Join our Community

Support ToI and remove all ads

Learn more

English
Français
עברית

Get The Daily Edition
Account
Sign In
- Sign in
- Join our Community

Open Search form

Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
Partners

Input search

English
Français
עברית

Latest Articles
Latest Alerts
Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
Partners
Community
- Join our community
- Sign in
- About The Times of Israel
- Advertise on The Times of Israel
- Contact us
- Download our App
  - For IOS users
  - For Android users
- Get the Daily Edition
- Follow us
- © 2026 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved
  
  Terms and conditions Privacy policy

Input search

The Daily Edition

What Matters Most On Monday, October 31, 2016

Facebook
Twitter

View previous edition

View next edition

Detail from Peter Paul Rubens: The Entombment (1611-12), National Gallery of Canada (Wikimedia)

‘Original limestone bed’ on which Jesus was buried said uncovered

By Ilan Ben Zion

Research team claims extraordinary discovery was made as they completed first work in centuries in cave revered as Jesus’s tomb at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon (L), Jewish Home party chief Naftali Bennett (C) and Shas party leader Aryeh Deri (R) attend a parliement session during which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his proposed government for a confidence vote on May 14, 2015 (Jim Hollander/AFP/Pool)

With Amona and new broadcaster both on chopping block, Knesset opens on shaky ground

By Marissa Newman

As parliament’s winter session begins, divides between PM, ministers threaten to chip away at coalition stability

Finance minister threatens veto to save new broadcaster from Netanyahu

Foreign Ministry: Amona relocation could cause serious international backlash

Ministerial panel delays vote on ‘unconstitutional’ Amona bill

The note placed in the Western Wall on Donald Trump's behalf (Twitter)

Holy plea

Trump sends handwritten note for Western Wall

By JTA and ToI Staff

Candidate asks, ‘Lord. May you bless the United States, our armed forces and our allies’

In this Oct. 28, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Most routes to 270 electoral votes blocked for Trump, needs last-ditch surge

By Thomas Beaumont

It’s not impossible, but billionaire GOP nominee requires dramatic rebound in states where Clinton appears to have upper hand

Clinton has small lead in swing states’ early votes

Ex-AG, dozens of federal prosecutors slam FBI chief over Clinton email case

By AP and ToI Staff

FBI obtains warrant to search newly found Clinton emails

A supporter of Michel Aoun holds his portrait and the Lebanese flag on the outskirts of Beirut, ahead of the October 31, 2016 parliament session that elected the ex-general as president and ended a political stalemate of more than two years. (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)

Live updates (closed)

White House will ‘neither defend nor criticize’ FBI chief

But in apparent rebuke of Comey announcement on Clinton emails, Josh Earnest cites norms that ‘limit public discussion of facts’ related to ongoing probes

Rabbi Jonah Pesner speaking at the NAACP North Carolina chapter. (Courtesy Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism)

Jews and African-Americans seek more than foul-weather friendship

By Cathryn J. Prince

Leaders of both groups say that while campaigning for equality is nice, it is prolonged, meaningful relationships that will secure real change

I’m the soldier who foiled that attack

On becoming a hero by doing what the IDF trained her to do: fight for Israel, every day

Over a beer in Majdal Shams

Residents of the Druze border town told him their future may be with Israel but their hearts are in Syria

Sticking to your guns

US sports programs adapted for kids who refused to compete on Shabbat; Israel’s Shooting Federation should too

From left to right: Jewish Home MK Betzalel Smotrich, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely, head of the Yesha Council Avi Roe (courtesy)

Senior officials push annexation of large West Bank settlement

By Raphael Ahren

In first since taking office, deputy FM calls for ‘historic decision’ on Ma’ale Adumim; Palestinians: Israel not serious about two states

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmud Abbas (L) address the media after a meeting at the European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels on June 22, 2016.(AFP PHOTO / THIERRY CHARLIER)

EU declares Israel boycott protected as free speech

By Raphael Ahren

Palestinians hail Federica Mogherini’s statement, but she stresses that the union ‘rejects the BDS campaign’s attempts to isolate Israel’

B'Tselem director Hagai El-Ad speaks to the UN Security Council on October 14, 2016 (YouTube screenshot)

B’Tselem chief ‘a true patriot,’ say sources in elite IDF unit in which he served

By Alexander Fulbright

Hagai El-Ad was excellent soldier who contributed greatly to Israel’s security, say those who served with him in intel Unit 504

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman at the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, October 31, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Liberman jabs at MKs for ‘attacking soldiers, weakening IDF’

By Raoul Wootliff

As Knesset returns from recess, defense minister tells lawmakers to direct criticism at him and not officers ‘who are not allowed to respond’

Illustrative: A car used in a West Bank car-ramming near Beit Ummar on October 30, 2016. (police spokesperson)

3 Border Police lightly hurt in West Bank car-ramming attack

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Driver of vehicle that struck troops is shot dead in incident north of Hebron; 5-year-old boy lightly injured by rocks in same area

Shiite fighters advance toward the village of Salmani, south of Mosul, on October 30, 2016, during the ongoing battle against Islamic State group jihadists to liberate the city of Mosul. (AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Forces make final push for Mosul, aim to reach city by night

Iraqi troops take heavy fire, are targeted by car bombers as they approach Islamic State stronghold from east after 2-week offensive

A worker hangs a billboard showing Christian leader Michel Aoun with Arabic that reads "For all Lebanon," in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, October 30, 2016. for President Bashar Assad in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Hezbollah ally Aoun elected Lebanese president, ending stalemate

By AFP

Vote for former general, after two-years of fighting, seen as boost for terror group and Syrian President Assad

Siamak Moreh Sedgh (left), greets Sayyed Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (photo credit: Website of Iran's Jewish community)

Iran Jewish MP denies telling Israeli media Tehran deterred from attacking

After Israel Radio airs tape of Siamak Moreh Sedgh saying Islamic Republic knows launching war would be ‘suicide,’ he says ‘no free man would do interview’ with Israeli reporters

An Iraqi Christian forces member stands in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on October 30, 2016 in the town of Qaraqosh (also known as Hamdaniya), 30 kms east of Mosul, after Iraqi forces recaptured it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. (AFP/ SAFIN HAMED)

First mass in two years held in Iraq’s main Christian town

By Thibauld MALTERRE and Safa Majeed

More Headlines

Sara Netanyahu (center) with the winner of a beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors, Anna Grinis, in Haifa on October 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Life is beautifulIsrael’s fifth ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’ crowned

Danielle Berrin (Facebook)

Accuser ‘grateful’ for Shavit soul-searching over harassment claims

Thousands attend a rally on Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, marking 18 years since the assassination of slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. October 12, 2013. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

After organizers cancel, Labor steps in to save Rabin rally

Marcello Crivella (Agência Senado/Wikimedia)

Israel-praising Evangelical bishop wins runoff election for Rio mayor

By Adriana Gomez Licon

This photo taken on December 18, 2014 shows Dutch far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders standing at the Parliament building in The Hague. (AFP PHOTO / ANP / Evert-Jan Daniels)

Hate speech trial of anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker begins without him

Members of Japanese girl band Keyakizaka46 wearing military-style costumes that were compared to Nazi uniforms. (screen capture: YouTube)

BrownskirtsJapanese teenyboppers dress as Nazis, spark furor

By AFP

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally on October 21, 2016 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, North Carolina. (Brian Blanco/Getty Images/AFP)

Hebrew media reviewScare porn

By Ilan Ben Zion

View Edition by Date

September	October 2016					November
Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

The Times of Israel

Daily Edition

Free to Your Inbox

The email is either missing or invalid.

By signing up, you agree to our terms You hereby accept The Times of Israel Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and you agree to receive the latest news & offers from The Times of Israel and its partners or ad sponsors.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
podcasts
video

terms and conditions
privacy policy
about us
advertise with us
Jobs at The Times of Israel
contact us

Community

Join our community
Sign in

Get the Daily Edition

Enter your email address

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Whatsapp Follow us on X Follow us on Youtube Follow us on Telegram Follow us on Threads Follow us on Bluesky

© 2026 The Times of Israel, all rights reserved

Concept, design & development by

Developed by

Powered by

Never miss breaking news on Israel

Get notifications to stay updated

You're subscribed

Register for free
and continue reading

Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.

Email address

Please use the following structure: example@domain.com

Or Continue with

By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.

Send me The Times of Israel Daily Edition

Register to continue

Email address

Or Continue with

Log in to continue

Email address

Something went wrong.
Please try again in a few minutes..

Sign in or Register

Email address * Password *

Incorrect password. Please try again or choose an option below.

I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link

Or Continue with

check your email

Check your email

We sent an email to you at .

It has a link that will sign you in.

Click the link in that email to complete your registration.