ve had only 2 shots at least 5 months ago]( [FDA okays Pfizer coronavirus shots for kids 5-11, Israel expected to follow suit]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Israel said to strike near Damascus in rare daytime raid; 2 Syrian soldiers hurt]( By [TOI staff]( [Syria state media says surface-to-surface missiles fired from northern Israel, air defense systems activated; IDF mum on alleged strikes; damage reported]( [Lebanese man nabbed by troops after crossing border into Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli-US study reveals surprising depth of Jupiter’s ‘Great Red Spot’ storm]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [New 3D images from Juno spacecraft show that cosmic cyclone hovering around planet is 200-300 miles deep, resembling a fat pancake]( [PM: Israeli tech must pivot from making cool apps to fighting climate change]( By [TOI staff]( [Ahead of trip for COP26 climate talks, Bennett says government will cut red tape and increase funding; says Israel must work with neighboring countries on water and energy projects]( [Rabbis urge PM to make Israel full partner in global climate battle]( By [Sue Surkes]( Top Ops [Julian Schvindlerman]( [Mohammad Mahallati: A not so peaceful ‘peace professor’]( [Why did Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Georgetown and Oberlin open their doors to a representative of a monstrous regime like that of revolutionary Iran?]( [Lili Eylon]( [My friend Gita: Once Maltese star, forgotten today]( [When a young Jewish man from Malta’s tiny community was in search of a Jewish wife, he looked to Jerusalem. In no time at all, she was running the show]( [Biden, Europeans to discuss Iran nuke strategy, plan in case Tehran ends talks]( By [Josh Boak and Zeke Miller]( [US national security adviser says Rome meeting during G20 with Germany’s Merkel, France’s Macron, UK’s Johnson will see leaders ‘all singing from the same song sheet on this issue’]( [US slaps sanctions on Iran drone commander behind attack on Israeli-linked ship]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Iran on agenda as Biden huddles with world leaders in Rome]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Obsessive anti-Israel bias’: Erdan rips up human rights report at UN podium]( By [TOI staff]( [Envoy says report by UNHRC belongs in ‘the dustbin of antisemitism,’ notes Israel has been targeted in 95 resolutions compared to 142 against all other countries combined]( [Official: US unlikely to push Sudan on normalization with Israel following coup]( By [Jacob Magid and AFP]( [Pressing to restore civilian-led transitional government, Biden Administration turns to UAE to exert its influence over Sudanese military]( [‘We are no longer afraid’: Sudan anti-coup protesters gear up for mass rallies]( By [AFP]( [Yearlong program helps US colleges find and fix overlooked campus antisemitism]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [Hillel’s Campus Climate Initiative assesses Jewish life at participating schools; whether kosher food is available, Jewish holidays accommodated, and if bigotry is tolerated]( [The last, last Jew? Simentov relative flees Afghanistan after Taliban takeover]( By [Ilan Ben Zion and LLAZAR SEMINI]( [Fearing for her safety, Tova Moradi, 83, escapes to Albania with family after getting help from IsraAid, office of President Herzog and two Israeli billionaires]( [CRM]( [Coalition holds bonding event to squelch infighting, as budget test looms]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett urges MKs to stop airing dirty laundry and solve differences behind closed doors; Shaked reported to apologize for trash talk aimed at Lapid and Gantz]( [Activists fight Netanya hotel plan they say will harm nature reserves]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Ecological corridor supposed to link Poleg reserve with wildflower hub and seasonal pool deemed too small, with court set to decide if city broke planning agreement]( [Dutch Reform rabbi says COVID-19 policies remind her of Nazi Germany]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Tamarah Benima says ‘those in power all had the best of intentions. Also when they declared Jews a danger to public health’; Dutch Jewish groups condemn ‘offensive comparisons’]( [Kansas labor leader compares Biden’s vaccine mandates to Holocaust]( By [John Hanna and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD]( [CRM]( Analysis [Ron Kampeas]( [Biden’s Tree of Life anniversary remarks use term worrying both left and right]( [Reference to ‘domestic terrorism’ has civil liberties groups concerned over impingement of freedoms; Republicans allege those against virus measures have been labeled as such]( More Headlines [Clocks in Israel to turn back overnight Saturday-Sunday]( By [TOI staff]( [NY’s pension fund halts investments in Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel stance]( By [julia GERGELY]( [Tyler Herron, former Team Israel baseball pitcher, dies at 35]( By [jacob gurvis]( [French court clears far-right party founder Le Pen over antisemitic ‘oven’ quip]( By [AFP]( [Berlin soccer club punished over antisemitic abuse during Haifa match]( By [AP]( [Man stabbed to death at home in Beit Shemesh; 17-year-old son arrested]( By [TOI staff]( [Fired rabbi defends himself against charges of ‘insurrection’ at NY synagogue]( By [Ben Sales]( [Israeli startup Spike partners with newly rebranded Meta, launches VR email app]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Lawyers deny UK’s Prince Andrew sexually abused American teen]( By [Larry Neumeister]( [Coach of English soccer club apologizes for likening defeat to Holocaust]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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