BIDEN IN ISRAEL: ’I’m home,’ US president said to tell Herzog * Tours air defense systems, heads to Yad Vashem * Modigliani sketches found under Haifa painting

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Presented by [OurCrowd]( Live updates [LIVE: Biden arrives in Israel, sees air defense systems, heads to Yad Vashem: ‘Connection between Americans and Israelis is bone deep’]( By [Amy Spiro]( [US president greeted at airport by Prime Minister Lapid, President Herzog, Alternate Prime Minister Bennett; sees Iron Dome and Iron Beam; says: ‘You need not be a Jew to be a Zionist’]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Why Biden’s 10th visit to Israel must be his most productive]( [The US president certainly has important business to do in Saudi Arabia. But there’s nothing more critical than stopping a nuclear Iran. And time is running out]( [Iran pans Biden’s Mideast trip, says it won’t bring security to Israel]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Jewish Agency demands boosted security at Western Wall after ‘despicable’ protest]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Compromise resolution voted through unanimously, including with support from ultra-Orthodox rabbi who has previously backed protests against Women of the Wall]( Promoted Content [Startup investments at your fingertips]( [Jerusalem-based startup investment platform OurCrowd unveils upgraded mobile app]( [Israel announces series of gestures to Palestinians, a day before Biden’s arrival]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Steps include legalizing status of 5,500 undocumented PA residents, six new housing projects in Area C, adding 1,500 Gaza work permits, opening ‘new’ West Bank crossing]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 13: The eagle lands; wonders of 4th COVID vaccine – and broccoli]( By [TOI staff]( [Roads shut, thousands of cops deployed as red carpet rolled out for Biden arrival]( By [TOI staff]( [PM Lapid said to have asked for protocol change so Bennett, the alternate premier, can also greet US president during welcome ceremony]( [Biden, Lapid to sign ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ – a platform for US-Israel cooperation]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Ahead of Biden visit, Israel delays hearing on construction in East Jerusalem]( By [Jacob Magid and Amy Spiro]( [Biden heads to region with hopes for Israeli-Saudi ties looming over packed schedule]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Israeli officials focused on possible breakthrough with Riyadh, though itinerary for two days in Jerusalem and Bethlehem indicates Washington has other priorities as well]( [Israel-Saudi developments to be announced during Biden trip — senior official]( By [Lazar Berman]( [As Biden arrives, US, Israel announce plan for deeper technology cooperation]( By [Jacob Magid]( Top Ops [Daniel Landes]( [Rabbi, get thy head out of their tents]( [A blanket abortion policy flies in the face of Jewish law, which is rarely ’one size fits all’; rather, rabbis must address each individual’s need, with dignity]( [Avi Shafran]( [No tolerance for hooliganism]( [The thugs who so nastily disrupted the Robinson’s Arch bnei mitzvah hail from my world – to my great shame and that of all truly principled Orthodox Jews]( [Andrew Keene]( [What Ethiopian aliyah means for Jewish peoplehood]( [A recent trip to Ethiopia made it clear that we must expand our old definition of ’who is a Jew,’ or risk mistaking our Jewish family for strangers in our midst]( [Daniel Orenstein]( [To save Haifa, cull!]( [My plan to remove this noisy species, with its reckless behavior and impudent free reign of the city, and stop the wildness in our streets]( [Daily Briefing July 13: The eagle lands; wonders of 4th COVID vaccine – and broccoli]( [listen to the podcast]( [After terror attacks, officials set out to draft Haredi IDF veterans to civil guard]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Plan aims to train thousands of ultra-Orthodox ex-soldiers, supply them with equipment for emergency response in areas with few licensed weapon holders; pilot planned for Jerusalem]( [European countries say Israel hasn’t backed up terror label for 6 Palestinian groups]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli and Greek air forces hold dogfighting and refueling drill over Israel]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Military says exercise ‘symbolizes important milestone’ in Israel-Greece relations; last month Hellenic Armed Forces chief visited Israel in his first official trip]( Deep into the cosmos [Seth Borenstein]( [Dying star, dancing galaxies, stellar nurseries captured by NASA’s new telescope]( [The James Webb Space Telescope’s use of the infrared light spectrum allows it to see through cosmic dust and give ‘a view of the humanity that we’ve never seen before,’ says NASA]( [Israel said to agree to sell Bahrain UAVs, anti-drone systems]( By [TOI staff]( [WSJ cites Bahrain official who says Mossad spy agency is already helping train Bahraini counterparts; report doesn’t specify what type of equipment would be in deal]( [Lapid, visiting Austrian chancellor sign strategic partnership, discuss Iran threat]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Dystopian dramas, dark fantasy and chance encounters await at Jerusalem Film Fest]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [The annual summer event includes a wide selection of Israeli and international films, along with outdoor screenings and conversations with filmmakers around Jerusalem]( [All the Jewish nominees at this year’s Emmy Awards]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Key witness in trial denies Netanyahus got luxury gifts out of genuine friendship]( By [TOI staff]( [Hadas Klein, on first day of cross-examination, rejects claims she hid evidence by throwing phones in pool, says she told Sara Netanyahu ‘what she wanted to hear’]( [Yamina’s Kahana calls on Ayelet Shaked to rule out ‘narrow’ Netanyahu government]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Three hidden Modigliani sketches found under painting at Haifa museum]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( [Unfinished works by Jewish Italian Modernist artist came to light when canvas of ‘Nude with a Hat’ at University of Haifa’s Hecht Museum was X-rayed as part of a study of his work]( [The Moishe House in Kyiv has become a safe haven during wartime]( By [Michelle Cohen]( [Usually a place where young people host Jewish events, these hubs have taken on added responsibilities since the Russian invasion, including providing food and shelter to the needy]( [CRM]( [Witnesses describe ‘unhinged’ White House meeting before Trump plugged Jan. 6 rally]( By [MARY CLARE JALONICK and Farnoush Amiri]( [At congressional hearing into attempted insurrection, those present say ex-president held hours-long discussion where ‘the screaming was completely, completely out there’]( [Most US Democrats want new candidate for 2024 presidential election, poll finds]( By [Sara Serfaty]( [US ex-official Bolton says he helped plan coups around the world]( By [AFP]( [Amid market downturn, Israeli tech firms raise almost $10b in first half of 2022]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [New IVC report shows 30% drop compared to second half of 2021, a bumper year; funding rounds of over $50 million are down, early-stage investments go up]( [Israel’s Teva, US Allergan agree to pay $54 million in San Francisco opioid lawsuit]( By [AP]( [AI21 Labs, co-founded by Amnon Shashua, pulls in $64m for AI language services]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( More Headlines [Israeli ambassador reinstated in Poland a year after bitter diplomatic spat]( By [Lazar Berman and TOI staff]( [Military Police launch probe after soldier reports rape, then dies by suicide]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Man shot dead, three others injured in brawl in southern Bedouin community]( By [TOI staff]( [US drone strike kills leader of Islamic State in Syria]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Israel’s NSO Group said to lobby unsuccessfully for removal from US blacklist]( By [TOI staff]( [New video shows police waiting inside Uvalde school as gunman shot kids]( By [Acacia Coronado and Paul J. 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