IDF kills Nablus terror chief * Adidas drops Kanye * Netanyahu unfazed by US warnings on Ben Gvir * How magnetic fields can date biblical events * New UK PM warm on J’lem

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, October 25, 2022 [IDF: Lion’s Den leader, 4 other gunmen killed, bomb factory destroyed in Nablus raid]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Top terror group commander Wadee al-Houh ‘main target’ of overnight operation in West Bank; 6th fatality reported near Ramallah; PIJ vows revenge, Abbas aide pans ‘war crime’]( [Lapid on Nablus raid: ‘Anyone who hurts Israelis should know it will end badly’]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Palestinian gunmen fire at northern West Bank industrial zone, damaging building]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West over ‘dangerous’ antisemitic remarks]( By [AP]( [After review and amid criticism, German sportswear giant announces it’s severing ties with US rapper, calling his comments ‘unacceptable, hateful’]( [Documentary on Kanye iced, as talent agency drops antisemitic rapper]( By [Leanne Italie]( [Kim Kardashian breaks silence on Kanye’s scandal, says she ‘stands with’ Jews]( By [Tobias Siegal]( Inside story [Andrew Lapin]( [Adidas, caught in the crosshairs of Kanye saga, has a complicated history with Jews]( [US rapper’s antisemitism scandal is shining a light on the German company started by two brothers who later became ardent Nazis, a past the shoe-maker has tried to tiptoe around]( [Twitterpated / Jessica Seinfeld post about Kanye West’s antisemitism goes viral]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( Live updates [LIVE: Visiting Nazareth, Lapid urges Arab Israelis to vote in next week’s election]( By [TOI staff]( [PM meets mayor and other municipal leaders as he argues that if Arab citizens don’t go to the polls, ‘what was given last year will be taken from them’]( [Zelensky: Israel’s neutrality spurred Russia-Iran ties; Putin may help Iran on nukes]( By [TOI staff]( [Panning government policy in address to Haaretz event, Ukraine’s leader says Israel must decide if it backs democracy or turning blind eye to ‘Russian terror’; hails public support]( [Gantz talks to Ukrainian counterpart about Israel’s offer of missile warning system]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Moscow’s claim Ukraine planning to use ‘dirty bomb’ is just a diversion, experts say]( By [Daphné BENOIT]( [Netanyahu: ‘Won’t bow my head’ to US lawmakers’ warning against Ben Gvir partnership]( By [TOI staff]( [In Haredi radio station interview, opposition leader pledges to scrap tax hikes on disposable plasticware and sweetened drinks, both hot-button issues for ultra-Orthodox community]( [Gantz plugs possible alliance with Haredi politicians, but UTJ says it won’t zigzag]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [New British PM has called Jerusalem Israel’s ‘historic capital,’ vowed to fight BDS]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Rishi Sunak has also hailed the Jewish state as a ‘shining beacon of hope,’ expressed determination to eliminate ‘scourge’ of antisemitism]( [Sunak becomes UK’s third PM in 7 weeks, vows to confront ‘profound economic crisis’]( By [Jill Lawless]( Archaeology [Israeli researchers say magnetic fields provide way to securely date biblical events]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Team discovers that from layers of historical destruction springs a new hope of accurate chronological dating, plus deeper understanding of a powerful cosmic force]( [Push for Arab vote; 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rights group slams apparent violation of medical ethics]( [IDF suspends soldier who assaulted Palestinian, 2 others who failed to intervene]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [In first, Israeli athlete to compete in Saudi Arabia amid thawing ties]( By [TOI staff]( [Triathlete Shachar Sagiv says his participation in Super League is ‘proof that sports connect peoples and countries’]( [Exiled Afghan women’s cycling champ to ride for Israeli team]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel’s big delegation to COP27 hoping to make connections, help climate with tech]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Dozens of events will be held at the first Israeli pavilion on Egyptian soil in 37 years, and at other locations within the UN climate change conference’s complex]( [Green group urges Israelis to attend Friday’s annual pre-COP27 climate march]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Plan for amphitheater in Ramon Crater stalled as nobody bids for tender]( By [Omer Sharvit and Sue Surkes]( Interview [Anthony Hopkins feels personal connection to role as Jewish-American grandfather]( By [Jake Coyle]( [In ‘Armageddon Times,’ actor plays the son of Ukrainian Jews who emigrated to London, and channels memories of his own Welsh grandfather]( [AIPAC, GOP silent on Trump warning US Jews to ‘get their act together’ on Israel]( By [Gabe Friedman and Ron Kampeas]( [Critics see ex-US president’s comment as a veiled antisemitic threat, but Republican leaders, including Jewish ones, are apparently indifferent]( [Trump clueless on foreign policy, seen as unable to spell ‘Middle East,’ ally says]( By [Tom Hays]( [GOP groups stay quiet after Mastriano adviser questions if Josh Shapiro is Jewish]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Genetic test finds couple are not biological parents of mistakenly implanted embryo]( By [TOI staff]( [Prison warden gets 30 months for sex offenses against detained asylum seeker]( By [TOI staff]( [Heading to the US, Herzog says he’ll discuss Iran threat, Lebanon deal with Biden]( By [TOI staff]( [Maj. 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