Teen stabbed at LGBT hostel * Giant finds may explain Goliath story * Ilhan Omar’s Republican rival charged with theft * $2.2m raised to save to ddler * Bon Jovi returns

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Friday, July 26, 2019 [Teen seriously wounded in stabbing near Tel Aviv LGBT youth hostel]( By [TOI staff]( [Rights group calls incident a hate crime; victim reportedly says he was stabbed by his brother, had been under pressure from family to be more religious]( [Despite opposition, Beit Shemesh holds its first gay pride event]( By [TOI staff]( [Suspect in stabbing of 6-year-old in Rehovot remanded for 4 days]( By [TOI staff]( [Disabled man dies after allegedly being beaten by caregiver]( By [TOI staff]( ARCHAEOLOGY [Colossal ancient structures found at Gath may explain origin of story of Goliath]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Newly unearthed, unusually large fortifications from the 11th century BCE could be the genesis of the biblical tall tale, says Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project director]( Concert review [He don’t run: Bon Jovi’s rocking return to Tel Aviv more welcome than elections]( By [Benji Lovitt]( Interview [Orthodox millennial model heads the drive to poach Jewish Democrats for Trump]( By [Joseph Wolkin]( [Elizabeth Pipko feared her support of the president would hurt her career, but now that she’s come out conservative, she’s the face of an effort to change the Jewish vote]( [Human Rights Watch: Trump emboldened Israel to target local director]( By [AFP]( [House Dems back subpoenas for Ivanka, Jared private emails]( By [AP]( [Congressional candidate trying to oust Ilhan Omar charged with felony theft]( By [TOI staff]( [Pro-Trump Republican Danielle Stella allegedly shoplifted 279 items from a Target in Minnesota and a bottle of tick spray for cats, according to The Guardian]( [Over 1,400 US Jewish clergy sign letter supporting asylum seekers]( By [Marcy Oster]( [Scores of migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya]( By [Samy Magdy]( [Polls predict solid showing for Democratic Camp, but blocs remain unchanged]( By [TOI staff]( [New alliance seen securing 8-12 seats in three TV surveys; Labor sinks to 5; Netanyahu remains unable to form a government without Liberman]( [Israel media review / Same bloc, different day: 8 things to know for July 26]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [New left-wing alliance vows to counter Netanyahu’s ‘racism, corruption’]( By [TOI staff]( [Op-ed / One small step for Stav Shaffir, one large step for Israeli politics]( By [Biranit Goren]( ISRAELI ELECTIONS [‎Ira Tolchin Immergluck‎]( [The Russians are coming… to the polls. Politicians are finally waking up]( [Stats show that a strong but overlooked demographic is beginning to wield some clout at the ballot box, but if leaders want their vote, they’re going to have to give something back]( [Smotrich says ‘no way’ religious right-wing parties won’t merge]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Liberman pulls clip calling for Haredi enlistment but featuring Six Day War vet]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Third Arab-majority party backs proposal to resuscitate Joint List]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Egyptian photo editor quits CNN after anti-Semitic tweets surface]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [In 2011, Mohammed Elshamy praised the killing of ‘Jewish pigs’ in Palestinian terror attack, along with a series of more racist posts]( [French city official celebrates his birthday with a swastika cake]( By [TOI staff]( [Future Boston-area pot shop vandalized with anti-Semitic, racist graffiti]( By [Marcy Oster]( [In fresh challenge, defiant Iran tests medium-range missile – report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Tehran said to fire Shahab-3 ballistic missile, believed to be capable of carrying nuclear warhead, violating Security Council resolution]( [6 Iranians among 9 dead in Israeli strike on Syria, monitor says]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Pompeo says he would ‘happily’ go to Tehran, ‘to speak directly to the people’]( By [AFP]( [Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship]( By [MEHDI FATTAHI]( Top Ops [Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll]( [The rotten state of Orthodoxy]( [When sex offenders are treated as innocent and women are rendered invisible, the Orthodox community needs deep and wide repair]( [David Groen]( [The lasting legacy of Bram’s violin]( [It’s a tribute to how connections — friendship and music and even Facebook — triumphed over not only the Nazis, but also the destructive effects of time]( [Crowdfunding effort raises $2.2 million in 5 days to save Florida toddler’s life]( By [Marcy Oster]( [2-year-old Eliana Cohen, diagnosed with rare spinal disease, now doing well after pioneering gene therapy treatment]( More Headlines [Abbas says Palestinians will stop implementing agreements with Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli embassy in Finland attacked for 15th time in 18 months]( By [Marcy Oster]( [Europe melts, temperature records shatter under Sahara heat wave]( By [Angela Charlton and Kirsten Grieshaber]( [Cyprus court remands 7 Israeli suspects in gang rape]( By [TOI staff]( [President announces cinema prize in memory of his wife, Nechama Rivlin]( By [TOI staff]( [2 soccer stars targeted in London by ‘knife-wielding car-jackers’; 1 fights back]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [MGM to remove six-pointed star from security uniforms after complaint]( By [AP]( [Medical board set to rule that Malka Leifer is feigning mental illness]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Israeli shot dead by female assassin in Mexico was prominent underworld figure]( By [TOI staff]( [North Korea says missile test was ‘solemn warning’ to South Korea]( By [Foster Klug and Hyung-Jin Kim]( [Photo essay / Stunning finds from the Met’s exhibit on medieval Jewish treasure]( By [Josefin Dolsten]( [A matter of image / Netanyahu, Barak engage in Photoshop battle on Twitter]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved