Turnout dives as 1st Israelis vote * Moroccan villagers, Israeli lifeline * Sara Netanyahu’s Iran warning to Adelson * Greenblatt goes * Blog: A fter 20 years in Israel...

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Friday, September 6, 2019 [Early vote by Israeli diplomats and emissaries worldwide sees drop in turnout]( By [TOI staff]( [Polls at missions close with 69% of 5,086 eligible voters casting their ballots — a 7% dip from April and a possible harbinger of lower participation in the national vote]( [AG says cameras could endanger integrity of elections, cause chaos]( By [TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff]( [Gantz says Netanyahu priming public to reject election results — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Polls: Likud, Blue and White stuck in tight race at top as Liberman clutches key]( By [TOI staff]( Exclusive: ToI in Morocco [Moroccan villagers with a hazy Jewish tie get a financial lifeline from Israelis]( By [Yaakov Schwartz]( [‘Miriam Adelson: Sara Netanyahu said it would be my fault if Iran nuked Israel’]( By [TOI staff]( [In reported transcripts from police graft probe, Israel Hayom publisher Miriam Adelson details souring of ties with Netanyahus, with PM’s wife blaming her for not protecting him]( [Likud’s Sa’ar says PM should not ask potential partners for immunity backing]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Bennett says Shaked has agreed to give him first choice of portfolio]( By [TOI staff]( [Youth at the booth / Likud turns to pop stars for catchy jingle]( By [TOI staff]( [US nixes Security Council statement that fails to condemn Hezbollah]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Washington rejects text that puts terror group and Israel on equal footing following exchanges of fire along border, diplomatic sources say]( [IDF spokesman boasts staged ‘rescue’ of troops duped Hezbollah]( By [Jacob Magid]( [UN peacekeepers inspect sites of Hezbollah attack]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( from the blogs [Amanda B. Dan]( [20 years after moving to Israel, I would have no other home]( [Standing on Mt. Herzl I asked myself, would I be willing to sacrifice my life, my future husband, or any children we may have?]( [Trump peace plan architect Jason Greenblatt to quit administration]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Special envoy to stay on until finally completed plan released, expected in coming weeks; will return to New Jersey to spend time with family; Kushner spokesman to take over role]( [Who is the longtime Kushner aide set to replace Trump envoy Jason Greeblatt?]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( [Israel media review / Peace (envoy) out: 8 things to know for September 6]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Palestinian official calls US envoy’s resignation an ‘admission of failure’]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [US defense chief says Iran ‘inching toward that place’ where talks can be held]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Mark Esper says Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign aimed at compelling Tehran to negotiate a new deal that would prevent it from having nuclear weapons ‘forever’]( [Netanyahu on possibility of Trump-Rouhani talks: ‘I don’t tell him who to meet’]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran reportedly set to halt its commitments on research and development]( By [AP]( [Washington in talks with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, US official says]( By [Anuj Chopra]( People of the Pod [LISTEN: Heads of ToI and AJC launch partnership podcast]( By [TOI staff]( [Episode #2: AJC CEO David Harris and ToI Founding Editor David Horovitz discuss the future of the Jewish people and the Israel-Diaspora relationship; Also, judo: Good for the Jews?]( [Behind the scenes at podcast ‘People of the Pod,’ a partnership of ToI and AJC]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Former Obama speechwriter turns her pen to a new book on reconnecting to Judaism]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Climate change is knocking coral mating dance out of sync, Israeli study finds]( By [Sue Surkes]( [In groundbreaking research, Tel Aviv University academics discover changes to mass spawning events that may lead to extinction of some species of reef builders]( [Wealthy Gulf Arabs’ demand for cheetahs as pets ‘helping fuel their extinction’]( By [Sue Surkes]( from the blogs [Sarah Tuttle-Singer]( [The wicked storm and the tiny life raft]( [My daughter is at the age when nothing fits — just when you need everything to fit the most]( [After Tel Aviv residency, African artists paint new picture of Israel back home]( By [Bernard Dichek]( Top Ops [Jonathan Sacks]( [The ecological imperative]( [’Take care,’ says God in a midrash, ’that you do not destroy My world, for if you do, no one will be left to mend what you have destroyed’ (Shofetim)]( [Josh Shron]( [Israel: Where religious themes go mainstream in ’secular’ music]( [In a land so often divided over matters of religion, the unifying power of popular tunes with holiday themes blasting on the radio is remarkable]( More Headlines [Burning Man festival site features Holocaust camp-themed Barbie exhibit]( By [JTA]( [2 weeks after surviving terror attack, Israeli teen becomes a medic]( By [JTA]( [Jewish groups call to halt execution of inmate who says judge was anti-Semitic]( By [Josefin Dolsten]( [Fast train completes first trial run of direct line between Tel Aviv, Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli child calls paramedics from hiking trail, helps save father’s life]( By [TOI staff]( [Rarely seen elite UK counter terror police secures Netanyahu’s visit to London]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Ex-police chief: Cops hobbled by failure to name permanent successor]( By [Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff]( [Eastern Promises / Israeli trio A-WA performs for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Trump official who left over false anti-Semitism allegations is reinstated]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Pro-Corbyn politician says Jewish lawmaker slept her way into British parliament]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Company advances in tender for plant despite security concerns over China ties]( By [TOI staff]( [Hall of naches / The all-time Jewish baseball team roster?]( By [JTA]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved