40 dead in stampede at Soleimani funeral * IRGC chief vows to set Israel ablaze * Chief rabbi: FSU immigrants ’religion-hating gentiles’ * Cypru s rape claim teen freed

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Tuesday, January 7, 2020 [40 killed, 213 hurt in Soleimani funeral stampede; general’s burial delayed]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Incident in general’s hometown of Kerman causes mourners to flee for surrounding hills; a Monday procession for the slain general in Tehran drew over 1 million people]( [Soleimani reportedly penned note asking God to ‘accept’ him shortly before death]( By [TOI staff]( [Khamenei said to insist on direct Iranian revenge against US – not by proxy]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Israel media review / Fear not, little Satan: 7 things to know for January 7]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Iran vows to ‘set ablaze place America loves’; crowds shout: ‘Death to Israel’]( By [Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell]( [Revolutionary Guard leader Salami issues threat as burial ceremony for Qassem Soleimani gets underway in slain general’s hometown of Kerman]( [Security chiefs reassure ministers Iran unlikely to strike Israel]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Top Israeli think tank warns: Potential for war with Iran is growing]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Tel Aviv residents ‘not afraid’ of Iran threat to turn city to ‘dust’]( By [Nir Kafri]( [US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after Soleimani drone strike]( By [Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns and Zeke Miller]( [Official says Washington anticipating a ‘major’ attack of some kind, possibly targeting an American commander in a tit-for-tat move within the next day or two]( [Trump vows Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons, in ongoing Twitter barrage]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Top US general says letter to Iraq on military pullout sent by ‘mistake’]( By [Maya Gebeily]( [Iran’s Zarif confirms US won’t grant him visa for UN visit]( By [Agencies]( Times of Israel Podcast [LISTEN: Security expert — Iran and Hezbollah may ‘shut Israel down’ in next war]( By [TOI staff]( [In a ToI podcast, former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council Chuck Freilich says Israeli civilian infrastructure could be targeted when Iran and Hezbollah]( [US embassy in Israel warns of rocket attacks after Soleimani slaying]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Analysis / For Israel, Iran strike could be back on the table]( By [Josef Federman]( [Chief rabbi: Immigrants from FSU are ‘religion-hating gentiles’]( By [TOI staff]( [Yitzhak Yosef questions state conversions, drawing rebuke from Netanyahu; other politicians call for his resignation, urge AG to open incitement probe]( [PM chides chief rabbi for maligning Soviet immigrants, MKs call for his ouster]( By [TOI staff]( [First kosher bar in former Soviet Union serves up cocktails and Torah lessons]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( Live updates [Chief rabbi defends remarks against immigrants from former Soviet Union]( By [Michael Bachner]( [After public outrage over calling migrants ‘religion-hating gentiles,’ Yitzhak Yosef claims his words were ‘distorted’ by politicians, were only aimed at minority]( ToI event [TOI staff]( [Israel on precipice of losing option of two-state solution, say US advisers]( [Authors Dennis Ross and David Makovsky warn Israel is nearing point of no return with Palestinians, in a live interview with ToI editor David Horovitz]( [Analysis / Prosecuting Israel could get ICC off the hook for claims of anti-Africa bias]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Annual poll: Most Israelis distrust leadership, say democracy ‘in grave danger’]( By [TOI staff]( [But 2019 Democracy Index also shows plurality believes country is in good shape (men more so than women); 60% say nation should not weigh views of Diaspora on important decisions]( [Lapid, Liberman warn Knesset speaker not to block Netanyahu immunity panel]( By [TOI staff]( [State witness Hefetz sues Yair Netanyahu for NIS 500,000 for breach of privacy]( By [TOI staff]( [British PM welcomes Cyprus court’s release of woman in rape-claim case]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [19-year-old had asked Boris Johnson for help amid claims in UK of an unfair trial; she was handed four months’ suspended sentence on Monday]( [Cyprus: UK woman gets 4-month suspended sentence for rape claim against Israelis]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Harvey Weinstein, alleged victims converge on New York court ahead of trial]( By [Tom Hays and Michael R. 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