US sexual assault rabbi won’t get citizenship * ToI finds Israel still taboo in Jeddah * TV reporter in Mecca sparks ire * Arabic students can’t speak Arabic * Oldest MD?

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, July 19, 2022 [Lapid, Gantz warn that Hezbollah drones, threats could lead region to ‘escalation’]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [During tour of IDF’s Northern Command, premier says Israel seeks Lebanon as ‘stable neighbor,’ but Iran-backed group’s actions are ‘unacceptable’; vows to act against all threats]( [IDF downs drone that enters Israeli airspace from Lebanon]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Hezbollah demands return of border rail tunnel in likely bid to torpedo Israel talks]( By [TOI staff]( [On anniversary of AMIA and Burgas bombings, US urges global front against Hezbollah]( By [TOI staff]( Exclusive [Lapid phones American boy whose Western Wall bar mitzvah was overrun by zealots]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [PM tells Seth Mann that the violent protests against his ceremony were ‘outrageous’ and didn’t represent Israel; family says they were encouraged by the premier’s call]( [‘Kosher’ phone freedom policy changes are hard to swallow for ultra-Orthodox rabbis]( By [Eetta Prince-Gibson]( [Interior Ministry: US rabbi convicted of sexual assault won’t receive citizenship]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Baruch Lanner, who was convicted for abusing pupils, will be allowed to remain in Israel for the next year under a temporary residence visa]( [US Orthodox rabbis criticize Israel granting residency to convicted sex offender]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Serial sex offender Alon Kastiel released from prison after court rejects appeal]( By [TOI staff]( Reporter's notebook [Jacob Magid]( [In Jeddah, where Israel still taboo, path to normalization feels anything but direct]( [Flying directly from Tel Aviv to cover the Saudi leg of Biden’s trip, I popped out to sightsee along Palestine Street and in the Haifa Mall, and chat briefly with some locals]( [Kohavi lands in Morocco for first official trip by Israeli military chief]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israeli TV network scolded by Saudis, Israelis for defying Mecca ban on non-Muslims]( By [TOI staff]( [Channel 13’s Gil Tamari attacked for disrespecting Islam; he says he sought ‘to showcase importance of Mecca, foster more religious tolerance,’ calls his report ‘great journalism’]( [In apparent first, Israeli journalist visits Muslim holy city of Mecca]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: IDF striking targets in Gaza in response to gunfire at border town]( By [TOI staff]( [In relatively rare daytime strike, air force pounds Beit Hanoun in northern Strip after locksmith’s workshop in Netiv Ha’asara hit by bullet from Hamas-run enclave]( [Reformers want schools to stop churning out Arabic students who can’t speak Arabic]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [With a focus on formal rather than conversational Arabic, Israel’s high schools are ‘teaching a living language as if it were dead,’ says one critic pushing for changes]( Top Ops [Yuval Cherlow]( [Not everyone deserves to return: The case of Baruch Lanner]( [Sex criminals, even those who have served their time, must not see Israel as a safe harbor. Their victims should not have to fear running into them while visiting Israel]( [Benjamin Resnick]( [The James Webb Telescope looks at the universe through the eyes of God]( [I don’t know what to make of the fact that I was forged in starlight, that every bit of me has existed and will exist for all time, but I am filled with wonder]( [Alex Sinclair]( [America’s Karaite Court]( [Why don’t Jews take ’an eye for an eye,’ and why is ’the rebellious child’ not stoned to death? If only the US Supreme Court knew]( [Bishara A. Bahbah]( [Biden leaves Palestinians – and Israelis – without hope for peace]( [The president did nothing to counter the perception of the US as Israel’s partner in its occupation of Palestinian lands]( [Gantz, IDF warn settler activists against ‘illegal’ bid to form West Bank outposts]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [Defense minister says there will be ‘strict enforcement’ against plan by Nachala Settlement Movement to send out hundreds of activists to establish 3 new outposts on Wednesday]( [Lapid, Barlev reject criticism of open-fire policy, a day after officer’s death]( By [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing July 19: Wind turbines — green or greed? Depends how you spin it]( [listen to the podcast]( [UK records its highest-ever temperature, as heatwave batters Europe]( By [DANICA KIRKA and Jill Lawless]( [Heat measured at 39.1 degrees Celsius; at least five people drown while trying to cool off; wildfires continue to spread in France]( [UN chief warns humanity choosing ‘collective suicide’ with climate change inaction]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Australia vows new environmental laws as 5-year report tallies lost land, species]( By [Rod McGuirk]( [EU announces resumption of suspended dialogue forum with Israel]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Europe’s foreign policy chief focuses on ‘deteriorating’ Palestinian situation in statement on Association Council, which last met in 2012]( Interview [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Merav Michaeli, recapturing Labor leadership, vows to tackle cost of living]( [Center-left party leader lays out social democratic vision, says her policies, including free education and healthcare, will address capitalist ills]( [Michaeli clinches second elected term as Labor leader, a first in party’s history]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Unchallenged Netanyahu cements Likud chairmanship; leadership primary formally nixed]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [CRM]( [Israeli religious singer’s rebuff of Biden handshake gets presidential kosher stamp]( By [TOI staff]( [US Ambassador Nides posts video to Yuval Dayan saying president greatly appreciated both her performance and her adherence to religious values]( [17-year-old Israeli’s mental health ‘first aid’ course draws thousands]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Maayan Cohen finished regular first aid training, but noticed there wasn’t an easily accessible equivalent for psychological health]( [COVID czar cautiously optimistic sixth wave will recede soon]( By [Ash Obel]( [Israel signs deal to procure 10,000 monkeypox vaccines]( By [TOI staff]( [Khamenei warns Erdogan against Syria offensive, as Turkish leader set to meet Putin]( By [AFP]( [Ankara has weighed launching a campaign in northern Syria to create a ‘safe zone’ that would drive Kurdish militants back; Iran says ‘attack in Syria will also benefit terrorists’]( [Putin heads to Iran for talks with Raisi and Erdogan, in shadow of Ukraine war]( By [Nasser Karimi and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV]( [Ukrainian first lady arrives in US for high-profile meetings]( By [Ellen Knickmeyer]( [Chemtai Salpeter wins first marathon bronze for Israel at World Championships]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Kenyan-born runner achieves country’s best-ever result at the championships, is only third Israeli to win medal at competition]( [CRM]( [Israel to establish quantum computing R&D center, build quantum computer]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Startup Quantum Machines to head new project together with consortium of Israeli and foreign quantum tech companies]( [Israeli-American energy tech firm SolarEdge inks investment deal with Saudi group]( By [TOI staff]( [At 100, a Jewish doctor in Cleveland is the world’s oldest practicing physician]( By [Kristen Mott]( [Dr. Howard Tucker earned the Guinness World Record distinction last year; after passing US bar exam at age 67 and while he still teaches medical residents, he’s got big plans ahead]( More Headlines [Northern police chief resigns, taking responsibility for deadly Mt. 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