US slams Khamenei antisemitism * Iran nabs Swede who visited Israel * US grounds F-35s * Italy fascism alert * Catskills rap for survivors * Zionist Spirit’s Bibi dispute

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, July 30, 2022 [US calls out Iran supreme leader for claiming West controlled by ‘Zionist merchants’]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt calls latest tweet by Ali Khamenei ‘egregious’ and dangerous for a head of state, with pro-Israel advocates renewing calls to ban his account]( [Iran says Swede who previously visited Israel arrested for alleged espionage]( By [Agencies]( [Protesters break into Iraq’s parliament again to prevent Iran-backed government]( By [Agencies]( [Israel to evaluate F-35 fighters as US grounds its fleet over faulty ejector seats]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF says Air Force commander will make decision in coming days over fate of 5th generation stealth jets, but currently assesses risk as ‘low’]( [On centenary of Mussolini’s rise, Italy’s president warns against resurgent fascism]( By [Frances D'Emilio]( [With neo-fascist party likely to come to power in September elections, Sergio Mattarella urges fellow citizens to work to safeguard democracy]( [Russia rejects accusations of interference in Italian elections]( By [AFP]( [German scholars post best-selling version of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ free online]( By [Toby Axelrod]( [Top international soccer stars descend on Israel for weekend of matches]( By [TOI staff]( [England’s Tottenham play Italy’s AS Roma in pre-season friendly in Haifa on Saturday, before PSG, with superstars Messi and Neymar, take on Nantes in French Super Cup in Tel Aviv]( [At a Catskills retreat, Brooklyn Holocaust survivors get respite and a rap show]( By [Luke Tress]( [Elderly Jews enjoy break from the sweltering city at a mountain resort for the first time since the start of COVID, and some improv from rapper Kosha Dillz]( [Despite union, Zionist Spirit leaders still split over cooperation with Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Hendel says former PM needs to be ‘pensioned off, sitting in Hawaii drinking a shake,’ while Shaked says there is no unity government without Likud under Netanyahu]( [In video, Russian troops appear to castrate Ukrainian war prisoner]( By [TOI staff]( [Graphic footage elicits shock, horror and condemnation, and a vow of revenge from Ukraine]( [Kyiv, Moscow trade blame after 53 Ukrainian POWs killed in strike on prison]( By [susie blann]( [US warns Russia intends to ‘dissolve’ Ukraine from world map]( By [Edith M. Lederer]( [Blinken warns Lavrov against Ukraine annexation, in first call since invasion]( By [Agencies]( [In Ukraine’s Uman, locals predict war won’t keep all Jewish pilgrims away]( By [Lazar Berman]( [As Ukraine and Israel try to deter worshipers from Rosh Hashana trip, locals expect reduced turnout but for many to still show up — and hope for better behavior]( Top Ops [Doron Kornbluth]( [Why bad things happen to good people]( [Whether mass shootings or land invasion, it’s easy to wish all the negative things away. But these days, sometimes, one must simply stand up to evil]( [David Sedley]( [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Jewish law]( [Witness testimony led to a guilty verdict for a Jew in Scotland. Sherlock Holmes-type sleuthing found him innocent. Is the Torah wrong to require witnesses? (Masai)]( Israel Travels [If these walls could speak: Hebrew pioneer Ben-Yehuda’s legacy lives on in Jerusalem]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( [The capital is rich with historical sites marking the life and work of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and his family, who toiled to give the nascent Jewish state a language of its own]( [Pope says treatment of Canada Indigenous people was genocide]( By [AFP]( [Comments come after a six-day trip where he apologized to survivors of abuse at Catholic-run schools, who were cut off from families, language and culture]( [‘You can change a pope’: Pope says he has to slow down or ‘step aside’]( By [Nicole Winfield]( [CRM]( [In Warsaw, Jewish volunteers bond with Ukrainian kids at summer camp]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Volunteers draw on Jewish experiences with suffering to aid refugee children traumatized by war and help them prepare for a new school year in Poland]( [UN rights council chief tells investigator to clarify ‘Jewish lobby’ remarks]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Federico Villegas says comments from member of body probing Israel ‘could reasonably be interpreted as stigmatization’ of Jews after Israel slams panel head for defending him]( [CRM]( [Israeli hurt in fatal Sinai crash claims Egyptians mistreated group, withheld help]( By [TOI staff]( [Na’ama Banon says medics and others delayed pulling friends from wrecked vehicle, ignored requests to contact Foreign Ministry and demanded they pay for ambulance ahead of time]( [Teen boy struck and killed by car in Kiryat Malachi amid rash of road deaths]( By [TOI staff]( [Lebanon ‘more optimistic than ever’ on progress in Israel maritime border talks]( By [TOI staff]( [Foreign minister gives upbeat assessment of negotiations over offshore gas plays, says US envoy expected back in region, amid saber-rattling over drilling in disputed zone]( [Ultra-Orthodox protesters disrupt US girl’s bat mitzvah at Western Wall]( By [Noga Tarnopolsky]( [Lucia da Silva celebrates milestone despite catcalls and commotion during monthly Women of the Wall reading for Rosh Hodesh; no arrests reported]( [At the ‘Jewish Olympics,’ scores of Argentine athletes play under other flags]( By [Juan Melamed]( More Headlines [Prisons Service chief vows probe into ex-soldier’s claim she was raped by inmate]( By [TOI staff]( [Large fire rages near central city of Modiin, Neot Kedumim reserve]( By [TOI staff]( [Man shot dead in East Jerusalem, as crime wave continues to claim lives]( By [TOI staff]( [Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever said unable to settle suit seeking to block West Bank sales]( By [TOI staff]( [Dozens of 9/11 families protest ‘hurtful’ Saudi golf event hosted by Trump]( By [Peter HUTCHISON]( [Pennsylvania GOP governor nominee says he rejects antisemitism ‘in any form’]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Israeli detained by Greece after being mistaken for drug trafficker returns home]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran raises death toll in monsoon floods, mudslides to 53]( By [AP]( [Lebanon rejects Kyiv’s claim that ship in Beirut is carrying stolen Ukrainian grain]( By [Kareem Chehayeb]( [Will Smith posts new apology for Oscars slap, says Chris Rock not ready to talk]( 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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