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What Matters Most On Thursday, October 20, 2022

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Screen capture from video of Israeli settlers clashing with IDF soldiers in the West Bank Palestinian town of Huwara, October 19, 2022. (Twitter video; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Lapid slams dangerous criminals; Netanyahu condemns violence

Settlers pepper-spray IDF troops near Nablus, drawing political furor; suspect held

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Four soldiers attacked while trying to break up dozens of settlers hurling stones at Palestinian vehicles in Huwara area and at West Bank junction, army says

Settlers are seen assaulting a woman near the West Bank town of Kisan, October 18, 2022. (WAFA)

Several injured as Palestinian olive harvesters, settlers clash in West Bank

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustrative: Young Palestinians run from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces during clashes at the northern entrance to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on October 12, 2022. (Abbas MOMANI / AFP)

Palestinian teen dies of wounds sustained in clashes with IDF last month

By Emanuel Fabian

Prime Minister Yair Lapid, left; and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, right. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar; AP)

Live updates (closed)

Lapid speaks with Ukrainian FM, amid anger in Kyiv at Israel’s refusal to send arms

By Michael Bachner

PM expresses ‘deep concern’ about Iran-Russia military ties, adds that Jerusalem ‘stands with the Ukrainian people,’ after Ukrainian defense chief delayed phone call with Gantz

6:44 pm

UN human rights probe into Israel issues 2nd report, calls to prosecute Israelis
6:35 pm

Lapid speaks with Ukrainian FM, amid Kyiv anger at Jerusalem's refusal to send arms
6:23 pm

Israel shuts Salem crossing in northern West Bank after repeated Palestinian attacks

Op-ed

Why this election is a defining moment for Israel, how it’s run, what it stands for

Like the past four rounds, Nov. 1 is largely a referendum on Netanyahu — but with a new element, the rise of a far-right party bent on remaking Israel’s governance and orientation

From left to right: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and Religious Zionism head MK Bezalel Smotrich, in 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ambassador Ran Yaakoby casts a vote in Wellington, New Zealand on October 20, 2022. (Foreign Ministry)

Ambassador to New Zealand kicks off voting for 25th Knesset

A caricature of far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir shared by a fake account on Twitter that was exposed by FakeReporter, October 18, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Twitter removes fake profiles promoting friction ahead of Israeli election

By Tobias Siegal

iCON 2023!

iCON is The iCenter’s biennial convening of the field of Israel education. It’s Where Israel & Education Meet, and your opportunity to connect, learn, create, and celebrate the field.

An artist's rendering of how plants may look growing in space. (NiseriN via iStock by Getty Images)

Israel, nation that made desert bloom, now aims to grow plants on the moon

By Nathan Jeffay

Hoping to pave way for self-sustaining lunar bases, institute that helps turn Negev and other arid areas fertile preparing to blast mini-greenhouse of seeds and plants into space

Inside story

As Israeli-Arab Negev Forum prepares to reconvene, members try to bring in Jordan

Senior Israeli official optimistic Amman will be at table when UAE hosts working groups next month and Morocco hosts ministers in January, but Knesset elections present a curveball

Senior diplomats from Israel, the US, and regional Arab allies pose for pictures at their Negev Summit follow-up meeting in Bahrain, June 27, 2022 (Foreign Ministry)

The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, Egypt (AFP)

Amnesty castigates ‘inhuman conditions’ at Egypt’s ‘model’ new jail

By AFP

Udai Tamimi is seen opening fire at a checkpoint near the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim on October 19, 2022. (Video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Days after killing soldier, fugitive gunman shot dead attempting another attack

By Emanuel Fabian

Officials confirm Udai Tamimi, who opened fire at checkpoint near Shuafat earlier this month, is killed after lightly injuring security guard near settlement of Ma’ale Adumim

A Palestinian walks past shops, closed in solidarity a day after Udai Tamimi -- a Palestinian who was wanted by Israel for a deadly attack against Israeli forces -- was killed after a 10-day manhunt, near the Nativity square in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the West Bank on October 20, 2022. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

West Bank shops shut down in solidarity with killed fugitive gunman

By AFP and ToI Staff

Sgt Noa Lazar, 18, who was killed in a shooting attack in East Jerusalem on October 8, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

‘Justice was done’: Family of slain soldier hail killing of fugitive attacker

Analysis

Armed upstart Lion’s Den challenges IDF bid to crack down on Nablus terror

Israel has imposed a tight collar around West Bank city to quell the violent new Palestinian group, which has won popularity with a spate of brazen shootings, social media savvy

Members of Lion's Den are seen in Nablus in an image published by the armed faction on September 3, 2022. (Courtesy; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

An Israeli soldier stands near the fence on the Israeli border with Lebanon in Rosh Hanikra , October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli military launches week-long drill across northern Israel

By Emanuel Fabian

3 Israelis charged in Hamas plot to sabotage telecom networks used by IDF during war

By Emanuel Fabian and Michael Bachner

Indictment alleges the trio, 2 of whom worked for Cellcom, provided terror group with large volume of information in order to carry out cyberattack on crucial infrastructure

Illustrative: An IDF soldier speaks on the phone near the Gaza border on August 11, 2014. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Analysis

Carrie Keller-Lynn

From far right to ‘cuddly care bear,’ Ben Gvir’s political whitewashing is underway

Otzma Yehudit leader’s soaring popularity comes with a softened persona ahead of elections; but Netanyahu is still hesitant to fully endorse him

MK Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party, visits Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar, northern Israel, October 6, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Itamar Ben-Gvir makes stuffed peppers on Channel 13 on October 14, 2022 (Courtesy screenshot)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Oct. 20: Ben Gvir stuffs peppers and Smotrich proposes legal reforms

Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks to Arab media outlet Panet, aired October 18, 2022. (Screenshot/Panet: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Lapid tells Arab media he’ll change ‘insulting’ nation-state law if he remains PM

Naftali Rothenberg

Abortion is not murder. Sometimes it’s a mitzvah

Sweeping bans on pregnancy termination undermine rabbis’ authority to provide religious guidance to observant women seeking their advice

Yakir Englander

What Cain learned

God teaches the world’s first brothers to compete for love and to desire slaughter – is it any wonder the murderous older brother turns his back on the Divine?

File: An Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel, August 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Conversation between defense chiefs postponed

Ukraine officially asks Israel for Iron Dome, Iron Beam, other defense tech

In letter, Ukrainian government requests laser system still in development, US-made Patriot missiles and more; says its ‘expects positive reaction’

In this illustrative photo taken on August 27, 2013, a Russian S-300 air defense system is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Report: Russia draws down forces in Syria, removes S-300 system that troubled Israel

This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine. Ukraine's military claimed on Sept. 13, 2022, for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield. (Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate via AP, File)

Iran, Russia accused of violating UN ban with drone transfers

By Edith M. Lederer

Interview

Ukrainian expert: Air defenses withheld by Israel would be an ‘outstanding’ solution

Colonel Viktor Kevliuk says David’s Sling, Barak, and Iron Dome systems would be a great fit for emerging array as Russia leans on Iranian-made weapons

A test of the David's Sling missile defense system (Defense Ministry)

Local residentsv walk past a destroyed Russian personnel armoured carrier in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)

As Russian troops retreat, Ukrainians snap up their abandoned military gear

By Didier Lauras and Joris FIORITI

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) and Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala arrive for the first day of a EU leaders Summit at The European Council Building in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (John Thys/AFP)

EU agrees on sanctions for Iranian drone manufacturer, military generals

By AFP

AJC CEO Ted Deutch speaks at the AJC Global Forum in New York City in June 2022. (Courtesy)

Interview'Kanye's tweets are the lived experience for so many Jews'

After backing Israel in Congress, Ted Deutch ready to do so full-time as AJC chief

Ex-House member looks to lead way in expanding Abraham Accords and highlighting Israel-Palestinian partnership; avoids calling out extremist Israeli party as his group did in past

This image released by NASA on October 19, 2022, shows the Pillars of Creation, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared-light view. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via AP)

Webb telescope captures 1st ever star-filled picture of iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’

By AFP

‘Ejections from stars that are still forming’ seen in image of gigantic gold, copper and brown columns in the midst of the cosmos, 6,500 light years from Earth

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022. (AP Photo)

Explainer

The bold tactics that are keeping Iran’s street protests going

By David Vujanovic

From social media videos to images projected on buildings and fountains dyed blood-red, activists are keeping alive the spirit of anti-regime demonstrations

An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)

Inside Story

Israeli cyber intel firm shines bright light on new, shadowy cybercrime collective

By Ethan Freedman

Petah Tikva-based Cyberint dives deep into the unusual set-up and modus operandi of a successful group of cyber-mercenaries

More Headlines

The inscription and family emblem of Adrian von Bubenberg in the Holy Complex on Mount Zion. (Shai Halevy, Israel Antiquities Authority)

Inscription bearing name of medieval hero Swiss knight found in King David’s Tomb

By Tobias Siegal

Illustrative image: A lab in an IVF clinic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Court orders genetic test to identify biological parents in embryo mix-up

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Sara Netanyahu heard calling ex-Shin Bet chief Diskin a ‘moron’ in recording

By Ash Obel and ToI Staff

Rachel Pisam, the first woman to achieve the rank of deputy chief in the Fire and Rescue Service (Courtesy)

Haredi mother of 11 is first woman to be appointed deputy chief of fire service

Police and medical personnel at the scene of the murder of Rabab Abu Siyam, a mother of three in her 30s who was shot dead in Lod, July 26, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Police arrest 2 in Lod murders, including of mother killed in front of her daughter

Baruch Ben-Ygal, center, reacts during the funeral of his son Amit Ben Ygal, a 21-year-old Israeli army soldier who was killed in the village of Yaabed near the West Bank city of Jenin, at the Beer Yaakov military cemetery near Tel Aviv, May 12, 2020. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Father of slain IDF soldier wants grandkids from son’s frozen sperm

By Claire Gounon

A truck emblazoned with an image of Adolf Hitler and the phrase 'All in favor of banning Jews, raise your right hand,' drove through Berkeley, California, October 2022, in response to a controversy involving several UC Berkeley Law student groups resolving to bar 'Zionist' speakers. (Courtesy of Accuracy in Media)

Hitler truck ad, meant to bash alleged Berkeley ‘Jew-free zones,’ draws fire instead

By Andrew Lapin

Tatiana Navka (YouTube screen capture, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

US-sanctioned wife of Putin’s chief spokesman said vacationing in Israel

From the film poster of 'Matchmaking,' the Haredi rom-com currently playing in Israeli theaters (Courtesy 'Matchmaking')

Double featureMatchmaking, infertility in focus in 2 new films on Haredi life

By Jessica Steinberg

Israeli actress Tracy Abramovich in the Israeli film "Family Portrait" from 2006. (Screenshot/YouTube: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

77-year-old actress injured after falling 3 floors down elevator shaft in Tel Aviv

Opposition leader and Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference of the Manufacturers Association of Israel in Tel Aviv on October 19, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Labor party activist sued for disseminating pirated copy of Netanyahu’s memoir

From Netflix's 'Greenhouse Academy,' an Israeli-made show now being broadcast in Portugal (Courtesy Greenhouse Academy)

Israel’s ‘Greenhouse Academy’ teen drama heads to Portugal

By Jessica Steinberg

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