Biden: Trump leading GOP to semi-fascism * Mossad chief batters Iran deal * Spotting cognitive decline using music * When Assad massacred 700 * Fixing J’lem’s Hebron Road

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, August 26, 2022 [Stumping for midterms, Biden says Trump is leading Republicans into ‘semi-fascism’]( By [Agencies]( [‘This is not your father’s Republican party,’ president tells donors at backyard fundraiser, warning of dangers of ‘extreme MAGA philosophy’]( [Heavily redacted affidavit on raid of Trump home to be published]( By [AFP]( [Minnesota governor bashes rival for comparing COVID rules to Holocaust]( By [Steve Karnowski]( [Mossad chief says looming Iran deal ‘based on lies,’ is ‘very bad for Israel’]( By [TOI staff]( [Barnea warns pact allows Tehran to amass nuclear material for a bomb within a few years, says his agency ‘is preparing and knows how to remove that threat’]( [Visiting US, Gantz emphasizes Israel-US cooperation ‘in face of Iran’s aggression’]( By [Tobias Siegal and TOI staff]( [‘The ball is in Iran’s court,’ Macron says on prospects for revived nuclear deal]( By [AFP]( [Israeli scientists say brain analysis tool can spot cognitive decline — using music]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Doctors today rely on face-to-face questions and answers to diagnose cognitive decline, but new peer-reviewed research suggests music may help make EEG-based testing viable]( Interview [Taking a page, iconic Tel Aviv bookseller releases his 1st original story collection]( By [Melanie Lidman]( [Yosef Halper has served English readers from his rough location on Allenby Street for 30 years. Now the street and some of its regulars feature in his new book ‘The Bibliomaniacs’]( [Netanyahu meets Ben Gvir, Smotrich in bid to press far-right merger]( By [TOI staff]( [Opposition chief hosts the leaders of Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism at his Caesarea home, as he urges them to reunite before election]( [Yamina’s Abir Kara parts ways with Shaked’s Zionist Spirit]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid says Joint List doesn’t want to be in his coalition, urges Labor-Meretz merger]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [New report shares shocking details of 2012 massacre of 700 Syrians by Assad regime]( By [TOI staff]( [Witness testimonies of atrocities in Daraya tell of ‘systematic attack against the civilian population,’ in which entire families were executed, hospitals and schools were bombed]( [Syria accuses Israel of launching airstrike, says two civilians hurt]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [UN Mideast envoy warns of Lebanon tensions as Israel, Hezbollah spar over gas field]( By [Luke Tress]( [Could a road diet fix Jerusalem’s packed and perilous Hebron Road? Here’s the skinny]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Activists want to turn the street into a pedestrian-friendly space with cafes, bike paths and more by squeezing out cars and investing heavily in public transportation]( Top Ops [Shira Pasternak Be'eri]( [Celebrating our marriage by preparing my divorce]( [My husband wasn’t incapacitated by injury or illness, but a serious brush with what-might-have-been made me revisit the terms of our marriage under Jewish law]( [David Sedley]( [Providence on 1360’s Black Monday]( [If Maimonides is right, and divine intervention depends on us being worthy of it, it’s no wonder that so few believe in it. Just ask musician Nick Cave (Re’eh)]( [Israeli work permits for Gazan Palestinians: a lifeline, a leverage tool or both?]( By [Fares Akram and Sam McNeil]( [Many Palestinians earn 10 times as much in Israel as they would in Gaza: ‘One month of work there equals three years of work here,’ says one permit holder]( [Islamic Jihad: Israel breaking ceasefire deal, ‘must bear full responsibility’]( By [Agencies and Emanuel Fabian]( [Desperate for fuel, Gazans burn plastic despite serious environmental, health risks]( By [Belal AL SABBAGH and Mai Yaghi]( [Iranian dissidents file lawsuit against Raisi for human rights violations]( By [AFP]( [Exiled group accuses Iranian president of torture and murder in a 1988 crackdown on Iranian dissidents, urges US to take action ahead of his arrival in New York next month for UN]( [Four Iran-backed fighters killed in US strikes in Syria, Pentagon says]( By [Lolita C. Baldor]( [Iranian drone sales to Russia underline worries for nuke deal critics]( By [NOMAAN MERCHANT and Matthew Lee]( [US Jews pay homage to Holocaust survivor ancestors as they aid Ukrainian refugees]( By [Julie Masis]( [Jewish organizations and volunteers step up as a new influx of people fleeing the Russian invasion reach America, while the memory of a complex shared history still lingers]( [CRM]( [East Jerusalem resident planned shooting attack in capital, police say]( By [TOI staff]( [Suspect was allegedly part of Hamas-affiliated Kutla Islamiya student cell, whose members have tried to carry out attacks in Israel before]( [Police close case against settler suspected of killing Palestinian in June]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Jordan chafes at Israel’s move to let Palestinians fly via Eilat’s Ramon Airport]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Patriots owner Kraft pours $1m into AIPAC’s super PAC; Soros gives $1m to J Street’s]( By [MADELINE FIXLER]( [Majority of candidates backed by AIPAC’s United Democracy Project have won their primaries, while Rep. Jamaal Bowman, backed by J Street Action Fund, survived challenge on Tuesday]( [Israeli tech worker goes viral with AI bot that churns out ‘cringe’ LinkedIn posts]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Scientists again manage to create synthetic mouse embryos using only stem cells]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Study by California researchers follows on from similar work by Israeli biologists at Weizmann Institute: ‘We are undoubtedly facing a new technological revolution’]( [A Texas rabbi is fighting Jewish stereotypes on China’s TikTok]( By [Jordyn Haime]( [Matt Trusch lived in China for years, but it’s been tough to go back to visit during the pandemic era. Now he’s found a way to connect with Chinese speakers that has gone viral]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Police suspect man found dead was Ponzi schemer and Epstein mentor Hoffenberg]( By [Dave Collins]( [52-year-old man shot to death in broad daylight in Lod]( By [TOI staff]( [Jewish groups slam Argentine president for comparing COVID deaths to Holocaust]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Three more US states with Republican governors enact abortion ‘trigger laws’]( By [KIMBERLEE KRUESI]( [1 in 3 Israeli Jews would forgo psychological support due to stigma, poll finds]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant cut off from power grid due to fire damage]( By [Frank Jordans and HANNA ARHIROVA]( [Maccabi Haifa to face PSG’s Messi, Neymar in Champion’s League group stage]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Explosion targets Australian diplomats in Baghdad’s Green Zone]( By [Qassim Abdul-Zahra]( [Suspect in woman’s stabbing death tries to kill himself]( By [TOI staff]( [Former top cop jailed for sex crimes released early despite state’s objections]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-cop at scene of police killings resigns job securing Louisville Jewish community]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Turkish pop star arrested over joke about ‘perversion’ in religious schools]( By [AP]( [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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