Abbas claims he scolded Blinken * Israel takes step to civil marriage * The plot against Netanyahu * Found Hitler’s V2s, died in Israeli obscurity * Nanotech chemo boost

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, September 30, 2022 Presented by [Electrolux]( Exclusive [/ 'It's the US, not Israel, that doesn't want peace']( [‘You little boy’: Abbas says he scolded Blinken for not pressuring Israel]( By [Jacob Magid]( [In recording of meeting with Palestinian Americans on UN sidelines, PA leader urges group to push for statehood, claims he met with ‘Zionist lobby’ despite Obama warning against it]( [Top Abbas aide to meet with senior Biden officials in Washington next week]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Putin annexes Ukrainian regions, vows to use ‘all means’ to protect territories]( By [AP]( [Russian leader signs treaties after referendum derided in West as sham, says residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are its ‘citizens forever’]( [Russian strike on humanitarian convoy in Ukraine kills 23, governor says]( By [AP]( [US urges ‘immediate’ probe into death of 7-year-old Palestinian during IDF operation]( By [Jacob Magid]( [State Department spokesman says US ‘heartbroken’ over incident, notes investigation already being carried out by IDF, which says troops didn’t use violence or enter boy’s home]( [Amid rising West Bank violence, Lapid orders forces to remain on high alert]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel halts visits to Jewish shrine in Nablus indefinitely amid security escalation]( By [TOI staff]( from our sponsor [Better living through smart laundry]( [Break the pattern and reduce pollution by better maintaining your clothes]( [In step toward civil marriage, Jerusalem court accepts ‘Zoom weddings’ from Utah]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [In early 2020, Utah began issuing marriage licenses for ceremonies performed online, offering an easy alternative for Israelis who can’t or won’t marry through the rabbinate]( [Court: Orthodox conversions done outside state rabbinate acceptable for citizenship]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( Elections 2022 [Top Likud politicians plotting to shunt Netanyahu aside if he doesn’t win majority]( By [Shalom Yerushalmi]( [Plan would try to placate former prime minster by letting him maintain almost full control of party but keep him out of government, enabling a coalition with Gantz’s National Unity]( [Netanyahu vows to make renegade MK a minister after election disqualification]( By [Ash Obel and TOI staff]( [Elections panel blocks Balad party’s run for Knesset, against AG’s advice]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn and Tobias Siegal]( [Iran arrests woman shown in viral photo eating breakfast in public without hijab]( By [AFP]( [Sister says Donya Rad transferred to notorious wing of Tehran’s Evin prison run by intelligence ministry amid ongoing protests of death of a woman in custody of morality police]( [Iranian celebrities warned against publicly promoting Mahsa Amini protests]( By [AFP]( [Iran’s protesters chant from buildings amid crackdown on street demonstrations]( By [AP]( Interview [Lazar Berman]( [Ukraine ‘frustrated’ by Israel, Lapid, says new envoy to Middle East]( [Maksym Subkh, Kyiv’s new special representative, says Lapid became more cautious once he took over as PM, but lauds humanitarian aid, hints at expanded cooperation against Tehran]( [Israeli nanotech may be able to reduce side-effects of chemotherapy, scientists say]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Precision dosing invention gets drugs just to affected cells and not whole body; already tested on mice with inhibitor drugs; inventors also aiming at chemo and other treatments]( Interview [Film lauds WWII partisan chief who found Hitler’s V2s, died in Israel in obscurity]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Director Roman Shumunov tells the story of Leonid Berenshtein, who climbed the ranks in the underground, eventually discovering the factory producing Hitler’s dreaded V2 rockets]( [Holocaust survivor who escaped Tree of Life synagogue massacre dies at 84]( By [AP]( [Anti-war novel banned by Nazis gets Netflix revival told through German eyes]( By [Céline LE PRIOUX]( Top Ops [Romi Sussman]( [1,000 days of trying]( [I put my ego aside, I showed up as a novice, and I worked hard. And I’ve discovered that I’m worth the effort and struggle to attempt something new]( [Eliyahu Berkovits]( [Giving up on the core curriculum? Just wait for the Big Bang!]( [The ultra-Orthodox birth rate means Haredi parties will soon get enough votes to run separately and pass the threshold. Then watch how secular subjects take hold]( [Illegal outposts to begin receiving security assistance from IDF, Defense Ministry]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [In a significant policy change, unauthorized West Bank settlements will now be eligible to receive security equipment, including mobile information collection and warning systems]( [First meeting of EU-Israel Association Council since 2012 set for next week]( By [Lazar Berman]( [‘Biblically destructive’ Hurricane Ian devastating for some Florida Jews on New Year]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Sanibel Island Jews perform tashlich in waters that force their evacuation; Orthodox Fort Myers residents unable to evacuate after not receiving alert during Rosh Hashanah]( [Lapid sends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to Florida as hurricane aims at Carolinas]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Hurricane Ian leaves millions without power, many trapped in storm-struck Florida]( By [Curt Anderson]( [CRM]( [Relatives demand justice as they bury latest domestic violence victim, a mother of 4]( By [TOI staff]( [‘I apologize on behalf of all of us,’ friend says at Yafit Furian funeral; woman’s husband, lead suspect in case, remains hospitalized but will face questioning once awake]( [Suspect killed, another seriously hurt in shootout with police in Nazareth]( By [TOI staff]( [Lev Tahor members break out of Mexican shelter, escape in waiting vehicle]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Group of around 20 extremist cult members overpower private guards and flee government migrant facility; reportedly enter waiting truck and head toward Guatemalan border]( [The 15-minute city could save you from needing a car, but will Israel run with it?]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Planners envision urban spaces with everything you need a short walk or bike ride away, cutting emissions and stress; in parts of Israel, there are signs of the concept taking hold]( Explainer [Adam B. Cohen]( [Pre-Yom Kippur, psychologist of religion asks what Judaism says about forgiveness]( [Most Jews believe some offenses too severe to forgive, that asking someone who’s not the victim for forgiveness is illogical and that forgiveness isn’t offered unconditionally]( [CRM]( Inside story [White House summit tackles extremism with security, hugs and Christian forgiveness]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Some Jewish participants jarred by emphasis on forgiving hate crime perpetrators at confab just before Days of Awe, whose major theme is personal and communal accountability]( More Headlines [Haredi anti-draft protesters block central Jerusalem junctions, clash with police]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Palestinian inmate suspected of assaulting guards unlikely to face rape charge]( By [TOI staff]( [Progressive congressman beats moderate to head US House Middle East subcommittee]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Shin Bet officer promoted after reprimand for ordering genital search of Palestinian]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli spyware said used to hack senior Indonesian officials last year]( By [TOI staff]( [Restrictions lifted from Porto rabbi as Portuguese citizenship fraud case continues]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [US sanctions companies it says trade Iranian oil, in bid to speed up nuclear talks]( By [FATIMA HUSSEIN]( [Suicide bomber kills 19, wounds 27, in attack on Afghan education center]( By [AFP]( [Israeli tourist found dead in hotel room in India, no foul play suspected]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Not a lot of peace’: Nobel season arrives amid Ukraine war, fears of nuke disaster]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Toddler in serious condition after being forgotten in vehicle in northern Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [First coins depicting King Charles III unveiled by UK Royal Mint]( 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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