Pompeo: Iran echoes Hitler * Harry Potter’s Yiddish hit * Shuls demur as Trump says reopen * Biden in ’ain’t black’ row * Locked down with…Rush * Tinder swindler freed

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Saturday, May 23, 2020 [Pompeo accuses Iran of ‘echoing Hitler’s calls for genocide’]( By [TOI staff]( [‘This depravity should dispel any notion the regime belongs in the community of nations,’ says US Secretary of State after Khamenei urges ‘final solution’ for Israel]( [In Quds Day speech, Nasrallah says Jews must leave Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran warns US not to interfere with Venezuela gasoline shipment]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Extremist rabbi to Iran website: Israel is Jewish state like pork is Jewish food]( By [TOI staff]( [Leader of anti-Zionist Neturei Karta sect gives interview on Quds Day; comments come as Tehran calls for ‘final solution’ for Israel]( [Gantz joins PM in response to Iran threats: Arrogant words are sign of weakness]( By [TOI staff]( [US synagogues demur as Trump demands states let houses of worship reopen]( By [Josefin Dolsten and PHILISSA CRAMER]( [Many Jewish leaders reject president’s entreaty as evidence shows group prayer conducive to outbreaks; debate over how to resume services divides some observant communities]( [Trump calls on synagogues, churches and mosques to reopen this weekend]( By [Agencies]( [Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs pushed by Trump as virus treatment]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Facing firestorm, Biden recants black Trump voters ‘ain’t black’ remark]( By [Michael Mathes]( [Democratic presidential nominee apologizes for controversial statement, saying he was ‘cavalier,’ defends his record on African-American issues]( [Lawyer for Biden accuser Tara Reade drops her as a client after 2 weeks]( By [Alexandra Jaffe]( [Jewish Republicans ask: How do you solve a problem like Steve King?]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [NSC chief warns against lifting traveler quarantine requirements]( By [TOI staff]( [Fearing virus surge, national security head Meir Ben-Shabbat says vigilance must be maintained in face of high infection rates overseas]( [Virus case found at Beersheba nursing home which saw deadly outbreak]( By [TOI staff]( [Israelis among first to be allowed in as Cyprus announces resumption of tourism]( By [MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS]( [Church of the Holy Sepulchre to reopen Sunday for first time in two months]( By [AP]( [For young translator of sold-out ‘Harry Potter,’ Yiddish is truly his mamaloshen]( By [Alex Surin]( Director interview [In ‘Rewind,’ abused nephew revisits home movies to cauterize cantor’s abuse]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( Top Ops [Yedidia Z. Stern]( [The rule of law over the ruler]( [It’s one of democracy’s substantial achievements: just like every citizen, Netanyahu will stand before 3 judges, whose task is to decide whether he is innocent or guilty]( [David Sedley]( [Not one iota]( [Could a scribe, somewhere in the history of time, have accidentally copied a letter of the Torah wrong, and the error was preserved by later scribes, until today? (Bamidbar)]( [Locked down? Open up to… Rush’s Jewish frontman Geddy Lee]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [CRM]( [‘Tinder swindler’ released from prison early, infuriating fraud victims]( By [TOI staff]( [Shimon Hayut, who conned European women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars with help of dating app, served 5 months of 15 month sentence]( [Israeli officials reportedly say secret coordination with PA likely to continue]( By [TOI staff]( [Security ties expected to carry on via clandestine channels, senior staffers believe; Palestinians tell Israel they will not allow outbreak of violence, report says]( [Russia to convene Mideast quartet for talks on West Bank annexation plans]( By [TOI staff]( [TV: Suspect in attempted West Bank shooting was Palestinian police officer]( By [TOI staff]( [Jewish medical student helps reduce racial disparities in US coronavirus testing]( By [Josefin Dolsten]( [From art to babka, Jewish Parisians are struggling to weather the COVID-19 storm]( By [Lindsey Tramuta]( First person [West Bank expert: Bennett’s newly declared nature sanctuaries spark reservations]( By [Amir Ben-David]( [Deaths surge as new infections swamp hospitals in Latin America]( By [David Biller and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN]( [Virus outbreak accelerating across region due to recalcitrant leadership, informal economies, loose borders, inadequate health care; Brazil marks 20,000 dead, 3rd highest globally]( [Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the world]( By [FARAI MUTSAKA]( [Tanzania says virus defeated through prayer, but fears grow]( By [TOM ODULA]( [‘Soft landfall’: Africa confirms 100,000 virus cases, fewer deaths than feared]( By [Cara Anna]( More Headlines [Sea of Galilee beaches hit maximum capacity under virus rules as heatwave breaks]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Amid Russia and China tensions, US mulls first nuclear test since 1992 — report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears]( By [Fares Akram]( [Former IDF chief Eisenkot hints he may enter politics; denies he met with Lapid]( By [TOI staff]( [Top aide to UK’s Johnson accused of flouting lockdown rules]( By [Agencies]( [Sweden’s only Jewish camp reverses decision to close this summer]( By [Josefin Dolsten]( [Presidents of Israel, Poland honor oldest surviving ‘Righteous Among Nations’]( By [AP]( [Amityville horror: New Yorker fatally stabs dad during Zoom chat, as 20 watch]( By [Maggy DONALDSON]( [Belgium plans to end army protection for Antwerp synagogues]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Ex-Nazi hunter goes after Whitney Museum over protests against tear gas supplier]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2020 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved