’Perfect storm’ of anti-Jewish hatred in UK * As Gantz rises, Labor slides toward oblivion * 6,500-yr ’Triangle Code’ found * Europe plans to le t Iran bypass US sanctions

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Thursday, January 31, 2019 [UK Jews face ‘perfect storm’ with new wave of far-right extremists, radical left]( By [Robert Philpot]( [Anti-terror police chief warns of ‘polarization’ caused by divisive Brexit debate, as militant groups evolve and the threat of terror rises]( [Racism in the UK / Rising anti-Semitism brings secular UK Jews closer to their roots]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Hostility to Israel and anti-Jewish hatred clearly linked in UK, finds study]( By [Robert Philpot]( [Haifa archaeologists look to crack mysterious 6,500-year-old ‘Triangle Code’]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Polls show Gantz could defeat Netanyahu if he heads joint list with Lapid]( By [TOI staff]( [Surveys for two news channels show ex-army chief’s Israel Resilience Party rising fast, though not taking many seats from the right of the political spectrum]( [In a different age, not long ago, Netanyahu thought Benny Gantz was ‘excellent’]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Liberman mocks Likud for pouncing on Gantz, noting PM’s ‘lavish’ past praise]( By [TOI staff]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [As Gantz takes on the Rabin mantle, Israel’s Labor party slides toward oblivion]( [In an election now clearly a battle of two Benjamins, the party that led Israel for its first 30 years is irrelevant, and it’s not the only one that must merge or risk extinction]( [As Gantz rises in polls, Yesh Atid insists Lapid the ‘only answer’ to Netanyahu]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [At campaign launch, Kahlon dismisses poor poll results, political newcomers]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Won’t you be my deputy: 9 things to know for January 31]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Polls show a Gantz-Lapid merger beating Likud, but even if one trusts the figures, there’s no guarantee the two will join up rather than try to destroy each other]( Live updates [Iranian social media bot army trying to affect Israeli elections — report]( By [Michael Bachner]( [US-based company said to find 350 Facebook, Twitter and Telegram accounts operated from Islamic Republic, focusing discourse on divisive topics]( [Europe set to announce plan letting Iran bypass US sanctions]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [UK, France, Germany expected to launch payment mechanism Thursday; US warns it will pursue any company breaching its restrictions]( [Netanyahu hails army readiness, says forces ready for ‘crushing attack’]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump says US intelligence chiefs ‘naive’ on Iran]( By [AFP]( [Pet peeve / Iran said to ban dog walking in Tehran]( By [TOI staff]( [Clashes as thousands of Ethiopian-Israelis rally against police brutality]( By [Luke Tress and TOI staff]( [Demonstration by community and its supporters follows deadly shooting by police of Yehuda Biadga, 24, in Bat Yam; after riot, 6 officers injured, 11 arrested]( [Hundreds block Tel Aviv roads in Ethiopian-led protest against police brutality]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Shulamit S. 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