After Shin Bet alert, Russia denies plan to skew elections * 80 teens summoned in Jewish terror probe * Gantz gains? * Kuwaiti TV host calls for ties * J’lem’s peace mall

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Wednesday, January 9, 2019 [Russia denies it is planning to interfere in Israeli elections]( By [TOI staff]( [After Shin Bet warns of possible tampering by foreign nation, Kremlin says Moscow has no intention of trying to influence outcome of any country’s vote]( [TV: Shin Bet chief warns a ‘foreign country’ is trying to influence elections]( By [TOI staff]( [Shin Bet confident it can thwart foreign meddling in upcoming elections]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu says no place more ready than Israel to deal with election hacking]( By [AFP]( [Iran’s supreme leader calls US officials ‘idiots,’ but hints sanctions hurting]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Khamenei says Iran will withstand the pressure, slap US in the face again]( [Former Israeli minister pleads guilty in Iran spying case, will serve 11 years]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel welcomes European sanctions on Iran over plots to attack dissidents]( By [TOI staff and AP]( Live updates [Police summon 80 yeshiva students to testify in suspected Jewish terror case]( By [TOI staff]( [Legal aid organization accuses authorities of illegally breaking into West Bank high school where suspects in Palestinian woman’s murder study]( [Netanyahu remains preferred PM, but Gantz is now close behind, poll finds]( By [TOI staff]( [Survey shows three percentage points separate the premier and the ex-IDF chief; a second poll shows Likud, with projected 32 seats, far ahead of any other rival party]( [After defecting from Kulanu, minister Gallant joins Likud]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Gallant and Shasha-Biton sworn in as ministers, in cabinet reshuffle]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Rushin’ to judgment: 8 things to know for January 9]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [After Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman accuses [redacted country name] of planning cyber attacks to fiddle with Israel’s election, Moscow feels its ears start to burn for some reason]( [Jewish Insider’s Daily Kickoff: January 9, 2018]( [In Israel TV interview, Kuwaiti TV host calls for ties, shrugs off death threats]( By [TOI staff]( [Fajr al-Saeed who was castigated for posting New Year’s tweets in Hebrew and Arabic hoping for normalized relations with Israel, tells Israeli TV: ‘I’m only afraid of Allah’]( [News site claims Mossad head met Saudi, UAE, Egypt intel officials on Gulf visit]( By [TOI staff]( [War hero or Nazi collaborator? Family partners with victim’s kin to expose truth]( By [Robert Philpot]( [On edge of Jerusalem alongside security barrier, Jews and Arabs shop at new mall]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [‘I’ve waited for this for many years,’ says supermarket mogul and founder Rami Levy, on site for the first day of business as his shopping center prepares to open fully in 3 weeks]( [Israeli woman says Palestinians blocked her car, smashed window with hammer]( By [TOI staff]( [Girl, 14, lightly injured in suspected stabbing in Jerusalem]( By [Stuart Winer]( Top Ops [Daniel Gordis]( [The American ‘Zionist’ assault on Israel]( [Less hubris and more interest in why Israelis think what they do would go a long way to helping this relationship survive]( [Nechama Goldman Barash]( [Can religious and civil marriage coexist in Israel?]( [The goal is to re-create the system so that women will not be defined as adulteresses and their children will not be labeled ’bastards’]( [David Sedley]( [Parshat Bo: The power of youth]( [In an era when the Spartans disposed of imperfect children, the Torah commands that the young serve God]( [Nathan Lopes Cardozo]( [Why I am controversial]( [Really, my goal is to create great religious and intellectual excitement about a protest movement that challenges the human condition — Judaism!]( Israel elections 2019 [Launching Yesh Atid election campaign, Lapid vows to oust ‘dangerous’ Netanyahu]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Party head says the public is fed up with a prime minister ‘only interested in his own indictments’ and won’t stand for a corrupt leadership]( [Gabbay admits Gantz won’t join forces with Labor to oust Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism splits into two parties, for now]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Veteran Arab MK bolts the Joint List, taking his party along]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Wary of PA ‘corruption,’ Palestinians launch protest of new social security law]( By [Adam Rasgon and Photos by Luke Tress]( [‘Blue gloves’ demonstrators, inspired by yellow vests protests, say they do not trust a PA-created institution to handle their money and cannot afford to pay more taxes]( [Hamas renews funding for incendiary kite units ahead of expected escalation]( By [Avi Issacharoff]( [Hamas arrests 45 ‘collaborators’ in Israeli special forces op that went awry]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Democrats block Senate bill on Israel boycotts, citing US government shutdown]( By [LISA MASCARO]( [Package that includes military support for Israel and Jordan stalls on a vote of 56-44, not enough to clear the 60-vote hurdle]( [Netanyahu seeking to meet with Trump two weeks before elections – report]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Are Republicans trying to make US government shutdown an Israel issue?]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [First Ethiopian Jewry research hub aims to preserve community’s traditions]( By [Melanie Lidman]( More Headlines [Facial recognition / Mobileye founders unveil wearable camera to identify everyone you meet]( By [TOI staff]( [Winter rains raise Sea of Galilee level by 19 centimeters in 2 days]( By [Melanie Lidman]( [Settler growth rate down for 7th year, but still higher than national average]( By [Jacob Magid]( [New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wins Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Thousands mourn ‘great leader’ as 3-time defense minister Moshe Arens buried]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu resubmits request to let his wealthy benefactors cover his legal fees]( By [TOI staff]( [Sex offender rabbi ‘negotiated with deputy minister’ for public comeback]( By [TOI staff]( [Olmert’s ex-prosecutor: Reasonable for Netanyahu to seek to face his accusers]( By [TOI staff]( [Hebrew U students, staff defend lecturer caught scolding student in IDF uniform]( By [TOI staff]( [Finance Ministry predicts NIS 10 billion budgetary gap in 2019]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved