Kyiv mayor to ToI: Neutrality is huge mistake by Israel * Israel to UN: Reinstate anti-rocket official * Iran blames Rushdie for his stabbing * From Dubai to J’lem by car

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, August 15, 2022 Interview [Kyiv mayor to ToI: Huge mistake for Israel to stay neutral, ‘we’re defending Europe’]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Former heavyweight champ and Zelensky rival, who proudly displays a menorah on his shelf, tells Times of Israel that Ukraine is fighting for Western values, but needs more aid]( [Risks to Ukraine nuclear plant increase ‘every day,’ says mayor]( By [AFP]( Live updates [LIVE: Israel wins gold in group marathon at European Athletics Championships in Munich]( By [TOI staff]( [Marhu Teferi and Gashau Ayale also respectively pick up silver and bronze medals, 50 years after 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at Olympic games in the German city]( [IDF says it foiled Hamas attack tunnel with two branches along northern Gaza border]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Official says tunnel first struck during last year’s war, but since repaired and extended by Hamas; it crossed into Israeli territory, but posed no danger due to underground wall]( [IDF official says Gaza exports have soared, as Israel seeks to incentivize calm]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [‘Rushdie insulted Islam’: Justifying attack, Iran faults writer for his own stabbing]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Foreign Ministry rejects any Iranian responsibility, says the author ‘exposed himself to the anger and rage of the people’ through his actions]( [US slams ‘despicable’ Iranian media coverage of Salman Rushdie stabbing]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Rushdie on the road to recovery, showing ‘defiant sense of humor’]( By [Agencies]( [At party launch, Eisenkot talks separation from Palestinians, minority rights]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [Starting of National Unity’s campaign, Benny Gantz insists he can help form a moderate, stable government]( [Eisenkot marches into politics with much fanfare, little immediate effect on polls]( By [TOI staff]( [Report: Kahana asked that Shaked rule out narrow Netanyahu government — she refused]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Making inroads: An unlikely 38-hour drive from Dubai to Jerusalem, via Riyadh]( By [Tal Schneider]( [Jewish US businessman Bruce Gurfein is on a three-week round-trip between the UAE and Israel to promote partnerships in food and desert technology. He’s doing it all in his car]( [Israel urges UN chief to cancel ouster of top official who condemned PIJ rocket fire]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Envoy Erdan says UN’s ‘surrender’ to Palestinian threats emblemizes a lack of objectivity, especially since inquiry member who recently denounced ‘Jewish lobby’ was not punished]( [Court accepts family request, orders 4-year-old released for burial without autopsy]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [High Court of Justice overturns previous decision that prompted violent protests in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods]( [Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protest planned autopsy of 4-year-old boy]( By [TOI staff]( [New political partners, Gaza economics and a Dubai road trip]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops [Mick Davis]( [Arab Israelis: Get out the vote!]( [The Arab parties will balance the Knesset, and help block another self-serving government that’s propped up by religious fundamentalists and ultra-nationalists]( [Daniel Orenstein]( [A sacred silence]( [We’re assaulted by horn-honking, leaf-blowing, motorcycle-revving, jack-hammer operating noise almost everywhere, every day of the week – except one]( [Using satellites and AI, Israeli climate tech maps out where carbon is hiding]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Cited as a company with ‘global potential’ by UN official tasked with designing global carbon market regulations, Albo Climate already has projects in Ecuador, Africa and US]( [Spanish band defaces Israeli flag at music festival, uploads video to Instagram]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Barcelona-based rap group that prides itself on social activism writes ‘Israel doesn’t exist,’ draws penis on Israeli flag at campsite after performing at Hungary’s Sziget Festival]( [Australian student union calls for boycott of ‘apartheid colonial state’ Israel]( By [Ash Obel]( [Israeli airstrikes in Syria said to hit Iranian targets near Russian naval base]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Syrian officer says Iranian base and nearby air defense system hit in Tartus; Hezbollah posts near Damascus also reportedly struck]( [Iran says it will deliver ‘final’ nuclear talks proposal Monday]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Syria says Israeli jets strike near Damascus and Tartus, killing three soldiers]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [CRM]( [Brothers injured in Jerusalem shooting reunite in hospital after ‘miracle’ survival]( By [TOI staff]( [Dovi and Elazar were hit at bus stop, with the latter narrowly escaping death; injured New York tourist recounts screams as shots tore into bus: ‘People shouted Shema Yisrael’]( [Police raze illegal settlement outpost for second time in a week]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [Security services evacuate and level Ramat Migron overnight after settler activists rebuilt unauthorized settlement]( [Palestinian tries to stab undercover cops during home search, is shot dead — police]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel ends lucrative American medical training programs to focus on local doctors]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Universities to lose major source of income, and country to lose boost to Diaspora ties; move meant to tackle shortage of spots for Israeli students]( [In cowboy country, Liz Cheney’s campaign dogged by specter of Trump]( By [Camille CAMDESSUS]( [Anti-Trump Republican is predicted to lose her Wyoming seat in Congress after taking a defiant stance against the former US president’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen]( [Man kills himself after ramming US Capitol barrier, firing weapon]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [US lawmakers to meet Taiwan’s president despite China’s rage over Pelosi visit]( By [Catherine Lai]( [ToI tale about soccer hero saving German Jew will be studied by Premier League youth]( By [Sue Surkes]( [UK’s Holocaust Education Trust will integrate into its program Football Remembers the Holocaust the story of Tottenham player Bert Sproston saving Ralph Freeman from the Nazis]( [First person (from our archive) / How a Tottenham Hotspur soccer player saved my father-in-law’s life]( By [Sue Surkes]( [CRM]( Analysis [Ricky Ben-David]( [A correction, not a burst bubble: Israeli tech sector grapples with market realities]( [A global economic slowdown is hitting companies at home and abroad; but there is cause for optimism, experts say]( [New homes sales in Israel fall, as mortgage-borrowing also down]( By [Danielle Nagler]( More Headlines [3 Arab Israelis arrested for alleged IS ties, plans to join jihadist group in Africa]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Former prison guard confronts terror inmate she alleges raped her multiple times]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Israel’s king of pop’ Svika Pick laid to rest in private ceremony]( By [TOI staff]( [Three Israeli universities rise in prestigious global rankings]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Brawl erupts at Eilat eatery after long wait for food riles up customers]( By [TOI staff]( [Taliban marks a year since taking over Afghanistan amid mounting woes]( By [Rahim Faiez and EBRAHIM NOROOZI]( [French academic held by Iran sent back to prison after 5-day reprieve]( By [AFP]( [Menachem Mazuz made head of senior appointments panel, over right-wing objections]( By [Jeremy Sharon and Ash Obel]( [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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