1 in 3 Germans: Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis did Jews * Ire at Greene’s Biden-Hitler comparison * Golan Druze seek passports * Kushner on ’tricky’ 2024 Trump run

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, September 3, 2022 [Poll: 1 in 3 Germans say Israel treating Palestinians like Nazis did Jews]( By [TOI staff]( [Another 25% won’t rule out the claim; survey further finds a third of Germans have poor view of Israel, don’t feel their country has a special responsibility toward Jews]( [‘The games must go on’: Athlete recounts Munich massacre and problematic aftermath]( By [Daniel WIGHTON]( [50 years after massacre, Munich Olympic village now home to young families, retirees]( By [thomas bach]( [Israeli diplomat ‘appalled’ by Marjorie Taylor Greene comparing Biden to Hitler]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Jewish groups also blast Republican lawmaker after she calls US president ‘Nazi Joe’ and shares doctored video of him surrounded by swastikas]( Inside story [As ties to Syria fade, Golan Druze increasingly turning to Israel for citizenship]( By [Fadi Amun in partnership with Shomrim]( [After years of eschewing offers, record numbers of Druze are quietly applying to become Israeli, motivated not by newfound Zionism, but convenience and a drift away from Damascus]( [Serious COVID cases fall under 100 for first time since June]( By [TOI staff]( [Number of active infections briefly drops below 10,000 before rising slightly again; transmission rate remains below 1, signaling pandemic is not expanding]( [EU says new COVID strains may soon emerge, but vaccines should remain effective]( By [AFP]( [Turkish warship docks in Israel for 1st time in over a decade]( By [TOI staff]( [The TCG Kemalreis, which is being accompanied by a US destroyer as part of a NATO mission, arrives in Haifa after recent reestablishment of full ties between Jerusalem and Ankara]( [Kushner: I told Trump 2024 run is ‘tricky,’ but ‘he’s obviously thinking about it’]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-president’s son-in-law says doesn’t know what Trump will ultimately decide, calls FBI Mar-a-Lago raid ‘paperwork issue,’ claims Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine under Trump]( [Biden seeks to make midterms a referendum on Trump, ‘extremist’ politics]( By [Aurelia End]( [FBI found 48 empty folders with classified marking at Mar-a-Lago, inventory reveals]( By [Eric Tucker]( [Despite setback in talks, Israel still believes Iran deal likely in weeks — report]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [Washington sees negotiated agreement as only solution to Iran’s nuclear program, as Jerusalem presses White House to prepare a military option, report says]( [US naval drones briefly seized by Iran returned without cameras]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Report: Israeli strikes tighten screws on Iran weapon transfers at Syrian airports]( By [TOI staff]( [Diplomats, intel officials tell Reuters Iran is increasingly using civilian flights to transport arms, leading to increase in strategic attacks attributed to Israel]( [German cellist reunites over 30 members of a family descended from Holocaust victims]( By [Penny Schwartz]( [After being connected by Friederike Fechner, almost two dozen descendants of brothers Julius and Felix Blach come to Germany to see their once-prominent family’s legacy firsthand]( Top Ops [Adam S. Ferziger]( [Sweating together in Basel and beyond]( [The heat in a hall filled with every kind of Jew offered a palpable reminder of how far the Zionist project has come in shaping every Jew’s world]( [Adina Frydman]( [My son, dare to dream your own dream of Zionism]( [This year, I hope you fall in love with Israel, be challenged by the country’s flaws, and commit to making it better. And, of course, have a great time!]( Interview [In novel ‘Cyclorama,’ production of ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ conceals a cycle of abuse]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [In Forward journalist Adam Langer’s new book, a slippery high school drama teacher plays elaborate cat-and-mouse games with his unsuspecting young actors]( [CRM]( Analysis [Experts warn: Iran widening its inroads into South Africa through Palestinian issue]( By [Steven Gruzd]( [With a history of anti-apartheid support, the Islamic Republic enjoys warm ties with Pretoria – which it seeks to exploit, as Western sanctions sting]( [Iran said to arrest 14 more Baha’i as part of recent crackdown]( By [TOI staff]( [GOP officials press investment firm Morningstar over claims of anti-Israel bias]( By [Luke Tress]( [Attorneys general from 17 US states, Jewish groups accuse company of advancing BDS in light of a subsidiary’s alleged biases]( [CRM]( [Cop fires shot in air as partygoers riot during raid on illegal rave]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Police say officer’s actions warranted as he felt a threat to his safety; party organizers to be fined thousands of shekels for hosting event without permit; 4 arrested]( [Joint List MK says he won’t run in upcoming Knesset elections]( By [TOI staff]( [Osama Saadi announces departure as predominantly Arab party struggles in the polls, faces potential split; Ta’al subfaction members urge him to reconsider]( [Russia keeps gas pipeline to Germany switched off, stoking Europe’s energy crisis]( By [Geir Moulson and Joanna Kozlowska]( [Russian energy giant Gazprom fails to restart supply, blaming maintenance issues; European officials reject the explanation, see Moscow stirring trouble]( [UN inspectors to have ‘full picture’ of Ukraine nuclear site in days]( By [YESICA FISCH]( [Russians pay last respects to Gorbachev at funeral snubbed by Putin]( By [Jim Heintz and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV]( [Hundreds say farewell to the Soviet Union’s last leader at Moscow ceremony that the Kremlin refused to declare a state funeral]( More Headlines [Man who attempted to assassinate Argentine vice president has Nazi tattoo]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Woman stabbed after asking her coffee be warmed up was headed to buy wedding dress]( By [TOI staff]( [Australian university student magazine calls for ‘death to Israel’]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [‘It’s been a fun ride’: Serena Williams to retire from tennis after US Open loss]( By [Rob Woollard]( [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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