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Yemen conflict: Truce to start on Thursday, says UN envoy - BBC, 13 minutes ago
Yemen to start 72-hour ceasefire, says UN special envoy - The Guardian, 15 minutes ago
Autumnwatch presenter 'sidelined for being too white and middle class' - The Telegraph, 44 minutes ago
Amid talk of ‘rigged’ election, experts say fraud is rare - The Times of Israel, 49 minutes ago
Iraqi forces converge on Mosul in decisive battle for Iraq's second city - The Guardian, 56 minutes ago
'Anyone who flees is shot dead': Mosul locals trapped as Isis digs in for fight - The Guardian, 58 minutes ago
Confident Clinton expanding her campaign into ‘red’ states - The Times of Israel, 1 hour ago
Melania Trump breaks silence to defend embattled husband - The Times of Israel, 1 hour ago
Lightsaber Academy sued by George Lucas's company over Star Wars trademark - The Telegraph, 1 hour ago
Clinton widens lead in latest polls as Trump cries foul - The Times of Israel, 1 hour ago
Assault on Aleppo Will Halt for 8 Hours, Russia Says - NY Times, 1 hour ago
Melania Trump defends her husband's boasts about sexually assaulting women - The Telegraph, 2 hours ago
The brewmistress of Taybeh - Ynet, 2 hours ago
Trump campaign slams Clinton over email ‘collusion’ - The Times of Israel, 2 hours ago
On the road to Mosul with Iraqi forces - BBC, 2 hours ago
'These don't look like children to me': Concerns raised over ages of child refugees arriving in Britain - The Telegraph, 2 hours ago
When is US election 2016, what is the timetable for the night, and will there be exit polls? - The Telegraph, 2 hours ago
ITV promises more happy dramas as women seize control of the remote - The Telegraph, 2 hours ago
Iraqi troops 'ahead of schedule' in Mosul battle against IS - BBC, 2 hours ago
Altalena memorial to be redesigned and reopened - Ynet, 3 hours ago

Clinton widens lead in latest polls as Trump cries foul

GOP contender warns of ‘large scale voter fraud,’ slams Republican leaders as his Democratic opponent opens double-digit lead among likely voters

By Michael Mathes

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a photograph with supporters at a campaign office in Seattle, Washington, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Confident Clinton expanding her campaign into ‘red’ states

By Lisa Lerer and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY

Melania Trump, wife of Donald Trump, at the second presidential debate between her husband and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Melania Trump breaks silence to defend embattled husband

By Jonathan Lemire

A voter casts her ballot at the Canterbury Town Hall, February 9, 2016 in Canterbury, New Hampshire. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)

Amid talk of ‘rigged’ election, experts say fraud is rare

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY

Top Ops

6 sins American voters should repent

Seth Cohen says that like Yom Kippur, this election season is a ‘Mirror Moment’ for the nation

How Jacob Neusner mainstreamed Jewish studies

Alan J. Avery-Peck says the late scholar applied academic methods to the study of Talmud, opening arcane texts to broad scrutiny

The dangerous rhetoric of Donald Trump

David Horovitz says he didn’t name the Jews in his West Palm Beach speech on Thursday. But perhaps he didn’t have to

Sukkot: To approach tragedy with joy

Nathan Lopes Cardozo treats the sukkah as a metaphor for life: even as the ‘walls’ of the world shake, people must 'decorate' at home

What to do in Israel on Sukkot

Deborah Dickson presents her guide of seasonal highlights and activities for all ages, sorted by location

Sukkot

Seven shepherds and eight princes of men

Adin Steinsaltz connects the ushpizin, the historic Jewish leaders who strangely visit sukkahs worldwide each night, to the holiday itself

Sukkot

Wise King Solomon, on the US election

Edmon J. Rodman says maxims from the biblical Ecclesiastes shed light on the presidential candidates and their remaining debate

An archaeology lesson for UNESCO

Zachi Dvira says hundreds of thousands of artifacts offer indisputable proof of the Jewish tie to the Temple Mount

The sidesplitting humor of UNESCO

Nissan Ratzlav-Katz says, ahem, Israel is full of World Heritage Sites that formally acknowledge the Jews’ long history in this land…

When my synagogue banned my baby on Yom Kippur

Ben Sales never imagined standing in the lobby, holding his baby, while a thousand people sang together in the sanctuary

The junta, the park, and the sukkah

Andres Spokoiny says the thick walls of totalitarian regimes have nothing on the wobbly dwellings that host joyous Jewish get-togethers

UNESCO chief ‘received death threats’ for opposing Jerusalem motion

Israeli envoy claims Irina Bokova has been given increased protection after speaking out against Arab-backed resolution

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of Bulgaria on May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Performer Joshua Rudy appears in King Richard's Faire as the master-at-arms in Carver, Massachusetts, September 24, 2016 (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)

For ‘Renaissance’ Jews, all the world’s a joust

From coast to coast, Jews fill the ranks of elaborate outdoor festival productions, finding connections between Judaism and their penchant for reenacting days of yore

By Matt Lebovic

US ‘troubled’ by attacks on Israeli rights group B’Tselem

State Department says Washington values watchdog’s information on West Bank, after NGO is blasted in Israel for appearing at UN

By Times of Israel staff

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

Israeli bus driver lightly injured in West Bank rock-throwing

Man hit by glass shards when vehicle is attacked near settlement of Beitar Illit; is taken to hospital by paramedics

By Judah Ari Gross and Times of Israel staff

Then new construction in the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Beitar Illit, with the Arab village of Wadi Fukin in the foreground, on June 17, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Trump campaign slams Clinton over email ‘collusion’

State Department denies FBI documents show wrongdoing after official reportedly offers Bureau foreign postings for email reclassification

By AFP

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a fundraiser at the Paramount Theater October 14, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)

Israeli envoy told Clinton camp: Obama ‘tone deaf’ to threat from Iran

In leaked 2015 email, Ron Dermer is said to have given campaign advice on how candidate should express herself on Iran deal, support for Israel

By Eric Cortellessa

Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, July 29, 2014 (Ron Sachs)

Jordan denies reports killer of 7 Israeli schoolgirls freed

Media had claimed Ahmad Dakamseh was released from prison on Monday, but official insists he will carry out his sentence in full

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

Ahmad Dakamseh on trial in Jordan (YouTube screenshot)

Iraqi commander says Mosul operation ‘going very well’

Leader in joint offensive says troops are proceeding according to plans, as officials warn it could take weeks to oust jihadists from city

By AP

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand on top of a military vehicle as they advance towards villages in Khazer, about 19 miles east of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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‘Kidnapped’ child placed in car trunk by own parents
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Nobel panel gives up knockin’ on Dylan’s door
Words of wisdom

Posthumous book by Peres coming next spring
For King and Country

UK devised WWII plan to save royal family from Nazis
Good night

Trump calls for end of SNL after spoof ‘hit job’
Posing a threat

Iran detains 11 members of online modeling network
Everybody knows

Leonard Cohen: Dylan Nobel like ‘medal for Everest’
More luck than brains

Car split completely in half in crash, everyone survives
Spirited debater

For Clinton, a daily dose of faith along with politics
Vox populi

Egyptian tuk-tuk driver goes viral with rant on economy
Dylan revisited

Streaming of Dylan music up by 500% after Nobel win
It's not easy being green

Artist, ADL reclaim Pepe the Frog from anti-Semites
Take a looka

Sukkot shortcuts for a spectacular holiday meal
Boast in the machine

Trump fortune-telling Zoltar doll provokes New York
How does it feel?

At Las Vegas concert, Dylan mum on his Nobel Prize
Golden touch

Israel’s Keshet, BuzzFeed take game show global
Seas the day

Acre, Haifa new ports of call for local cruise liner
Anyone out there?

Universe has 20 times more galaxies than thought
New life

Terror victim’s daughter gives birth to baby girl

Israel & The Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs

'I am sure that you will be a great asset to Mexico and a friend to Israel'

Don’t quit over Jerusalem vote, Israel urged Mexico’s UNESCO envoy

Andres Roemer, who is Jewish, walked out of last week’s session, in protest at his country’s support for anti-Israel resolution. His Israeli counterpart implored him to reconsider resigning

By Times of Israel staff

Jewish worshipers cover themselves with prayer shawls as they pray in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during the priestly blessing which commemorates the Israelites' hasty departure from Egypt. April 6, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

After UNESCO resolution, minister urges mass Western Wall prayer service

By Times of Israel staff

UNESCO headquarters in Paris, October 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Israeli attempt to delay UNESCO motion ‘foiled by Arab nations’

By Times of Israel staff

The Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Palestinians rebuke UNESCO chief for opposing Jerusalem resolution

By Times of Israel staff

Hamas test-fires long-range rocket into sea off Gaza

Terror group often conducts trial launches to improve range, accuracy; latest comes less than 2 weeks after twin strikes on southern Israel

By Times of Israel staff

UNESCO’s J’lem resolution ignores Christian roots, too

With increased archeological findings of a Byzantine presence prior to the Muslim conquest, the historical holy site is clearly linked to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity — and not necessarily in that order

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Israel believes Islamic State has lost 10,000 fighters in past 18 months

Analysis Jihadist group thought to have lost a quarter of its territory in Syria and Iraq to US- and Russian-led coalitions

By Avi Issacharoff

Israel in 2012 mulled leaking ‘plans’ of Iran strike from Saudi base

Latest WikiLeaks email dump indicate Israeli efforts to counter Tehran nuclear program included spreading rumors of impending IDF attack

By Tamar Pileggi

Police arrest Palestinian soccer coach whose team posed with photo of terrorist

Maher Abu Sanina faces incitement charges after members of club hold up banner hailing Mesbah Abu Sabih, who killed 2 Israelis in a shooting spree last week

By Times of Israel staff

Hebrew Media Review

Sun, Oct 16, 12:12 PM

A villa divided against itself

Just as the US seems to be splitting in two, Israel’s press gives the same impression, with one popular paper unabashedly backing Trump, and a visit to the UN by a local NGO inviting unholy anger from pundits

By Joshua Davidovich

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Trump doubles down on ‘rigging’ claims, says his party is naive

Experts say Republican presidential candidate’s allegations of widespread election fraud are without any evidence

By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Kenansville, North Carolina, on September 20, 2016. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)

North Carolina GOP office torched, graffiti nearby slams ‘Nazi Republicans’

By AP and Times of Israel staff

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gives the thumbs up after speaking at a fundraiser at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington October 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan Smialowski)

GOP strategists see only an epic collapse stopping Clinton presidency

By Thomas Beaumont

Presumptive US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) and Indiana Governor Mike Pence take the stage during a campaign rally at Grant Park Event Center in Westfield, Indiana, on July 12, 2016. (AFP Photo/Tasos Katopdis)

As Trump rails against ‘rigged’ elections, Pence says GOP will accept will of the people

By Laurie Kellman

Le Pen vows to ban kippas, all ‘religious symbols,’ in public if elected

Leader of far-Right National Front party says French people must make ‘sacrifices’ to combat Islamic extremism

By Times of Israel staff and AP

2 brothers wearing prayer shawls attacked on Yom Kippur in Brooklyn

Men left badly beaten after being targeted as ‘f***ing Jews’; police investigating incident as possible hate crime

By JTA

Putting on your own opera, in Vienna, aged 11

Alma Deutscher, daughter of Israeli linguist, composed her own rendition of Cinderella, with help from her sparkly jump rope

By Simon Sturdee

30,000 visited Israel over the summer with Birthright

Organization says it will start offering new, seven-day trip geared at young professionals

By JTA

UK lawmakers blast Labour’s handling of anti-Semitism in its ranks

Unanimous conclusion of all-party parliamentary committee accuses Jeremy Corbyn of allowing ‘safe space’ for anti-Jewish sentiment

By JTA

Adelson gave $10 million in September toward Trump win

Fundraising reports show 2-1 lead for pro-Clinton super PACs in attracting campaign’s wealthiest donors

By Times of Israel staff, AP and JTA

Most of the guests did not know each other; some of the non-Jewish Germans had never met German Jews before

Guess who’s coming to dinner, in Germany

Made by two longtime friends from very different backgrounds, documentary ‘Germans & Jews’ explores — over dinner — how the Holocaust still shapes German life

By Renee Ghert-Zand

'It's about reconciliation'

For Jews in post-Brexit Britain, German citizenship is no longer verboten

Descendants of those who fled Hitler are rethinking long-held beliefs about a country that once sought to destroy their families

By DANICA KIRKA

'I’m like a mother bear, very protective of my homeland'

Life as a proudly Jewish, lesbian, right-wing journalistic agitator

Pugnacious Toronto reporter and unabashed Zionist Sue-Ann Levy takes no prisoners in her new book, ‘Underdog: Confessions of a Right-Wing Gay Jewish Muckraker’

By Robert Sarner

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Earth, kites and clay, and a host of other Sukkot activities

From a kite extravaganza and night safari in Jerusalem to a film festival in Haifa and music concerts by the Dead Sea, there’s no time to be bored this holiday

By Jessica Steinberg

The monk and the moshavnik who produce coexistence concerts in a Muslim village

Brother Olivier and Gershon Cohen next week celebrate 25 years of Abu Ghosh’s classical music festival

By Jessica Steinberg

Tel Aviv man killed in suspected gangland car bombing

Explosion in parking lot on La Guardia street appears to be criminally motivated, not terror attack

By Times of Israel staff

Israeli tourist killed in South Africa car crash named

Oshri Malsa, 22, from Ashdod dies in head-on collision caused by faulty traffic light in Johannesburg; was on a post-army trip

By Times of Israel staff

Teams in air ensure IDF forces speak anytime, anywhere

From Entebbe to Gaza’s Protective Edge and beyond, the Tzameret battalion’s Aerial Communications Unit ensures communication lines in the army stay open

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tel Aviv U study finds way to jumpstart hydrogen production from algae

Deprived of oxygen, microalgae produce the fossil-fuel alternative all day long, not just at dawn, researchers say

By Iacopo Luzi

Hot on the heels

Israeli fashionista’s fantasy footwear finds fans

Kobi Levi’s psychedelic shoes resemble everything from banana peels to sex acts, flamingos and stretching cats — and they are all the rage among well-heeled stars

By DAPHNE ROUSSEAU

Shlomo Gazit: Fear of imminent defeat was 'prevalent among majority' in Israel... but top brass was 'confident in our strength'

Morocco tipped off Israeli intelligence, ‘helped Israel win Six Day War’

King Hassan ll sharpened Israel’s edge by providing secret recordings of Arab leadership discussions in run-up to war, says former military intelligence chief

By Sue Surkes

In Trump, Israel’s mainstream distrusts

Israel values stability and consistency from its key ally. Which is why, while they may have reservations about Clinton, many Israeli policymakers and much of the public are wary of Trump

By Mark Donig

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Following US recommendation, Israel bans Galaxy Note 7 on flights

Israel's Civil Aviation Authority has adopted recommendations by US authorities to ban the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights in response to numerous incidents of the devices exploding or catching fire. Director General Joel Feldschuh announced Sunday that...

By Times of Israel staff and Agencies

October 16, 2016
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Tel Aviv U study finds way to jumpstart hydrogen production from algae

Microalgae may be able to replace fossil fuels in the future, thanks to Tel Aviv University’s researchers who discovered how to produce hydrogen from this kind of microscopic algae. The results, published at the beginning of October, suggest a possible...

By Iacopo Luzi

October 16, 2016
11:53 am

Teams in air ensure IDF forces speak anytime, anywhere

The Israeli soldiers quickly don their overalls and, armed with their communication gear, scramble onto the plane together with the air force pilots. They know they could be up in the air for hours or days, landing only to...

By Shoshanna Solomon

October 13, 2016
4:16 pm

Turkey, Israel to examine building gas pipeline

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Israel and Turkey on Thursday agreed to open discussions on building a gas pipeline to pump Israeli gas to Europe, as the Israeli energy minister made the first ministerial visit since a crisis in ties. Israeli...

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October 13, 2016
3:42 pm

Israel-Europe R&D directorate appoints new head

The steering committee of ISERD, the Israel-Europe Research and Development Directorate, approved the appointment of Nili Shalev as managing director of the directorate, which is in charge of implementing the scientific and technological agreement between Israel and the European...

By Shoshanna Solomon

October 13, 2016
3:11 pm

Israel’s Q2 growth again revised upwards

From the webGlobes: The new growth figures released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics show that private consumption was again the growth engine for the economy

October 13, 2016
2:25 pm

Shell awards top prize to Israeli tire technology

An Israeli electro-optic sensor technology for gauging tire pressure and wear and tear won the Shell Bright Energy Ideas Challenge, beating 218 mobility startups from all over the world focused on the subject of cars, motorization and vehicles. British-Dutch energy...

By Iacopo Luzi

Analysis Jihadist group thought to have lost a quarter of its territory in Syria and Iraq to US- and Russian-led coalitions

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