Hamas warns of religious war over Temple Mt * Lapid to set out 2-state vision at UN today * ’Springtime for Ben Gvir’ TV satire * Israel readies for Russian Jewish influx

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, September 22, 2022 Presented by [Ashkenazium]( [Hamas threatens violence over Jewish visits to Temple Mount over High Holidays]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, senior member of Gaza-ruling terror group warns of ‘open religious war’ as Jewish group says it aims to double this year’s record number of visitors to site]( [Amid high alert, police minister warns tensions over terror threats could last weeks]( By [TOI staff]( [Shots fired at West Bank settlement, IDF post near Nablus; no injuries]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Lapid to back two-state solution in UN address; is slammed by rivals and some allies]( By [Lazar Berman and TOI staff]( [Prime minister slated to offer ‘hope and vision through strength’; right-wing ministers criticize intended remarks, while lawmakers from left support move and urge talks with Abbas]( [At UN, Biden reaffirms commitment to two-state solution for Israelis, Palestinians]( By [Jacob Magid and AP]( [ToI Podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 22: Lapid at the UN; Lipstadt on antisemitism today]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: ‘Death to Israel’: Embassy in Mexico City vandalized during protest]( By [TOI staff]( [Demonstrators demand Israel extradite Tomas Zeron, wanted for role in disappearance of 43 students in 2014; Foreign Ministry summons Mexican ambassador to complain]( from our sponsor [An exhilarating dive into 1000 years of European Jewry in Budapest’s Ashkenazium]( [Intense, intellectual, immersive Jewish studies: Why the Ashkenazium is an increasingly attractive destination for an MA]( [9 dead as Iranian authorities attempt to stymie growing protests over women’s death]( By [AP]( [Internet access blocked following warnings from officials that connectivity may be halted for ‘security’ reasons; sources say ‘near total collapse’ of mobile connectivity]( [Tehran women anxious after death of woman detained by modesty police over headscarf]( By [AFP]( [Biden hails ‘brave’ Iranian women in UN speech as protests continue]( By [Shaun Tandon and Stuart Williams]( [Emergency meeting held as Israel braces for wave of immigrants after Russian call-up]( By [Ash Obel and Agencies]( [Immigration minister says readying for potential ‘mass absorption’ of Russians seeking to flee country over Putin’s declaration of major military mobilization]( [Israel condemns Russia’s massive call-up of reservists, nuclear threats]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Over 1,300 arrested in Russia as military call-up ignites widespread protests]( By [Agencies]( [TV satirizes extremist Itamar Ben Gvir with ‘Springtime for Hitler’ takeoff]( By [Ash Obel]( [In ‘Eretz Nehederet’ homage to song from Mel Brooks’s ‘The Producers,’ Ben Gvir fills in for Nazi dictator, espousing policies against Arabs, gays and ‘lefties’]( [Saudis invite PA but not Israel to UN ministerial meeting on Arab Peace Initiative]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Session marking 20th anniversary of proposal attended by officials from Arab League, EU and US, foiling Israeli effort to present initiative as an outdated formula for peace]( [British PM tells Lapid she is reviewing relocation of UK embassy to Jerusalem]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Lapid at the UN; Lipstadt on antisemitism today]( [listen to the podcast]( [After meeting Lapid, US Jewish groups ‘heartened’ by his commitment to Diaspora]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Participants note premier’s more inclusive approach to North American Jewry compared to Netanyahu’s, though one executive says the difference is largely of style]( [Rashida Tlaib says progressives can’t be pro-Israel, drawing fire from own party]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [New Shabbat-friendly security system will alert US synagogues to potential danger]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Iran’s president castigates Israel, hails Soleimani, at UN; Israeli envoy walks out]( By [Luke Tress and AP]( [Raisi claims Tehran’s nuclear program is peaceful, calls killed Quds Force leader Soleimani a freedom-seeker; exiting hall, Erdan leaves photo of Holocaust survivor grandmothers]( [‘Don’t shake hands with killers’: Iranian dissidents gather to protest Raisi at UN]( By [Luke Tress]( [US envoy to Iran says no nuclear deal if Tehran doesn’t allow UN watchdog probe]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [David Fox]( [An ounce of prevention: What we can do to reverse the alarming suicide trends]( [In this National Suicide Prevention Month of September, learn how you can help, for your call may be what stops a loved one from lethal self-harm]( [Pnina Tamano-Shata]( [It was a year of immigration in record numbers – and it was beautiful]( [Tens of thousands came to Israel to escape the war in Ukraine, but the moment they arrived here, they were no longer refugees – how could they be?]( [Aviva Klompas]( [Bar Falah, of blessed memory, was our Birthright companion]( [The officer killed last week was truly a sabra: tough and confident, full of compassion and eager to share a laugh. It is an honor to have known him]( [Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll]( [Toe-gate 2022]( [When ever-increasing stringencies on women’s dress and behavior in the ultra-Orthodox world make you want to cry, sometimes you just have to laugh instead]( [Lapid: Netanyahu harmed Israel’s security with Karish gas field ‘campaign’ video]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Prime minister blasts opposition leader for Tuesday clip claiming government folded in the face of Hezbollah threats, says there are ‘complex, advanced negotiations’ underway]( [Gantz accuses Iran of trying to ‘buy’ Lebanon through fuel supplies to Hezbollah]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [IMF slams Lebanon’s ‘very slow’ progress on badly needed economic reforms]( By [AFP]( [‘The art of the steal’: New York sues Trumps for years of alleged ‘staggering’ fraud]( By [Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister]( [Attorney General Letitia James accuses former president and his company of falsifying value of his properties to obtain advantageous loan terms, tax benefits]( [IDF official says military foiled ‘dozens’ of Iran cyberattacks on civilian sites]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Army believes Iran has focused offensive cyber efforts mainly on nonmilitary infrastructure, in attempt to instill fear in Israeli society]( [CRM]( [ESPN documentary focuses on Holocaust and Munich Olympics survivor Shaul Ladany]( By [jacob gurvis]( [The latest episode of the Emmy Award-winning ‘E:60’ series tells the story of a man with tenacity that characterizes his survival as well as the sport he chose]( [Israel vows ‘diplomatic war’ over Booking.com safety warnings on West Bank listings]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov disputes travel site’s explanation that planned alerts are needed because area has become unsafe, says move is ‘political’]( [In booths of recycled waste, Israel’s fast-growing climate tech sector holds confab]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israel’s first climate innovation event for investors and entrepreneurs hosts range of products and services for sustainable future, including instant ice cream and smart trees]( [Israel to promote ‘blue and white’ climate tech at its first COP27 pavilion]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Flight prices soar as Russians rush for airports amid partial reservist call-up]( By [DUSAN STOJANOVIC]( [Economy seat for a one-way fare from Moscow to Istanbul or Dubai tops $9,000; Russian social networks teem with advice on how to avoid recruitment, leave the country]( [Zelensky tells UN Ukraine will win, as Russia mobilizes more troops]( By [Jennifer Peltz]( [Russia frees 215 Mariupol defenders in swap for Putin oligarch ally and 54 others]( By [Karl Ritter]( [CRM]( More Headlines [IVF lab manager: Certain percentage of women unknowingly carry others’ embryos]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian driver smashes stolen car through Ben Gurion airport security barrier]( By [TOI staff]( [Speaking at Munich Massacre memorial, Herzog draws parallel to present-day terror]( By [Michael Horovitz and AP]( [Police minister pans commissioner for urging social media shutdowns]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel okays 1,500 more entry permits for Gaza workers, bringing total to 17,000]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [‘We drink it anyway’: War-torn Syria’s water woes peak with cholera outbreak]( By [Delil Souleiman]( [Half of Israeli parents who planned to vaccinate kids for COVID didn’t bother: study]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Gantz’s National Unity presents unlikely alternative coalition in campaign ad]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Family of Shireen Abu Akleh files complaint at International Criminal Court]( By [Ash Obel]( [Key witness in Netanyahu trial ends testimony, condemns ‘cruelty’ of her detractors]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [European spyware investigators criticize Israel over sale of Pegasus software]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Tel Aviv bus station declared a pollution hotspot]( By [Sue Surkes]( [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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