[Times of Israel](
[The daily edition](
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Presented by IDC Herzliya
[Senior UAE delegation comes to Israel; Netanyahu: ‘Today we are making history’](
By [Raphael Ahren](
[Israeli and Emirati officials sign visa exemption agreement and announce, together with the US, a $3 billion regional development fund](
[US, Israel, UAE announce establishment of $3 billion regional investment fund](
By [TOI staff](
[Emirati economic delegation visits Temple Mount, is insulted by Palestinians](
By [Aaron Boxerman](
Author interview
[Not everybody knows: Fresh Leonard Cohen stories illuminate a complex troubadour](
By [Robert Sarner](
Exclusive interview
[Raphael Ahren](
[Top Sudan cleric: There is no general Islamic opposition to salaam with Israel](
[After scholars ruled against normalization, Abdel-Rahman Hassan Hamed assessed that Islamic principles are more flexible, and wrote a fatwa backing ties](
[Trump to drop Sudan from terror list in presumed prelude to Israel normalization](
By [Jacob Magid](
Live updates
[UAE asks Israel to move quickly on establishing embassies](
By [TOI staff](
[Emirati foreign minister sends official request to Israeli counterpart expressing desire to place mission in Tel Aviv as soon as possible, hoping Israel does the same in Abu Dhabi](
Behind the Headlines
[Join ToI Community to catch exclusive interview with ‘Tehran’ star Liraz Charhi](
By [TOI staff](
[Access Wednesday’s Behind the Headlines series by becoming a ToI Community member today to hear the musician and star of TV and film talk about her Israeli-Iranian album ‘Zan’](
Top Ops
[Dov Waxman](
[So, you think Trump has been good for Israel?](
[Think again. This administration has damaged Israelâs core interests, ceding its honest broker role while over-hyping the UAE deal](
[Seth Farber](
[‘Large Jewish weddings’ and the arrogance of political power](
[On Aryeh Deriâs push to exempt weddings from pandemic restrictions because he, and he alone, understands Jewish values and traditions](
[Michelle Waldman Sarna](
[What Iâve learned about Emirati culture as the chief rabbiâs wife](
[Jews in Israel and the Diaspora must seek ways to balance our realistic fears with openness toward those Muslims who are approaching us in peace](
[Ron Machol](
[Israel is awash in colors](
[LGBT rights, environmental activism, being indigenous, and solving water scarcity â these have all been used to lambaste the Jewish state](
[CRM](
Israel media review
[Normalization be upon you: What the press is saying on October 20](
By [Joshua Davidovich](
[Israel welcomes Emiratis, and many see a deal with Sudan looming; meanwhile, signs of attempts to understand the Haredim, and not just dismiss them, filter into the news agenda](
[Israel to sign visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with an Arab state](
By [Raphael Ahren](
Interview
[15-year-old producer is behind the box office victor ‘The War With Grandpa’](
By [Rich Tenorio](
[When Biden met Golda: New details emerge of storied encounter on the eve of war](
By [TOI staff](
[Classified memo reveals then-senator warned Israel was moving toward ‘creeping annexation,’ proposed unilateral withdrawals from areas with no strategic importance](
[‘Trump Heights’: A symbol of US shift on Mideast policy](
By [Agencies](
[Gantz: Israeli COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trials by month’s end](
By [Judah Ari Gross](
[Defense minister says vaccine will be called ‘Brilife,’ a portmanteau of life and the Hebrew word for health, bri’ut](
[1 in 7 Bnei Brak residents has had COVID; will antibodies make city virus-safe?](
By [Nathan Jeffay](
[Flu could shut newly opened schools, says doc, amid worries over vaccine supply](
By [Nathan Jeffay](
[Palestinian official Erekat still in critical but stable condition](
By [AP and TOI staff](
[Ministers to discuss easing lockdown, reopening stores but not schools](
By [TOI staff](
[Cabinet to meet on allowing shops, malls to reopen but keep school gates shut; experts said concerned about reliability of transmission data from previously high infection areas](
[Deri told the Haredim that Netanyahu agreed to let their schools open – report](
By [TOI staff](
[Ministers vote to ease lockdown in northern Haredi town](
By [TOI staff](
[Opposition MKs assail Netanyahu’s handling of pandemic: A ‘shameful failure’](
By [TOI staff](
[PM accuses rivals of hampering efforts to contain virus](
[Netanyahu takes shot at Bennett as Yamina surges in polls](
By [TOI staff](
[Computer glitch said to blame for suspicions minister lied to contact tracers](
By [TOI staff](
[IDF unprepared for chemical attacks, comptroller report warns](
By [Judah Ari Gross](
[Investigation finds combat troops insufficiently trained to fight in the event of chemical warfare, cleanup units also unready; military says it is working to address problem](
[After Yamina chief Bennett backs gay rights, party’s Smotrich vows opposition](
By [TOI staff](
[MK says he believes ‘in a Jewish state, not just as a label but in practical content’; says he and the party leader try to focus on the ‘huge amount’ they have in common](
[Gantz sharpens election ultimatum; Katz: We reject Blue and White’s ‘blackmail’](
By [TOI staff](
More Headlines
[Facebook unveils Instagram Lite, developed by Tel Aviv team](
By [Shoshanna Solomon](
[Holocaust survivors reunite 71 years later — thanks to Yom Kippur Zoom prayer](
By [LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI](
[Intel selects 10 startups for Israel accelerator program, names new director](
By [Shoshanna Solomon](
[Battle cry / TV show sold to HBO about Yom Kippur War premieres in Israel](
By [Jessica Steinberg](
[2 women killed in their homes, both allegedly by their partners](
By [TOI staff](
[Man indicted for vandalizing Haaretz offices, threatening journalist](
By [TOI staff](
[Man convicted of rape, premeditated murder of ex-wife’s 12-year-old daughter](
By [TOI staff](
[Number of Holocaust survivors in Israel needing financial aid is going up](
By [TOI staff](
[Jewish Republican congressional candidate calls George Soros âNazi sympathizer’](
By [Ben Sales](
[4 students detained after French teacher’s beheading](
By [Alexandre Hielard and Clare BYRNE](
[Armenian leader accuses Israel of aiding âgenocideâ against his people](
By [Cnaan Liphshiz](
[Archaeology / International online archaeology conference is free tasting menu of lectures](
By [TOI staff](
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