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 Your Privacy Rights

Input search

The Daily Edition

What Matters Most On Saturday, September 23, 2017

Facebook
Twitter

View previous edition

View next edition

File: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) serves coffee to members of her Christian Democratic Union's election campaign team at a party event in Berlin on September 23, 2017, one day before general elections. (AFP Photo/dpa/Michael Kappeler)

German FM: 'Real Nazis' will sit in parliament

‘Bring home the bacon,’ Merkel tells voters on eve of elections

By Frank Zeller and Hui Min NEO

German chancellor, about 14% ahead, pushes message of stability ahead of Sunday’s vote, which is likely to see a far-right party win seats for 1st time since WWII

After migrant influx, voters ask: What makes a German?

By Philippe TEISCEIRA-LESSARD

Merkel takes on hard right in final German vote push

By Deborah Cole and Hui Min NEO

Jumped the GunRed faces as Russia’s Kalashnikov monument shows Nazi gun

By AFP

Iran showed footage on Saturday, September 23, 2017, of a missile test (Screenshot/PressTV)

Defying US warnings, Iran tests new missile capable of reaching Israel

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Tehran hails successful test launch of Khoramshahr, with a 1,250-mile range and ability to carry multiple warheads

UK investment fund in deal to build one of world’s largest solar farms in Iran

Iran tries to reconcile Syria and Hamas, rebuilding alliance

By Bassam Mroue

From the webThe Iraqi militia helping Iran carve a road to Damascus

Lee Mi-Seon, a director of the National Earthquake and Volcano Center, shows a map of an area in North Korea during a briefing about the nuclear test in North Korea, at the Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul on September 3, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je)

Small quake hits North Korea in ‘suspected explosion’

By AFP

China’s Xinhua news agency says epicenter of 3.4-tremor roughly the same as that of previous quake that turned out to be caused by nuclear test

World wonders: Could N. Korea fire nuclear missile over Japan?

By KIM TONG-HYUNG

Atom bombs and hydrogen bombs explained

By AFP

AnalysisIn taking on Trump, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un gets personal

US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses the "Rise Up: From Protest to Power" convention on April 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

Bernie Sanders calls for rethink on US aid to Israel, Iran policy

Israeli rescue team applauded in the streets of Mexico

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Dozens of individuals, some waving Mexican flags, spontaneously cheer delegation that is aiding in the search for survivors following earthquake

An aerial view shows the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Catano, Puerto Rico, on September 22, 2017. (AFP/Ricardo Arduengo)

Hurricane MariaDam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate

By AFP

Illustrative photo: Saudi women attend the International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition in Riyadh on December 15, 2014. (photo credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP)

Sexist Sermon

Saudi cleric says female brains a quarter the size of men’s

By AFP

Saad al-Hijri suspended after saying women lose their minds when they go shopping and that’s why they should not be allowed to drive

This photoshopped image by Saudi artist Abdullah al-Sheri, known as Shawsheen, of Jedi master Yoda with King Faisal signing the UN charter in 1945, was accidentally included in a school textbook across the kingdom, September 2017. (Abdullah Al-Shehri)

Jeddah MasterSaudi Arabia recalls textbook with image of Yoda sitting next to king

By AFP

Itir Esen, 18, smiles after being crowned as Miss Turkey 2017 in Istanbul, September 21, 2017. (AP Photo)

Short reign

Miss Turkey dethroned over ‘unacceptable’ coup tweet

By AP

Itir Esen stripped of title for comparing her menstruation to ‘martyrs’ blood’ from last summer’s attempt to overthrow Erdogan

Arouba Barakat, 60, and daughter Hala Barakat, 23, an American citizen, were found murdered in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 22, 2017.

US condemns murders of Syrian opposition activist, American daughter

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Irbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on September 16, 2017. (AFP/Safin Hamed)

Iraqi Kurdish leader says referendum to go ahead despite opposition

By AFP and ToI Staff

Katherine Romanow, left, creator of the Beyond the Bagel walking food tour by the Museum of Jewish Montreal. (Robert Sarner/Times of Israel)

Jewish foodWarning: Do not read when hungry

Take a bite out of Montreal’s rich history — and burn some calories, too

By Robert Sarner

Best to come on an empty stomach to Beyond the Bagel walking tour, which opens a window into how vital Jews are to the city’s culinary offerings, past and present

Iraqi cleric Sheikh Salam Al-Askari gives a sermon on August 28, 2017 praising Jews. (Screenshot/MEMRI)

Iraqi cleric praises Jews, says Muslims seen as ‘world’s headache’

Shiite clergyman calls on Muslims to imitate Jews, who ‘were killed and burned’ by the Nazis, but emerged to win ‘respect of the world through science’

President Donald Trump has issued few apologies and asked for many in the past year. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/via JTA)

Sorry, not sorryIt wasn’t a great year for Maimonidean apologies

Apologies and non-apologies in the year of our Trump 5777

How genuine was the contrition this year by public figures who committed various offenses? Spoiler: not very

Ideological inbreeding in US Judaism

The Reform Movement’s commitment to diversity stops at tolerating Republicans

Helen Maryles Shankman

My parents’ house

As I lock the door, I wish the house goodbye and good luck. I am excited for the family that will move in here.

More Headlines

Illustrative: Protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle, on May 15, 2017. (AP/Ted S. Warren, File)

More countries could be listed for harsh US travel restrictions

By Paul Handley

Screenshot of Audrey Hepburn from the film 'Charade' (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Audrey Hepburn’s family opens up her attic for auction

By Rosie SCAMMELL

File photo from October 14, 2016, shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's names printed on a ballot on a voting machine to be used in the upcoming election, in Philadelphia. (AP/Matt Rourke, File)

US federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JAKE PEARSON

An aerial view of the Tamar gas-processing rig off the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, June 23, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Gas shortage expected following pipeline failure off Israeli waters

Illustrative: Member state representatives attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21, 2017. (AFP/Jewel Samad)

At UN assembly, the Syrian war has all but dropped off the radar

By Cecile Feuillatre

Egypt's former Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Mahdi Akef during his trial in Cairo, February 28, 2015 (AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed, File)

Mohammed Akef, who transformed Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, dies at 89

By AFP

Senator John McCain arrives at Capitol Hill in Washington, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Marti)

GOP health bill all but dead as McCain again deals the blow

By Erica Werner and Alan Fram

Yousef al-Bahtini, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy invited to break the record for 'fastest time to travel 20 meters in a contortion roll' by Guinness World Records, shows off his acrobatic skills at the seaport in Gaza City on September 20, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed)

Bend it like al-BahtiniPalestinian contortionist seeks to flip record books

By AFP and ToI Staff

Tamir Gilat, a former soccer player turned entrepreneur, was given just months to live when he was first diagnosed with two kinds of cancer in early 2011. (Courtesy of Gilat)

Ex-Israeli soccer player fighting 2 cancers still focused on helping others

By Michele Chabin

Tamar Pinto, who founded and runs the Gan Gurim preschool, teaching a student the Hebrew days of the week. (Ben Sales/JTA)

This US preschool is so Israeli it may as well be Tel Aviv

At Gan Gurim, though many of the children were born in America, you’ll have trouble finding English child-rearing norms anywhere

View Edition by Date

August	September 2017					October
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

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
Your Privacy Rights
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.