Lapid: PM alienating Democrats * Settlers in Hebron pray for Trump win * Yiddisher Black cantors rediscovered *Experts: Vanishing antibodies don ’t spell COVID reinfection

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, November 2, 2020 Presented by IDC Herzliya [Opposition leader accuses Netanyahu of alienating Democrats for personal gain]( By [TOI staff]( [MK Yair Lapid says PM to blame for Israel no longer being a bipartisan cause in US, but insists both Trump or Biden will be friends of Jewish state]( [Patriarchal power: Settler leaders gather in Hebron to pray for Trump victory]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu praises Trump moves, hopes they continue]( By [AP]( [US campaign enters frenzied final day as fears of election day unrest mount]( By [Jerome Cartillier]( [Record 93 million cast early ballots; businesses in some cities board up windows in anticipation of possible violence]( [Israel media review / Prez dispenser: What the press is saying on November 2]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [If 2020 is like 2000, Trump believes he’s got the votes — on the Supreme Court]( By [Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman]( inside story [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered thanks to rare recording]( [Discographer Henry Sapoznik tracks down record by international Yiddish-language performer Thomas LaRue, and slips into a rabbit hole of Black Jewish history]( [Interview / New collection of Yiddish kids’ stories comes out from under shadow of Holocaust]( By [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( Live updates [Virus cabinet approves increased fines for lockdown violators]( By [TOI staff]( [But Knesset plenum vote on proposal delayed after pressure from Haredi lawmakers, who oppose higher penalties for schools that open illegally]( Explainer [Nathan Jeffay]( [COVID-19 antibodies vanish fast. That doesn’t mean mass reinfection looms]( [Experts say disappearing antibodies don’t spell the end of immunity, following seemingly alarming British study]( [‘I feel great’: Israel’s first vaccine volunteer heads home from the hospital]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Virus quarantine to be shortened from 14 to 12 days, health minister says]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli experts make global stink over coronavirus surviving in treated sewage]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [It all boils down to 6: The swing states that will decide the US election]( By [Michael Mathes]( [Biden leads by 3.2% overall in the battlegrounds — Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Arizona — which all went to Trump in 2016]( [Day before US election, both camps traffic in inaccurate claims]( By [Louis Baudoin]( [Stores boarded up in Washington, DC, in anticipation of election violence]( By [Lucie AUBOURG]( [Trump and Biden tangle over bus broil as campaigns round corner ahead of vote]( By [Agencies]( ToI Community Exclusive [Israel Unlocked: Powerful online journeys that support Israeli tourism]( [Join the ToI Community to access our exclusive virtual tours series – and support Israeli tourism at this difficult time]( [Museum about Jews planned for Jerusalem compound built by Protestant missionary]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( Top Ops [Rachel Gould]( [What my concussion means for Israeli democracy]( [My attacker was emboldened by society’s tolerance for endemic violence against women and motivated by the PM’s divisive cult of personality]( [Dan Perry]( [The ultimate (and balanced) Trump scorecard]( [I’m not a fan of the US president. I think he’s a disgrace. But his actions in office are often legit, and they deserve a fair review, especially for those who are still deciding]( [Henry Greenspan]( [The American bystanders who did nothing]( [Where is the patriotic decency of the Senate Republicans? They have the means and power to do good – including blocking the worst of Trump; instead, they have failed us]( [Naomi Chazan]( [Jewish-Arab partnership: A way forward]( [This political realignment addresses decades of prejudice that have oppressed Arab citizens and undermined the inner fabric of Jewish society]( [Israel hasn’t learned lesson of assassination, Rabin’s son says]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Quarter-century after his father was slain by Jewish extremist, Yuval Rabin worries about history repeating itself]( [Renegade Labor member skips party’s Rabin memorial]( By [TOI staff]( [25 years after assassination, Rabin-lit hope for peace with Palestinians dims]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [As virus cases rise, task force warns downward trend in infections may be over]( By [TOI staff]( [Positivity rate reaches 3.1% with 649 new cases of the coronavirus diagnosed on Sunday; government to re-examine mask requirement for first and second graders]( [Over 12,000 packed onto Temple Mount for Friday prayers, with little enforcement]( By [TOI staff]( [Ministers told virus transmission rate climbing, public resisting testing]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry announces Israeli-developed faster PCR tests for virus diagnosis]( By [TOI staff]( [From instant hummus to insect sensors: Israeli CEOs build ties, deals in UAE]( By [Jonah Mandel]( [Group of 13 Israeli business leaders meet with Emirati officials, see potential to reach broader Arab markets]( [UAE ratifies mutual visa exemption agreement with Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Yamina will vote for bill to dissolve Knesset, in challenge to Blue and White]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud regains some ground, increases lead over Yamina in poll]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF razes home of Palestinian accused in deadly Petah Tikva stabbing]( By [TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross]( [Storms batter south and center of Israel, flooding some roads]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF chief’s helicopter makes emergency landing after motor malfunction]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Screen time / Two options for cheap and free flicks in November]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Face of US virus fight warns nation in for ‘hurt’ unless sharp changes made]( By [AFP]( [In Cyprus, Israeli-founded college opens its doors, hoping for regional progress]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Media groups embroiled in Netanyahu graft cases won’t be charged — report]( By [TOI staff]( [French churches honor 3 Nice terror attack victims as police detain 5 suspects]( By [Angela Charlton]( [High school reporters reveal Hitler quoted in Kentucky police training materials]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [Iran says it’ll focus on actions of next US administration, not who wins]( By [AFP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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