IAF about to start training for Iran strike * Sudan coup * Israel’s vaccination drive stalls * Cable car crash orphan Eitan to go back to Italy * Woman dies in ’exorcism’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, October 25, 2021 Presented by [Good Faith Effort]( [IAF to start training for strike on Iran nuke program in coming months]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Some parts of attack plans for Tehran’s nuclear sites will be viable shortly, others could take over a year, ToI learns; raids on Iranian proxies in Syria getting more difficult]( [Iran’s Khamenei urges reversing ‘sin’ of Arab-Israeli normalizations]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Analysis / ‘A cornerstone of repression’: Fresh claims raise fears over Iran prison abuses]( By [Stuart Williams]( [Sudan general declares state of emergency after coup, says will form government]( By [Agencies]( [Soldiers open fire in Khartoum toward demonstrators protesting power grab; EU following development with ‘utmost concern’; office of detained PM says events are a ‘complete coup’]( [Sudan’s PM, ministers detained by military forces in apparent coup]( By [AFP]( [Explainer / A timeline of events in Sudan from the fall of Bashir until the apparent coup]( By [AFP]( [With 1.75 million unvaxxed or not boosted, Israel risks dropping ball – expert]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [‘We’re not finishing the job,’ laments Prof. Eran Segal; Israel has 650,000 eligible for coronavirus vaccine shots who haven’t received any, and 1.1 million resisting boosters]( [Health Ministry says new Delta mutation AY4.2 appears to be 15% more infectious]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Serious COVID cases dip below 300 for first time in 10 weeks]( By [Amy Spiro]( Live updates [LIVE: Court rules cable car crash survivor Eitan Biran, 6, will be returned to Italy]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Tel Aviv family court accepts paternal relatives’ argument that boy’s regular place of living is in Italy, ordering maternal grandfather to pay $21,800 in court fees]( From our sponsor [Tal Ben Shahar – How To Be Happy]( [A conversation with the bestselling author and internationally renowned expert on Happiness Studies, on the Good Faith Effort podcast]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Oct. 25 – Is Israel facing a new set of PR blunders?]( [Political correspondent Tal Schneider and military reporter Judah Ari Gross discuss possible public diplomacy missteps on Gaza, Palestinian NGOs, and an aviation database]( [Former IDF general: Bombing AP tower in Gaza in May conflict was an ‘own goal’]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Coalition increasingly split on left-right lines as budget deadline looms]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Meretz decries ‘unilateral steps’ in West Bank, says they undermine government; Labor says it was left out of key decisions]( [In 1st in Biden era, Israel advances construction of over 1,300 settlement homes]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [Putin will maintain ties with Israel, as well as its enemies]( [Warm meeting with Bennett is part of Moscow’s broader regional strategy, which includes strategic partnerships with Iran and Syria]( [Israeli helicopters said to strike Hezbollah-linked targets in southern Syria]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [Turkish media publishes photos of 15 men arrested as alleged Mossad spies]( By [TOI staff]( [Sabah daily releases mugshots of the suspects, apparently taken by Turkish authorities and accompanied by initials purporting to represent their names]( Top Ops [Francis Nataf]( [Jonathan Sacks, morality and Facebook algorithms]( [Before blaming a company for fomenting partisan hate, the late rabbi’s teachings would have us take a good look at ourselves in the mirror]( [Naomi Chazan]( [Looking for terror in all the wrong places]( [Recasting key Palestinian NGOs as terror groups confounds legitimate opposition to occupation, increases the odds of violence, and puts the coalition at risk]( [Shin Bet, Foreign Ministry rep heading to US over outlawed Palestinian groups]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [Defense official says evidence tying 6 Palestinian rights organizations to terror is ‘ironclad’; ministers slam Gantz for not telling them about plan to make bodies illegal]( [Deputy FM hints US will hold off on reopening Jerusalem consulate]( By [TOI staff]( [Minister says outlawing of Palestinian groups didn’t come up in security cabinet]( By [TOI staff]( [Gravestone of unvaccinated COVID patient accuses hospital of murder]( By [TOI staff]( [Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva says it is considering legal action against the ‘shocking’ and ‘slanderous’ epitaph]( [Medics back hospital accused of murder on unvaccinated COVID patient’s tombstone]( By [TOI staff]( [Hoteliers doubt eased tourist rules will make a difference]( By [TOI staff]( [Cabinet okays NIS 32 billion to develop Arab Israeli economy, fight crime]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Proposal must now head to the Knesset, where it is scheduled to pass along with the budget early next month; NIS 2.4 billion to be allocated to combat crime wave in Arab cities]( [Cabinet approves NIS 2.5 billion to fight crime in Arab community]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Amy Spiro]( [CRM]( [Study finds nature contributes billions to Israel’s economy]( By [Sue Surkes]( [First research of its kind says ecosystem services ranging from food, water and pollination to carbon absorption could be worth 8% of GDP, says pricing would help preservation]( [9 vultures found dead, in another blow to endangered population]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Government announces new climate steps, to derision of environmental groups]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Diaries show literary giant Stefan Zweig’s inner turmoil as Nazis stormed Europe]( By [Robert Philpot]( [Unearthed journals reveal how the Jewish novelist who died by suicide in 1942 foresaw ‘dangerous, embattled times’ in the 1930s, his mental health declining with Hitler’s advance]( [CRM]( Analysis [John Leicester]( [Far-right Jewish pundit worries French Jews as he dictates presidential race]( [Eric Zemmour, ‘Trump-like’ TV personality with repeated hate speech convictions, is finding fervent audiences for his anti-Islam invective and distortion of France’s WWII Nazi ties]( [Woman dies in apparent exorcism; sheikh, doctor and husband arrested]( By [TOI staff]( [26-year-old said to collapse during ceremony performed by Tel Sheva Bedouin sheikh who ‘practices witchcraft’; 3 suspects set to appear in court]( [12-time All-Star Dolph Schayes voted one of the 75 best players in NBA history]( By [Ami Eden]( [When he retired in 1964, Schayes was the league’s career leader in games played, foul shots attempted and made, and personal fouls]( More Headlines [AT&T opens new R&D center in Tel Aviv, to focus on cloud solutions]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Lacking linguists, Facebook said to overpolice some posts yet spread hate speech]( By [Isabel Debre and Fares Akram]( [Zim container ship burns off coast of Canada]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Two more suspects reportedly arrested in Cyprus plot against Israelis]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel, Germany agree to add NIS 20 million to Holocaust survivors’ stipends]( By [TOI staff]( [Alleged rapist found dead in his prison cell in central Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Man killed when hit by truck while changing tire on side of road]( By [TOI staff]( [Children’s serology tests to be nixed after they’re approved for COVID shots]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [German Islamic State woman gets 10 years for war crime death of Yazidi girl]( By [Ralf ISERMANN]( [Gourmet in Gaza / Far off foodie trail, fancy Gaza fish restaurants find a local audience]( By [Guillaume LAVALLÉE]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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