Trump savages Netanyahu for congratulating Biden; Netanyahu: I had to * Gantz in US: Iran building up forces to attack us * Calif. Muslim leader: Beware ’polite Zionists’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, December 10, 2021 [‘F*ck him’: Trump rages at Netanyahu, claims he saved Israel from destruction]( By [TOI staff]( [In new interview, ex-president complains of former PM’s lack of ‘loyalty’ in congratulating Biden; says had he not quit Iran deal, ‘Israel would have been destroyed maybe by now’]( [Savaged by Trump, Netanyahu says he had to congratulate Biden on election victory]( By [TOI staff]( [Erdan: US effectively agrees with Israel that Iran deal doesn’t block path to bomb]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Gantz: Iran building up forces in its western areas to attack Israel, other states]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [In Washington, defense minister details Tehran’s increasing use of attack drones in the region, including an attempt to provide such weaponry to Palestinian terror groups]( [Biden orders to prepare ‘additional measures’ in case Iran nuclear diplomacy fails]( By [Agencies]( [US moves to tighten Iran sanctions, warns UAE banks not to do business with Tehran]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Gantz meets US defense chief, says Iran is ‘playing poker with a bad hand’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Serious COVID-19 cases in Israel drop below 100 for first time in 4.5 months]( By [TOI staff]( [After a major outbreak driven by the Delta strain and amid fears of a potential Omicron outbreak, Health Ministry says figure at lowest point since late July]( [Hebrew U researchers tell government Israel’s 5th COVID wave is already here]( By [TOI staff]( [PM, health minister agree to extend Omicron travel restrictions by 10 days]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [In documentary ‘Flee,’ animation helps an Afghan refugee open up to an old friend]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [The film opened in US theaters Dec. 3 and is sweeping up awards; in it, ‘Amin,’ a gay academic with family in Afghanistan, tells a harrowing story that is far too common]( [California Muslim leader warns about ‘polite Zionists,’ drawing rebuke from ADL]( By [Gabe Stutman]( [Activist Zahra Billoo tells pro-Palestinian conference to monitor ‘Zionist synagogues’; Anti-Defamation League calls speech ‘vile, antisemitic, conspiracy-laden garbage’]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Down, set, hike! Flag football athletes take on Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [A look at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship that took place this week at Jerusalem’s Kraft Family Sports Campus]( [In Egypt, Lapid and antiquities chief return 95 ancient relics smuggled into Israel]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Foreign minister offers goodwill gesture to his counterpart after meeting with Sissi, bringing stone tablets, papyrus, idols and other stolen artifacts back to Cairo]( [A year after ties renewed, Israel and Morocco hope for ‘thriving, peaceful Mideast’]( By [TOI staff]( [With ties warming after decade-long war, Syria to host 2024 Arab energy conference]( By [AP]( [Israel leads 10-country simulation of major cyberattack on world markets]( By [TOI staff]( [10-day drill led by Finance Ministry aims to boost international cooperation against hacker threat to global financial systems]( [Game of foes: Israeli AI startup hunts ‘bad actors’ across the internet]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( Top Ops [Lili Eylon]( [Rene Cassin’s greatest achievement turns 73]( [The UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been ratified by all current 192 member nations, except for two: Somalia and, of course, the United States]( [David Sedley]( [Feed the world]( [The chemist who created the gas that led to Zyklon B and the biblical Joseph have a lot more in common than one might think (Vayigash)]( [The beautiful face of regional peace: Miss Universe contestants descend on Israel]( By [Amy Spiro]( [With Miss Bahrain making a debut at the competition in Eilat and Miss Morocco returning for the first time since 1978, the beauty pageant showcases new regional ties]( Analysis [Jon Gambrell]( [As US focus wanes, Middle East countries turn to each other for solutions]( [Regional leaders reengage with former rivals after two decades defined by war and political upheaval, as American forces withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan]( [US-led coalition against Islamic State ends Iraq combat mission]( By [Laure Al Khoury]( [Israelis and their dogs donate blood together, in new drive to bolster supplies]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Human and canine blood banks in Israel are both in need, and Magen David Adom expects to increase donations if owners and their four-legged friends attend as pair]( Film review [Alana Haim is true to life in coming-of-age flick ‘Licorice Pizza,’ set in 1970s LA]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [The musician and daughter of Israeli soccer player Moti Haim stars across from Cooper Hoffman in a nuanced performance peppered with authentic Jewish moments]( [Amid opioid scandal, Met Museum to cut ties with Sackler family]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Removing Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces, New York institution is latest to distance itself from Purdue Pharma owners]( [Student government at NYU school named for Steinhardt calls for removal of his name]( By [Shira Hanau]( [CRM]( [Israeli scientists say humans may have ‘backup’ insulin system diabetics could use]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Researchers identify insulin-producing apparatus in fetuses that they believe lies ‘dormant’ after birth but may one day be reactivated to address problems]( [Families demand names where numbers mark Jewish graves at former NY psych hospital]( By [Stewart Ain]( [CRM]( [Jerusalem’s Tmol Shilshom cafe puts on an exhibit about… cafes]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [A new one-wall gallery at an iconic coffeehouse shows the many sides of the city’s early coffee culture]( More Headlines [Israeli author David Grossman suggests West Bank occupation has become ‘apartheid’]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Jussie Smollett convicted of staging racist attack against himself, lying to police]( By [DON BABWIN and Sara Burnett]( [Beefed up / Food tech startup MeaTech unveils ‘largest cultivated steak’ to date]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Gantz could meet PA chief Abbas soon to ‘calm tensions,’ minister says]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF captures 120 kg of drugs on Egyptian border as smugglers flee]( By [TOI staff]( [Joining drag queens on TV show costs Indiana pastor his job]( By [David Crary]( [Former general, would-be top cop Gal Hirsch announces he has cancer]( By [TOI staff]( [Ombudsman to probe claims female prison guards were ‘pimped’ to Palestinian inmates]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz detained in Greece on international arrest warrant]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Hamburg police foiled planned Islamist attack, German officials say]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Russia agrees to return pre-WWII Jewish archives to Greece]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Girls are back in town / ‘Sex and the City’ revival show lands to mixed reviews]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [The daily edition]() [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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