Israel offers to help Syrian Druze; Corbyn: Recognize Palestine, end occupation; Birthright cuts Arab meets; Hebron Hitler; Christian Zionists thrive

?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=57484adcf3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-57484adcf3-55598597 [Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates](?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=57484adcf3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-57484adcf3-55598597) The Daily Edition Friday, November 3, 2017 Terror across the border [In rare step, Israel says it will help Syrian Druze village fend off jihadists]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Announcement by IDF comes hours after suicide bombing kills nine people in Hader, near Quneitra; spillover fire lightly injures resident of Majdal Shams]( [Syria says it liberated Deir el-Zour from Islamic State]( By [Albert Aji]( [Syria complains to UN over alleged Israeli airstrikes]( By [TOI staff]( [Putin positions himself as Middle East broker as US retreats]( By [Zeina Karam]( [Birthright cuts out encounters with Arab Israelis]( By [JTA]( [Reform movement decries decision, says it 'shows just how out of touch Birthright is becoming']( Israel-UK relations [‘No reason’ for Israel not to trust Corbyn, says his Jewish spokesman]( By [Robert Philpot]( [Speaking with The Times of Israel, an optimistic Fabian Hamilton claims his party's leader isn't anti-Semitic and if elected PM, the UK-Israel relationship won't change]( [Corbyn urges UK to mark Balfour centenary by recognizing Palestine]( By [TOI staff]( [British PM emphatically rejects call to apologize for Balfour Declaration]( By [Marissa Newman and Raphael Ahren]( [In speech underlining pride for UK role in establishment of Israel, Theresa May slams boycott efforts, a 'new and pernicious form of anti-Semitism']( [Full text of May’s speech at Balfour Declaration centenary dinner]( [US senators propose commemoration of Balfour centennial]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( 'I hate what he did, but' [A Hebron teacher named Hitler: Palestinians reckon with loaded names]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Palestinian man formerly named Saddam Hussein says it was 'the source of psychological and physical suffering']( [Hamas rejects Israeli conditions for return of terrorists’ bodies]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel refuses access to cross-border tunnel where 5 missing unless progress is made on returning Israeli citizens, bodies of soldiers held by Hamas since 2014]( [US official welcomes PA takeover of Gaza border crossings]( By [Dov Lieber]( [The case for the settlements: Assertive booklets for pro-Israel students]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [In big anniversary year for Israel, Christian Zionists see signs of the Messiah]( By [Andrew Tobin]( Hebrew media review [Give war a chance]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [The press finds Israel headed for the brink, Abbas more willing to butt heads with Israel than Hamas, and leftists who don't want to hug it out with the right at the Rabin rally]( Analysis [Ron Kampeas]( [What did Jared know? 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