Iran ’galloping’ ahead on nukes * Man nabbed for helping Israeli reporter enter Mecca * Deadly pool collapse: owners held * Meron bereaved rap Netanyahu for ducking blame

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, July 22, 2022 Presented by [Telus International AI]( [UN nuclear chief: Iran’s program advancing at a gallop, we have little visibility]( By [TOI staff]( [Rafael Grossi says project ‘has grown enormously, far beyond what it was in 2015,’ as Tehran creates new difficulties and negotiations remains stalled]( [Iran says it seeks nuclear deal guarantees so as ‘not to be stung twice’]( By [AFP]( [UK spy chief says he doesn’t think Iran supreme leader wants to reach nuclear deal]( By [Shaun Tandon]( [Saudis arrest man who helped Israeli journalist illegally enter Mecca]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Case also reportedly opened against Channel 13’s Gil Tamary; his broadcast, in which he visited holy city in defiance of non-Muslim entry ban, has sparked widespread outrage]( [Owners of collapsed pool released to house arrest after party-goer’s death]( By [TOI staff]( [Natan and Rachel Meller suspected of operating a business without a license and money laundering, in addition to negligent manslaughter; police request to extend detention denied]( [Pool sinkhole victim named, as police grill owner over suspected safety failures]( By [TOI staff]( [Man found dead after being swept into sinkhole that opened up in private pool]( By [TOI staff]( from our sponsor [Work your own hours, from home.]( [Live in Israel? Looking to work comfortable hours from home? Telus International AI is urgently hiring a Online Data Analyst. Click here to learn more & apply]( [As pandemic pushes people to greener pastures, kibbutzim see membership swell]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Israelis looking for a very different kind of community are continuing to move out of cities and into collective settlements, even as (almost) post-COVID normalcy returns]( [Bereaved families, rivals tear into Netanyahu for ducking blame over Meron disaster]( By [TOI staff]( [Lawmakers express disgust after ex-PM says he wasn’t aware of safety concerns at annual Lag B’Omer event before 2021 deadly crush and can’t be responsible for what he doesn’t know]( From the Blogs [Rifka Lebowitz]( [Panicking over your grocery and fuel bills? You’re not alone]( [6 tips to help you manage the rising prices until the global economy rights itself]( Reporter's Notebook [Lazar Berman]( [Far from front lines, Vinnytsia still in shock a week after deadly Russian strike]( [Cruise missile attack leaves 25 dead, including 3 children, in a city that is only beginning to comprehend the tragedy]( [School in east Ukraine hit by Russian strike, bodies found]( By [susie blann]( [Gantz: We can leverage the Abraham Accords to strengthen the Palestinian Authority]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Defense minister says he backs ‘2-entity solution,’ refraining from using the term ‘state’; says Israel has participated in 10 multinational military exercises since 2020 deals]( Top Ops [Eli Jacobs]( [The time I went to an NCSY shabbaton led by Baruch Lanner]( [Tear-jerking stories and carefully orchestrated music and dancing made a heady mix of guilt-trip and inspiration. But at what cost salvation?]( [Daphna Aviram Nitzan]( [An Israeli jobs surplus isn’t as good as it sounds]( [When a worker shortage slows the economy, training people for some sectors and improving terms in others boost growth all around. The government should step in]( [Syria says Israeli airstrikes near Damascus kill 3 soldiers, wound 7]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Damage reported in suburb of Sayyidah Zaynab, near Syrian capital]( [Ukrainian professionals turn to Israel for help in treating mental trauma]( By [Emily Rose]( [A history of treating victims of wars and the Holocaust has provided Israelis with extensive experience in handling psychological suffering]( [Ukraine farmers hope UN-brokered deal will free grain for export]( By [Max Delany]( [Ukraine, Russia to sign elusive grain deal in Turkey on Friday]( By [Dmitry Zaks]( [Record temperatures across US as relentless heat wave engulfs the nation]( By [Daniel STUBLEN]( [Health alerts issued to 100 million Americans, with emergencies declared in Washington and Philadelphia, as temperatures pass 110 degrees in some areas]( [Fires torch Europe: Continent set for record forest loss as heat fuels flames]( By [Stephane ORJELLET and Patrick Galey]( [CRM]( [Police arrest armed Palestinian in Jerusalem, suspect he planned stabbing]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Officials say 33-year-old East Jerusalem man followed worshipers with knife, arrested by Border Police forces]( [IDF launches major engineering drive to strengthen defenses along West Bank barrier]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Singing sisters fuse together world music, piyyut and jazz]( By [TOI staff]( [Yahala and Shani Lachmish talk and sing from their debut album, ‘Savtuna’]( [Israel to send team to Moscow as Russia threatens to shutter Jewish Agency offices]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Lapid says interministerial delegation will head to Russia next week to ensure that organization’s ‘important work’ helping Jews immigrate is not impeded]( [Belarus leader blames West for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but says war must end]( By [Antoine Lambroschini]( [Jan. 6 probe: Trump wouldn’t say ‘election is over’ on video after Capitol riot]( By [LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Farnoush Amiri]( [Investigation committee airs new footage showing former US president a day after insurrection, as aides say he ‘poured gasoline on the fire’ and watched events unfold on TV]( [Man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, Republican nominee for New York governor]( By [AP]( [Exhibit explores shift of paisley prints from Persian palaces to psychedelic symbol]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [‘Paisley, A Princely Pattern,’ an exhibit at Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art, displays history of the bohemian design]( [CRM]( More Headlines [‘You’re going to be buried’: Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan threatens Israeli envoy]( By [TOI staff]( [High Court okays revoking terrorists’ citizenship, but says some must get residency]( By [Jeremy Sharon and TOI staff]( [Dozens of Jewish graves vandalized at 600-year-old Turkish cemetery]( By [David I. Klein]( [Israeli killed while jumping with wingsuit in Italian Alps]( By [TOI staff]( [Man dies after falling off breakwater in Ashdod]( By [TOI staff]( [BBC apologizes to former royal nanny for false claims of affair with Charles]( By [Agencies]( [Biden tests positive for COVID-19, a week after visiting Israel on Mideast tour]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Light it up / Aliens? Root cause of Australia’s pink sky a bit more dope]( By [Sara Serfaty]( [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