Biden, PM raise hopes of Saudi deal * MBS: Every day we get closer * Lapid: Mustn’t give Riyadh path to nukes * Horovitz: ’Irish optimism’? * TLV’s Yom Kippur prayer test

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, September 21, 2023 [Meeting Netanyahu, Biden talks up Saudi deal hopes, calls to uphold democratic values]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid PM pledges to safeguard democracy as leaders hail prospect of Saudi normalization; senior Israeli: Netanyahu told Biden ‘Palestinians should be part of process but can’t have veto’ [Full text: Biden and Netanyahu’s public remarks at their New York meeting]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 21 – Potential Saudi-US defense pact: Performative politics?]( By ToI Staff [Saudi crown prince: Israel and Saudi Arabia moving closer to normalization ‘every day’]( By Jacob Magid But Mohammed bin Salman says Palestinians are important part of potential deal; senior US official says Netanyahu knows he’ll ‘have to do some very hard things’ on Palestinian front [Iranian president says Israel-Saudi ties would be ‘stab in the back’ to Palestinians]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Iranian president sees no obstacle to establishing ties with Egypt]( By ToI Staff and AP [Lapid: Must not give Riyadh a path to nukes; FM: Could have Saudi deal in months]( By ToI Staff Opposition warns of ‘nuclear arms race’ in Middle East if Saudi Arabia granted permission to enrich uranium, as foreign minister says normalization agreement possible in early 2024 [Netanyahu told officials to cooperate on Saudi bid to enrich uranium – report]( By ToI Staff [Israeli, Emirati foreign ministers meet to talk 3 years of Abraham Accords]( By Lazar Berman Op-ed David Horovitz [‘Irish optimism’? Biden touts a Saudi deal; Netanyahu raises expectations even higher]( In 2020, the Saudis denied the PM had flown in to meet with MBS; this time the crown prince is on board. So how does Netanyahu think he can square the domestic political circle? [Op-ed / Unnoticed, Netanyahu promises a ‘minor correction’ with devastating consequences]( By David Horovitz Inside story Canaan Lidor [Annual Yom Kippur mass prayer tests the limits of Tel Aviv’s vaunted liberalism]( City has prohibited the placing of a divider between men and women at popular street event that draws 2,000 Orthodox and secular participants; as things stand, it won’t go ahead [Protesters hound homophobic rabbi in Tel Aviv amid uproar over religious group]( By ToI Staff [Israel accused of assassinating two in Syria drone strike, close to border]( By Emanuel Fabian Pro-opposition reports say men hit by missile while riding motorcycle near Beit Jinn; no comment from Syrian authorities, IDF [Shots fired outside US embassy in Lebanon, no injuries reported]( By AP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Cohen says possible Saudi deal will open up ties with other Muslim countries]( By ToI Staff Speaking in New York, foreign minister tells Jewish leaders that Saudi-Israel agreement will ‘symbolize reconciliation between the Jewish people and the Muslim world’ Top Ops Rachel Seelig [Can a toddler really apologize? (And other thoughts on Yom Kippur)]( There’s telling them to ’say you’re sorry’ and then there’s cultivating personal responsibility, kindness and empathy Pamela Peled [Doing the Daf as Israel implodes]( Why must I help fund lifelong study of texts about men falling naked off roofs into the waiting bodies of women below? Glenn Yago [Needed urgently: An Abraham Accords dividend]( Three years after the deal’s signing, time is running out to show young people that cooperation and prosperity go hand in hand Barry Topf [Is the Saudi deal a dream or a nightmare?]( Why has ’normalization’ suddenly become so important? The answer is frighteningly simple: Netanyahu needs the photo-op [Potential Saudi-US defense pact: Performative politics?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Security guard lightly hurt in suspected ramming at Jerusalem checkpoint]( By Emanuel Fabian Driver who hit 32-year-old civilian at Qalandiya Crossing detained; police say he is apparently suicidal [Gaza pedestrian crossing remains closed for 7th day, may open only after Yom Kippur]( By Emanuel Fabian [Amid tensions, Fatah offshoot accuses Islamist rivals of turning West Bank into Syria]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Anti-overhaul demonstrators prod US for support as Netanyahu meets Biden]( By Luke Tress Hundreds chant ‘we’ll never give up’ in New York City, as Israeli protest leaders and city comptroller fire up the crowd [Golan moshav asks Netanyahus to scrap repeat vacation plan after previous chaos]( By ToI Staff [Campaign to free Israeli killer of Palestinian family raises over NIS 1.2 million]( By ToI Staff More than 6,000 people donate, reportedly including prominent right-wing rabbis, head of ultranationalist homophobic Lehava group [Israeli researchers develop noninvasive method to assess iron levels in brain]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Using MRI images and physical calculations, team led by Hebrew University PhD student gains vital data previously available only via autopsy or tissue sample examinations [Health officials remind Israeli women of new mammogram guidelines]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Rothman silences courts representative at Knesset hearing, threatens ethics complaint]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Constitution Committee head lambastes Hanit Avraham-Becher after she suggests hearing is aimed at eroding public trust in judiciary [Ben Gvir’s ministry chief quits, cites personal reasons; reports indicate pair clashed]( By Michael Horovitz [CRM]( More Headlines [Man indicted for murdering his father, attempting to murder his mother]( By ToI Staff [19-year-old soldier killed in accident at Netanya train station]( By ToI Staff [Airport Authority: GPS jamming is forcing planes to land using alternative routes]( By Michael Horovitz [Israel allocates NIS 30m to fund projects for AI applications in Hebrew and Arabic]( By Sharon Wrobel [7 artworks to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star murdered in the Holocaust]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Ombudsman says 30% of complaints against law enforcement officials justified]( By Jeremy Sharon [Musk’s Neuralink starts recruiting volunteers to test brain implants]( By ToI Staff and AFP [Materials for makeshift bomb found in cell of maximum security prisoner]( By ToI Staff [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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