In Iraq, a unique call for peace * ’Ancient meteor inspired Sodom’ * Britney dad’s Israel spies * AOC: I wept over unjust Iron Dome bill * Slovaks who warned of Auschwitz

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, September 25, 2021 [Hundreds of Iraqi notables call to join Abraham Accords, make peace with Israel]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Lazar Berman]( [At Erbil conference, participants also urge rebuilding ties with the country’s dispossessed Jewish diaspora; normalization remains a crime under Iraqi law]( [Baghdad rejects Iraqi Kurdish forum’s push for normalization with Israel]( By [AFP]( [Over 300 prominent Iraqis publicly call for full peace with Israel]( By [Lazar Berman and Aaron Boxerman]( [Meteor destroyed ancient city, likely inspired Bible tale of Sodom, study finds]( By [TOI staff]( [Fire, brimstone and rain of salt that left barren earth: Scientists describe ‘civilization-ending catastrophe’ that wiped out Tall el-Hammam near Dead Sea some 3,600 years ago]( [‘Yes, I wept’: AOC assails ‘unjust, reckless process’ on bill to fund Iron Dome]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Progressive lawmaker says Jerusalem does not deserve more money on top of what it already receives, pans House leadership for creating ‘tinderbox of vitriol, disingenuous framing’]( [US lawmakers who opposed or abstained on Iron Dome funding explain their vote]( By [Jacob Magid]( [AOC seen visibly shaken after casting vote to abstain on Iron Dome funding bill]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Iran’s top diplomat: Tehran won’t accept longer and stronger nuclear deal]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [As country ups the ante on return to accord, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tells NY Times the 2015 deal ‘has a lot of harsh critics in Iran, but we accepted it’]( [Iran’s FM apparently walks back comment that nuke talks will restart very soon]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Iran says nuke talks will restart ‘very soon,’ accuses US of mixed messaging]( By [AFP]( [‘The Auschwitz Report’: Slovakian film tells of escapees who tried to warn world]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Movie focuses on Rudolph Vrba, Alfréd Wexler — Slovak Jews who escaped from death camp with fastidious notes, only for their desperate pleas to meet with uncaring bureaucracy]( [At UN General Assembly, Abbas gives Israel one year to withdraw to 1967 lines]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [PA president offers to negotiate over next 12 months, but threatens to reverse recognition of Israel, press for further charges at ICJ if demands not met]( [Palestinian said shot dead in clashes with IDF troops in protest against outpost]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [Norwegian church hosts photo exhibit saying Palestinians are ‘crucified daily’]( By [JTA]( [Britney Spears was spied on by father using Israeli firm, ex-employee says]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [In a new NY Times documentary, former executive assistant at Black Box Security shows evidence of secretly captured audio recordings from pop singer’s bedroom]( Top Ops [Jenni Frazer]( [Farewell, Ida Nudel, forerunner to Greta Thunberg and Malala]( [The ’guardian angel’ of Soviet Jews could be stroppy, aggravating and tiresome – qualities often shared by those at the forefront of successful protests]( [Chen Malul]( [When a sukkah was built inside a house]( [A photo taken by an Austrian soldier provides a rare glimpse of sukkot as they really were during the vanished Russia of World War I]( Analysis [Jacob Magid]( [In the end, House Iron Dome fracas only showed Israel support not going anywhere]( [Serious alarm was voiced after Squad managed to delay funds’ approval; but a hurriedly arranged 420-9 vote to okay the aid 2 days later proved bipartisan backing is near-unanimous]( [Man, 30, shot dead in Beersheba as wave of violence in Arab community continues]( By [TOI staff]( [Ahmad al-Jarjawi known to police; family said involved in dispute with another family; 6-year-old shot in Umm al-Fahm in separate incident undergoes surgery, is serious but stable]( [55-year-old man shot dead in Nazareth as violence in Arab communities rages]( By [TOI staff]( [As budget progresses, Ra’am chief said to warn coalition not keeping promises]( By [TOI staff]( [Jewish group says Roald Dahl Netflix deal must include film on his anti-Semitism]( By [TOI staff]( [UK Board of Deputies warns failure to address ‘virulent’ Jew-hatred of celebrated writer ‘will not go unnoticed’; new agreement paves way for author’s back catalogue to hit screens]( [After Merkel: Antisemitism and Israel ties on Jewish minds as Germany votes]( By [Joe Baur]( [For many Jewish voters in Sunday’s election, climate change and growing social inequalities take precedence, but some Jewish issues have become national ones, and vice versa]( [German cop allegedly sent fan mail to Yom Kippur synagogue attacker]( By [Toby Axelrod]( Analysis [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [‘A steadfast ally’: Angela Merkel’s departure a sad moment for many German Jews]( [Leaders describe outgoing chancellor as ‘a reliable partner for the Jewish community,’ with a legacy where ‘the good greatly outweighs the bad’]( [CRM]( Obituary [Mervyn Taylor, Ireland’s first Jewish cabinet minister, dies at 89]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Taylor was instrumental in legalizing divorce; led reforms to give opportunities to women, people with disabilities and Roma, said Jewish identity gave him empathy with minorities]( More Headlines [Israeli prof. elected president of Europe’s nuclear research organization CERN]( By [TOI staff]( [Police say driver tried to ram cops in Kiryat Ata, wounding 4; suspects arrested]( By [TOI staff]( [Health minister pans ‘baseless’ attacks on top expert amid reports of dispute]( By [TOI staff]( [Alleged drunk driver held over Yom Kippur death of boy, 12, sent to house arrest]( By [TOI staff]( [Phones of 5 French ministers said infected with malware from Israel’s NSO Group]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Los Angeles teachers union votes to indefinitely postpone motion endorsing BDS]( By [Ben Sales]( [Report: ‘Israel’s Air Force One’ has effectively been grounded by new PM]( By [TOI staff]( [Something wicked / In first solo film, Joel Coen premieres a stark ‘Macbeth’]( By [Jake Coyle]( [Crowning achievement / Salim Dau to play Mohamed Al-Fayed in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’]( By [TOI staff]( [Funny choice / Kathryn Hahn to play Joan Rivers in series ‘The Comeback Girl’]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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