Israel consulted US before 2 strikes on Iran – NYT * Italy ignored intel ahead of deadly shul attack * When Jewish refugees wooed Nazis * ’Adrienne,’ a husband’s tribute

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, December 11, 2021 [Israel consulted with US before covert strikes on Iran missile, nuke sites — report]( By [TOI staff]( [New York Times says alleged hits on missile base, centrifuge facility earlier in year were discussed with US; Israel worried Washington will stop it taking action if new deal made]( [Iran says probing if IAEA cameras had role in alleged Israeli attack on nuke site]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [‘Sanctions on Iran must not be lifted,’ Lapid tells Blinken]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [Documents show Italy ignored warnings ahead of 1982 terror attack on Rome synagogue]( By [TOI staff]( [Uncovered cables seem to confirm reports that Rome signed deal with Palestinian terror groups to ignore attacks against Jews, in exchange for them not hitting other Italian targets]( Interview [How European Jewish refugees wined and dined Nazi prisoners for US Army intelligence]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [New short animated Netflix doc ‘Camp Confidential’ by Israeli directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan unearths a controversial top-secret program that helped America win the Cold War]( [Hamas source says weapons cache that exploded in southern Lebanon was ‘for defense’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Source from terror group confirms to Lebanese outlet that explosion was caused by fire; arms depot in mosque detonated after fireball engulfed building in refugee camp]( [Hamas claims COVID oxygen bottles, not weapons, exploded in Lebanon blast]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Several killed as explosions rock alleged Hamas weapons cache in southern Lebanon]( By [Emanuel Fabian and Agencies]( [Gantz: Iran is the biggest threat to global peace, and only then a threat to Israel]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Addressing IAC Florida confab, defense minister seeks to combat narrative placing Israel at center of Iran issue; says Jews must never hide their identity amid antisemitism spike]( [Iran’s Raisi says Tehran serious about nuclear talks if US removes sanctions]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US Mideast military chief: Attacks by Iran-backed militias ‘may provoke a response’]( By [Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns]( Top Ops [Sarah Tuttle-Singer]( [The 20 shekel bill that was chased by a dog and hit by a bus on the way to Eilat]( [Israel is a country of people who have been through the wringer — each one of us is torn and wrinkled and crumpled. But, oh, the stories we can tell]( [Michael Laitman]( [We’ve turned ourselves into temporary residents]( [The world will continue to reject Israel until it unites to fulfill its true purpose: building a ’national home for the Jewish people’]( Interview [HBO doc ‘Adrienne’ is a husband’s loving tribute to murdered wife and rising star]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [When Adrienne Shelly was victim of a high-profile murder in 2006, Andy Ostroy and daughter Sophie were left to pick up the pieces; the new exploration of her life premiered Dec. 1]( [US moves forward with bill to create an Islamophobia monitor]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Several Republican lawmakers oppose measure saying it would distract from, and even hamper, efforts to combat antisemitism; Jewish Democrats support move]( [Swiss museum gives up 40 Nazi-looted treasures from Gurlitt trove, keeps 1,000 items]( By [AFP]( [Museum of Fine Arts Bern giving up pieces it concludes were stolen by the Nazis or of doubtful origin, but retaining most despite their provenance remaining unproven]( [Israeli diplomats, celebrities join kids with disabilities for ‘Upside Down’ exhibit]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Foreign Ministry photo series marking Disability Awareness month will be displayed at Israeli embassies around the world]( [Bethlehem hoped to recoup some coronavirus losses this Christmas. Then came Omicron]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Some tourists were expected to return this year, but new COVID strain and resulting Israeli ban on foreigners mean city will likely see second year with little income]( [All-female electoral list seeks to shake-up male-dominated Palestinian society]( By [Hossam Ezzedine and Yasmin Zaher]( [Palestinian said killed in clashes with IDF near West Bank outpost]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [CRM]( [Ra’am’s Mansour Abbas said to fear attempt on his life, party calls for protection]( By [TOI staff]( [Concerns come after right-wing protesters call coalition party leader a ‘terrorist,’ Shin Bet says it has not been asked to review his security, knows of no current threats to him]( [Netanyahu pleads for state to keep guarding his family, citing ‘clear threat’]( By [TOI staff]( Profile [US lawmaker who ran to represent marginalized in Bronx finds himself talking Hebron]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Colleagues of Rep. Jamaal Bowman say he’s most driven by domestic affairs, but his district’s large Jewish constituency has forced him to weigh in on Israel-Palestine]( [South African doctors see early signs Omicron variant is milder than Delta]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Only 30% of hospitalizations in recent weeks serious, about half the rate of previous waves; just 3% of patients die, unlike 20% in earlier outbreaks; meanwhile UK predictions dire]( [HMO: Just 1% of Israeli parents with kids 5-11 seek medical advice after COVID shot]( By [TOI staff]( [UK records most COVID cases since January, warns Omicron to soon be dominant strain]( By [AFP]( Down the chimney [Uproar in Italy as bishop tells kids there is no Santa]( By [AP]( [Church forced to apologize, says Sicily’s Bishop Antonio Stagliano was only trying underline the true meaning of Christmas]( [CRM]( More Headlines [At least 50 feared dead in Kentucky tornadoes as powerful storms rip across US]( By [Agencies]( [Czech president objects to incoming FM, citing ‘distant attitude’ toward Israel]( By [AFP]( [2 men stabbed, seriously injured in northern Druze town of Maghar]( By [TOI staff]( [Judge probing Beirut port blast demands ex-minister’s arrest]( By [Agencies]( [Arab man shot dead in north in apparent underworld dispute]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Grin and bear it / Gazan women seek dimple surgery to brighten smiles]( By [Claire Gounon]( [Christmas parties, lies and videotape: Is it curtains for British PM Johnson?]( By [Martine PAUWELS]( [What is spiel? / ‘Jeopardy!’ devotes entire category to Yiddish theater]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [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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