Hamas orders skewed media coverage * Moderate almost unseats Omar * Ben & Jerry’s ’illegal occupation’? * Forgotten heroine of Savoy terror * No Israel on World Cup site

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, August 10, 2022 [Hamas issues, rescinds rules to media to skew coverage to pro-Gaza, anti-Israel line]( By [Agencies]( [Ruling terror group had indicated to Palestinians working with foreign press it expected reporting that blames Israel for recent conflict, ignores Gazans killed by misfired rockets]( [Days after Gaza ceasefire, Gantz says Islamic Jihad leaders should be ‘worried’]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Some ministers say they were kept in dark about strike that kicked off Gaza fighting]( By [TOI staff]( [Moderate rival nearly upsets Ilhan Omar in primary race pro-Israel groups sat out]( By [Jacob Magid]( [After spending millions to defeat Squad member in last election only to lose in landslide, mainstream Jewish groups avoided endorsing Don Samuels, who is poised to lose by just 2%]( [The forgotten heroine of the deadly 1975 Savoy Hotel terror attack]( By [Amy Spiro]( [In new hybrid documentary, filmmaker Zohar Wagner tells story of Kochava Levy, a young woman who served as mediator between terrorists and IDF while being held hostage in Tel Aviv]( Live updates [LIVE: Casting vote in Likud primary, Netanyahu says party’s slate ‘will be incredible’]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Turnout stands at 20% by early afternoon, with results expected Thursday morning in competitive primary for the party predicted to be the largest in the next Knesset]( [Israeli scientists racing to deliver world’s 1st pill-form immunotherapy for cancer]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Cancer patients currently need to visit a hospital for treatment; Israeli-Portuguese research could change this, scientists say, although potential drug years away]( [Fierce politics from Noam party; cool off at new theme park]( [listen to the podcast]( [FIFA World Cup hospitality site lists ‘Occupied Palestinian territories,’ no Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Section of website offering packages for international soccer tournament has menu to find local Middle East agent, but Israel not among countries available]( [In sports breakthrough, Moroccan national wrestling team to compete in Israel]( By [Luke Tress]( Top Ops [Rachel Neiman]( [An eternal love song: 10 classic Israeli hits inspired by the ‘Song of Songs’]( [Just in time for Tu B’Av, a tour through the Israel National Library’s music collection reveals biblical romance is ever-present in Israeli pop music]( [Howie Mischel]( [Letter from the Shoah: ‘We cannot fight anymore, all is lost’]( [80 years ago in Peremyshliany, Poland, Dr. Isak Mandel wrote a harrowing account of horrific cruelty and loss. Somehow, his letter survived.]( [NY synagogue’s looming demise highlights Conservative Judaism’s struggles to survive]( By [Cathryn J. 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Sisak]( [Ex-US president decries ‘witch hunt’ led by Letitia James, who is Black, into suspicions Trump Organization misstated value of prized assets, misled lenders and tax authorities]( [FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home rallies GOP]( By [Steve Peoples]( [Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions]( By [Eric Tucker]( [FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate: Why now?]( By [Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker and MICHAEL BALSAMO]( [Ephrat Asherie brings NYC street dance scene down Rocky Mountain way]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Born in Israel, raised in NY, Asherie uses West African movement to process her own multinational background]( Look at that star [Israeli teen invited on stage to perform with Coldplay in Belgium]( By [TOI staff]( [15-year-old picked out of the crowd to play guitar with rock band, amazing sold-out arena with flawless performance]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Bus company sorry after driver boots Palestinians at Jewish passengers’ behest]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Mass held outside Auschwitz for Jewish convert killed there 80 years ago]( By [Nicole Winfield]( [One person killed, two injured, in Jerusalem bus crash]( By [TOI staff]( [Hath not an audience eyes / Troupe questions if ‘Merchant of Venice’ is kosher for modern times]( By [Ethan Freedman]( [Teacher suspected of sexually harassing 15-year-old student at special ed school]( By [TOI staff]( [Facebook turned over messages to Nebraska cops ahead of teen, mom abortion charges]( By [Josh Funk]( [Mayor arrested on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust]( By [Ash Obel and TOI staff]( [Experts said to identify DNA from remains exhumed in state kidnapping probe]( By [TOI staff]( [Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia]( By [Agencies]( [‘Fasten your seatbelts’: Noa Kirel confirms she’ll represent Israel at Eurovision]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Live interview with WeWork’s Israeli-born founder Adam Neumann gets Emmy nod]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [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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