Biden trip: Abu Akleh case casts shadow; US aims for major Israel-Saudi steps * Jewish grandparents to raise Chicago orphan, 2 * Joined IDF to spy for Gaza * Ukraine docu

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, July 7, 2022 [Abu Akleh killing ‘casting shadow’ over Biden’s upcoming trip, Israeli official says]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Diplomat says US seeking to close island-transfer deal between Saudi, Egypt in coming days, will see Riyadh grant Israel more access to airspace, direct flights for Muslim pilgrims]( [US, Israel sign final agreement needed for visa waiver, but key bills remain stuck]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Blinken calls to congratulate new PM Lapid, stresses US support for 2 states]( By [Jacob Magid]( [UK’s PM Johnson resigns: ‘I want you to know how sad I am… but them’s the breaks’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Says he’ll stay on till ‘our Darwinian system’ produces another leader; touts Brexit, Ukraine support as achievements; defense minister Wallace, ex-chancellor Sunak frontrunners]( [From Olympics hosting to Brexit to Partygate, the ups and downs of Johnson’s career]( By [AP]( [In 2010, Johnson compared PM who didn’t quit to ‘illegal settler lashed to radiator’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Can Bernard-Henri Levy’s fast-tracked documentary stave off ennui about Ukraine?]( By [Melanie Lidman]( [In Tel Aviv this week, the French intellectual says Putin’s greatest ally is global fatigue, as he urges vigilance against Russia despite ongoing war’s fall from daily headlines]( [Russia taking ‘operational pause’ in Ukraine as its forces regroup, analysts say]( By [MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and OLEXSANDR STASHEVSKYI]( [Pinchas Goldschmidt is formally out as Moscow’s chief rabbi after 29 years]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Desecration at the Western Wall]( [What kind of Jewish education is producing youngsters who genuinely believe the foul behavior witnessed last Thursday constitutes the glorification of the divine power?]( [Heads of major Jewish groups press Lapid after zealots overrun Western Wall prayers]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Amid the chaos of the Highland Park massacre, two strangers saved an orphaned boy]( By [Martha Irvine]( [2-year-old found smeared with blood, brought to stranger’s home after 4th of July Illinois shooting; he will be raised by his grandparents, Jewish immigrants from Russia]( [Chicago July 4 shooting suspect confesses, admits contemplating 2nd attack]( By [Michael Tarm, KATHLEEN FOODY and STEPHEN GROVES]( [‘Shattered in an instant’: Illinois Rep. Schneider describes Highland Park shooting]( By [Ron Kampeas]( Live updates [LIVE: UK’s foreign secretary calls for ‘calmness, unity’ after Johnson resignation]( By [TOI staff]( [Defiant PM doesn’t give timetable for when he’ll step aside, only saying he’ll reveal it next week; Tory members to choose new leader once party MPs narrow down contenders to two]( [Daily Briefing July 7: Election primaries primer; looming Palestinian evictions]( [listen to the podcast]( [Israel, Turkey sign updated aviation agreement as bilateral ties continue to improve]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Accord now needs domestic approvals, which could be held up because of Israeli coalition’s collapse; Israeli carriers still locked out of lucrative market over security spat]( [Gantz says Hezbollah drones launched at offshore gas field were ‘products of Iran’]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Defense minister vows to increase funding and accelerate development of laser air defense system, set to be shown to Biden during his trip next week]( [After Lebanese paper report, IDF confirms another Hezbollah drone downed last week]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Syrian soldier said killed in Israeli drone strike near Golan border]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Shaked calls for ‘broad national government’ in 1st statement on elections]( By [TOI staff]( [Yamina party leader warns of an ‘abyss of polarization’ in Israeli politics as she works to stabilize her faction after its tumultuous time in power]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 7: Election primaries primer; looming Palestinian evictions]( By [TOI staff]( [Elections 2022 / Meretz leadership in play as Golan enters race against Horowitz]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( Analysis [Tal Schneider]( [Israel’s leaders can make friends abroad; why can’t they make things work at home?]( [There is an intolerable, unfathomable gap between Jerusalem’s frequently excellent diplomacy and its Knesset, where dysfunction reigns]( Top Ops [Kenneth Jacobson]( [The insidious roots of the Boston ‘Mapping Project’]( [The real problem is how mainstream anti-Zionism has become – we must fight that new normal if we are to combat this domestic extremism]( [Alon Tal]( [Improving Israel’s anemic proposed climate law]( [Regardless of its self-congratulatory claims, Israel remains a climate slacker: It’s time to put the job of reducing emissions into the prime minister’s hands]( [Shin Bet arrests Bedouin man who allegedly joined IDF to spy for Gaza terror group]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Shehadeh Abu Alqian, 25, charged with joining Mujahideen Brigades after authorities issued demolition order for his father’s illegal home, providing terror group with intel]( [Palestinian arrested over suspected Bnei Brak terror attack, says Shin Bet]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Soldier suspected of looting Palestinian property near Hebron detained]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [UK says diplomat who was allegedly arrested by Iran as spy left country 6 months ago]( By [Agencies]( [Iranian media has reported that deputy head of mission at the British Embassy, Giles Whitaker, was held for espionage along with other foreign officials, then expelled]( [UK denies Iran reports of senior UK diplomat, others arrested by Tehran for spying]( By [Agencies]( [Iran denies US accusation it is making demands beyond terms of nuclear deal]( By [AFP]( [Milchan aide testifies Netanyahu introduced her boss to Kerry to help him get visa]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [Underlining alleged quid pro quo in Case 1000, Hadas Klein says ex-PM called Milchan to ask him to buy Sara a necklace and ring, worth $2,000. Milchan said: ‘There’s no choice’]( Archaeology [3,500-year-old stone is inscribed with curse on Jerusalem governor, claims professor]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Expert claims to decipher ancient script on tablet he believes was used in voodoo ceremony; Antiquities Authority awaits further ‘scientific research and publication’]( [National Library finds rare 18th-century text detailing Portuguese Inquisition]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [CRM]( [UNRWA textbooks still include hate, antisemitism despite pledge to remove — watchdog]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli organization says that rather than taking the material out of the 2022 curriculum, the UN Palestinian refugee agency has merely taken it off its public education portal]( Photo essay [Ahead of the 21st Maccabiah Games, photos from the archives of the ‘Jewish Olympics’]( By [jacob gurvis]( [Since 1932, every four years 10,000 or so athletes converge in Israel for the world’s largest Jewish athletic competition; here is a trip down the Jewish sports memory lane]( [In first, Israeli cycling team’s rider wins stage of Tour de France]( By [Agencies]( [IBM acquires Israeli startup Databand to boost data capabilities]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Deal finalized in June under undisclosed terms; Databand employees to join IBM Data and AI operations]( [Toyota partners with Israel’s Quantum Machines for quantum computing solutions]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [CRM]( More Headlines [COVID czar says health officials weighing return of indoor mask mandate]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli man released from Greek jail describes ‘inhumane’ detention conditions]( By [TOI staff]( [Parents of boy who fell to death in Spain: ‘He leaned on window to watch kids play’]( By [Sara Serfaty]( [Parkland school shooter’s swastika carvings are focus of US court fight]( By [TERRY SPENCER]( [Air Force to merge helicopter squadrons ahead of advanced heavy choppers’ arrival]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Nixed musical about soldiers’ testimony on West Bank rights violations sparks outcry]( By [TOI staff]( [Student harnesses fungi to create sustainable building material]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Housing snapshot: 9 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Primatologist Jane Goodall to set up conservation organization in Israel]( By [Sue Surkes]( [British TV cooking contest host discovers his family member lived with Anne Frank]( By [CALEB GUEDES-REED]( [New York man says precious family Torah stolen from Las Vegas hotel]( By [Jacob Henry]( [Health inspectors stumped as dozens of guests at Eilat hotel report stomach ailments]( By [TOI staff]( [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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