Lapid reaches out to Gazans * Egypt slams Israel at UN * Ilhan Omar’s challenger * Israeli scientist’s interstellar theory proven * Olivia Newton-John’s Jewish heritage

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Presented by [Meir Panim]( [Lapid offers a new path to residents of Gaza: Livelihood, dignity and peace]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [As fighting ends, PM says Abraham Accords can be an alternative model for Gaza: ‘There is another way’; Gantz says Israel will keep using preemptive strikes to maintain security]( [IDF says it ‘significantly’ damaged Islamic Jihad during Gaza operation]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [‘Public diplomacy gives us time, legitimacy’ in army ops, deputy FM tells activists]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [After mediating Gaza ceasefire, Egypt’s envoy castigates Israel at Security Council]( By [Jacob Magid]( [As Lapid praises Sissi, Cairo’s envoy to UN laments ‘martyrs’ killed, Israeli ‘desecration of al-Aqsa,’ calls for end to Israeli blockade and says Israel responsible for Strip]( [In phone call, Lapid thanks Egypt’s el-Sissi for brokering Gaza ceasefire]( By [TOI staff]( [Erdogan rails at Israel over Gaza fighting: ‘No excuse for killing children’]( By [TOI staff]( [PIJ threatens to renew fighting if Israel refuses to release two of its members]( By [TOI staff]( [In pamphlets to Gaza residents, terror group warns violence to resume if demands not met; Israel sees opening for wider deal with Hamas]( [In rare interview to Israeli TV, Gaza mother says support for wars fading]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Gaza residents welcome ceasefire, clear rubble, bury dead after 3-day fighting]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( from meir panim [Ensuring Holocaust Survivors Don’t Just Survive – But Thrive]( [One organization is there for Holocaust survivors in Israel suffering from hunger, loneliness, and isolation.]( Live updates [LIVE: Thousands take part in Nablus funerals of 3 gunmen killed in firefight with IDF]( By [TOI staff]( [‘We’ll get to every terrorist,’ Israeli military commander says after West Bank operation]( Interview [Offering centrist alternative, ex-councilman poses long-shot challenge to Ilhan Omar]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Don Samuels says Squad member alienated groups, including Jews, and that most rejected her effort to defund police; poll ahead of Tuesday primary shows support still with incumbent]( [Litzman gets minor fine, no jail for shielding alleged pedophile Leifer from justice]( By [TOI staff]( [Lenient sentence comes as part of plea deal; ex-health minister has admitted to unsuccessfully working to undermine extradition of accused sexual predator Malka Leifer to Australia]( [Former prison guard details her alleged rape at hands of terror inmate]( By [TOI staff]( [Wanted terrorist among 3 killed in IDF raid in Nablus, 40 injured]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israeli troops surround home of Ibrahim Nablusi, member of terror cell that carried out several shooting attacks in West Bank, fire rocket into building after gun battle breaks out]( [‘A true four-legged warrior’: Police hail elite unit dog killed in West Bank raid]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( Analysis [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Lapid is the Gaza operation’s political winner, but can this be converted to votes?]( [Caretaker PM has shown his ability to lead a limited military operation, but in a country where security is necessary but not sufficient, he’ll need to do more for election success]( [Public thinks Lapid handled Gaza battle well, but no electoral boost — polls]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud says Lapid broke campaign rules by posting photos with troops]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [David Stav]( [We must eliminate the threat of our own self-destruction]( [How sad that it takes enemy fire to remind us of our own common ground. We need to stop reviling each other and find that strength of unity in times of peace]( [Elchanan Poupko]( [6 ways to stop the Great Teacher Shortage]( [What happens when great teachers leave the profession (and when those who can become great teachers don’t enter it)? Shaky schools and an uncertain Jewish future]( [FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Former president says bureau conducted ‘unannounced raid,’ rails against ‘weaponization of justice system’]( [Report: Trump demanded his generals be loyal like German generals were to Hitler]( By [TOI staff]( Interstellar vindication [Israeli scientist proves his far-out theory on interstellar meteor is down to earth]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Undeterred by naysayers or controversy, Prof. Avi Loeb stuck to his guns about a rare 2014 space rock — and his findings have finally been vindicated by the US government]( [‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John, granddaughter of Jewish Nobel laureate, dies at 73]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Grammy winner, famed singer and actress of Jewish heritage battled breast cancer for 30 years, was ‘symbol of triumphs and hope,’ family says]( [Will Lapid reap political dividends for Breaking Dawn?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Labor expected to announce candidate slate on Tuesday evening, following primary]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [33 candidates vie for gender-alternating seats behind party leader Merav Michaeli; currently holding 7 seats, Labor polling at 5-6 for November election]( [Overturning decision, Likud court okays primaries candidate convicted of assault]( By [TOI staff]( [Under attack for ambiguity, Gafni says UTJ will stick with Netanyahu ‘at all costs’]( By [TOI staff]( [Hezbollah warns Israel: ‘Any arm’ trying to steal Lebanon’s wealth ‘will be cut off’]( By [Agencies]( [Nasrallah’s remarks come amid intensified US efforts to resolve an ongoing maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel; speech made during the Shiite holy day of Ashura]( [Ben & Jerry’s seeks injunction against parent company as Israel legal battle goes on]( By [Luke Tress]( [In court hearing, ice cream maker seeks to block future transfer of branding and intellectual property to Ben & Jerry’s Israel]( [CRM]( [US says its ready to ‘quickly conclude’ nuke deal with Iran on basis of EU proposal]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [State Department suggests deal’s restoration is in Tehran’s hands after EU submits ‘final text’ of drafted proposal; Iran expresses skepticism]( [EU submits ‘final text’ in Iran nuclear talks, signaling negotiations have ended]( By [AFP]( [Russia successfully launches Iranian spy satellite as concerns over Ukraine war loom]( By [AFP]( [Why is lightning less frequent at sea than on land? Israel-led study clears the air]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Big aerosol particles in sea spray cut ocean lightning by up to 90%, researchers in Israel, China and US find, in discovery that could help weather, climate, forecasts]( [Israeli study: Pest defenses in wild wheat can help save cultivated species]( By [Sue Surkes]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Herzog calls Putin in effort to convince him to halt looming Jewish Agency closure]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Eight lives left? / ‘Dead’ cat given funeral after Gaza rocket attack, comes home]( By [TOI staff]( [Kibbutz Nir ’Doh’vid / Picturesque Israeli kibbutz features in The Simpsons]( By [Ash Obel]( [Polish Holocaust survivor and novelist Zofia Posmysz dies at 98]( By [AP]( [Israel’s StemRad gears up for major demo of anti-radiation suit on NASA’s Artemis I]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Won't let anyone dictate / Fidel Castro’s daughter says kosher for James Franco to play her father]( By [TOI staff]( [Too much to bear / PETA slams Zac Efron over pro-conservation ad featuring grizzly bear]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Baby found in box on street in Acre was smuggled from Nablus in West Bank — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Rabbi who benefited from Epstein-associated fund donates to sex trafficking victims]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Palestinian driver suspected of negligent homicide in crash that killed Israeli boy]( By [TOI staff]( [Police officer gets probation for using violence at anti-Netanyahu protest in 2020]( By [TOI staff]( [After hesitation, Noa Kirel said to agree to represent Israel at Eurovision 2023]( By [TOI staff]( [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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