Israeli woman held in Turkey: Do they think spies star in bus ads? * Israel-Jordan-UAE near huge solar, water deal * How to spot a liar* UK’s bright new Holocaust exhibit

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Presented by [‘Unholy’ podcast from Keshet]( [Israeli detained in Turkey: Do they think spies appear in bus company commercials?]( By [TOI staff]( [Natali Oknin, held on suspicion of espionage, has featured in several ads for her employer, Egged; lawyer files appeal with Turkish court against couple’s detention]( [Israeli diplomats visit couple held in Turkey; Mossad chief said to get involved]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett speaks with relatives of Israeli couple held by Turkey]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [Couple’s ongoing detention likely means Turkish intel still fishing for Israeli info]( [October arrests of 15 suspected Mossad spies didn’t get Ankara what it wanted; now it may think it’s found a better bargaining chip]( [Justice minister says Israelis held in Turkey were arrested ‘for no reason’]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Israel, Jordan, UAE reportedly set to sign massive solar, water swap deal]( By [TOI staff]( [US climate envoy John Kerry expected to be on hand for signing next week, after helping move negotiations forward with calls to Lapid and Abdullah]( [In first, Herzog speaks to China’s Xi on Iran, Abraham Accords]( By [Lazar Berman]( [American official says US ‘fully committed’ to F-35 sale to UAE]( By [Jon Gambrell]( From our Sponsor [A conversation with Yuval Noah Harari]( [The bestselling author joins ‘Unholy’ hosts Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland for a conversation on pandemics, climate change, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and more]( Live updates [LIVE: After Likud complains, Lapid’s office says US lawmakers didn’t ask to meet Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Opposition head’s party responds that the ex-PM ‘routinely holds diplomatic conversations and meetings,’ after MKs claimed sit-downs with visiting dignitaries not scheduled for him]( [Liar, liar! ‘Reading’ faces, Israeli tech spots fibbers with 73% accuracy]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Breakthrough paves the way for spotting liars from a distance via cameras, though it currently requires electrodes on face; works by tracking micro-movements]( [Israel’s Redefine Meat to serve 3D-printed, plant-based meat at eateries in Europe]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Israeli company CryptoVerses sells NFT of Bible verse for $8,400]( By [TOI staff]( [University launches major $75 million project to combat diabetes, as cases climb]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Bar Ilan University initiative will focus on Galilee region, where cases are 3 times higher than national average; 1 million Israelis expected to be diabetic by 2040]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Nov. 17 – Will limiting the PM’s term transform Israeli politics?]( By [TOI staff]( [Political reporter Tal Schneider on term limits, and the coming bombshell testimony in Netanyahu’s trial; US correspondent Jacob Magid on the new Israeli ambassador to the US]( [After 10 years, US publication walks back claim that Netanyahu has genius IQ]( By [Tal Schneider]( Exhibition [London’s Imperial War Museum brings the Holocaust into the light for all to see]( By [Jacob Judah]( [Unlike other memorials, the recently opened permanent exhibit is unusually well-lit, giving the very human perpetrators of the genocide of Europe’s Jews no shadows in which to hide]( [86-year-old woman named Israel’s ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’]( By [AP]( [TV reporter has kippa flipped off by pro-Netanyahu protester outside courtroom]( By [Amy Spiro]( [After woman attacks Channel 13’s Baruch Kra, he says a ‘well-oiled system of incitement’ has led to such violence]( [New witness testimony indicates Netanyahu knew about illicit gifts for wife: report]( By [TOI staff]( [Key witness in Netanyahu trial files complaint over death threats outside court]( By [TOI staff]( [Touring northern, southern borders, US envoy pledges Iron Dome replenishment]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Army provides Biden’s UN envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield with rundown of security challenges stemming from Iran; meeting Gantz, she urges him to avoid settlement building, evictions]( [Israeli missiles target empty warehouse near Damascus, Syria says]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( Top Ops [Neil Kurshan]( [Has the minyan muscle in my community atrophied?]( [I miss how the in-person morning gathering gave sacred significance to the details of the mundane, and I miss knowing that my physical presence belonged there]( [Kenneth Brander]( [Rabbis: Critique all you want, but please refrain from derisive, divisive attack]( [I believe in keeping strictly kosher, but I’m also certain that toxic rhetoric against fellow Jews is more harmful than an assortment of kashrut labels is]( [Iran said to resume work at centrifuge plant allegedly targeted by Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Wall Street Journal cites diplomat saying parts for 170 advanced centrifuges have been produced at Karaj since late August, without any UN monitoring]( [New IAEA report says Iran has boosted stockpile of highly enriched uranium]( By [Agencies]( [Iran’s Raisi tells Putin: Tehran is ‘absolutely serious’ about nuclear talks]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Visiting IDF exercise, Bennett and Gantz say Israel ready to act against Iran]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Prime minister, defense minister meet with top military officers at massive drill up north, say army better prepared now that a national budget has been passed]( [Explosion reported at oil pipeline in southern Iran, creating tremors]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry plans to ease pre-flight testing rules for incoming travelers]( By [Amy Spiro]( [According to proposal, those flying to Israel will be allowed to choose between a PCR test in the 72 hours before departure or a rapid antigen test in the 24 hours pre-boarding]( [Arrival of Pfizer vaccines for kids said delayed; inoculation set to begin Nov. 24]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Pfizer submits its COVID-19 pill for US authorization]( By [MATTHEW PERRONE]( [CRM]( [Long deprived of power in illegally built homes, Arabs hope change finally near]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Around 130,000 are estimated to live in houses connected illicitly to the national grid. Everyone agrees something must be done, but not on what]( [President Herzog condemns hospital violence as incidents rack up]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Spanish woman sentenced to 13 months for passing funds to Palestinian terror group]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Israel trumpeted plea bargain as support for its controversial move to ban 6 Palestinian groups, but judge says Juana Rishmawi, who worked elsewhere, had no knowledge of PFLP ties]( [CRM]( You's on first [‘It was on You’: Fox News confusion baffles viewers, sparks hilarity]( By [TOI staff]( [Exchange between Laura Ingraham and Raymond Arroyo goes viral, prompting comparisons to famous Abbott and Costello sketch as well as claims the interaction was staged]( More Headlines [Domestic violence complaints increased by 10% this year, ministry data shows]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Israeli spyware firm Candiru linked to cyberattacks on Mideast websites]( By [AFP]( [Elite IDF navy officer reportedly charged with raping woman from his unit]( By [TOI staff]( [Serial rapist given extra 2 years for indecent act in prison]( By [TOI staff]( [Act of Congress / Dianne Feinstein could become 3rd in line to US presidency]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [New Jersey man sentenced to year in prison for ordering attacks on synagogues]( By [Shira Hanau]( [French far-right candidate on trial for hate speech over comments on migrants]( By [Sylvie Corbet]( [Three arrested in clashes with police during demolition of illegal West Bank outpost]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Knesset committee calls for climate change to be seen as a national security issue]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Sudanese migrants in Israel fear deportation to post-coup Sudan]( By [jack jeffery]( [New York Judaica shop drops children’s books by author accused of sexual abuse]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Oud time / This oud player lives for music, steers clear of politics]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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