Police violence at rally probed * PM wants elections, but... * 7 more arrests in Eilat gang rape * Biblical era battle fort found * US officials fly in seeking more deals

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, August 23, 2020 Presented by IDC Herzliya [Senior officer who was filmed shoving anti-Netanyahu protesters interrogated]( By [TOI staff]( [Meretz MK says at least one demonstrator was hit by Jerusalem chief superintendent Niso Guetta without provocation; police say a person has admitted to assaulting high-ranking cop]( [Allegations of excessive police violence at rally spark calls for probe]( By [Aaron Boxerman, Anat Peled and TOI staff]( Israel media review [Paris Square is burning: What the press is saying on August 23]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [A protest outside the prime minister’s office turns violent, with videos and pictures showing cops beating demonstrators, and papers get pumped about a possible budget compromise]( [Over 10,000 protest against Netanyahu in Jerusalem; 7 arrested]( By [TOI staff]( [Fighting breaks out as police forcibly clear protesters in Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [Ultra-Orthodox parties claim Netanyahu, Gantz back compromise to avert elections]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud minister says ‘there will be no elections in 2020’; but vote on budget delay bill pushed off amid ongoing disagreements]( [Analysis / Netanyahu wants elections — and fears them]( By [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [Sunday cabinet meeting canceled as government collapse looms]( By [TOI staff]( [Police arrest 7 more suspects over alleged gang rape of 16-year-old girl]( By [TOI staff]( [Latest detainees are all minors; thousands strike in protest of violence against women, renew demonstrations; hotel manager said detained on suspicion of failing to prevent a crime]( [Tel Aviv removes peeping Tom mural seen as encouraging sexual harassment]( By [Michael Bachner]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [To see the terrible cost of a new election, look to the schools]( [Israel’s politicians seem willing to drag the country to yet another vote, ignoring economic pain of working class families]( [Coronavirus czar appears to back full school opening as death toll hits 819]( By [TOI staff]( [More than 500 Israelis have died from COVID-19 in July-August]( By [TOI staff]( [3,200-year-old fort, site of epic battles in biblical era, found in south Israel]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [Israel expects 2nd Arab country to normalize ties in coming weeks – ambassador]( By [TOI staff]( [Ron Dermer says there are ‘several countries where there are possibilities,’ amid reports Bahrain and Oman could follow UAE’s lead]( [CRM]( [Pompeo, Kushner to visit Israel and Arab states as US pushes more peace deals]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [US secretary of state to visit Jerusalem Monday, then UAE, after landmark agreement; Israeli and American officials say other countries in region may also seek normalization]( [UAE normalization deal puts Israel’s economic reach on Iran’s doorstep]( By [Mohamad Ali Harissi]( Top Ops [Jack A. Zeller]( [Are you a COVID-19 survivor? Donate your plasma and save a life]( [Even if only 20 percent of those with antibodies donate, it would be enough to treat all new patients over 50 years of age.]( [Yohanan Plesner]( [Netanyahu to appoint the AG he will face in court? That crosses a red line]( [The Prime Minister’s attempt to revamp the Israel’s system for appointing top law enforcement officials is way out of bounds]( [Teens on TikTok masquerade as Holocaust victims, drawing ire of Jewish users]( By [TOI staff]( [Video creators on social network don make-up, costumes, act out fictionalized stories]( [Report: Israel pushed NSO spyware to Gulf states to help track dissidents]( By [TOI staff]( [Government reported to mediate deals worth hundreds of millions with Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE; tech company denies claims: ‘We fully meet our human rights policy’]( inside story [Sam Sokol]( [Can Diaspora Jews visit Israel amid COVID-19 crisis? The rules keep changing]( [Restrictions are easing, but travelers must still contend with labyrinthine bureaucracy, other hurdles]( [Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes 800,000, doubling in 2 months]( By [AFP]( [Health official: 2,000 pilgrims already in Uman, ahead of cabinet talks on issue]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel cries foul, warns of disaster as sewage flows in from across Gaza border]( By [TOI staff]( [Officials call overflow of effluent into south a deliberate act; Hamas threatened ‘consequences’ after Israel cut its fuel imports due to arson attacks, shutting down power plant]( [Fearing targeted killings by Israel, Hamas leaders said to go into hiding]( By [TOI staff]( [Entire board at UK’s top Muslim charity resigns over official’s praise for Hamas]( By [TOI staff]( [Hezbollah claims to down Israeli drone in southern Lebanon]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [IDF confirms UAV crashed along border, says no fears of information breach]( [Owner of ship tied to Beirut blast had links to Hezbollah’s bank — report]( By [TOI staff]( [19 seconds after Iran missile hit, cockpit chatter on Ukraine plane went silent]( By [Nasser Karimi]( More Headlines [Man, 70, dies year after brutal attack by cellmate in Jerusalem prison]( By [TOI staff]( [Don’t dump drugs in trash, toilet; it may come back in your food — study]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Drug maker Teva to fire 350 workers in efficiency bid for southern Israeli plant]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Some Gazans still speak Hebrew, 15 years after Israeli withdrawal]( By [Adel Zanoun]( [Iran: UN nuclear chief’s visit to Tehran unrelated to US sanctions push]( By [Nasser Karimi]( [Medical imaging startup Nanox raises $615 million on Nasdaq]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [IAEA chief to make 1st Iran trip, seeking more access to nuclear sites]( By [David Rising]( [France expresses outrage after Nazi massacre memorial vandalized]( By [AFP]( [From the web / Gaza kid with viral rap hit draws criticism for pro-peace comments]( [With this week’s Republican convention, Trump looks for campaign reboot]( By [Zeke Miller]( [In secret recordings, Trump’s sister says he’s ‘cruel’ and ‘has no principles’]( By [Jonathan Lemire]( [Tens of thousands flee their homes as 1 million acres burn in California fires]( By [DAISY NGUYEN and ADAM BEAM]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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