Israel, Lebanon OK maritime deal * Ex-Moscow chief rabbi tells Jews to flee * Fat the final Jewish frontier * Horovitz op-ed: Israel risks catastrophic lurch to extremism

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, October 27, 2022 [Israel and Lebanon approve maritime deal; Lapid hails ‘recognition’ by enemy state]( By [TOI staff]( [Cabinet unanimously votes in favor of agreement ahead of bilateral signing ceremony later in the day; prominent member of Hamas signals support]( [Biden lauds ‘historic’ Israel-Lebanon border deal in White House meet with Herzog]( By [Luke Tress]( [Gas extraction begins at Karish field, day before Israel-Lebanon deal signing]( By [Tobias Siegal and Lazar Berman]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [With rise of Ben Gvir and Smotrich, Israel risks a catastrophic lurch to extremism]( [Both will be ministers if Netanyahu wins the elections; their agendas would undo foundational principles and reverse core achievements, weakening Israel within and without]( [Ex-Moscow chief rabbi calls on Russia Jews to flee after top official attacks Chabad]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Community finds itself in the crosshairs after Russian national security official calls Hasidic sect, the largest Jewish movement in the former Soviet Union, a supremacist cult]( [Zelensky hails ‘positive trend’ in Israel ties after intel sharing on Iranian drones]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Russian TV figure Ksenia Sobchak flees to Lithuania on Israeli passport]( By [AFP]( [Daily Briefing Oct. 27: Chabad navigates Russia, and a green agenda in Sharm]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Biden lauds Israel-Lebanon deal: Sets stage for ‘a stable and prosperous region’]( By [TOI staff]( [Statement from US president comes as Israeli and Lebanese delegations prepare to ink agreement in a ceremony on their shared border]( [IDF to deploy all-female tank crews after two-year trial deemed a success]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Merkava IV company will defend Egyptian frontier as permanent part of mixed-gender Caracal Battalion; Kohavi hails successful pilot enabling more combat roles for women]( [Israel to show off defense tech at Bahrain International Airshow for first time]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Chabad navigates Russia, and a green agenda in Sharm]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops [Bobby Rechnitz]( [The world awaits Netanyahu]( [History will show the accomplished former PM’s doctrine as ’Peace Through Strength’ and the Lapid legacy as ’Take Whatever You Want – It’s Free’]( [Eytan Stibbe]( [When I went into space, art and philosophy came with me]( [To help nurture critical thinking skills and encourage unexpected innovation, we need STEAM education that teaches the humanities along with science]( [Report: Israel warns Syria it will ramp up strikes over Iran weapons transfers]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Al-Arabiya says Jerusalem sent message to Damascus after three strikes in recent days blamed on Israel; it also reports Iran is sending arms in shipments disguised as aid]( [Israeli airstrikes said to target Damascus for third time in days]( By [TOI staff]( [After Israeli raid, at least 4 Lion’s Den members turn themselves into PA custody]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Prominent operative wounded in Israeli operation against terror group leader surrenders to Palestinian security services for protection]( [IDF probe finds ‘errors’ led to death of senior officer in West Bank gun battle]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( Analysis [Jack Mukand]( [Campaigning among Arabs, Netanyahu may be trying to pare down votes, not win them]( [Analysts say Likud’s outreach to Arabs is aimed at calming fears and keeping turnout low, after several previous elections saw scare campaigns backfire and bring out the voters]( [Surveys predict bump in Arab voter turnout ahead of November 1 elections]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Fat is the final frontier when it comes to full inclusion in the Jewish community]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Fat Torah organization aims to end weight stigmas and fatphobia by ‘connecting with sacred text, tradition, and spirituality that fosters body liberation for people of all sizes’]( Election explainer [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [How Israel’s low-tech voting system helps ensure the integrity of the count]( [From the casting of the ballot to its arrival and counting at the Central Elections Committee, Israel uses a variety of means to ensure the accuracy of its election results]( [How Israel's dysfunctional electoral system still can be fixed]( [listen to the podcast]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [Lapid’s near-impossible task: Why victory may not be in the cards]( [The prime minister’s campaign is beset on all sides by political paradoxes. 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