Israel to charge PIJ terror chief * Ben Gurion Airport set for digital upgrade * Catholic-born villager brought ’Inca Jews’ to Holy Land * Blogs: Gimme shelter... in TLV

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, August 21, 2022 [Israel to charge Islamic Jihad’s West Bank leader with terror activities, incitement]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Bassem Saadi’s detention extended until August 25 as IDF indictment to be filed in coming days; his arrest sparked recent Gaza conflict]( [3 Palestinian women arrested at West Bank checkpoint with makeshift submachine gun]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Hamas and PIJ: Germany showing its bias by probing Abbas’s ’50 holocausts’ claim]( By [TOI staff]( [US officials said seeking to calm Israeli fears, insisting Iran deal ‘not imminent’]( By [TOI staff]( [Report says Washington stressing it has made no new concessions to Tehran as talks seem to accelerate, amid ‘difficult’ conversations with Jerusalem]( [Iranian opposition outlet names IRGC officer ostensibly behind Turkey terror plot]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran Guards chief: ‘Zionists have no safe haven in occupied Palestine’]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Israel’s Dolgopyat wins gold at European Artistic Gymnastics Championship]( By [TOI staff]( [Gymnast claims victory in floor exercise at competition in Munich, after winning gold at Tokyo Olympics and at the World Cup in March]( [Where to invest as home prices rise to even higher heights]( [listen to the podcast]( [Two workers crushed to death by falling shipping container at construction site]( By [TOI staff]( [Victims identified as Hassan Watted and Diab Watted, both in their 30s; several others injured, two of them seriously; crane-lifted container was reportedly being used as elevator]( State of the campaign [Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman]( [Why this campaign will be the toughest yet for Avigdor Liberman]( [His core base of FSU voters is dwindling, he’s left the Netanyahu bloc and partnered with Arab and left-wing parties. It’s hard to see where Yisrael Beytenu can draw fresh support]( [Haaretz reporter Gideon Levy says he rejected offer to join Arab nationalist party]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Miriam Herschlag]( [Gimme shelter…in Tel Aviv]( [My landlord gave me information about where to go in case of an air-raid siren…and then he said something really important]( [James R. Russell]( [Dzhankoye’s in the news]( [The semi-mythical place of our happy childhood Yiddish songs should be a place for fun and joy, not a target in the fight between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea]( [How a Catholic-born Peruvian villager led hundreds to Jewish conversion – and Israel]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [In ‘The Prophet of the Andes,’ author Graciela Mochkofsky documents unlikely tale of Segundo Villanueva, whose revelations and efforts brought the ‘Inca Jews’ to the Promised Land]( [‘I’m still shaking’: Bus driver recounts West Bank shooting attack]( By [TOI staff]( [Driver hailed for ‘resourcefulness’ that prevented a tragedy; ‘It’s a dark area and there are no soldiers stationed there, so my goal was to get as far away as possible,’ he says]( [Gunfire hits crowded Israeli bus in West Bank; IDF launches manhunt]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Daughter of ‘Putin’s brain’ killed in car explosion near Moscow]( By [TOI staff]( [Darya Dugina, 30, dies as vehicle engulfed in flames; father, philosopher Alexander Dugin, believed to be intended target, said to watch in horror from roadside]( [Zelensky warns of ‘cruel’ Russian action to ruin Ukraine’s independence day]( By [AFP]( [Russians down Ukrainian drones in Crimea as war broadens]( By [Paul Byrne and Joanna Kozlowska]( Interview [Lazar Berman]( [Israel’s top diplomat in Turkey: ‘We’re not going into a perfect marriage’]( [Irit Lillian, who’s served as charge d’affaires throughout Israel-Turkey reconciliation, says ties designed to quietly handle disagreements, including over Hamas office in Istanbul]( [Ben Gurion Airport set for digital transformation in 2023, reducing wait times]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Passengers will be able to weigh and pay for their luggage themselves, rendering check-in lines obsolete, in an initial step toward adapting Israel’s main airport to the future]( [On eve of its start, plan to let Palestinians use Eilat’s Ramon Airport shelved]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Cyprus set to buy Iron Dome from Israel — report]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Greek newspaper says Israeli-made air defense batteries to be used by Cypriot military to protect against Turkish threat]( [Boston’s Jews are getting a ‘Jewish tavern’ – to study religious texts, drink beer]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Combining the Old Country secular Torah study house and the kretshme, or Yiddish pub, the Boston Lehrhaus seeks to woo all denominations with food, cocktails and meaningful classes]( [Pro-Trump wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November]( By [Susan Haigh]( [Republicans find more success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they run moderates who appeal to voters in both parties]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Hospital denies abortion to Louisiana woman whose 10-week-old fetus missing a skull]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Israeli climber killed in Indonesia, where Jerusalem has no diplomatic relations]( By [TOI staff]( [At least 34 dead, dozens injured in two Turkey road accidents]( By [AFP]( [Somali forces say they regained control of hotel after deadly jihadist siege]( By [Agencies]( [Deputy mayor of Umm al-Fahm assaulted at home, lightly hurt]( By [TOI staff]( [Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots who fell asleep during flight, missing landing]( By [AFP]( [Treasury, teachers set to resume talks, hoping to ensure school year opens]( By [TOI staff]( [Drought exposes dozens of Nazi ships sunk in Danube River]( By [TOI staff]( [Young and restless / Finland asks: Does a PM have a right to party?]( By [KOSTYA MANENKOV and Karl Ritter]( [Twist and shout / These sweet and savory rugelach get rolled with unusual fillings]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [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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