Biden to Bennett: Iran will never get nukes * PM on Biden: He loves Israel * Harvard Jewish head chaplain is atheist * Origins of ’The Chair’ Nazi salute * Sirhan parole

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, August 28, 2021 [At first meeting, Biden pledges to Bennett that Iran will ‘never’ get nukes]( By [Lazar Berman and TOI staff]( [After 50-minute meeting at White House, US leader says he prefers diplomacy with Tehran but there are ‘other options’; hopes for ‘close personal relationship’ with Israel’s new PM]( [Atmosphere in White House ‘not optimistic’ about Iran deal — Israeli official]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Full text: Biden and Bennett’s statements at the White House]( By [TOI staff]( [After Biden’s warning to Iran, Khamenei fumes: ‘Americans truly have no shame’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [With US president telling Israeli PM of ‘other options’ if nuclear talks fail, supreme leader says current administration no different from Trump’s]( [Bennett: Biden 'loves Israel'; I invited him to visit after Delta variant defeated]( By [Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid]( [PM tells reporters he found US president very ‘attentive to our needs’ in ‘wonderful meeting;’ praises his commitment to curb Iran, but warns: ‘there isn’t a lot of time’]( [Insta-gogue / Bennett’s team sets up shul at DC hotel amid unexpected Shabbat stay]( By [TOI staff]( [Biden raised reopening of Jerusalem consulate, opposition to evictions, with PM]( By [Jacob Magid]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [In shadow of Kabul chaos, Bennett tells Biden why US must stay engaged in region]( [Imagine the ‘nuclear nightmare’ the whole world would face were radical Islamists to acquire the bomb, the PM tells a president shaken and bloodied by Afghanistan]( [Friday Live updates (closed) / Bennett says he has invited Biden to visit Israel ‘after Delta variant defeated’]( By [Jacob Magid]( [US says drone strike kills alleged planner of Kabul airport bombing]( By [SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, KATHY GANNON, Ellen Knickmeyer and Lolita C. Baldor]( [No details given on identity of target; US presses ahead with evacuation as thousands continue effort to flee Taliban; France completes departure of citizens]( [Explainer / How dangerous is ‘ISIS K,’ the Islamic State offshoot in Afghanistan?]( By [KATHY GANNON and Ellen Knickmeyer]( [Taliban takeover energizes, galvanizes radical Islam around world, analysts warn]( By [Zeina Karam]( [UK, France end Afghan evacuation efforts, but many who wish to flee left behind]( By [Agencies]( [As US withdrawal deadline nears and terror threats grow at Kabul airport, countries wrap up their efforts to fly refugees out of the country]( [As Kabul blast death toll rises to over 170, US warns further attacks ‘likely’]( By [Agencies]( [World expresses outrage over ‘barbaric’ Kabul airport attack; so does Taliban]( By [AFP]( Top Ops [Giulia Boukhobza]( [I see myself in that Afghan girl – and I want to scream]( [As a Jewish, female refugee from Libya, I know all too well the consequences for women and girls in a society that takes religious dogma to the nth degree. Shame on us.]( [Carol Novis]( [I throw away books]( [If no one’s going to open it again, it goes in the bin (and good luck to that guy on Facebook trying to sell his 16-volume Encyclopedia Judaica)]( [Harvard University elects a Jewish head chaplain — who doesn’t believe in God]( By [AFP]( [Greg Epstein has been a humanist chaplain at prestigious school since 2005, will now lead team of more than 40 chaplains, representing 20 religions]( [The real-life Nazi salute incident that may have inspired Netflix’s ‘The Chair’]( By [Chloe Sarbib]( [The show’s co-creator attended a US school where a math teacher jokingly called out ‘Heil Hitler!’ when demonstrating an obtuse angle, similar to the plot of the dramedy series]( [California parole board votes to free Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan]( By [JULIE WATSON and brian melley]( [Sirhan, a Palestinian Christian angry at RFK for Israel support, weeps during hearing when asked about Middle East conflict, commits to ‘peace and non-violence’]( [Nighttime rioters plan return to Gaza border; 13-year-old dies week after clash]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian ‘night confusion units’ will head to the barrier with Israel on Saturday night, despite Israel’s decision to ease some restrictions on the enclave]( [Israel, PA discuss potential aid to Ramallah amid fears of economic collapse]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Jacob Magid]( [Hamas leaders in Jordan for first time in years to attend funeral]( By [TOI staff]( [A Yiddish retreat in upstate NY unites ‘mamaloshen’ enthusiasts young and old]( By [Danielle Ziri]( [The Workers Circle’s Trip to Yiddishland is a week-long celebration of language, culture, art, music and dance, with dedicated attendees aged 8 to 92]( [Jewish aid group: Afghan refugees face obstacles in US, community help is key]( By [Luke Tress]( [Challenge will continue for new arrivals in US, including finding housing and employment and getting work certification; but Jewish congregations’ support can be crucial, HIAS says]( [US airbase in Germany becomes tent city, a stop for Afghans on way to new life]( By [Sebastien ASH]( [Two slain in latest killings within the Arab community]( By [TOI staff]( [18-year-old shot dead in car in Lod, 26-year-old murdered in Bedouin town of Tel Sheva; police suspect both incidents tied to family feuds]( Israel Travels [Flock to Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum for this family-friendly bird exhibit]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( [See how ancient avians were feared, revered, or just part of everyday life in cultures around the world, plus kids can enjoy an interactive play area with costumes and games]( [Amsterdam to return Kandinsky painting to Jewish family following public outcry]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [‘Painting with Houses,’ worth $22 million, was acquired from Irina Klein and her husband, under duress during the Holocaust, for $1,600]( [Polish art show defies ‘cancel culture’ but faces criticism for antisemitism]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [CRM]( [Meet the longtime Jewish activist behind this weekend’s US voting rights marches]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( More Headlines [With COVID trending down, Health Ministry said set to recommend opening schools]( By [TOI staff]( [US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus]( By [NOMAAN MERCHANT]( [Tokyo 2020 / Israeli swimmer Ami Omer Dadaon wins silver at Tokyo Paralympics]( By [TOI staff]( [Anti-vaxxer indicted for threatening to harm education minister and her family]( By [TOI staff]( [US raises concerns about treatment of ex-Jordanian official in ‘sedition’ plot]( By [Josef Federman and OMAR AKOUR]( [Nasrallah: Beirut port blast judge’s subpoena of caretaker PM is ‘unacceptable’]( By [Agencies]( [Microsoft fixes cloud vulnerability after warning from Israel-based company]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [GOP congressman compares COVID measures to Holocaust, leading intern to quit]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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