For years, IDF inflated number of ultra-Orthodox recruits * 13 countries change to pro-Israel vote at UN * PM: Iran is reeling * ’Marriage Story ’ finds beauty in divorce

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Wednesday, December 4, 2019 [IDF admits it published false ultra-Orthodox enlistment tallies for years]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Military reported to have purposely doubled and even tripled the actual number of recruited soldiers to meet quotas; army denies trying to deceive, says discrepancy was a ‘mistake’]( [IDF launches probe into false ultra-Orthodox draft numbers after exposé]( By [Judah Ari Gross and Michael Bachner]( [Israel media review / Sound off, 1,2, sound off, 3, 40: 6 things to know for December 4]( By [Jacob Magid]( Live updates [Knesset panel summons IDF, Defense Ministry over ultra-Orthodox draft numbers]( By [TOI staff]( [Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee calls meeting for next week after army admits that for years its figures on conscription of members of community were inflated]( [As coalition talks founder, Netanyahu says Likud ‘ready for elections’]( By [Raphael Ahren and TOI staff]( [Gantz says obdurate prime minister won’t budge, but both sides claim they still want unity talks, even as Likud lawmaker declares talks over]( [As unity talks falter, details of proposed pact show annexation, 30 ministers]( By [TOI staff]( [Rivlin on political impasse: Politicians would rather ‘go crazy’ than form gov’t]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Shalom Yerushalmi]( [Netanyahu is already deep in campaign mode, and Pompeo is his prop]( [PM has had his eyes on a repeat poll since September. Now that a third election is nearing, he is heading to Portugal to show off his diplomatic bona fides]( [Israeli officials said to warn Jordan Valley annexation would imperil Amman ties]( By [TOI staff]( [2 settler leaders back Sa’ar as cracks in Netanyahu’s armor begin to show]( By [Jacob Magid]( [In surprise change, 13 countries vote against pro-Palestine UN resolution]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [States led by Germany change their voting pattern in favor of Israel, opposing Division of Palestinian Rights, although motion still passes by wide margin]( [Israel to UN: Jews forced out of Arab, Muslim lands should be seen as refugees]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [White House said pushing Israeli-Arab non-belligerence agreements]( By [TOI staff and Raphael Ahren]( [Dutch Holocaust ‘Names’ memorial finally puts emphasis on victims not victors]( By [Matt Lebovic]( Film review [With ‘Marriage Story,’ director Noah Baumbach finds the beauty in divorce]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( Analysis [Ron Kampeas]( [Israel isn’t a top consideration for American Jewish voters. Here’s why]( [Like most in the electorate, Jewish Americans tend to vote on issues that directly affect them — though many claim to care about the Jewish state deeply]( [Activist Sarsour says Israel built on idea of Jewish supremacy]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Illinois Nazi, Holocaust denier runs again for US House seat]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( Top Ops [Emmanuel Navon]( [Mr. Prime Minister, it is time to go]( [Likud members like me are forced to decide between keeping Likud in power and sticking with Netanyahu, even if it means losing power]( [Nevet Basker]( [Those settlements are not illegal]( [Just because you CAN do something doesn’t mean you SHOULD: A primer on the Israel’s rights in the West Bank]( [Julia Malaga]( [Shtisel complicated my Judaism (spoiler alert)]( [Exposure to the closed, marginalized culture on the small screen made me realize how important it is to build bridges to the people of this Israeli sector]( [Arie Hasit]( [Tel Aviv Shabbat buses, private weddings, a chief Conservative rabbi, oh my!]( [Israelis are foregoing the approval of the chief rabbinate in favor of their own freedom of religious expression]( [CRM]( [Iran is reeling from protests, Netanyahu says ahead of Pompeo meet in Portugal]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Prime minister urges more pressure on Tehran, admonishes Europeans for giving regime an out with INSTEX mechanism; Jordan Valley annexation and defense pact also on table in Lisbon]( [Rouhani says some protesters should be freed, open to talks with US]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [US officials said to warn of potential new Iran threat to forces, interests]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Iran announces joint naval exercise with China, Russia]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Rejecting appeal, top court says Leifer must appear before key medical panel]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Psychiatric board set to hand down ruling next week on whether alleged child rapist is feigning mental illness to avoid extradition to Australia]( [Connecticut rabbi, 79, gets 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting student]( By [Marcy Oster]( [Former MK Einat Wilf questioned over complaint she attacked child]( By [Stuart Winer]( More Headlines [Jerusalem light rail strikes, kills 19-year-old woman]( By [TOI staff]( [Supreme reader / Bennett sets Twitter abuzz by carrying book of Khomeini’s writings]( By [TOI staff]( [Deputy mayors forced to remove religious items at Jordan border, sparking row]( By [TOI staff]( [Charges in massive submarine graft case reportedly expected in coming days]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian rivals Haniyeh, Abbas hold rare phone call]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [New IAEA head seeking answers from Iran over site flagged by Israel]( By [KIYOKO METZLER]( [This startup wants to reward us for sharing our experiences on social media]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [‘Game of Thrones’ star nixes Belgium appearance over anti-Semitic carnival float]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Man held in anti-Semitic vandalism of Washington synagogue]( By [JTA]( [Interview / Hong Kong tycoon: Israel must pick US over China in trade war, but be cautious]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Ashdod, Acre, Bat Yam chosen to be part of Bloomberg’s city-innovation program]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Allan Gerson, who prosecuted Nazis, defended Lockerbie victims, dies at 74]( By [AP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved