Netanyahu tasked with forming gov’t * Huge blast in Istanbul * Ben Gvir calls to revoke recognition of Reform conversions * Spielberg ’The Terminal’ hero dies, at airport

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, November 13, 2022 Presented by [Hadassah]( [Netanyahu tasked with forming coalition, vows to be PM for ‘all Israel’s citizens’]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Dismisses ‘doomsday talk that this is the end of the state’; president says he’s ‘not oblivious’ to Likud leader’s trial, but notes clear election results and MKs’ support for him]( [Deri demands Finance Ministry; Smotrich insisting on defense portfolio]( By [TOI staff]( [Reports: Coalition talks may last another week; Smotrich now unlikely to get Defense]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: At least 4 killed, 38 wounded as major explosion rocks downtown Istanbul]( By [TOI staff]( [Cause of blast still unclear; Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it is in touch with envoys in Turkey to establish if any Israelis were injured in incident]( [Ben Gvir calls for revoking state recognition of Reform conversions]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Far-right leader seeks law that would only accept conversions performed ‘in accordance with Jewish law’ for citizenship; Reform leader warns of ‘irreparable rift with Diaspora’]( [Liberman calls for chief rabbi’s ouster for demanding High Court override law]( By [TOI staff]( [Chief rabbi urges High Court override law: ‘Opportunity to amend law on who’s a Jew’]( By [TOI staff]( From our sponsor [The Many Paths to Parenthood]( [Dr. Hananel Holzer shares the myriad causes of infertility, explains treatment options including sperm donation, egg banks and IVF, and how oncology patients can retain their fertility options.]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Netanyahu’s vow to govern for all Israelis at odds with very nature of his coalition]( [The nascent right-religious gov’t does not begin to represent Israel’s diverse constituencies, and its members push policies antithetical to the values and needs of many Israelis]( [Ex-security official foresees ‘major disaster’ if Smotrich made defense minister]( By [TOI staff]( [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov. 13: Who’s on Bibi’s shortlist? IDF investigates a new theft]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Sheldon Kirshner]( [This Russian-sponsored UN resolution deserved everyone’s support]( [The US and Canada should have endorsed a proposal to condemn Nazism and all forms of racial hatred and xenophobia]( [Kenneth Jacobson]( [When a Nazi analogy is worth it – and when it’s not]( [Sure, use the history of World War II to convince the world to stop Putin’s land-grabbing, but that doesn’t make every extremist politician the Gestapo]( [In major win for Biden, Democrats retain control of US Senate in midterm election]( By [Will Weissert, Jill Colvin and Sara Burnett]( [Catherine Cortez Masto wins tight Nevada race, giving party at least 50 seats — a remarkable result that defied predictions of a Republican ‘red wave’ over both houses of Congress]( [Analysis / Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view]( By [Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin]( [Polish Independence Day march features Nazi symbol, calls to burn Jews]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Opposition lawmakers slam police for detaining anti-fascist activists in Warsaw but not reacting to Nazi symbol; in Krakow, crowd chants, ‘Down with the Jewish occupation’]( [Lapid, Gantz slam UN panel’s call on ICJ to probe Israeli ‘occupation, annexation’]( By [TOI staff]( [PM labels resolution a ‘prize for terrorist organizations,’ defense minister says request ‘disconnected from reality’; move awaits approval by General Assembly, likely next month]( [Who’s on Bibi’s shortlist? IDF investigates a new theft]( [listen to the podcast]( [Man who inspired Spielberg’s ‘The Terminal’ dies, at airport where he lived 18 years]( By [JEFFREY SCHAEFFER]( [Iranian asylum seeker Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who stayed at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle in 1988-2006 while in legal limbo, dies of heart attack after returning to the same airport]( [FBI came close to deploying NSO’s spyware, may use similar tools in future – report]( By [TOI staff]( [New York Times says officials from US agency pushed for use of controversial Israel-made tech before shelving plans amid negative publicity]( [‘We are Ukraine’: Tear of joy as locals celebrate Russian retreat from Kherson]( By [AFP]( [Regional state administration says everything being done to restore normal life, but curfew ordered as security forces work on removing mines left by Russia’s army]( [Iranian archer denies support for protests after hijab slips off at ceremony]( By [Michael Horovitz and Agencies]( [Parmida Ghasemi apologizes for incident, says she has ‘no problem’ with headscarf; followers fear statement was coerced]( [Iranian dissidents urge action after ‘groundbreaking’ meeting with Macron]( By [Stuart Williams]( [Putin, Iran’s Raisi discuss boosting bilateral cooperation in call — Kremlin]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Israeli climate finance experts gather some of world’s top brains at COP27 event]( By [Sue Surkes]( [YK Center, named for insurance and risk management expert Prof. Yehuda Kahane, holds global financial solution summit that opens window onto big ideas to fund climate repair]( [Multifaith leaders to gather in Israel and around the world for ‘climate repentance’]( By [TOI staff]( [Twitter’s paid blue tick unavailable for users after fake profiles rush platform]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Mock accounts only latest fiasco faced by billionaire Elon Musk since company takeover; user posing as Lockheed Martin vows to halt arms sales to US, Saudi Arabia and Israel]( [Sands of time: Christian monastery, possibly pre-dating Islam, found in UAE dunes]( By [Jon Gambrell]( [Finding on Siniyah Island in emirate of Umm al-Quwain sheds new light on history of Christians in Gulf region, which then — like today — was ‘a melting pot of nations’]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Miss Israel beauty pageant canceled after more than 70 years]( By [TOI staff]( [Man suspected of trying to murder his sister so he could have sex with her corpse]( By [TOI staff]( [Bahrain holds symbolic election after banning all opposition candidates]( By [AFP]( [73,000 bullets, 72 grenades stolen from Golan Heights army base in latest theft]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [‘Everybody was in shock’: 2 planes collide, crash at Veterans Day air show in Dallas]( By [LM OTERO and JILL BLEED]( [Banksy reveals mural of gymnast on bombed-out Ukrainian building]( By [AFP]( [False report of antisemitic incident on school bus alarms Chicago Jews]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [US Education Department to probe antisemitism complaints from Virginia schools]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Man seriously hurt in north, 3 injured in south, amid crime wave in Arab community]( By [TOI staff]( [Minibus falls into canal in Egypt’s Nile Delta, killing 21]( By [Agencies]( [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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