PM backs 2 states, warns Iran would use nukes * US envoy to query Poland on reparations for Jews killed by Poles * No evening shul for Tehran Jews * E. J’lem textbook row

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, September 23, 2022 Presented by [JBS]( [At UN, Lapid calls for two-state solution, says world choosing ‘easy option’ on Iran]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Addressing General Assembly, prime minister says agreement with Palestinians the ‘right thing’ for Israel’s security; blasts silence at world body when Israel is slandered]( [Netanyahu leads right-wing criticism of Lapid’s UN speech: He’s ‘endangering’ Israel]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn and Jacob Magid]( [TV poll predicts narrow majority for Netanyahu’s bloc]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Jacob Magid]( [US envoy to query Poland over its demand for reparations for Jews killed by Poles]( [Lipstadt tells ToI she’s ‘disappointed’ with Warsaw’s stance. Also voices support for Iran protesters, says she monitors US antisemitism, not sure if Trump rally salutes echo Nazis]( [Interparliamentary panel members fume at big tech over handling of antisemitism]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Nazi sympathizer who stormed Capitol handed 4-year prison term]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [In unprecedented move, Tehran Jewish community calls to avoid synagogues amid unrest]( By [TOI staff]( [Apparently for the first time, Iran’s leading Jewish body says synagogues must close daily at 5 p.m., citing need to protect life as protests rage over woman’s death]( [Iran state TV indicates at least 26 killed in unrest over death of detained woman]( By [Agencies]( [Nuclear talks ‘hit a wall’ because of Iran’s ‘unreasonable’ stance — US official]( By [Jacob Magid]( [As woman’s slaying turns up heat, Iran president asks what about US police killings]( By [Aya Batrawy]( from jbs [JBS Brings Meaningful Programming & Services to Jews Around the World]( [The cultural Jewish channel offers live Reform and pre-recorded Orthodox Shabbat and Holiday services in closed captioning. Click for the High Holiday Services airing on JBS.]( Inside story [Jack Mukand]( [East Jerusalem school strike reignites long-running protest over Israeli curriculum]( [Palestinians are sharing photos and videos of textbooks Israel wants East Jerusalemites to use, but which they say erase their identity, the latest in a long line of disagreements]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Lapid gives UN his centrist vision, hopes more at home will be moved to vote for him]( [PM champions his country, underlines its power, and offers peace to the Palestinians, knowing Israel has gradually shifted to the right but, perhaps, not as far as Netanyahu has]( [Biden lauds ‘courageous’ Lapid call for two-states as US groups push for peace talks]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [Full text of Lapid’s 2022 speech to the UN General Assembly]( Times Will Tell Podcast [Podcast: Secret Holocaust poems set to haunting music by survivor’s granddaughter]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Czech-born musician Lenka Lichtenberg speaks about her new album, ‘Thieves of Dreams,’ based on poetry written in Theresienstadt and hidden in Prague. NEW: Full transcript included]( [Shin Bet nabs Gaza-directed Hamas cell allegedly behind West Bank shooting attacks]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Security agency says ‘military squad’ fired at vehicles under direction of terror operatives in enclave; Palestinian teen held for separate shooting attack at Israeli settlement]( [Eight lightly hurt in suspected terror stabbing near Modiin; assailant shot dead]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [IDF on alert across West Bank; shots fired at settlement near Nablus for 2nd night]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( Top Ops [Efraim Zuroff]( [When Queen Elizabeth helped us hunt Nazis]( [The late monarch used her royal powers for justice, against strong opposition, by making it possible to prosecute war criminals who escaped to the UK]( [Meirav Cohen]( [Not everyone of advanced age is ‘elderly’]( [If 80 really is the new 60, then the ’retirement age’ of 65 is in error, which is why my ministry encourages elder employment – for their good and ours]( [Avital Fisher]( [The day in Spain when I lost (and found) my faith in humanity]( [It was supposed to be an uneventful stopover, but we ended up lost, broke, friendless, and nearly stuck in Madrid. Until a local Chabadnik came to our rescue]( [Melanie J. Goldberg]( [At Edinburgh, an antisemitic Anne Frank quip was par for the course]( [Years of working at the renowned Fringe arts festival made clear that the no-racism policy didn’t extend to Jews]( [Jewish think tank to counter conservative ideas, provide forum for Israel critics]( By [Asaf Elia-Shalev]( [Progressive leaders’ new Emor Institute for Bold Jewish Thought aims to influence discourse and US policy on racism, immigration and LGBTQ rights, boost scholars critical of Israel]( [Despite pandemic, masks still bamboozle our face-recognition ability – Israeli study]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Over 2 years since start of virus outbreak there’s ‘zero improvement’ in human ability to recognize masked faces, say researchers from Israel and Canada in peer-reviewed study]( [Half of Israeli 7th-11th graders say studies suffered due to COVID]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel begins rollout of COVID vaccines tailored to Omicron]( By [AP]( Interview [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Back in fold, Likud’s Danon says mulling Netanyahu ouster ‘legit’ if 5th vote fails]( [Returning to politics after years at UN in NY, ex-contender for Likud’s throne finds he and opposition head ‘have learned to appreciate’ each other, decries Lapid’s ‘inexperience’]( [It’s not Boardwalk or Park Place, but NIS 300,000 puts you in Israel’s property game]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Part 1 of a Times of Israel series examining what a down payment of about $90,000 can get homebuyers looking to climb the nation’s steep real estate ladder]( [Government must incentivize climate tech companies to stay in Israel, say investors]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Venture capital executives say climate tech will have more local opportunities than other tech sectors to market products to oil and gas operations, utilities, manufacturing]( [Wood cut to fuel King Solomon’s ancient mines caused environmental collapse – study]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Tel Aviv University research finds Iron Age use of so many trees and shrubs in southern Israel for charcoal caused irreversible eco-damage, made industry too costly to maintain]( [Yeshiva University Pride group agrees to pause battle for campus recognition]( By [Luke Tress]( [YU Pride Alliance makes ‘painful decision’ to shelve back-and-forth fight for legitimacy after university suspends all student clubs to avoid recognizing the LGBTQ group]( [CRM]( [Abramovich played ‘key part’ in release of Britons held by Russian-backed troops]( By [AFP]( [One of the five men freed in a prisoner swap says Russian-Israeli oligarch identified himself after they boarded their flight to Saudi Arabia: ‘He’s well respected by Ukrainians’]( [‘Sham’ vote on Russian annexation begins in occupied parts of Ukraine]( By [AP]( [CRM]( Birthright for seniors [The Zohan’s never been to Israel? Sandler says it’s top of his bucket list]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [In interview with AARP upon entering group’s membership demographic, Hollywood star says he’d also like to learn to speak Hebrew fluently and improve his guitar skills]( More Headlines [‘Death to Israel’ daubed on Mexico City embassy during protest; Israel summons envoy]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-justice to temporarily lead vetting panel, clearing way to approve new IDF chief]( By [TOI staff]( [Images show rings of Neptune, solar system’s outermost planet, with dazzling clarity]( By [Marcia Dunn]( [Holon killer had permit to enter Israel despite violent psychotic episode — report]( By [Jack Mukand]( [Man charged with murdering woman who refused his romantic advances]( By [TOI staff]( [Meta says it failed to adequately remove hate, incitement during May 2021 conflict]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [New indie production company to specialize in making Jewish stories for film and TV]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Israel, US wrap up four-day drill in Red Sea with naval drones]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [CNN’s Amanpour says Raisi scrapped interview after she refused to wear headscarf]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Khashoggi wife readying to sue Israel’s NSO for alleged phone hacking]( By [TOI staff]( [The future of clothes shopping is going back in time]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Iceland police arrest four in ‘first-ever’ suspected terror plot]( By [AFP]( [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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