ToI’s weekly deep dive: On the ground in Colleyville* Who betrayed Anne Frank? * Horovitz op-ed: Give Netanyahu plea deal a pass * Podcast: New alt-kashrut certification

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, January 23, 2022 [‘I wasn’t gonna die that way’: Transcript of ToI interview with hostage Jeff Cohen]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Beth Israel congregant explains decision to remain inside, despite opportunities to flee, as doing so would have endangered other hostages; reveals gunman’s ‘goodwill’ gesture]( From Colleyville [1,000-strong multifaith crowd rallies around Jewish community at post-standoff vigil]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Congregation Beth Israel in Texas begins to heal with support from Christian and Muslim neighbors, along with 24,000 watching online, overwhelming synagogue rabbi with emotion]( [Reporter's notebook / Convinced they are also targets, Colleyville residents stand with Jewish neighbors]( By [Jacob Magid]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 18 – Colleyville attack plays into oldest antisemitic trope]( By [TOI staff]( [Texas rabbi: I threw a chair at the gunman, and we headed for the door]( By [Jacob Magid]( [UN General Assembly adopts Israeli resolution aimed at combating Holocaust denial]( By [Jacob Magid]( TOI investigates [Historians bash ‘rubbish’ findings of investigation into Anne Frank betrayal]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [A six-year probe by dozens of experts is detailed in a new book that accuses fellow Jews of revealing her hideout to the Nazis. The only problem, scholars say: Lack of evidence]( [Anne Frank may have been betrayed by Jewish notary, new book claims]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [A new Israeli film tackles the taboo: Did six million Jews die in the Holocaust?]( By [Amy Spiro]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Why Israel’s prosecutors would be wise to forgo a plea bargain with Netanyahu]( [A deal would resolve the case of the state versus the former PM. But what about the fateful matter of the former PM versus the law enforcement institutions of the state?]( [Coalition projects confidence amid fears of a break-up if Netanyahu leaves politics]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Interviews / Talk of Netanyahu plea deal prompts renewed focus on legal strength of the charges]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( Obituary [Alexander Kalantyrsky, leader in Israel of ‘liquidators’ who battled Chernobyl, dies]( By [David Horovitz]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [Israel-Europe ties may not get much warmer with Macron as president of EU Council]( [As France assumes six-month leadership of key body, more pressing issues like Russia, COVID, and migration mean that relations will continue to be limited despite Lapid’s efforts]( [Interview / French ambassador: Every passing day jeopardizes chances of Iran deal]( By [Lazar Berman]( From the blogs [The NSO scandal should be an earthquake for the Israel Police]( By [Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler]( [They hacked into the very souls of Israeli citizens illegally, without public oversight, and, most troubling of all, claim it was approved by the Attorney General]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 19 – Big Brother really is watching; Sheikh Jarrah sees eviction]( By [TOI staff]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 20 – Experts slam police on privacy abuse; startup prints salmon]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Irwin Cotler]( [Raoul Wallenberg rescued 100,000 Jews. He deserves better.]( [Those who know the Swedish diplomat as the ‘greatest humanitarian of the 20th century’ should unite to secure the truth about what befell him in the Soviet gulag]( [Francis Nataf]( [Shockingly, I like the Bennett-Lapid government. Here’s why.]( [It’s a fractious coalition that must compromise to survive. The Jewish approach to law views making concessions as a feature, not a bug]( COVID [Two months since Omicron emerged, where does Israel stand? Q&A with an expert]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Did the travel ban help? Why aren’t vaccines working the same as with previous variants? Why don’t antibody counts tell us if we’re protected? Immunologist Dr. Yariv Wine answers]( [Vaccinated kids half as likely to get Omicron, but protection fades fast — study]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [COVID so rampant that 1 in 10 medical staff at Jerusalem’s Hadassah are home sick]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [CRM]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Can fakin’ bacon and moon-shaped croissants be called kosher?]( By [TOI staff]( [Times Will Tell takes a closer look at the first step of Israel’s reforms in the kosher supervision system, and who’s making the decisions]( [As kashrut reform takes hold, businesses put their money where the mouths are]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Interview / What’s with Judaism’s pork taboo? Documentary film ‘Magnificent Beast’ bores into it]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [‘Not small, not a victim’: Self-defense program trains US Jews to fight it out]( By [Luke Tress]( Holy Land [How to navigate the Israeli property maze: Pointers and pitfalls for homebuyers]( By [David Brummer]( [With demand far outstripping supply, a little knowledge can go a long way in taking on the local residential real estate market]( [Tel Aviv greenlights construction of one of Israel’s tallest towers]( By [David Brummer]( Obituary [Tova Berlinski, artist who painted the pain of Auschwitz, dies at 106]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( Interview [Leaning into own past, Jewish ‘Wonder Years’ writer comes of age with TV bar mitzvah]( By [Aviva Engel]( TV series review [Did Larry David put his foot in his mouth with a ‘Curb’ finale Holocaust gag?]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [The comedian’s semi-autobiographical character regularly pushes the boundaries on touchy subjects. As some ask whether he’s toeing the line or crossing it, our critic steps in]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? [View in browser]( © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved