PM meets leader of Sudan, long an enemy state * Op-ed: Who’s subverting Trump plan? * Yad Vashem admits distorting WWII to favor Putin * 2 in 3 US Jews feel tie to Israel

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Tuesday, February 4, 2020 [Netanyahu meets leader of Sudan; former foes to move toward normalization]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds talks with Israeli PM in Uganda, marking dramatic turnaround; Israeli flights may soon be allowed over Sudan, cutting hours off route to South America]( [Sudan government says it wasn’t notified of leader’s meeting with Netanyahu]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Palestinians say Sudan-Israel normalization meeting is a ‘stab in the back’]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( Live updates [Israel rejects ‘regrettable and odd’ EU warning against annexation]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [European bloc says it will challenge Israeli moves to plant flag on West Bank territory under US peace plan; Jerusalem points out foreign policy czar’s trip to Iran]( Op-ed [The art of no deal: Who’s subverting Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan?]( By [David Horovitz]( [Unilateral annexation risks so much damage for such potentially short-term reward, and completely undermines the proposal’s negotiated approach. So who’s pushing it, and why?]( [Despite threat, Abbas indicates security ties with Israel, US still intact]( By [AFP]( [Ariel mayor quits settlement umbrella group over its opposition to Trump plan]( By [Jacob Magid]( Israel media review [No, no… yes: 6 things to know for February 4]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Sudan is maybe wanting to be friends with Israel, well really the US, but Netanyahu’s campaign will take what it can get; and who is getting in bed with the Joint List now?]( [Uganda president says he is ‘studying’ opening embassy in Jerusalem]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Yad Vashem apologizes for distortions favoring Russia at Holocaust forum]( By [TOI staff]( [Museum says it allowed an unbalanced representation of events during World War II]( [Anti-Semitic incidents fall to 15-year low in South Africa]( By [JTA]( [Ukrainian shop pulls kids’ costumes of ultra-Orthodox Jews with sidelocks]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Portuguese politician sorry for calling Holocaust rescuer of Jews a ‘loan shark’]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Rather than drifting away, over two-thirds of US Jews feel tie to Israel — poll]( By [Stuart Winer]( [8 out of 10 survey respondents say they are pro-Israel; Netanyahu’s support of Trump tops list of reasons Jewish Americans are critical of Israeli policies]( [Report: Netanyahu suggested to US that Arab Israeli towns be placed in Palestine]( By [TOI staff]( [More Israelis support two-state solution via Trump plan than oppose it — survey]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF says navy thwarted weapons smuggling attempt to Hamas commandos from Sinai]( By [TOI staff]( [Soldiers intercepted boat, arrested 2 on board]( [Molotov cocktail explodes on border policeman in Hebron]( By [TOI staff]( [Gazan balloons bearing bombs barrage border area, no injuries]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu sought deal with US, Morocco to allow normalization of ties — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli TV says PM proposed arrangement that would see US recognize Moroccan claims in disputed Western Sahara, in exchange for Rabat improving relations with Jerusalem]( [Sudan says its leader has been invited to US amid hopes for leaving blacklist]( By [AFP]( [Courting Netanyahu, Sudan sees gateway to improved ties with US]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [As threats grow, NYC launches $100 million Israeli-run cybersecurity hub]( By [Melanie Lidman]( [City picks Jerusalem Venture Partners to manage new tech hub in downtown Manhattan, with hopes to create thousands of jobs to boost online security for companies and individuals]( [TV: Police probed ‘improper relations’ between Kahlon, judge he helped appoint]( By [TOI staff]( [‘I’m alone and really want to see you’: Investigators found suggestive messages sent to finance minister by Eti Craif, already implicated in sex scandal; both deny any affair]( [Ahead of immunity vote, Haim Katz tries to persuade MKs of his innocence]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Likud MK seeks annulment of PM’s indictment, saying there are faults in process]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [David Haivri]( [For settlers like me, Trump’s plan is a losing proposition]( [Small Israeli towns would end up deep in a Palestinian zone — that’s a death warrant for individuals and entire communities]( [Karen Feuer]( [Jewish Heart Party: A call for basic morality]( [The unfettered export of weapons, spyware and military training is a stain on all of us – our party aims to establish oversight of such exports]( [CRM]( Hummus dystopia [Is it still hummus if cocoa or mango is added to the chickpeas?]( By [Karen Chernick]( [Two French-Israelis go on trial over fake France defense minister scam]( By [AFP]( [Gilbert Chikli and Anthony Lasarevitsch are suspected of masterminding fraud that allegedly netted tens of millions of euros by posing as top French politician]( [Iran to execute alleged spy convicted of giving nuclear secrets to CIA]( By [Amir Vahdat]( [Lebanese-American who worked for Israel charged with murder]( By [Bassem Mroue]( More Headlines [With results delayed, Sanders claims lead as Iowa caucus turns into fiasco]( By [Elodie Cuzin]( [Policeman who killed Ethiopian-Israeli teen charged with negligent homicide]( By [TOI staff]( [US prosecutors search for victims of Russian scammer tied to Issachar case]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Islamic State claims purported attack on Egypt-Israel gas pipeline in Sinai]( By [AFP]( [Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg engaged, nearly 5 years after husband’s sudden death]( By [Marcy Oster]( [Serving the public / Blue and White lawmaker donates kidney to a stranger]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Senior commander in Iran’s Quds Force reported killed in Aleppo battle]( By [TOI staff]( [Football fantasy / J.Lo uses Koolulam version of her ‘Let’s Get Loud’ at Super Bowl]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Big adventure / Pee-wee Herman is back with a tour, and possibly much more]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Canadian insurance company wins appeal against wife of Palestinian terrorist]( By [JTA]( [Dancing with the Scars / Renana Raz celebrates 20 years of choreography]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Bucket list / KFC returns to Israel with Nazareth branch]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2020 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved