Concrete threat of attack in Istanbul * Rocket fired at Ashkelon * When Jewish mobsters beat up US Nazis * 70% spike in serious COVID cases * Sa’ar won’t bring Bibi back

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, June 18, 2022 [Israel: ‘Concrete’ threats of Iranian attack on Israelis in Istanbul this weekend]( By [TOI staff]( [Senior officials call on Israelis still in the city to ‘immediately’ leave, those who can’t should lock themselves in hotel rooms; Iran trying to carry out attacks ‘at all costs’]( [Israelis hide out in Istanbul hotels amid Iran attack warnings: ‘Why take the risk?’]( By [TOI staff]( [Rocket fired at Ashkelon, is intercepted; IDF responds with Gaza strikes]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Sirens in coastal city, border towns; no injuries in 1st rocket attack from enclave since April; IDF assessing if Islamic Jihad fired projectile after 3 killed in Jenin clash]( [‘Terrorists watching us’: Hamas post hit after rocket fire still worries border town]( By [TOI staff and Emanuel Fabian]( Interview [Bam! Kapow! When 1930s Jewish mobsters beat up Nazis in the streets of America]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Michael Benson’s ‘Gangsters vs. Nazis’ tells how New York judge secretly directed mafia bosses Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel to recruit army of Jewish thugs to intimidate antisemites]( [CRM]( [Man shot dead in Ramat Gan is 7th murder victim since Thursday, 12th within a week]( By [TOI staff]( [60-year-old shot at close range; police arrest suspect, said to be father of victim’s daughter’s husband; couple were divorcing; deadly violence against women also seemingly rising]( [3 killed Friday night in separate shootings around northern Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Elderly man drowns in Jordan River; woman rescued after falling into Banias Stream]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel sees 70% spike in number of seriously ill COVID patients within a week]( By [TOI staff]( [‘It’s an unpredictable and unstable situation,’ says immune system expert Prof. Cyrille Cohen, urging lawmakers to ‘actively encourage herd immunity among the vulnerable’]( [FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine for US infants and preschoolers]( By [Lindsey Tanner]( Top Ops [Dan Feferman]( [A Jew and an Arab walk into Auschwitz]( [We brought an Arab delegation to Poland to teach them about the Holocaust, yes, but also to recognize each other’s suffering, in the hope of reconciliation]( [David Sedley]( [Damage for decades – Parshat Shelach]( [The spies’ bad report took the Israelites 40 years to walk out of their system, much the way leaded gas did so much harm that it took years to reduce its impact]( [Sa’ar: I won’t partner with Netanyahu; Likud trying to ‘bribe’ coalition members]( By [TOI staff]( [‘I won’t bring Bibi back, I’ll say that as clearly as I can,’ justice minister promises, castigating his former party for ‘spreading fake news’]( [Gantz says won’t let next IDF chief’s nomination fall ‘captive’ to politics — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Schools to open late Sunday, with talks between teachers union, treasury deadlocked]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [IDF expands Abu Akleh probe, issues fresh call for PA to hand over fatal bullet]( By [TOI staff]( [Military condemns ‘biased’ independent probes that conclude Al Jazeera reporter was deliberately targeted by soldiers during clashes in Jenin last month]( [Palestinian gunmen abduct, beat reporter for Iranian news site in West Bank]( By [AP]( [Iranian aboard plane grounded in Argentina is captain in Quds Force, says Paraguay]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Paraguayan intelligence chief says Captain Gholamreza Ghasemi is member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ expeditionary arm; Argentina security minister won’t comment on ‘conjecture’]( [Iran says fighter jet crashes after engine failure, pilots survive]( By [AP]( [Iran’s president slams US for imposing new sanctions, says they undermine talks]( By [AFP]( [Trump: Jan. 6 panel is ‘one-sided witch-hunt,’ weak Pence was ‘human conveyor belt’]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Speaking to religious conservatives, ex-president repeats false election fraud claim, derides his VP, says Democrats ‘allow babies to be executed,’ teases presidential intentions]( [January 6 probe testimonies send Trump loyalists back down conspiracy rabbit hole]( By [David Klepper]( [US probe asks Supreme Court judge’s wife to testify on ties to Jan. 6 insurrection]( By [MARY CLARE JALONICK and Farnoush Amiri]( [House panel builds case against Trump over US Capitol riot in first week of hearings]( By [MARY CLARE JALONICK]( [Committee focuses on former president’s efforts to convince Mike Pence to overturn 2020 election, draws direct link between false claims that vote was stolen to January 6 violence]( [January 6 defendant denies boyfriend plotted to shoot up synagogue]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Sole woman on Watergate prosecution team compares scandal to Trump’s Jan. 6 hearings]( By [AFP]( [WhatsApp’s reclusive founder has quietly become a megadonor to Jewish causes]( By [Asaf Shalev]( [Ukrainian-born Jan Koum has gone almost unnoticed in the world of philanthropy, but tax returns reveal that the multi-billionaire is one of his coreligionists’ largest supporters]( Obituary [Andrée Geulen, Belgian woman who rescued hundreds of Jewish children, dies at 100]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [The former teacher is celebrated for risking her life to ferry young ones to safety, keeping coded records whenever possible to reunite them with their parents after the war]( [Belgian lawmakers ditch bill to ban kosher and halal slaughter in Brussels]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [EU chief recommends making Ukraine a member candidate to join Union]( By [Samuel Petrequin]( [‘Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective,’ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says, but stops short of initiating fast-track accession process]( [Russia putting world at the risk of famine, EU top diplomat warns]( By [AFP]( [Medic who filmed Mariupol horror is released by Russia, 3 months after taken captive]( By [VASILISA STEPANENKO and Lori Hinnant]( [CRM]( Born to do it [Drake’s new video features a Jewish wedding and 23 brides]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg and Andrew Lapin]( [Multi-platinum-selling artist invokes his Jewish background in an unorthodox wedding as part of the surprise drop for his new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’]( [On Juneteenth, US Jewish communities are reckoning with their own attitudes on race]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Around the country, institutions host Shabbat and other programming aimed at educating about racism generally and also grappling with its existence in their own spaces]( More Headlines [NY governor endorsed by Satmar Hasidic movement, securing tens of thousands of votes]( By [Jacob Henry]( [Senators urge against lowering rank of Israeli-Palestinian security ties coordinator]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Israeli academy sues American fundraising affiliate for withholding donations]( By [MADELINE FIXLER]( [The force awakens / Zelensky hologram channels ‘Star Wars’ in appeal for aid from tech firms]( By [AFP]( [From our partner / Amnesty International UK is ‘institutionally racist,’ independent inquiry finds]( [Texas rabbi who founded underwear nonprofit for the poor named CNN Hero]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Lawmakers in Spain’s Catalonia region accuse Israel of ‘apartheid’]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Michigan pension fund sues Ben & Jerry’s owner over ice cream maker’s Israel policy]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Jewish WNBA legend Sue Bird announces planned retirement]( By [jacob gurvis]( [New Jersey town settles lawsuit over ordinance said aimed at keeping out yeshivas]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [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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