At UN, Saudi FM urges Palestinian state, mute on Israel, meets Iran FM * Yom Kippur: The 1st recorded evidence * 50 years since war: Did Dayan want to die? *Gaza heats up

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, September 24, 2023 [In UN speech, Saudi FM urges Palestinian state, doesn’t mention normalization, Israel]( By ToI Staff Bin Farhan says Mideast security requires ‘just, comprehensive solution to Palestinian issue’ and ‘independent state’ on 1967 borders; denounces ‘unilateral steps’; meets Iran’s FM [Netanyahu denies squeezing Israel’s nuclear agency not to oppose Saudi enrichment]( By ToI Staff Yom Kippur War: 50 years [Did Moshe Dayan secretly want to die on the front lines during the Yom Kippur War?]( By Abraham Rabinovich Reports of seemingly reckless visits to the battlefield and a rumored mental breakdown in the war’s early days may cast light on the defense minister’s feelings of responsibility [Netanyahu wraps up US visit as protesters shout ‘shame’ at departing convoy in NY]( By ToI Staff PM makes his way back to Israel ahead of Yom Kippur, touts ‘many achievements’ during trip where anti-overhaul demonstrators followed him everywhere [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sep 24: If you will it? PM hails looming peace with Saudi Arabia at UN]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu filmed making dismissive hand gestures toward protester in New York]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Yael Unterman [‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ ‘The Midnight Library,’ and Jonah]( When the prophet runs from God, he influences those he meets along the way for good, so maybe he took the route he was supposed to take after all Russell P. Subin [I am a sinner; don’t judge me]( My mind wanders on Yom Kippur, and I’ll likely cast aspersions on the people I see. Do I atone for that now, or can it wait for next year? Ernest Shapero [Yom Kippur War through the eyes of an Irish volunteer]( I had to figure out how to fix the machines needed to make sleeping bags for the soldiers; the engineers had all been called up Frederick L. Klein [Cultivating faith when life does not makes sense]( After the Shoah, Israel’s founding and the 6-Day War, it was clear the Redemption was underway. Then came Yom Kippur, ’73 [First recorded evidence of Yom Kippur depicts day of affliction as sectarian struggle]( By Gavriel Fiske Prof. Yonatan Adler, author of ‘The Origins of Judaism,’ cites dramatic passage from the Dead Sea Scrolls that shows Hasmonean-era jostling for religious authority [Vowing not to ‘fall for spin’ on Saudi peace, overhaul protesters rally for 38th week]( By ToI Staff Over 100,000 estimated in Tel Aviv; protest leader Shikma Bressler says a deal with Riyadh won’t stop dictatorship, blasts coalition members for backing convicted murderer [50 years after the Yom Kippur War, veterans see echoes in Israel’s current crisis]( By Ron Kampeas Those who lived through it remember how Israel’s battle for existence divided society and shook Diaspora Jewry, much like its internal battle over the judicial overhaul today [If you will it? PM hails looming peace with Saudi Arabia at UN]( [listen to the podcast]( [Netanyahu says he was unfazed by Trump’s rage at him following 2020 election]( By ToI Staff PM tells CNN he’s learned to only judge policy and by that metric greatly appreciates former president; notes that Trump congratulated him on his recent election win in Israel [IDF reinforces troops on Gaza border as violence rises; arson balloons spark fires]( By ToI Staff Military sends another battalion to frontier region, defense minister tours border; firefighters bring three blazes under control [IDF hits Gaza Hamas post after border rioting that included gunfire at troops]( By ToI Staff [Israel arrests 8 Palestinian students suspected of planning terror attack]( By ToI Staff In Beirut, leaders of Hamas, PIJ and PFLP agree to ‘escalate’ fight against Israel; 3 shootings at Israeli West Bank targets cause no casualties [Two Palestinians killed in exchanges of fire during IDF operation near Tulkarem]( By ToI Staff Free to fast [MLB has more Jewish players than ever, but none face a Yom Kippur dilemma]( By jacob gurvis [Orthodox group says will hold Tel Aviv public prayer despite ban on gender divider]( By ToI Staff Though municipality and courts rejected request to segregate genders in public space, Rosh Yehudi reverses its declared intention to nix its two Yom Kippur events [Supreme Ct. rejects gender divider for Yom Kippur prayers at central Tel Aviv square]( By Michael Horovitz Yom Kippur War: 50 years [On anniversary of war, a Golan kibbutz invites visitors for historic, cultural tours]( By Jessica Steinberg Kibbutz Ortal holds three-day visits with discussions, musical events and visits to battlefields, wineries and farms, where one can see what’s happened over the last half-century [CRM]( [50 years on, filmmaker Amos Gitai remembers Yom Kippur War in museum exhibit]( By Jessica Steinberg Controversial creator of ‘Kippur,’ ‘Kadosh’ and dozens of other works, who was shot down in battle, draws on difficult memories for ‘Kippur, War Requiem’ at Tel Aviv Museum of Art More Headlines [Israel expects US announcement on entry into visa waiver program next week]( By ToI Staff [Relative of slain Palestinian family urges end to wave of support for perpetrator]( By ToI Staff [In apparent first, Croatia restores looted art to grandson of Holocaust victim]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Researchers discover bid to target top Egyptian opposition figure with spyware]( By Frank Bajak [2 Arab men killed in separate shootings, taking year’s toll in community to 180]( By Michael Horovitz [Israel’s Cyberstarts closes $480m fund for cybersecurity investments]( By Sharon Wrobel [German far-right candidate tipped to win mayoral race in city near former Nazi camp]( By Femke COLBORNE [Ben Gvir pans Shabtai after he claimed minister tried to politicize police — report]( By Michael Horovitz [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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