Stabbing in J’lem * Liftoff for ’flying car’ * Western Wall elevator project yields ancient trove * Novelist peeps into Haredi woman’s porn obsession * Monkeypox strategy

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, July 20, 2022 [Man moderately hurt in Jerusalem stabbing attack, Palestinian assailant shot]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Victim, 41, attacked with screwdriver on bus near Ramot; civilian shoots stabber before officers reach area]( [Video shows Palestinian students ‘executing’ Jews in East Jerusalem school play]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF strikes Hamas post after gunfire from Gaza hits southern town]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Liftoff: Israeli startup’s ‘flying car’ aces first test]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [AIR says its AIR ONE aircraft, a two-seater eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) vehicle, performed ‘flawlessly’ in a hover test in northern Israel]( [First map of Israeli desert tech identifies over 300 companies]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Syria announces cutting all ties with Ukraine in support of close ally Russia]( By [AFP]( [Kyiv already severed relations with Damascus after Syria recognized breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine]( [Russian strikes pummel Ukraine as Putin wins Iranian support for offensive]( By [susie blann]( [In Tehran, Putin, Raisi and Erdogan vow to continue Syria cooperation]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( TOI Community [Make the veggie street treat Israelis adore]( [This Sunday, Chef Harry Rubenstein will show us how to make a trendy Israeli street food, ara’yes — with a vegetarian twist! Grab your apron and join us live for this cooking demo.]( [PM flies over Israeli gas field claimed by Lebanon amid Hezbollah threats]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid emphasizes economic potential, but says negotiations should conclude for Beirut to also enjoy resource]( [Iran says fatwa against building nuclear weapons unchanged after ‘bomb’ comment]( By [AFP]( [After top official said Iran was capable of making atomic bombs, Tehran says religious ruling against weapons of mass destruction remains in place]( [Iranian politician says Israel ‘freely runs its operations’ in Tehran]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Alongside Abbas in Paris, Macron calls for resuming Israeli-Palestinian dialogue]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Visiting France, Palestinian Authority president decries Israeli behavior and demands answers on Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, but says PA is willing to restart talks]( Archaeology [Elevator project at the Western Wall unearths an ancient archaeological trove]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( [Old City excavations, ahead of work to improve disabled access at holy site, uncover ornate 1st century villa, oil lamps and a ritual mikveh that overlooked the Temple esplanade]( [Daily Briefing July 20: From snorkeling at Straits of Tiran to harnessing Saudi sun]( [listen to the podcast]( [Environment minister seeks moratorium on new wind farms to probe impact on nature]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Ministry says 200 new turbines, some as high as Israel’s tallest towers, planned for gusty Golan and other areas, endangering wildlife, with protective tech having ‘zero effect’]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 20: From snorkeling at Straits of Tiran to harnessing Saudi sun]( By [TOI staff]( [London firefighters had busiest day since WWII amid scorching heatwave, says mayor]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Sadiq Khan accuses Conservative leadership candidates vying to succeed Johnson of ignoring climate change ‘elephant in the room’; activists block motorway, call for urgent action]( [Wildfire threatens Athens hillside suburbs for second day]( By [AP]( Top Ops [Sherri Mandell]( [The Camp Koby model of healing]( [Our campers have suffered loss, but when we cloak their sadness in kindness, we help them tell their stories, on the kids’ own terms, which makes them bearable]( [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]( [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [How I learned to stop kvetching and love the Yiddish revival]( [The language has always been a harsh reminder of the cruel twists of Jewish history; then I saw the young adults who were not mourning, but dancing in the aisles]( Interview [Provocative novel peeps into the profane world of a Haredi woman’s porn addiction]( By [Amy Spiro]( [In her debut work set in New York, pseudonymous author Felicia Berliner tells the story of a young Hasidic woman sucked into an obsession with ‘Shmutz’]( [Police, army gear up for clashes as settler group to try set up 3 illegal outposts]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [Right-wing Nachala Settlement Movement organization sending hundreds of activists to three sites in West Bank, has raised $5 million for operation]( [Court drops some charges against Elovitch, clears other officials in Bezeq affair]( By [TOI staff]( [Judge rules several of the charges in indictment do not constitute a crime; prosecutors to consider their next steps; issue sparked Case 4000 at heart of Netanyahu corruption trial]( [Key witness in Netanyahu trial says Milchan felt free to pull ex-PM from meetings]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-finance minister Kahlon grilled over alleged involvement in credit firm scandal]( By [TOI staff]( Photo essay [Off the Haifa coast, a giant jellyfish swarm speckles the sea]( By [TOI staff]( [Nature and Parks Authority blames increases in huge schools of the gelatinous creatures in Mediterranean on human behavior, including pollution, climate change]( [83-year-old man drowns off beach near Zichron Yaakov; son unable to save him]( By [TOI staff]( [US rabbi revives Italian hamlet by restoring Jewish roots, bringing Ukraine refugees]( By [Frances D'Emilio]( [Rabbi Barbara Aiello reconnects ancestral community with Jewish history, links that were nearly severed 5 centuries ago when the Inquisition forced Jews to convert to Christianity]( [CRM]( [From 76ers to 48ers: Sports nonprofit works to level playing field in Israel]( By [Charlie Summers]( [NGO that brands itself the ‘home of sports for social change’ looks to raise money with an unusual fundraising technique — auctioning off Philadelphia memorabilia over Facebook]( [All-star Joc Pederson to play for Israel in 2023 World Baseball Classic]( By [jacob gurvis]( [Center of attention / Sixers’ Embiid spotted dancing the hora at Jewish wedding]( By [Gabe Friedman]( Explainer [Nathan Jeffay]( [Israel’s monkeypox vaccines strategy: Stop sexual spread to those most at-risk]( [Most cases are among men who have sex with men; shots reserved for those in this demographic who are also HIV-positive or taking HIV-preventing drugs, and recently had an STD]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Meretz’s Galon says she’s returning to politics to foil a Netanyahu return to power]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Leaked report says rival factions in Corbyn’s Labour wielded antisemitism as weapon]( By [TOI staff]( [Kohavi meets Morocco’s defense minister, army chief on second day of landmark trip]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Jordan says crowding at Allenby crossing ‘unprecedented,’ Israel to blame]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Commission set to tell police brass they will be held responsible for Meron disaster]( By [TOI staff]( [Former top El Al security worker gets 12 years for smuggling cocaine on the job]( By [TOI staff]( [Sucky situation / Drag queen trapped in Dead Sea sinkhole, barely escapes]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid and nearly every other world leader to crowd UN assembly in September]( By [Edith M. Lederer]( [UN aviation watchdog condemns Belarus for fake Hamas bomb threat]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Two Jewish candidates still in contention for US House race after De Blasio’s exit]( By [Jacob Henry]( [Georgia school slammed over new logo’s similarity to Nazi symbol]( By [AP]( [Caregiver held on suspicion of indecent assault of Jerusalem nursing home resident]( By [Ash Obel]( [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved