ToI’s weekly deep dive: Politicians targeted as Arab community murders spiral * Adam Sandler’s sweet Bat Mitzvah tale * Israeli MDs save Afghan kids * Op-ed: ’Leftist’ PM

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, August 27, 2023 [‘3 innocent people from my family were killed for no reason,’ says Abu Snan resident]( By Gianluca Pacchiani On day of funerals of the victims of Tuesday’s brutal shooting, a community grapples with an apparently inexplicable tragedy [Interview / Arab local officials are under threat, criminologist warns as violence skyrockets]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [4 killed, including mayoral candidate, amid spiraling gun violence in Arab community]( By ToI Staff [‘A minister who hates Arabs will protect Arab children?’: 100k at Tel Aviv protests]( By ToI Staff Film review [‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ is an endearing Sandler family affair]( By Amy Spiro Dropping this Friday, a new Netflix film starring Adam Sandler alongside his wife and daughters puts Jewish ritual front and center in a sweet coming-of-age tale laced with humor [‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ draws inspiration from real celebrations]( By Shira Li Bartov Op-ed Shalom Yerushalmi [To the far-right, ‘leftists’ Netanyahu and Gallant are responsible for terror wave]( Having received the government of their dreams that has approved unprecedented West Bank building, settler leaders and their allies struggle to find a scapegoat for violence [After Ben Gvir storm, PM says Palestinians get ‘maximum freedom of movement’]( By ToI Staff [US excoriates Ben Gvir for claiming Jews’ security trumps Arab freedom of movement]( By Jacob Magid ToI podcast Jacob Magid [What Matters Now to journalist Adam Rasgon: The future of the Palestinian Authority]( Palestinian affairs reporter looks at the rise of potential Mahmoud Abbas successor and the decline of the PA he hopes to lead, explaining why both have lost support of the masses [Profile / The Palestinian leader who survived the death of Palestine]( By Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman Top Ops Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll [The slippery slope of gender segregation]( Why MK Idit Silman’s plan for separate hours at natural pools harms the people it’s supposed to help Jonathan Zausmer [The painful lesson of an army reservist in Qalqilya]( Who wanders into dangerous unknown territory, where you’ll stick out like a sore thumb among those who see you as the enemy? Tamar Fenton [Liel and Dora]( My daughter’s closest friend was a Holocaust survivor 78 years her senior. None of us thought my daughter would die first Bishara A. Bahbah [The price of Saudi-Israeli peace includes a Palestinian state]( Even the minimal requirements for normalization entail founding an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital [Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Ocular oncologists from Sheba Medical Center work with colleagues in Kabul and Lahore to get children with deadly eye cancer out of Afghanistan for critical treatment in Pakistan [‘I listened, I didn’t weigh in’: NYC mayor meets protest leaders, PM, a settler head]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Witholding his own opinions, Eric Adams discusses judicial overhaul with PM and his opponents, says Israelis should decide their own path; declines to take stance on West Bank [New York City mayor says he wants to adopt Israeli drone tech for policing]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [NYC’s Mayor Adams in Jerusalem: It’s time to put faith into action to combat hate]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Reporter's Notebook Canaan Lidor [At Bnei Brak women’s rights march, angry rhetoric drowns out Haredi-secular dialogue]( Thousands of liberals rally in ultra-Orthodox city, with one organizer urging the jailing of rabbis, but others find common ground amid minor scuffles, drumming and loud music [Bus companies face 3 lawsuits over series of discriminatory incidents against women]( By ToI Staff [‘You’re not a family,’ gay couple and kids told while using family pass at park]( By ToI Staff Interview [Caught between Hitler and Stalin, one family’s miraculous tale of survival]( By Robert Philpot In ‘Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad,’ journalist and politician Daniel Finkelstein tells of his forebears’ separate grim escapes from gulags and Nazi camps before settling in the UK Interview Emanuel Fabian [Deadly terror shooting tests relative calm in southern West Bank]( Senior IDF officer says Hebron area’s more stable economy and sustained military presence have so far prevented outbreaks like those seen in other parts of the territories [Israeli woman killed, man seriously wounded in terror shooting near Hebron]( By Emanuel Fabian inside story Matt Lebovic [Back to school: Exhibits custom-tailored for US pupils make Holocaust a local issue]( Launched last winter, nonprofit ‘Common Circles’ fights antisemitism by designing ‘museum-like experiences’ with high-tech Holocaust education, art, and storytelling [CRM]( Interview [Fighting community’s boycott of politics, lawyer runs to be Jerusalem’s 1st Arab mayor]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Waleed Abu Tayeh, 69, believes engagement and representation are crucial to improving residents’ conditions in East Jerusalem — and the long odds do not deter him [Minister says Israel may be open to Saudi uranium enrichment under normalization deal]( By Canaan Lidor Close Netanyahu confidant Ron Dermer says Jerusalem would ‘have to look at what ultimately is agreed upon’; Lapid argues allowing such a move would endanger Israel’s security [‘Prepare your shelters’: Iran unveils armed drone, claims it could reach Israel]( By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell Film review [Not your standard biopic, ‘Golda’ is a gritty warning about the cost of victory]( By Matt Goldberg Out Friday, director Guy Nattiv’s latest film, starring Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, skips the broader history lesson and focuses on her humanity as she navigated the Yom Kippur War [Director of ‘Golda’: Criticism against Israel’s first female PM was misogynism]( By Jocelyn Noveck Inside story [We’re ‘on cusp’ of entry into US Visa Waiver Program — Israeli official]( By Jacob Magid Biden administration still waiting to see that Israel eases travel restrictions for Gaza Americans, cuts down on harassment of US travelers by September 30 deadline [New technology enables researchers to better understand early placental development]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Advanced tool gives US-Israeli team a clear picture of the arteries, cells, and proteins involved in the maternal-fetal interface; findings may help prevent pregnancy complications [Health Ministry launches new plan to stub out worrisome rise in Israeli smoking]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [How a rat infestation in ultra-Orthodox Bnei Brak could reawaken its democracy]( By Tal Schneider Upcoming local election could be a real race for the 1st time in years, as Shas candidate Uriel Buso takes on the United Torah Judaism machine and vows to mop up sanitation issues [With Meretz wiped out of Knesset, party’s local candidates struggle to raise funds]( By Tal Schneider [Weekly Deep Dive]( [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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