’Hamas sent terror message via tea cup on TV’ * German antiSemitism rise * PM no to Saudi peace plan? * Iran: Captain Phillips is our story * Zh oug, ube are next big eats

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Wednesday, February 13, 2019 [Shin Bet: Al-Aqsa TV used on-air signals to help Hamas coordinate terror attacks]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Security service says Gaza terror group tried to recruit Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem who have Israeli ID cards to conduct attacks, including a planned suicide bus bombing]( [Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Palestinian said to die of wounds sustained in Gaza border protest]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Netanyahu rejected secret Saudi peace plan after 2014 Gaza war — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Officials say Israeli PM showed no flexibility regarding proposal, which would have seen joint Riyadh-Jerusalem effort against Iran and Saudi assistance in rehabilitating Strip]( [President visits family of Ori Ansbacher, vows to ‘light up’ world in her memory]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Meeting Abbas, MBS backs Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Russia warns Trump peace plan will undo all Israeli-Palestinian progress so far]( By [TOI staff]( [Germany anti-Semitic offenses rise sharply in 2018, mostly from far-right]( By [Frank Zeller]( [Last year saw 1,646 incidents motivated by hatred against Jews, government says, also citing 60% increase in violent attacks]( [France vows firm response to wave of anti-Semitic vandalism]( By [AFP]( Live updates [Netanyahu and Omani foreign minister tout friendly ties in rare meeting]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Prime minister releases video of talks with Yusuf bin Alawi ahead of Warsaw summit on Mideast; Trump lawyer calls for tough stance on Iran]( [Organizers don’t mention Iran as topic for Warsaw summit]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [In joint op-ed, Mike Pompeo and his Polish counterpart say summit to focus on Syria, Yemen, Israeli-Palestinian peace — seemingly contradicting Netanyahu’s assertion]( [Israel confirms strike in Syrian Golan, further cracking ambiguity policy]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Heading to Warsaw, Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out into the open]( By [Aron Heller]( [Slamming Europe over Iran stance, Netanyahu heads to Warsaw for Mideast summit]( By [Raphael Ahren]( Muddying the waters [Iran general claims his country’s navy, not US, inspired ‘Captain Phillips’]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-navy commander says it was 2012 rescue of hijacked Chinese boat that was adapted for Tom Hanks movie, not 2009 Somali pirate case involving Captain Mark Phillips’ ship]( Times of Israel Presents [Shaked on whether AG should delay PM graft decision: I have total faith in him]( By [TOI staff]( [At event co-hosted by Times of Israel, justice minister says New Right won’t sit in Gantz-led coalition, defends nation state bill, details plan to limit power of Supreme Court]( [Judge issues injunction banning Netanyahu from posting photos with IDF soldiers]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Netanyahu laughs off AG’s ‘amusing’ ban on campaign photos with soldiers]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Kahlon says his party will back PM to form next government]( By [TOI staff]( Israel elections 2019 [After primaries, Gabbay declares Labor will be ‘the surprise’ of the elections]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Poll shows center-left party gaining slightly at expense of Gantz’s Israel Resilience, but still far behind with just 8 Knesset seats]( [Israeli elections 2019 / Mud flies as Gantz, Netanyahu take aim at each other]( By [TOI staff]( [In campaign stunt, Gantz releases personal phone numbers of Netanyahu, Likud MKs]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( Israel media review [The no-security election: 9 things to know for February 13]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Netanyahu and Gantz both go negative, accusing the other of being weak on defense; meanwhile Mr. Security is accused of imperiling the country and peace hopes, in 2014 and now]( [Far-right parties heading for merger, National Union leader says]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Journalist Yifat Erlich joins Jewish Home party]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Kahlon: If public don’t want me as finance minister, I won’t come in back door]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Zhoug and ube: Israel-founded site sees 2019’s next big things to eat]( By [Johanna Chisholm]( [Tastewise uses AI tech to scour changes in over 150,000 restaurant menus in the US and combines info with social media interactions to predict what’s hot for foodies]( Top Ops [Devora Mason]( [The recent victims of unsocial media]( [The freedom to troll, shame, hurt, and verbally poop online must not get in the way of the freedom to connect, to grow, to support, or even to be silent]( [Aaron Kalman]( [US Jews have concerns for Israel unrelated to Netanyahu]( [Americans who say the Jewish state must deal only with liberal democracies should know they are kissing peace with the Palestinians goodbye]( [David Sedley]( [Fine and dandy]( [Even if your clothes are fabulous, there are times when you’ll have nothing to hide behind, and must be who you truly are]( [Beth G. Kopin]( [Candy stripes and the road]( [Did you ever notice how Israeli parking is dictated by colors painted on the curb? Which are then ignored when the rules get in the way]( All that jazz [This Jewish duo escaped the Nazis to break sound barriers with Blue Note Records]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Israeli expats in Canada staff a Hebrew suicide hotline to serve their homeland]( By [Robert Sarner]( [A global library photography project trains its lens on Israel’s stacks]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( More Headlines [Ex-defense official: Israel failing in its mission of blocking Iran in Syria]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Bereaved parents plead for leniency for soldiers accused of beating Palestinians]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Dutch allow ‘Palestine’ place of birth to those born pre-1948 in British mandate]( By [JTA]( [Kobi Marimi crowned ‘Rising Star’ and will represent Israel at Eurovision]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump calls Ilhan Omar’s apology ‘lame,’ says she should resign]( By [Laurie Kellman]( [After negotiations fail, Hadassah hospital strike enters second day]( By [TOI staff]( [Dutch textbook omits Jewish connection to Jerusalem]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Mississippi House passes bill banning boycott of Israel]( By [JTA]( [Lebanese PM says Hezbollah can keep arms, as new government convenes]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Sarah Silverman opens up about feeling like the only Jew in town growing up]( By [Curt Schleier]( [UN set to publish blacklist of Israeli companies operating over Green Line]( By [TOI staff]( [Uproar down south / In the Gaza Strip, pet a lion, declawed]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved