Israel fears nuke deal near as Iran drops IRGC demand * UK spooks’ secret plans to kill Hitler * Snake parts in frozen beans * Ukranians, Israelis find summer camp relief

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, August 20, 2022 [Iran drops ‘red line’ demand for US to delist IRGC as nuclear talks climax]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [‘If we are closer to a deal, that’s why,’ senior Biden official tells CNN, adding that Tehran also no longer demanding that US delist several firms tied to Revolutionary Guard]( [Report: Israel hoping progress in Iran nuclear talks ‘is reversible’]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-IDF intel chief backs nuke deal as vital to delay Iranian program, prepare strike]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [A sniper in the woods, a hypnotized insider: UK spooks’ secret plans to kill Hitler]( By [Robert Philpot]( [In his new book ‘Britain’s Plot to Kill Hitler,’ author Eric Lee examines the top-secret Operation Foxley, which envisioned some of the wilder plans to assassinate top Nazis]( [Israel temporarily freezes arrest of hunger-striking Palestinian as health falters]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Terror suspect Khalil Awawdeh, on fast since March to protest administrative detention, reportedly refuses to resume eating until fully released]( [Abbas religious affairs adviser defends him from outcry over ’50 holocausts’ remark]( By [TOI staff]( Israel Travels [In unassuming Rishon Lezion, a treasure trove of Israeli history comes alive]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( [With museums boasting lifelike reproductions of life in the olden days and a seemingly endless number of historically significant sites, one of Israel’s oldest towns is a must-see]( Top Ops [Kenneth Jacobson]( [Basel Congress hatched a haven from antisemitism — but not a solution to it]( [125 years after the first Zionist Congress, Israel is a thriving state and safe haven, proving Herzl was right – except for the part about curing Jew-hatred]( [David Sedley]( [Scurvy, a history of forgetting — Parshat Ekev]( [Confusion about cause and effect delayed a cure for those dying at sea from a lack of Vitamin C. It also messed with the Israelites when they worked hard on land]( A snake in my beans [Tnuva under fire after animal parts again found in frozen green beans]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Food giant’s frozen vegetable line suffices with pulling relevant products rather than more drastic recall after snake bits found in bag 2 weeks after mouse bits found in another]( [Jewish candidate’s win in Connecticut underscores far-right risk to GOP in midterms]( By [Susan Haigh]( [Leora Levy triumphs in Senate primary after last-minute Trump endorsement, with Dem. incumbent Blumenthal now likely to sail to victory as Republicans struggle in blue states]( [Hezbollah warns Israel of ‘escalation’ if Lebanese demands not met in maritime talks]( By [TOI staff]( [Hassan Nasrallah denies his Iran-backed terror group’s actions in border dispute will be impacted by outcome of Iranian nuclear negotiations]( [Report: PA working to convince Joint List to rejoin with Ra’am ahead of election]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli TV network quotes unnamed Palestinian official who confirms that intelligence chief met Arab MKs but insists PA not seeking to interfere in November election]( [CRM]( [Ukraine refugees, Israel youth shaken by war find relief at ‘Hallelujah’ summer camp]( By [Jacob Rivkin]( [On Israel’s coast, international gathering gives teenagers from abroad and Gaza border communities a sense of normalcy; ‘When you live with war all the time, you want peace’]( [Residents of Zelensky’s hometown say his intellect, humor helped him avoid trouble]( [CNN antisemitism special covers synagogue attacks, targeting of Zionist students]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [‘Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America,’ airing this weekend, tours through some low points in recent American Jewish history, offers analysis of ongoing spike in incidents]( [Russia: Drone downed in Crimea, sparking fire on roof of Black Sea fleet HQ]( By [AFP]( [No reports of victims as Sevastopol governor blames Ukrainian forces for latest attack on Russian-annexed peninsula]( [Putin will allow inspectors to visit Russian-occupied nuclear plant — Macron]( By [Joe STENSON and Thibault MARCHAND]( [US to provide Ukraine fresh military aid to help reconquer territory lost to Russia]( By [Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee]( Interview [To save Jews and keep Nazis away, these doctors invented a fake infectious disease]( By [Stephen Silver]( [Stephen Edwards, director of the new documentary ‘Syndrome K’ narrated by Ray Liotta, talks about uncovering a piece of history he calls ‘the greatest elevator pitch in Hollywood’]( [Somali official raises death toll in Mogadishu hotel attack to 13]( By [AFP]( [Security commander says most civilians who were at hotel when jihadist group al-Shabaab launched assault have been rescued]( [Islamic State ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life by US for beheading hostages]( By [Matthew Barakat]( [CRM]( [‘The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo’ receives star-studded Israeli adaptation]( By [Noga Tarnopolsky]( [Olympic medalist Linoy Ashram, Oscar the Grouch’s Israeli cousin Moishe Oofnik, celebrity chef Israel Aharoni, singer Kobi Oz and actor Guri Alfi to be featured on spinoff]( More Headlines [Apple warns security flaw gives hackers full access to iPhones, Macs]( By [AP]( [Israeli modeling agent to fight extradition from Netherlands on sex abuse charges]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-MK says his new party will push law to outlaw Knesset defectors]( By [TOI staff]( [Fellow authors, friends rally and read in support of Rushdie]( By [Hillel Italie]( [Israeli troops seize NIS 4 million of hashish near Egypt border]( By [TOI staff]( [Panel rules US Justice Department wrongfully withheld Russia probe memo]( By [MEG KINNARD]( [Russia’s Gazprom to shut pipeline to Europe for 3 days]( By [AP]( [Evading tech curbs, anti-vaccine group in Europe thrives online]( By [David Klepper]( [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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