Iraq seeks civilian nuclear program * Soldier killed in truck-ramming terror * Iran says it foiled Mossad missile sabotage * Elron panned for Supreme Court presidency bid

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, August 31, 2023 Presented by [Total Wine & More]( [Decades after Israel’s Osirak strike, Iraq says it’s seeking civilian nuclear program]( By ToI Staff Military spokesman confirms high-level meeting on developing peaceful program to diversify energy resources for oil-rich country [Gallant said to press US for clarifications on proposed Saudi nuclear program]( By ToI Staff [Soldier killed, six injured in truck-ramming terror attack near Modiin]( By Emanuel Fabian Another serviceman seriously hurt; Palestinian driver shot dead after running over off-duty troops and others at Maccabim checkpoint, then fleeing to nearby Hashmonaim checkpoint [Security forces raid Palestinian gun workshop, seize lathes, dozens of firearm parts]( By Emanuel Fabian [4 IDF soldiers hurt after being hit by large explosive device in Nablus]( By Emanuel Fabian Live updates [LIVE: Ahead of High Holidays, Israel warns travelers of Iranian kidnapping threats]( By ToI Staff National Security Council says Hamas and Islamic Jihad also seeking to carry out kidnappings within Israeli territory, warns of elevated risk in Sweden, Denmark after Qurans burned from our sponsor [Your top kosher wines for Rosh Hashana]( Order kosher wine for Rosh Hashana online now. 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[Israeli moderately hurt in Jerusalem attack; Palestinian teen stabber shot dead]( By Emanuel Fabian 14-year-old assailant stabs man in 20s in back at Shivtei Israel light rail station near Old City, before being apparently disarmed by civilians, shot by Border Police officer [Palestinian gets life plus 26 years for deadly 2018 terror shooting]( By Emanuel Fabian [Iran claims to foil major Mossad attempt to insert defective parts into its missiles]( By ToI Staff Intelligence unit of country’s defense ministry says Islamic Republic thwarted ‘one of the largest sabotage plots targeting Iran’s missile, aviation and airspace military industry’ [Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel after strike on Aleppo airport]( By Agencies [Tehran steps up crackdown ahead of first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death]( By Stuart Williams [Justice Elron panned for challenging seniority system for Supreme Court president]( By ToI Staff Critics say candidacy submission aimed at preventing rival Isaac Amit from assuming role as most veteran justice when current chief Esther Hayut retires [In unprecedented challenge, junior justice asks to jump line for Supreme Ct. president]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Justice minister says AG is not doing her job. What now?]( By ToI Staff [As tensions soar on northern border, Israel works to protect UN peacekeeper mandate]( By Lazar Berman UN Security Council to vote this week on UNIFIL mission, as Hezbollah tries to limit international force’s freedom of action Inside story Jacob Magid [Palestinians seek ‘irreversible’ measures as part of Israel-Saudi deal, officials say]( Ramallah proposing steps that can’t be rolled back by Israel, but Biden officials have pressed PA to moderate requests and direct them at Jerusalem, not Washington [Opposition MK holds rare meeting with Palestinian officials in Ramallah]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [UN seeking $15.5 million for Palestinian camps in Lebanon ravaged by clashes]( By AP [Justice minister says AG is not doing her job. What now?]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Shmuel Rosenman [As the school year starts, we must still teach the Holocaust]( Programs like March of the Living inculcate the knowledge and values urgently needed to counter the forces of intolerance Ghadir Hani [Don’t leave me to bear this alone]( As the death toll among Arab Israelis soars, a plea for empathy and help, especially from the religious Jewish community [Suspected car thief smashes through Ben Gurion Airport gate, sparking panic]( By ToI Staff Travelers at baggage claim told to lie on the floor as incident unfolded outside Op-ed David Horovitz [How Netanyahu and his rookie FM turned a breakthrough with Libya into a debacle]( Did the PM know Cohen was about to publicize the unprecedented meet with Libya’s Mangoush, with predictably awful consequences? If so, why didn’t he intervene? And if not, why not? [Tunisian president rules out any chance of establishing diplomatic ties with Israel]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff [Analysis / FM Cohen may have been publicly rebuked by Netanyahu, but his backers remain loyal]( By Shalom Yerushalmi [Public mikvehs routinely violate women’s right to immerse alone, study finds]( By Canaan Lidor Analysis by ITIM group reveals that only 188 of 320 of ritual bathhouses in large cities say they comply with a 2016 ruling on the issue [Woman shot dead in Haifa home; man injured]( By ToI Staff Victim declared dead at scene; her partner, reported target of attack, escapes with moderate wounds [2 arrested for threatening Nazareth mayor, as crime wave hits upcoming election]( By ToI Staff [Police arrest top crime boss after four months on the run]( By ToI Staff [Backed by Google and Nvidia, Israel AI startup nabs $155m, soars to $1.4b valuation]( By Sharon Wrobel Funding round makes AI21 Labs, a creator of AI generative text models co-founded by Amnon Shashua, a new Israeli unicorn [Israeli startup raises $15 million to drive US expansion of clinical trial simulator]( By Sharon Wrobel [At this Jewish surf camp in Virginia, the beach is a sanctuary]( By jacob gurvis Sababa Beachaway focuses on surfing, sailing, scuba diving and ocean education through a Jewish lens with a curriculum that includes Judaic programming and prayer [CRM]( [6 cops injured, 4 protesters arrested at Tel Aviv rally for boy killed in hit-and-run]( By ToI Staff Police deploy mounted officers, stun grenades to clear activists from road as clashes erupt during fresh protest calling for justice for Rafael Adana; 1 officer hospitalized [Bereaved families from Ethiopian community rally for boy killed in hit-and-run]( By ToI Staff More Headlines [No breakthrough as high school teachers still threaten strike, day before school year]( By ToI Staff [Education minister seen as seeking to oust Yad Vashem head Dani Dayan]( By ToI Staff [Right-wing pundit on Rabin murder: ‘When people are silenced, there is violence’]( By Michael Bachner [Unilever wins pension fund case over Ben and Jerry’s ‘Palestinian Territory’ boycott]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Nazi pamphlet controversy looms large in local German election]( By Gabe Friedman [Yair Netanyahu ordered to pay $34,000 for post suggesting woman was Gantz’s paramour]( By ToI Staff [Soldier who accidentally killed comrade jailed for 3 years in plea deal]( By Emanuel Fabian [Man dies in cabin fire in north, another seriously injured]( By ToI Staff [Comeback kid / Soccer’s Ronaldinho set to feature in 2 Barça legends games in Israel]( By ToI Staff [Moonstruck / Rare blue supermoon dazzles stargazers around globe]( By Marcia Dunn [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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