US general: Iran very close to bomb * Saga of J’lem Airport * Probe urged into ’pimped’ female soldiers claims * Amid NSO scandal, cyber tech sales cut * Animal-free food

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, November 25, 2021 [Top US general says Iran ‘very close’ to bomb, plans are ready if diplomacy fails]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [IAEA reports ‘no progress’ with Tehran over monitoring its nuclear program; Washington ‘disappointed,’ doubts Iran’s seriousness ahead of negotiations next week]( [US will not ‘sit idly’ if Iran drags out nuke talks while advancing program — envoy]( By [AFP]( [Israel fears US will settle for a ‘less for less’ Iran nuclear deal — report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Lapid to meet Johnson, Macron in Europe as Iran nuclear talks resume]( By [Lazar Berman]( [The dizzy rise, swift fall, and planned radical repurposing of Jerusalem Airport]( By [David Horovitz]( [When Jordan held Atarot, it built a 15-destination hub for an elite clientele. Israel wasn’t able to keep it going; then came the 2nd intifada. Now, there’s a very different vision]( [Israel advances controversial plan for East Jerusalem neighborhood at old airport]( By [TOI staff]( [President to light candle for 1st night of Hanukkah in Hebron, angering Meretz]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Gantz says Israel developing military strike options against Iran]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Defense chief says he ordered the IDF to ‘improve its force build-up’ as saber rattling ratchets up ahead of renewal of nuclear talks]( [Female IDF soldiers were ‘pimped’ to terror inmates, prison commander says]( By [TOI staff]( [Guards said in 2018 that they were put in close contact with prisoners in order to be ogled or assaulted in exchange for concessions, but probe was closed and claims were buried]( [Minister urges probe of claim female guards were ‘pimped’ to Palestinian inmates]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF officer arrested on suspicion of secretly filming female soldiers]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel-Morocco defense deal opens door to intel sharing, joint drills]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Political-Military Bureau says agreement signed by Gantz will create a ‘strategic alliance of knowledge’ between Jerusalem and Rabat]( [In op-ed, Gantz says Rabat helped return body of rabbi who died in Morocco last week]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Amid NSO scandal, Israel said to ban cyber tech sales to 65 countries]( By [TOI staff]( [In potential major blow to industry, Defense Ministry reportedly scales down list of eligible states to just 37, dropping the UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and dozens of others]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Nov. 25 – What’s the latest plan for recycling bottles?]( By [TOI staff]( [Environmental correspondent Sue Surkes unpacks Israel’s new bottle recycling system and maritime plans, while reporter Emanuel Fabian discusses disturbing sexual abuse allegations]( Reporter's notebook [Lab to table: Israeli startups tout future of animal-free food]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Bovine-free dairy and beef products, fowl-free eggs, animal-free seafood, and sugar-free sweeteners are just some of the recent Israeli innovations in a growing foodtech sector]( Top Ops [Michael Humphries]( [Hate Israel’s high cost of living? Don’t blame supermarket chains.]( [Like Hawaii and post-Brexit Britain, Israel is expensive because it’s an island economy, located far from its trading partners. That’s not going to change any time soon.]( [Nathan Lewin]( [Maine law discriminates against private schools for religious minorities]( [Why would Biden’s Justice Department aggressively oppose the fight for religious liberty – unless it’s simply out of spite for Trump?]( [Health official says new restrictions possible if COVID cases top 1,000 per day]( By [TOI staff]( [Ministry official says crowd limits may be needed if transmission rate continues to climb; 30,000 young kids booked for vaccine appointments out of 1 million]( [Health minister suggests fourth vaccine dose amid rising fears of fifth COVID wave]( By [TOI staff]( [Travelers to Israel can now take rapid test, rather than PCR, to enter country]( By [TOI staff]( [UAE embassy in Israel hosts first-of-its-kind business, innovation forum]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [At Jaffa event initiated by Emirati ambassador, government officials, business and industry leaders discuss economic ties]( [Saudis attempted to block UAE-Israel-Jordan deal on energy, water — report]( By [TOI staff]( [In fresh broadside, Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘oppressive’ treatment of Palestinians]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian driver seriously wounded in suspected settler attack]( By [TOI staff]( [Police and Shin Bet investigating after vehicle flips, causing serious head injury; youths had reportedly been seen in area throwing rocks]( [Settlers protest rise in stoning attacks in northern West Bank]( By [TOI staff]( [After terror attack, Israel said mulling security checks for East Jerusalem teachers]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Netanyahu told to return $900,000 in gifted legal funds from US billionaires]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [AG Mandelblit tells High Court former PM should give back $300,000 given to him by cousin Nathan Milikowsky and $600,000 he received from real estate mogul Spencer Partrich]( [Netanyahu trial / Court hears tapes of Netanyahu, son ordering ex-aide to involve media boss]( By [TOI staff]( [Suspect accused of murdering real estate businessman after stalking him for 7 months]( By [TOI staff]( [Daniel Keidar, 64, indicted over fatal shooting of Eldad Peri at point-blank range after failed apartment sales resulted in millions of shekels lost]( [Businessman Hogeg said implicated in sexual assault of minor as remand extended]( By [TOI staff]( [East Jerusalem man shot dead in his car in suspected murder]( By [TOI staff]( [23-year-old Amir al-Ladawi named as victim, raising this year’s Arab death toll to 112; gunmen believed to have fled scene on motorcycle]( [3 stabbed, seriously injured, during brawl in Rahat]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Nathan Jeffay]( [‘Bad omens’: Optimism over Israel’s child vaccine marred by COVID spike — expert]( [Top immunologist Cyrille Cohen reflects on the dosage, efficacy and timing of the shots being rolled out for kids]( [Israeli drug cuts COVID deaths by 70% in small study, company says]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [South Africa detects new COVID-19 variant of ‘serious concern’]( By [AFP]( [CRM]( [Munich rabbinical confab on post-pandemic Jewish life hit by fresh COVID wave]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( More Headlines [Israel scuffles with Belgium over labeling of settlement goods]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Emirati general accused of torture picked as new president of Interpol]( By [AFP]( [Air Force suspends training after jet almost crashes during exercise]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel to give Gaza Christians entry permits for Christmas holiday]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Driver killed as his car plunges into Dead Sea]( By [TOI staff]( [Biden’s White House planning a last-minute, in-person Hanukkah party]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Supreme Court rejects Gaza doctor seeking redress for strike that killed daughters]( By [Agencies]( [Malaysia not allowing Israelis at squash world championship, governing body says]( By [Agencies]( [Chelsea Clinton upbraids Facebook for enabling book-burning events]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Abraham Schumer, father of Sen. Chuck Schumer, dies at 98]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Beyond the arc / HBO shows Stoudemire’s journey from the NBA to Orthodox Judaism]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Making music / 2022 Grammys: Jewish nominees, from Doja Cat to an Israeli cellist]( By [Shira Hanau]( [The daily edition]() [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2021 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved