Islamic Jihad terror chief charged * Op-ed: Beware Ben Gvir * Artificial sweeteners may not be safe * Tel Aviv school maps show Green Line * WeWork Neumann’s $1b startup

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, August 25, 2022 [Terror charges filed against Islamic Jihad leader whose arrest sparked Gaza conflict]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Bassem Saadi’s indictment includes charges of membership in terror group, incitement, assuming false identity; his detention is extended until Sunday]( [Islamic Jihad holds Gaza rocket parade in defiant display after recent flare-up]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Hamas rages at Spanish tourist who posed in ‘immodest’ clothes at Al-Aqsa Mosque]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid says Israeli pressure campaign against Iran deal bore fruit with White House]( By [Amy Spiro and TOI staff]( [As sides appear close to return to nuclear agreement, PM points to national security adviser’s trip to DC this week as having positive effect on Washington’s position]( [US said to rebuff request for Lapid-Biden call, Gantz-Austin meet amid Iran push]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Beware Itamar Ben Gvir, rising far-right star with a destructive vision for Israel]( [Assured a cabinet seat if Netanyahu regains power, this election’s highflier would advance a Kahanist push for an Israel neither democratic nor authentically Jewish]( [Polls show far-right Ben Gvir on rise as Religious Zionism flirts with threshold]( By [TOI staff]( [Pinto: I left Yamina because Shaked will prop up a narrow Netanyahu government]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Medical residents say hundreds to quit every week, starting today: ‘Nothing to lose’]( By [TOI staff]( [After government fails to live up to obligations under previous deal to shorten shifts, Mirsham organization says leaders will cause ‘the worst health crisis in Israel’s history’]( [Artificial sweeteners can harm sugar levels, shouldn’t be assumed safe – Israeli lab]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [In peer-reviewed study, scientists from Weizmann Institute find 4 common sugar substitutes alter gut bacteria, and say 2 of them may actually harm ability to process glucose]( Top Ops [Dan Perry]( [What if Putin declared victory and walked away?]( [Exiting with a victory narrative could placate the Russians, satisfy the western powers, and eventually lead the Ukrainians to drop their fight to regain territory]( [Jeremy Issacharoff]( [Any power the JCPOA had to curb Iranian nukes is long gone]( [Khamenei’s regime has so substantially advanced its nuclear aspirations and regional destabilization that none of the deal’s original potential benefits apply]( [Reviving 2015 protest, Netanyahu says ‘terrible’ Iran deal even worse than original]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Opposition leader criticizes government for failing to torpedo drive toward US rejoining pact, while appealing for unity; says no deal will ever stop Tehran]( [US responds to Iran nuclear deal proposal, says pact close, but ‘not there yet’]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Bashing ‘bad’ nuke deal, Lapid says emerging pact violates Biden’s own red lines]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Tel Aviv marks Green Line on classroom maps, bucking Education Ministry]( By [TOI staff]( [City says line showing West Bank as separate teaches ‘complex reality’ on the ground; ministry dismisses illustration as ‘amateur,’ notes it’s not approved ‘even as a poster’]( [Minister asks if Tel Aviv light rail can run on Shabbat, sparking Orthodox ire]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [US forces hit Iran-aligned militias in Syria — report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US military launches counter-attack after taking rocket fire from Afghan Shi’ite group said backed by Tehran, US officials tell Reuters]( [Amnesty: Iran carrying out ‘despicable onslaught’ against Baha’i minority]( By [Ash Obel]( [Lack of drinking water spurs mass protests in western Iran]( By [AFP]( [Lapid and Bibi appear to agree; WeWork redux from Neumann?]( [listen to the podcast]( [‘Nothing to lose’: 200 medical residents resign in protest of 26-hour shifts]( By [TOI staff and Ash Obel]( [2-year dispute was reignited after government delayed plans to shorten shifts; more residents threaten to join mass exodus every week; health minister blames Treasury]( [Israeli study shows Pfizer COVID pill of no benefit in younger adults]( By [MATTHEW PERRONE]( [Results from 109,000-patient study show drug still reduces risk of hospitalization, death for high-risk seniors, raises questions on use in US, where it is a go-to treatment]( [Trump staffers pressed FDA to okay unproven COVID drug, congressional probe hears]( By [MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING]( [Global monkeypox drops, signaling possible decline in European outbreak]( By [AP]( Explainer [Sabine von Mering and Monika Hübscher]( [The algorithms behind the spread of online antisemitism]( [Researchers find social media technology and business model algorithms ensure that ‘the more engagement a post receives, the more users see it,’ driving antisemitic content online]( [GOP nominee for Minn. governor: ‘Legitimate’ to compare COVID policies to Holocaust]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle hit with antisemitism after Gab founder targets paper]( By [David Rullo]( [Industrial air pollution cost Israel NIS 12.5 billion in 2021]( By [TOI staff]( [Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg lauds overall trend in reducing emissions, though suspected carcinogens increased by 1.5%; electric company biggest culprit]( [Jewish Agency chief: Russian Jews in ‘distress,’ no slowdown in immigration efforts]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [In first interview after taking over as chairman, Doron Almog tells Kan radio he hopes Moscow’s legal battle against the organization will be resolved soon]( [Nearly half of Ukrainians who fled to Israel have left the country – report]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [What the Flow? Adam Neumann’s new real estate startup is valued at $1b before launch]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Almost 3 years after WeWork IPO debacle, Neumann is back with a new company, already a unicorn following a $350m investment from Andreesen Horowitz]( Concert review [Jessica Steinberg]( [Alt-pop star Noga Erez brings synthesized sound and politics to Jerusalem]( [Often called the the ‘Israeli answer to Björk,’ the Tel Aviv singer and producer melds electronic dance music with complex, thought-provoking lyrics]( [Pop music duo Static and Ben-El announce split after seven years]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Two girls lightly hurt as audio equipment collapses at Eilat pop concert]( By [Ash Obel]( [Death toll from Russian strike on Ukraine train station rises to 25]( By [INNA VARENYTSIA]( [Incident comes after Zelensky warned Ukrainians that ‘cruel’ Russian provocation a possibility; 31 also injured in Dnipropetrovsk region attack on Ukrainian independence day]( [Russia claims train station strike killed over 200 Ukrainian troops]( By [AFP]( [Biden announces nearly $3 billion in new military aid for Ukraine]( By [Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee and Joe Biden]( [CRM]( [Mother-and-son Israeli badminton players breaking records at World Championships]( By [Andrew MCKIRDY]( [Svetlana Zilberman, 64, and her son Misha team up for the doubles contest, claiming victory in their first-round match… and the title of the competition’s oldest-ever winner]( More Headlines [Israeli captured by pro-Russia forces in Ukraine reportedly released]( By [TOI staff]( [Body of young woman, apparently stabbed to death, found in field near Rehovot]( By [TOI staff]( [Minister wants religious battalion shut amid new case of troops beating Palestinians]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Heads of yoga ‘cult’ with global studios, including in Israel, busted for tax fraud]( By [Larry Neumeister]( [Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray breaks out anew after five-month lull]( By [Agencies and Judah Ari Gross]( [Soldier lightly injured by Palestinian gunfire during West Bank military operation]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [South Korea signs deal with Russia to help build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant]( By [AP]( [Explainer / NASA to test new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo]( By [Marcia Dunn]( [Highest NY court agrees to hear Weinstein rape conviction appeal]( By [AP]( [Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation over fund allocations]( By [Dave Collins]( [British Museum unveils reconstructed ancient vessels smashed in Beirut blast]( By [James Pheby]( [Photo essay / Coveted as pets inside Gaza, invasive birds lure trappers to tense border]( By [Fares Akram]( [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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