Netanyahu says Ben Gvir can be minister * Lapid congratulates Italy’s far-right PM * Court clears Lebanon deal * Analysis: For Abbas, Biden=Trump * IDF chief Halevi OK’ed

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, October 23, 2022 Presented by [Identity/Crisis podcast]( Live updates [In U-turn, Netanyahu says Ben Gvir ‘certainly can’ be a minister in his cabinet]( By [TOI staff]( [After declaring the opposite in 2021, former PM says anyone from Religious Zionism can be a minister; stresses that top portfolios will be held by Likud]( [Likud MK calls for jailing ex-AG and state prosecutor over roles in Netanyahu trial]( By [TOI staff]( [David Amsalem claims charges against Likud leader are drummed up, ‘everyone’ involved should be charged; labels Lapid and the left ‘Bolsheviks’ trying to change country by force]( [Lapid expresses concern Netanyahu will question legitimacy of election results]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud MK says eliminating key charge against Netanyahu from criminal code a top goal]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid congratulates new Italy PM Meloni, looks to cooperate in fighting antisemitism]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli premier appears to change tack on far-right leader, after previous Foreign Ministry statement on elections avoided mentioning Giorgia Meloni or her Brothers of Italy party]( From our sponsor [Antizionism at Berkeley Law]( [What we can learn from these moments of Jewish vulnerability – on the Identity/Crisis podcast from the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.]( [High Court rejects petitions against Lebanon maritime deal, paving way for approval]( By [Jeremy Sharon]( [The justices’ unanimous dismissal of the arguments against the maritime border agreement means the government will be able to formally okay the deal later this week]( State of the campaign [Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman]( [One anti-Netanyahu party below the threshold would almost certainly hand him victory]( [As the election race enters the final straight, Religious Zionism becomes a problem for Likud, Yesh Atid courts female voters, Gantz shifts focus, Arab parties aim to boost turnout]( [Eisenkot: ‘Waste of time’ to debate 2-state solution, LGBT rights a ‘personal issue’]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel’s fifth election since 2019 to cost NIS 79 per potential voter]( By [TOI staff]( [Cabinet confirms Herzi Halevi as Israeli army’s 23rd chief of staff]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Current IDF deputy head to take up post on January 17, when outgoing top soldier Aviv Kohavi’s tenure ends]( [Senior member of Palestinian terror group Lion’s Den killed in Nablus explosion]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Organization accuses Israel of ‘assassinating’ Tamer Kilani by attaching a bomb to a motorcycle, amid crackdown on daily attacks emanating from flashpoint West Bank city]( [Suspected Palestinian car thief smashes through Ben Gurion Airport entry gate]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian killed after car allegedly flees troops, hits soldier in West Bank]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [After cutting ties with Iran, Albanian PM arrives in Israel to talk cybersecurity]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Edi Rama blames Tehran for series of attacks in July, will meet with Israel’s cyber czar; Dutch PM also slated to land this week]( [UN releases 2nd damning report on Israel; real estate soars]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops [Kenneth Jacobson]( [The gaping holes in the UN Commission of Inquiry report]( [The investigation into rights abuses in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip left out key info on Palestinian violence and Israeli peace moves]( [Bazy Swirsky Rubin]( [Please don’t tell me I shouldn’t complain]( [The holidays are wonderful. And an emotional roller coaster. And a lot of work. Really, a lot of work. If it’s been challenging, I can tell you, you’re not alone]( Analysis [Jacob Magid]( [While not cutting ties, Abbas increasingly talks of Biden as if he is Trump]( [After the PA president, sitting alongside Putin, declared that Ramallah doesn’t trust the US, appetite in Washington to engage on Palestinian issue has shrunk even further]( [Cabinet set to approve construction of Albert Einstein museum in Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [Upon his death, the famous physicist bequeathed his writings and archive containing a multitude of items to the Hebrew University; these are now expected to go on display]( [How Israel's dysfunctional electoral system still can be fixed]( [listen to the podcast]( [Armenia has had few Jews and a poor relationship with Israel. That could be changing]( By [Larry Luxner]( [Most of the Jewish community fled in the early 20th century, and Israeli-Azerbaijani relations have been a damper, but ancient ties and renewed diplomacy sow hope for the future]( [Sunak announces second bid to become British PM, with Johnson yet to declare]( By [Joe JACKSON]( [Former finance minister holds lengthy talks with ex-PM Boris Johnson ahead of repeat party leadership contest that could be decided within a week]( [Amid political turmoil, UK waits to hear from Johnson whether he’ll run again for PM]( By [Joe JACKSON]( [Anticipating Ukrainian advance, Russia withdraws officers from Kherson – think tank]( By [ANDREW MELDRUM]( [Institute for the Study of War says Moscow has deployed newly mobilized, inexperienced forces to delay counteroffensive; city has been in Russian hands since early days of invasion]( [2 Russian pilots killed as warplane crashes into Siberia building during exercise]( By [AP]( [Report: Ukraine not cooperating with Israel on proposed missile alert system]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran says nuke agency email hacked in ‘foreign attack’ to draw attention to protests]( By [AFP]( [Nuclear agency acknowledges subsidiary targeted, but downplays importance of documents released]( [‘We are one in this’: Iran protests trigger large solidarity rallies in US, Europe]( By [Farnoush Amiri and MICHAEL BLOOD]( [Husband of jailed activist: Iran ‘torturing’ prisoners’ families by denying contact]( By [Stuart Williams]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Hungary’s Orban seems to compare EU to Soviet troops who crushed 1956 revolution]( By [Justin Spike]( [Top US court to hear cases seeking to hold social media firms responsible for terror]( By [AP]( [Auschwitz survivor, advocate for recognizing Sinti and Roma genocide, dies at 98]( By [AP]( [Granted a third term, China’s President Xi Jinping expands powers, promotes allies]( By [Joe McDonald]( [Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Bin Salman to skip Arab Summit in Algeria for health reasons]( By [Jon Gambrell]( [‘Life-threatening’ storm surge forecast as Hurricane Roslyn sweeps towards Mexico]( By [AP]( [Sedition trial of Oath Keepers highlights missed warnings before US Capitol siege]( By [ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST]( [American musician Carly Simon loses both sisters to cancer in consecutive days]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [‘Election deniers’ in midterms are threatening US democracy, warn experts]( By [Frankie TAGGART]( [US Orthodox basketball star Ryan Turell selected in NBA’s minor league draft]( By [jacob gurvis]( [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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