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What Matters Most On Monday, October 24, 2022

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Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a conference of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce in Tel Aviv, on October 23, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ra'am's Abbas: 'Likud offered us a full coalition deal'

Smotrich: Netanyahu ‘lying through his teeth,’ was desperate to ally with Ra’am

In recording, Religious Zionism chief says former PM is ‘trouble’ and may yet be found guilty in trial; wants any benefits to Arab public to come from ‘us, the state, the Jews’

Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, July 10, 2020. (Courtesy)

Netanyahu says he ‘forgives’ Smotrich for calling him a liar in leaked recording

Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu (L), in Jerusalem on September 11, 2022 and Otzma Yehudit's Itamar Ben Gvir (R), in Jerusalem on July 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

In reversal, Netanyahu says Ben Gvir ‘certainly can’ be a minister in his cabinet

By Alexander Fulbright

From the blogs

Yossi Klein Halevi

The war on Israeli modernity

A coalition with Ben Gvir will unravel the social fabric and destroy Netanyahu’s legacy as an economic reformer who secured the country’s place among the nations

President Isaac Herzog hosts a ceremony for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah at the President's Residence in Jerusalem for representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps, September 20, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Before heading to US, Herzog says he’ll discuss Iran threat, Lebanon deal with Biden

By Michael Bachner

President set to meet other senior officials and local Jewish community leaders during 2-day trip; stresses ‘desire to have more nations join the circle of regional peace’

6:31 pm

US Justice Department chief accuses China of trying to 'undermine' American judicial system
6:24 pm

Iran says it won't remain 'indifferent' if Russian use of its drones is proven
6:23 pm

Police arrest Palestinian armed with M16 rifle in West Bank

5 Israeli TV shows to stream right now

From Israel’s #1 comedy to a kosher mystery-thriller: here are the five best Israeli TV series streaming right now on ChaiFlicks. With English subtitles. Click here to watch

Analysis

Alleged assassination in Nablus may signal major Israeli policy change in West Bank

Death of Lion’s Den member bears hallmarks of attacks previously attributed to Israel, with officials similarly mum on reports

Palestinians gather around a motorcycle, that was reportedly used to kill Tamer al-Kilani, in the old city of Nablus, on October 23, 2022. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

A police officer aims his gun at a Palestinian teenager, after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli man in East Jerusalem, October 22, 2022. (Israel Police)

Bodycam footage shows police officer chasing, shooting suspected Palestinian stabber

By Emanuel Fabian

Mourners carry the body of Tamer al-Kilani, a member of the Palestinian terror organization Lion’s Den, who the group said was killed by an explosive device planted in a motorcycle, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Nablus, October 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Oct. 24: Was Israel behind assassination of senior Lion’s Den member?

Antisemites hang banner over LA freeway declaring Kanye ‘right about the Jews’

Goyim Defense League trying to capitalize on Ye’s comments by targeting the Black community with antisemitic propaganda, ADL says

Antisemites hang a banner over a Los Angeles freeway declaring 'Kanye is right about the Jews' next to another advertising the Goyim Defense League's Goyim TV website. (Oren Segal, via Twitter/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Kosha Dillz in his video "Death Con 3." (Screenshot/YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Diss trackJewish rapper Kosha Dillz song responds to Kanye’s antisemitism

Culture Club lead singer Boy George performs on stage at a November 7, 2017 concert in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)

Boy George slams Kim Kardashian’s silence in face of Kanye West’s antisemitism

By Tobias Siegal

Ofek Preis and Cassie Blotner of SUNY New Paltz said they have faced antisemitism at the school. (Courtesy: Ofek Preis)

'You feel unsafe everywhere'

US students report jump in mental scarring from campus antisemitism, but see no end

By Cathryn J. Prince

From a Jewish sexual assault survivor targeted by her support group, to a pupil afraid to wear a Star of David, young Jews say they walk on campuses in fear of hate crimes

Defense Minister Benny Gantz,, leader of the National Unity party, attends the Maariv conference in Tel Aviv, October 24, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flas90)

Gantz accuses Netanyahu of bungling Iran nuclear issue during time as PM

Defense minister says Likud chair opted for ‘public relations shows’ instead of taking action, beginning with his 2015 US Congress speech

FILE: A motorcycle of Basij, Iranian paramilitary militia, is set on fire during a protest after a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death when she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images)

Iran claims to arrest 10 Mossad agents for burning security officials’ cars, homes

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Albanian counterpart Edi Rama alongside their teams at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Citing common threat from Iran, Lapid pledges cyberdefense help to Albania

By Lazar Berman

A trail of smoke is reportedly seen over the Syrian capital Damascus amid an alleged Israeli airstrike, October 24, 2022. (Social media)

Syria says soldier injured in a rare daytime Israeli strike near Damascus

By Emanuel Fabian

State media claims missiles shot down but damage still caused in alleged attack, the second within days near the capital

Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak leaves his campaign office, in London, October 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Rishi Sunak poised to become British PM as Johnson stays out of leadership race

Conservative lawmaker set to cap stunning reversal as early as Monday afternoon, just weeks after losing previous bid to Liz Truss

A woman arrives at a polling station in London, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

ExplainerWhy the British public is not choosing its leader

By AP

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after traveling on a flight from the Caribbean, October 22, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP, File)

Dropping comeback bid, Boris Johnson pulls out of race to be next UK prime minister

By SYLVIA HUI and Jill Lawless

Illustrative. Heatwave. (iStock by Getty Images)

Israel heads to COP27 without official backing for former PM Bennett’s net zero vow

Solar panels on the roof of a private home, August 13 , 2009. (Chen Leopold / Flash 90)

Two pre-election surveys suggest politicians lag behind public on green awareness

A brush fire near Barta'a in the Wadi Ara region amid a heatwave, July 17, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)

Cabinet orders ministries to prepare for climate change, again

Todd L. Pittinsky

Spread hummus, not hate

Israeli chefs haven’t stolen Palestinian cooking any more than Americans have stolen pizza from Italy

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Does Trump hate Jews, or just ‘bad Jews’?

It may be presumptuous for a gentile politician to explain how ’good Jews’ vote, but Jewish individuals and organizations have been doing it for years

Lebanon, Israel set to sign maritime deal Thursday, US envoy confirms

By Lazar Berman

‘We have a deal,’ Amos Hochstein tells CNN, though cabinet still has to approve agreement before ceremony

US envoy Amos Hochstein on CNN's 'Face the Nation,' October 23, 2022. (screenshot)

Yoel Lhanghal (Courtesy)

Kiryat Shmona chief gets boot over police conduct in lead-up to teen’s death

By Michael Horovitz

Yoel Lhanghal was stabbed at party during brawl with guests; police had arrived earlier to break up fight, then left, believing issue resolved

An IDF soldier seen silhouetted as he is walking through the fields near his army base, in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 31, 2014 (Mendy Hechtman/FLASH90)

IDF official says lax security led to theft of 30,000 bullets from base

By Michael Horovitz

Dimona man charged with murder of neighbor who asked him not to curse near synagogue

Prosecutors allege Sharon Sanker stabbed Eliyahu Hazan and left him ‘to bleed to death’ after being confronted for shouting expletives

Police officers are seen at the scene of a deadly stabbing outside a synagogue in Dimona, September 25, 2022. (Israel Police)

Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)

6 injured in criminal shooting in northern town

Scene from the October 19, 2022, live recording of the Paralyzed Nation limited podcast series in Jerusalem's Train Theater. (courtesy)

Times of Israel Podcast

Paralyzed Nation LIVE: Your burning election questions answered by ToI experts

TOI COMMUNITY ONLY: In our 4th episode, our political team – David Horovitz, Haviv Rettig Gur, Tal Schneider, Carrie Keller-Lynn & Jeremy Sharon – on stage in Jerusalem on Oct. 19

Russia warns of ‘dirty bomb’ provocation by Ukraine; Zelensky slams claim

By ANDREW MELDRUM

Ukrainian president suggests Moscow may be setting the stage to deploy a radioactive device, as its forces struggle to stem counteroffensive

A Ukrainian serviceman reacts as a self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 22, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on September 15, 2022. (Alexandr Demyanchuk / SPUTNIK / AFP)

Amid sanctions turmoil, Iran says will provide Russia with 40 gas turbines

By AFP

A woman looks out the window while holding a candle for light inside her house during a power outage, in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, October 20, 2022. (AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti)

Kyiv cuts power as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy grid

By Dmytro Gorshkov

Iranian students hold a sit-in protest at Tehran University, October 23, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Iranian students clash at a Tehran university as nationwide protests persist

By AFP

Some female students enter men’s dining hall after removing their hijabs, leading other students to protest the ‘insults and desecration that occurred at the university’

A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on October 16, 2022 shows damage caused by a fire in the notorious Evin prison, northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran. (Koosha MAHSHID FALAHI / MIZAN / AFP)

Iran releases footage from blaze at notorious Evin prison, raising more questions

By AP

Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri delivers a speech during a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, on September 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Sanctioned Iran general mockingly tells EU to ‘buy coal’ with his assets

By AFP

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Biden admits he ‘could drop dead tomorrow,’ asks voters to judge his ‘energy level’

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Jerusalem deputy mayor, rabbi attacked by supporters of sex offender Berland

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IDF foils attempt to smuggle handguns, 35 kilos of drugs into Israel from Lebanon

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High school teachers’ association threatens job action over lack of wage agreement

By Tobias Siegal

Undated photo shows famed physicist Albert Einstein. (AP Photo, File)

Israel allocates millions for Einstein museum, set to be world’s largest of its kind

By AFP and ToI Staff

View of the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, on August 5, 2021. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

Top doctor panned for voicing fear of ‘Arab womb,’ floating fines for Bedouin births

By Michael Horovitz

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