LIVE: Biden-Netanyahu finally meeting, on Saudis, Iran, Palestinians, overhaul * PM meets Erdogan, Zelensky * MK hails Palestinian family’s killer* Top unit open to women

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, September 20, 2023 [Biden to push Netanyahu on concessions for Palestinians in bid to boost Saudi deal]( By Jacob Magid As he readies for meeting with US president on UN sidelines, PM constrained by far-right partners and expected to try to limit gestures to economic aid for PA, official says [Biden: Israel normalization delivering results amid ‘tireless’ 2-state solution push]( By AP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [US Jewish leaders push Biden to include moves toward 2 states in Saudi normalization]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu about to meet Biden in NYC as Likud MKs warn against concessions to Saudis]( By ToI Staff Ruling party lawmakers rule out territorial compromise with Palestinians as part of US-brokered normalization talks with Riyadh; Hundreds protest outside meeting [Far-right coalition MK calls Israeli killer of Palestinian family ‘holy righteous man’]( By Alexander Fulbright Limor Son Har-Melech claims innocence of Amiram Ben Uliel, who is serving life for 2015 arson attack, says at fundraiser for him that he’s ‘suffering for all the people of Israel’ [Bat Yam man convicted over 2021 mob assault on Arab driver]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu discusses potential Saudi deal in first-ever meeting with Erdogan]( By Lazar Berman Sitting down on UN General Assembly sidelines, leaders agree to arrange mutual visits; Erdogan is looking to tour Al-Aqsa Mosque soon, to mark 100th anniversary of Turkish Republic [PM holds ‘friendly’ UN sidelines meet with Zelensky against backdrop of tensions]( By Lazar Berman Netanyahu vows to maintain humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but doesn’t respond to request for missile defense help, a sticking point for Kyiv; also meets leaders of Germany, Paraguay [Lapid: Netanyahu has ‘lost control of his ministers,’ is a threat to security]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Opposition Leader says PM’s coalition partners ‘each pursue their own dangerous policies,’ exacerbating security woes at critical time [At Selichot event, Herzog urges forgiveness and unity to overcome national crisis]( By ToI Staff [Hundreds protest overhaul in New York as Netanyahu meets with world leaders]( By Luke Tress Israelis from an array of protest groups gather in Times Square and outside PM’s hotel after he arrives for UN General Assembly, meeting with Biden [Ehud Barak warns some overhaul opponents could die but predicts no civil war]( By ToI Staff starting soon [Webinar: Diaspora Jews & Israel’s judicial overhaul: Differing stances]( REGISTER NOW: Join former United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman, former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Prof. Gil Troy on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Israel / 12 p.m. ET. Hosted by ToI’s Amanda Borschel-Dan. Top Ops Tova Herzl [My prime minister accused me of siding with Iran]( Netanyahu should learn from Mandela’s generous leadership, when it comes to handling those who oppose him Abdulaziz Alkhamis [Abbas holds onto the past as the Palestinian future slips away]( His controversial remarks have damaged the image of Palestinians on the world stage and hindered potential peace efforts [A minister’s outburst; Uman, not just for adults; PM in US]( [listen to the podcast]( [IDF to open its top commando unit to female recruits for first time]( By Emanuel Fabian Starting in late 2024, women can try out for Sayeret Matkal; pilot scheme also to open in elite mobility unit; chief of staff sees low chance of program starting in Armored Corps [Addressing UN, Iran president calls on US to show ‘goodwill’ and revive nuclear deal]( By ToI Staff, AFP and Jacob Magid Raisi also accuses Washington of worsening Ukraine war; Israeli envoy stages walkout for second straight year, holding sign reading, ‘Iranian women deserve freedom now’ [Iran MPs advance bill to toughen penalties for women who violate Islamic dress code]( By AFP [Arguing overhaul still ‘good,’ Likud minister likens opponents to apartheid regime]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff Breaking with remarks made by Netanyahu a day earlier, David Amsalem says judicial shakeup ‘critical’ and Levin’s initial far-reaching package of proposals is only ‘the beginning’ [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 20: A minister’s outburst; Uman, not just for adults; PM in US]( By ToI Staff [Local elections turn placid Tiberias into unlikely front in Israel’s societal clash]( By Canaan Lidor Haredi and secularist extremism, as well as the alleged involvement of a former politician with a criminal record, are muddying the lakeside city’s political waters [Palestinian killed during clashes with IDF near Jericho, bringing daily toll to 6]( By ToI Staff PA health ministry reports death of 19-year-old from Aqabat Jabr, where Israeli forces have carried out numerous raids since February terror shooting by resident of camp [4 Palestinians killed during clashes with IDF in Jenin refugee camp]( By Emanuel Fabian [Palestinians say 1 killed by Israeli forces during rioting on Gaza border]( By Emanuel Fabian [Orthodox European rabbinical group finds a home in Munich, with new funding]( By Canaan Lidor After decamping post-Brexit UK, the Conference of European Rabbis becomes first major international Jewish group to open its headquarters in Germany since the Holocaust [Ireland just got its first kosher restaurant in decades and it’s getting rave reviews]( By Jacob Judah Interview [A Rothschild wrote a book about antisemitic Rothschild conspiracy theories]( By Amy Spiro In ‘Jewish Space Lasers,’ journalist Mike Rothschild – no relation – plumbs 200 years of outlandish and harmful material to try and discover how one family became an unending target [Archaeologists find ancient stonemason’s workshop in Jerusalem outskirts]( By ToI Staff Defense Ministry unit that uncovered site, which includes several adjacent quarries, says it likely was a ‘center for quarrying, production and distribution of stoneware’ [CRM]( More Headlines [Shin Bet accuses Hamas of recent attempt to smuggle explosive material from Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup raises $40m to help mitigate threats to AI apps]( By Sharon Wrobel [IDF officer given 10 days in military prison over shooting of Palestinian motorist]( By AP and ToI Staff [Azerbaijan halts operation in breakaway region as Armenian separatists vow to disarm]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Israeli captain playing for the Palestinians: ‘Can’t separate politics from sports’]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [US cyber giant CrowdStrike snaps up Israeli-founded cloud security startup Bionic]( By Sharon Wrobel [Arab MK includes Israeli boy killed by Gaza fire in montage of slain Palestinian kids]( By ToI Staff [Man shot dead in Tuba-Zangariyye, taking Arab community toll to 176 this year]( By ToI Staff [Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students]( By Andrew Lapin [Syria’s Assad to visit China as Beijing boosts reach in Mideast]( By Albert Aji and BASSEM MROUE [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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