Revealed: Very nasty Trump-Netanyahu annexation fight * US: No refueler jets for Iran strike before 2024 * Lapid: No rush on Western Wall deal * UAE prince Israel invite

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Presented by [Zelikow School of]( [Jewish Nonprofit Management]( [‘What the hell was that?’: Netanyahu annexation announcement caught Trump off guard]( By [TOI staff]( [Book tells of Jared Kushner’s fury at Israeli PM’s unexpected declaration, an exasperated Trump snapping, ‘If you want to do it, do it,’ and Netanyahu’s cold feet before UAE deal]( [Olmert supports foe Netanyahu after Trump savaging, calls ex-president ‘pathetic’]( By [TOI staff]( [US tells Israel tanker jets, key to Iran strike, won’t arrive anytime soon — report]( By [TOI staff]( [According to NYT, during his visit to DC Defense Minister Gantz asked to accelerate delivery of KC-46 refueling planes but was told first aircraft unlikely to arrive before 2024]( [Netanyahu refused to fund plans for Iran strike during 2019 budget battle – reports]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu: ‘A grave mistake’ if Israel updated US before striking Iranian sites]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett scolds police minister for discussing settler violence with US official]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid coalition uproar over remarks by Omer Barlev, PM touts settlements as vital to security, urges they be supported in ‘words and actions’]( [Right slams police minister for condemning ‘settler violence’ to US envoy]( By [TOI staff]( [Taxi driver to be charged with aiding terrorist in Jerusalem stabbing]( By [TOI staff]( [Human Rights Watch says Israel used excessive force against Arabs during May unrest]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Dec. 14 – Miss Universe brings Israeli tourism to TV screens]( [Reporter Amy Spiro discusses the Miss Universe pageant in Eilat and Carrie Keller-Lynn looks at 2 Tel Aviv issues: the Givat Amal neighborhood’s evacuation, and EV infrastructure]( From our sponsor [Earn your master’s degree while you work]( [Learn more about the opportunities at Zelikow School of Nonprofit Management. Full (100%) scholarships available.]( [Passenger on Bennett’s flight home from UAE tests positive for coronavirus]( By [TOI staff]( [PM’s office says all in premier’s entourage will follow Health Ministry instructions and undergo a second test on Wednesday]( [Education Ministry’s virus czar quits amid vaccine spat between officials, minister]( By [TOI staff]( [Omicron spread in Israel may be wider than thought — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Pfizer says new COVID-19 pill appears to be effective against Omicron variant]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Pharma giant also says full study results confirm medication reduces combined hospitalizations and deaths by about 89% among high-risk adults]( [4th COVID shots likely soon for some immunocompromised Israelis, says top doc]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( Live updates [LIVE: Prosecutor orders police to reopen prison ‘pimping’ case]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Previously dismissed allegations that female guards were used as sexual bargaining chips at Gilboa Prison set to be re-examined after claims resurface during inquiry into escape]( Top Ops [Pamela Becker]( [My son entered the army and his father wasn’t alive to see it]( [5 tools that helped our grieving family acknowledge our sorrow, grow our resilience, and function]( [Haim Sandberg]( [The struggle for the Palestinian judiciary’s independence and why it matters]( [The dramatic erosion of the judicial branch’s powers, despite valiant resistance from PA judges, is a cautionary tale for Israel and any democracy]( [Lapid backs shelving of Western Wall compromise: ‘We have 4 years’]( By [TOI staff]( [Foreign minister says he supports creating formal pavilion for egalitarian prayer, but indicates there’s no rush as ministers slam brakes on plan]( [Chicago and Washington to get egalitarian alternatives to traditional yeshivas]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Beitar Illit mayor named as suspect detained, then released, over cold case murder]( By [TOI staff]( [Judge says name of Meir Rubinstein, who was 17 at time of Avi Edri’s murder in 1990, can now be published; is suspected of dressing as woman reportedly to lure victim to his death]( [Israeli jets bombed chemical weapon sites in Syria — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Washington Post says strikes hit facilities near Damascus and Homs in March 2020 and June 2021, after Jerusalem identified efforts to restart illegal program]( [CRM]( [Jews are disguising themselves as Muslims to pray on Temple Mount – report]( By [TOI staff]( [Police trying to crack down on extremist group ‘Returning to the Mount,’ whose members dress like Arabs in order to enter Jerusalem holy site, where Jewish prayer is banned]( [As Bennett ends UAE visit, his office says crown prince accepted invite to Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [After PM meets with nation’s de facto ruler, countries issue joint statement calling first-ever visit by an Israeli premier ‘another milestone in the development of warm relations’]( [Iran slams UAE for hosting Bennett, says the Palestinians won’t forget]( By [TOI staff]( [US: Too early to say if Iranians intend to be constructive at nuclear talks]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Bennett, new German chancellor discuss Iranian nuke drive]( By [TOI staff]( [Primate sanctuary, JNF swing into action to take 1,100 monkeys off state’s back]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Jewish National Fund to provide land to expand forest home of sanctuary, allowing it to take in macaques left in cramped cages for years after Petah Tikva breeding farm shut down]( [Lawmakers launch Knesset lobby to save Jerusalem hills from construction projects]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Barking mad / Iranian animal lovers decry ultraconservative push to ban pets]( By [Ahmad Parhizi]( [CRM]( [Former champ Yuri Foreman now ‘Vegan Boxing Rabbi,’ certifying kosher doughnuts]( By [Ben Sales]( [Even as he kept training, the former world champion studied for rabbinical ordination. Now he’s putting his religious training to good use — and promoting his healthy eating cause]( More Headlines [Haifa to Tel Aviv in 30 minutes: Planning committee okays high-speed rail]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli man indicted in slaying of couple who blackmailed US businessman]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Hogeg freed to house arrest on $22 million bail in probe of sex crimes, crypto fraud]( By [TOI staff]( [Steven Spielberg, Tracee Ellis Ross among Jewish Golden Globes nominees for 2022]( By [Emily Burack]( [French WWII memorial vandalized with graffiti against COVID passport]( By [AFP]( [Embattled NSO said considering closing its Pegasus unit, selling to Americans]( By [TOI staff]( [Calls for removal of new Austrian interior minister after accusation of antisemitism]( By [AP]( [Dozens of power plant workers freed after being trapped in tunnel by fire]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid escalating tensions, Russia claims to arrest Ukrainian neo-Nazis]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [No US troops to be punished over deadly Kabul drone strike that decimated family]( By [Paul Handley]( [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? 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