Bill that would bar Netanyahu as PM unveiled * Israel-UAE flags on Moon? * ToI investigates: Solar energy * US blasts UN bias, settler violence * Damascus Gate clashes

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Presented by [Telus International]( [Justice minister details bill that would block Netanyahu from forming government]( By [TOI staff]( [Gideon Sa’ar’s proposal would prevent any MK indicted of serious crime from becoming PM; Shaked opposes the legislation; Bennett silent]( [Joint List offers support to coalition bill barring Netanyahu from becoming PM]( By [Michael Bachner]( [After losing power, Netanyahu said to have promised Putin: ‘I’ll be back soon’]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF removes gag on 2016 conviction of officer for raping Palestinian woman]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Military had long barred outlets from publishing information about the case, a decision that was was largely overturned this week following appeal by Ynet news site]( [Man indicted for strangling wife; after staging it as suicide, he took Zoom call]( By [TOI staff]( [Report shows 24% leap in treated child sex abuse cases in 2020]( By [Michael Bachner]( Live updates [LIVE: Israel grants 3,000 more entry permits for Gaza merchants]( By [TOI staff]( [Move raises total quota to 10,000 amid ongoing efforts to secure long-term calm along the restive border]( ToI investigates [The sun is shining, so why isn’t Israel making hay of its solar energy?]( By [Sue Surkes]( [The energy minister prioritizes renewables. One entrepreneur says the sun could supply all our energy by 2035. But policy discord and red tape cloud Israel’s sunny renewable future]( [Haifa’s Oil Refineries Ltd. tops worst environmental offenders list… again]( By [Ricky Ben-David and Sue Surkes]( From our sponsor [Join Telus International as a part-time Independent Contractor]( [Looking for a part time work from home position? Gmail, Twitter & Facebook user? Become a Personalized Internet Assessor in Israel. Click here to apply]( [Israel and UAE flags on Moon? Nations said poised to pen space cooperation deal]( By [TOI staff]( [Report says allies will cooperate on Israel’s Beresheet 2 mission, with students from two nations to build satellite that will also determine precise time of new moon for calendar]( [UAE cyber officials to join Israeli counterparts at major NYC conference]( By [Lazar Berman]( [New Israel-UAE agreement to promote innovation-based business ties]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Bennett meets UAE, Bahrain envoys, is invited to Abu Dhabi for state visit]( By [Lazar Berman]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Oct. 20 – The 26-year fight over how to memorialize Rabin]( [Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and political reporter Tal Schneider assess the ongoing battle over the lessons to be learned from the 1995 assassination of Israel’s prime minister]( Top Ops [Maria Verbova]( [Forced to leave Israel by Rabbinate and Interior Ministry]( [No government should push its citizens out of the country, but that’s what happened when my overseas marriage wasn’t recognized and my love lost his visa]( [Zack Rothbart]( [Elie Wiesel’s haunting, mysterious, brilliant master]( [Now at the National Library, ’Mr. Shushani’s’ notebooks attest to his vast knowledge: he cites a wealth of texts, though he had no physical books to reference]( Israel media review [Joshua Davidovich]( [Law for one and one for brawl: What the press is saying about Knesset tussles]( [Ayelet Shaked is at the center of several scraps within the coalition, though rifts are all over; and papers look at what’s behind a law that could keep Netanyahu out of power]( [Ra’am pulls plug on a Knesset panel’s meetings in power struggle with Shaked]( By [TOI staff]( [MKs scrap in factious faction meet as Likud tries to navigate opposition life]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Deputy police minister announces joint task force to fight Arab crime]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Amid surging body count, PM Bennett orders two Border Police battalions to patrol southern Israel; Arab MKs skeptical: ‘We don’t want plans on paper’]( [2nd man murdered in Umm al-Fahm in 24 hours, amid surging Arab death toll]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( From the blogs [Gideon Remez]( [When I was right, Colin Powell was wrong…]( […and to his everlasting credit, he admitted it. America and the world need leaders like him more than ever.]( [Palestinians clash with police at Damascus Gate; 22 arrested, 17 wounded]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Tensions have been rising in the area outside Jerusalem’s Old City for weeks, leading to ‘dozens’ of arrests]( [Far-right and Arab MKs scuffle during visit to hunger-striking terror suspect]( By [Stuart Winer]( Interview [New Israel Fund CEO’s book is a toolbox for US Jews to discuss Israel-Palestine]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [In ‘Can We Talk About Israel,’ Daniel Sokatch provides readers of all ages and backgrounds with history and information they can use to engage intelligently about the Jewish state]( [US envoy bashes UNSC for disproportionate focus on Israel, raps settler violence]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Linda Thomas-Greenfield condemns Hamas for holding Israeli civilians, troops’ bodies, and urges Israel to probe settler attacks]( [Blasting obdurate Finance Ministry, diplomats launch fight for better conditions]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Senate committee advances nomination of Biden’s pick for ambassador to Israel]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Republicans Cruz, Rubio and Haggerty vote against Tom Nides; no date set yet for full Senate vote to confirm envoy, which could still be delayed by GOP]( [Defending budget increase, Gantz says IDF needs funds to fight off Iran threat]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Defense minister appears before Knesset committee, warns Iran nearly a ‘threshold state,’ after cabinet reportedly allocates NIS 5 billion for potential strike on nuke program]( [UN nuclear watchdog heading back to Iran for talks in coming weeks]( By [Matthew Lee]( [Analysis / For a change, Hezbollah’s boast of 100,000 fighters is not aimed at Israel]( By [Agencies]( [Perking lot: Israel’s coffee culture served up in Jerusalem exhibit]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Museum of Islamic Art offers the java-curious a brimming mug of information, including why their morning joe is different from their afternoon brew]( [CRM]( More Headlines [First case of new Delta mutation AY4.2 diagnosed in Israel]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [In new report, ombudsman says Tax Authority owes Israelis $1.1 billion]( By [TOI staff]( [Local Jews fume after teachers told Texas law requires ‘opposing’ Holocaust view]( By [Ben Sales]( [Under pressure, Israel said set to let in tourists with Russia’s Sputnik vaccine]( By [TOI staff]( [US energy envoy visits Lebanon, will discuss maritime border talks with Israel]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Hundreds of medical interns rescind resignations, accepting gov’t compromise]( By [TOI staff]( [Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, killing 13]( By [Albert Aji]( [Not forgotten: Mass graves of Jewish Holocaust victims dedicated in Poland]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Singer doubles down on accusations of antisemitism at German hotel]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Israel to display notebooks of mysterious scholar who taught Elie Wiesel]( By [Shira Hanau]( [‘Makes me shudder’: Man photographed hot air balloon operator before fatal fall]( By [TOI staff]( [New York City to remove Jefferson statue commissioned by Jewish naval officer]( By [AFP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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