Shabbat in Russia for PM as ’warm’ Putin talks run long * 3,000 new settlement homes planned * Van Gogh’s Nazi-looted ’Wheatstacks,’ from both sides * Warhol in Tehran

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, October 22, 2021 [Bennett extends Russia trip over Shabbat after ‘warm’ Putin talks run long]( By [Amy Spiro and TOI staff]( [First meeting between leaders seen as key in keeping Russia-Israel ties on track following departure of Netanyahu; talks said to have focused on Syria, Iran]( [Meeting Bennett, Putin says he aims to continue warm ties forged under Netanyahu]( By [Amy Spiro and TOI staff]( [Bennett lands in Russia for lightning talks with Putin on Iran, region]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel set to okay 3,000 new settlement homes, 1,300 Palestinian homes]( By [TOI staff]( [Civil Administration’s planning committee will convene next week to approve West Bank construction for first time during Biden administration and under new Israeli government]( [Settlers begin work on new neighborhood in Hebron]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [2 settler youths indicted in stone-throwing attack on Palestinian village]( By [Alexander Fulbright and Aaron Boxerman]( Reporter's Notebook [David Horovitz]( [The day I got to see Van Gogh’s stunning ‘Wheatstacks,’ from both sides]( [A work of great art has been on public display in London this week for the first time since 1905. On Thursday, I inspected it up close — front and rear…]( [Israeli scientists halve growth of cancer tumors in mice, using ‘GPS particles’]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Hoping to establish a new method for fighting cancer, a team from the Technion attacked nerve cells that help tumor growth, reporting significant success in peer-reviewed research]( [Warhol in Tehran: Iranians flock to American pop art exhibit]( By [Nasser Karimi]( [While country’s hardliners scoff at Western culture, visitors are enthralled by US artist’s paintings of Marylin Monroe and Mao Zedong, with museum promising more such displays]( [Iran grants scientific award to 2 US-based physicists]( By [AP]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Overlooking the Dead Sea, with Spencer Tunick and 200 nude models]( By [TOI staff]( [Arts and culture editor Jessica Steinberg travels down to Arad to witness the American artist’s photoshoot]( Top Ops [Ari Shishler]( [Would Avraham have been vaccinated?]( [If you understand the patriarch at all, you know you can’t second-guess him according to your own biases; he aligned his beliefs with G-d’s demands (Vayera)]( [Ariel Jerozolimski]( [PHOTO ESSAY: Hadassah’s COVID warriors]( [Visiting the coronavirus ward at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, I observed doctors, nurses, and other staff. They are truly heroic – and very tired]( [Nimrod Novik]( [Before the Abraham Accords, there was Madrid]( [Israeli-Palestinian peace isn’t a prerequisite for Arab states’ normalization with Israel, but clashes with the Palestinians have a way of derailing things]( [Mijal Bitton]( [It was a worry: What if R. Jonathan Sacks didn’t measure up?]( [I was in the hospital having delivered my first-born, and the rabbi called with his congratulations. That was just the beginning of his thoughtful kindness]( Analysis [Jacob Magid]( [Dragging out consulate reopening, Biden does Israel a favor, but not himself]( [After early indications that his demurral was only due to timing, Lapid insists gov’t will never be able to withstand move; some US officials fear it’s an effort to drive up cost]( [Netflix says it backs authentic storytelling in its Palestinian film collection]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [IDF said to resume practicing potential strike on Iranian nuclear sites]( By [TOI staff]( [Military chief Aviv Kohavi reportedly orders air force to ‘intensely’ drill for possible attack on Iran, after 2-year pause in training]( [US Iran envoy to meet European officials in Paris on renewing Iran nuclear talks]( By [AFP]( [Israel to allow vaccinated or recovered tourists to enter starting November 1]( By [TOI staff]( [But government says no entry for travelers coming from ‘red’ countries or from places seeing outbreak of new AY4.2 strain; Russian vaccine not okayed, for now]( [Interview / Top doctor says receding COVID means parents won’t rush to vaccinate their kids]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effective for kids 5-11]( By [AP]( Interview [How Nazi sympathizers in WWII Cape Town spied on the Allies and evaded justice]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [In ‘Hitler’s South African Spies,’ Evert Kleynhans uncovers ‘suppressed’ evidence that members of an ultimately ineffective effort to harm Allied ships escaped prosecution]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Now’s the time to save the Dead Sea]( [A natural wonder is being destroyed on Israel’s watch. But falling desalination costs, technical advances, and new avenues of regional cooperation offer a chance to change that]( [Israel’s ‘vibrant’ climate tech sector shows promise amid challenges]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [In first, US intel agencies warn climate change driving security threats]( By [AFP]( [Suspect in British MP’s slaying backs IS, plotted attack for years — prosecutors]( By [Agencies]( [UK authorities say Ali Harbi Ali began planning to kill two other lawmakers two years ago, ended up targeting Amess because he supported airstrikes in Syria]( [Members of thwarted terror cell are linked to PA security forces — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Islamic Jihad prisoners claim to end hunger strike after reaching deal]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Amy Spiro]( [CRM]( [Conservative movement publishes list of rabbis it has expelled or suspended]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Rabbinical Assembly says move part of review of its handling of misconduct allegations; 9 listed, including rabbi arrested in Israel for performing non-Orthodox wedding]( [NYC’s Park East Synagogue fires popular assistant rabbi, sparking protest]( By [Ben Sales]( [Prosecutors clear suspects in deadly shooting of Arab Lod man during May riots]( By [TOI staff]( [Four suspects ruled out as culprits in death of Mussa Hassuna, while a fifth is off the hook due to uncertainty and claims that he was acting in self-defense]( [AG on bill that would bar Netanyahu from becoming PM: It’s not personal]( By [TOI staff]( [Avichai Mandelblit appears to give legal backing to proposal to ban any lawmaker charged with a serious crime from forming a government]( [Syria executes 24 for allegedly sparking deadly wildfires]( By [AP]( [Amnesty International researcher says executions show ‘the Syrian government’s disregard for international law, especially right to life’]( [Austria jails Syrian for vandalizing synagogue, threatening Jewish leader]( By [AFP]( [Jewish actor bows out of role as Syrian migrant in Off-Broadway show]( By [Emily Burack]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Man arrested for allegedly killing his mother in Beit Shemesh]( By [TOI staff]( [Alec {NAME} fires prop gun on movie set, killing director of photography]( By [MORGAN LEE and Walter Berry]( [UAE says nixing pipeline agreement won’t damage ties with Israel]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Sunrise distances itself from, but doesn’t condemn, boycott of Zionist groups]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Three years on, Pittsburgh synagogue attacker still not on trial]( By [Peter Smith and MARK SCOLFORO]( [House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt]( By [MARY CLARE JALONICK]( [Dozens of countries, but not Israel, urge China to respect Uighurs’ rights]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [2 men seriously hurt in apparent car bombing in Nahariya]( By [TOI staff]( [Wasting no time / Jerusalem promises not to leave residents without bottle recycling cages]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Israel said trying to mend France ties strained over NSO phone hack]( By [TOI staff]( [Republican nominee in Virginia: Soros ‘inserting’ activists into school system]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Sonic experience / Jerusalem Street Orchestra brings back Clal Festival]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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