Exclusive: Israel’s failed bid to impact Biden’s E. J’lem visit * Evidence seems to undercut Netanyahu’s ’I didn’t know’ Meron claims * ToI video: Ancient forgery scandal

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, July 23, 2022 Exclusive [Jacob Magid]( [How Israel nearly turned Biden’s East Jerusalem visit into a diplomatic incident]( [Israel sent Health Ministry reps to ‘crash’ US advance trip to hospital; only dropped push to join Biden after months of prodding at highest levels, senior US official tells ToI]( [Biden holds firm on refusal to open new Abu Akleh probe, despite push from Democrats]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Biden: ‘I feel much better than I sound’; White House says his COVID symptoms easing]( By [Seung Min Kim, Will Weissert and CHRIS MEGERIAN]( [Father suspected of stabbing to death daughter, 21, in Beit Shemesh, killing himself]( By [TOI staff]( [Liana Savenok and her brother had restraining order against their father; mother sent son, 17, to check when Liana didn’t answer calls; teen discovered bodies of his sister, dad]( [Tira man shot dead in 60th Arab community killing this year; 2 kids seriously hurt]( By [TOI staff]( [Public records, testimony appear to undercut Netanyahu claim of Meron ignorance]( By [TOI staff]( [Minister earlier indicated that crowding was discussed with PM, along with epidemiological issues in lead up to disastrous pilgrimage; watchdog and others rang alarms for years]( ToI Original Video [Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal]( [The second episode of The Times of Israel’s original ‘Into the Land’ docuseries — taking a deeper look at some of Israel’s most complex social, environmental and historical issues]( [Three Iranian agents said caught in Turkey plotting to kill Israelis]( By [TOI staff]( [Turkish media says men were found with a rifle, two pistols and silencers; incident comes a month after Israel warned its citizens to leave Turkey amid concrete Iran plot]( [Mossad finds Iran didn’t play ‘on the ground’ role in Hezbollah’s Argentina bombings]( By [TOI staff]( [Tehran trained terrorists but its agents weren’t directly involved, says Mossad probe reported by NYT; Hezbollah hid explosives in chocolate, shampoo bottles on flights from Europe]( [Lebanese PM warns smoldering Beirut port silo risks total collapse amid fire]( By [Kareem Chehayeb]( [Terror threat forces cancelation of Iranian dissidents’ summit in Albania]( By [Agencies]( [Envoy: No final decision from Kyiv on Uman pilgrimage, but Jews urged to stay away]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Ambassador Michael Brodsky says Israel will not be able to provide those who get into trouble with consular services; says plans in works to bring wounded soldiers to Israel]( Top Ops [Jeffrey Kass]( [An American Jew’s 2022 visit to Saudi Arabia]( [Some folks wouldn’t let me pay for my meals, one called me ’cousin,’ and many laughed with me. No, we don’t agree about everything, but it didn’t matter]( [David Sedley]( [Panda-monium — Parshat Matot]( [The pandas were really cute, of course, but more importantly, saving them protected the future for ourselves and our children. Moses understood this need too]( [Damascus air base, Iranian warehouse said hit in alleged Israeli strikes]( By [TOI staff]( [Strikes come as reports indicate Iranians co-opting bases, soldiers, with IRGC head reportedly visiting Syria recently to discuss bad blood between militias and regulars]( [Iran says Saudi ready to move reconciliation talks to higher level]( By [AFP]( [Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s Odesa port, hours after grain export deal agreed]( By [susie blann]( [Kyiv: Attack is ‘spit in the face’ of Turkey, UN for brokering deal to let shipping resume from port; 2 missiles hit site, 2 intercepted; 3 killed in barrage on central Ukraine]( [Russia, Ukraine sign deals paving way for grain exports amid global hunger concerns]( By [Ayse Wieting and Suzan Fraser]( [US says Russia losing hundreds of troops per day in Ukraine]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [First US case of polio in nearly a decade is an Orthodox Jewish man]( By [Jacob Henry]( [Young man who recently got married is suffering from paralysis; was not vaccinated; is a resident of Rockland County, which has a history of low vaccine compliance]( [CRM]( [Ex-IDF officers band together with Tanzanian villagers to improve life on the ground]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [25-year old Rafi Ryker founds Afrikan, a volunteer organization that utilizes Israeli ingenuity and leadership skills to help locals build a vision and realize it themselves]( [Police bust operation sending 5-6 million text messages a day selling illegal drugs]( By [TOI staff]( [Machines operated in Bnei Brak by ex-IDF tech unit officer, but cops believe criminal gang behind enterprise; law enforcement admits taking machines offline won’t solve wider issue]( [Trump ally Bannon convicted of contempt for rebuffing January 6 panel]( By [ASHRAF KHALIL]( [Former campaign architect faces up to two years in prison for ignoring House Committee subpoena, but plans appeal after claim that deadlines were up for negotiation falls flat]( [Republican Jews call on party’s nominee for Pennsylvania governor to stop using Gab]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [Biden condemns attack on Lee Zeldin, Republican nominee for New York governor]( By [AP and TOI staff]( Film review [Jerusalem Film Fest fetes return with wry desert island flick ‘Triangle of Sadness’]( By [Ethan Freedman]( [Google fires engineer who said AI’s Israel gag helped drive his belief it’s sentient]( By [TOI staff]( [Tech firm says Blake Lemoine’s claims ‘wholly unfounded’; engineer has said he reached his controversial conclusion, in part, after system made joke about Israel]( [How a Holocaust survivor helped make Bayern Munich a soccer powerhouse]( By [Julian Voloj]( [As the club celebrates unprecedented 10th consecutive league title, fans remember Kurt Landauer, who steered the team to success after WWII but fell into obscurity until recently]( [Hundreds march through Warsaw to mark 80 years since Nazis liquidated Jewish ghetto]( By [AFP]( [Eco-activists glue hands to Botticelli masterpiece in Italy; painting not damaged]( By [AP]( [Environmental advocates stage protest at Florence museum; iconic ‘Primavera’ canvas saved by protective glass]( [CRM]( More Headlines [WhatsApp founder Jan Koum donates record $2 million to AIPAC’s campaign efforts]( By [Asaf Shalev]( [Israeli businessman freed after being kidnapped for ransom in Brazil]( By [TOI staff]( [Meretz minister calls for Labor merger: ‘We need a left not fighting for its life’]( By [TOI staff]( [Former Hamas minister shot in ‘attempted assassination’ in West Bank]( By [Agencies]( [Jewish NFL quarterback Josh Rosen signs deal to join Cleveland Browns]( By [TOI staff, AP and JTA]( [At least 17 killed in flash floods in southern Iran]( By [AFP]( [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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