ToI’s weekly deep dive: Israeli elections post-op * German Jews fund migrant rescues * Meet our 100,000-year-old relatives, the Denisovans * A y ear since Ari’s murder

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Weekend Edition Sunday, September 22, 2019 Analysis [Results aren’t even official, but already nightmare 3rd election scenario looms]( By [David Horovitz]( [If Netanyahu sees it as his last hope, and Gantz thinks he’ll emerge from it stronger, Israel could gradually slide toward the outcome everybody professes to want to avoid]( Nationwide results [Polls apart: Central Israel goes for Gantz while the south sticks with Netanyahu]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Results highlight geographical polarization with some parts of the country giving a clear lead to Likud and others opting unequivocally for rival Blue and White]( [David Newman]( [The fallacy of a national unity government]( [Analysis / A surprised right discovers the rising cost of making Arabs their punching bag]( By [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [Who are the 120 MKs? / 21st Knesset, we hardly knew ye. Meet the (almost identical) 22nd]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Charged with helping Hamas, Gazan aid worker says he’s being denied a fair trial]( By [Adam Rasgon]( Diaspora [Maven who engineered Democrats’ first blue wave spots another on the horizon]( By [Robert Philpot]( [The US president’s stance on immigration may be his downfall, but Britain is still anybody’s game, says Stan Greenberg, who brought Clinton, Blair and Ehud Barak victories]( [As Netanyahu’s position weakens, liberal US Jews root for an end to his reign]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( [People of the Pod / LISTEN: Israeli elections post-op — there’s no winner, but who is the loser?]( By [TOI staff]( Migrant crisis [In Germany, Jewish funds help keep Mediterranean migrant rescue missions afloat]( By [Yaakov Schwartz]( Archaeology [Meet the Denisovans: High-tech gene analysis finally gives ancient humans a face]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Breakthrough Hebrew University methodology studies ancient DNA’s expression to determine physical characteristics of our extinct prehistoric relatives]( [Archaeology / Bible-era nomadic Edomite tribesmen were actually hi-tech copper mavens]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Archaeology / Groundbreaking study: Ancient tin ingots found in Israel were mined in England]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( From Our Blogs [Straight shooting for 21st-century Jews]( By [Marla Cohen]( StartUp Israel [US said to jail Israeli binary options sales agent Liora Welles for 14 months]( By [Simona Weinglass]( [Justice Department prosecutor said to tell judge that the investigation is ongoing and that Israeli-run scam continues to operate under new names]( [Facebook’s Tel Aviv team working on digital wallet push]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Tel Aviv University to set up center for quantum research]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Researchers tackle biofilm to make salmonella infection less aggressive]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( Interview [In Olympics baseball qualifier, Team Israel seeks to catch trip to 2020 Games]( By [Joseph Wolkin]( Environment [Colorful 3D printed corals prove a housing hit with fish in Red Sea]( By [Sue Surkes]( [As coral reefs decline worldwide in the face of global warming, pollution and harvesting for aquaria, Israeli scientists pioneer creation of corals made of bioplastic]( [Tel Aviv exhibit examines sustainable living solutions from around the world]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( Runway story [NYC fashion giants featured in exhibit curated by two Israelis]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [‘New York Fashion Rediscovered’ spotlights treasure trove of photographs of designers and supermodels discovered on a New York City sidewalk]( [Israel travels / Holy rolling: Old City sites, lanes now accessible for travelers in wheelchairs]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( Past present [Post-WWII Torah ark built by US soldiers in DP camp sparks battle between rabbis]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Days before auction, unique religious artifact from Krumbach DP Camp pulled from sale, after original owner’s son claims Brooklyn’s Living Torah Museum has no right to sell it]( [Interview / Fake news makes headlines today, but has ancient anti-Semitic roots]( By [Robert Philpot]( [Everything changed when Ari was killed]( By [Hillel Fuld]( [I was the only brother who didn’t speak at the funeral. Me, the brother who makes a living from talking. But I couldn’t.]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved