Netanyahu Sets Israel Up as Fall Guy for U.S.-Iran Clash
It took years to shake off the accusation that Israel pushed for the Iraq war. But when it comes to Iran, Netanyahu can't help himself
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- Iceland to hold October 28 election after government collapses (AP)
- Trump warns U.S. may scrap Iran nuclear deal (Haaretz)
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- U.S. bombers, fighter jets in bombing drill over Korean peninsula (Reuters)
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- MK Yigal Guetta, who attended his gay nephew's wedding, resigns from Knesset (Haaretz)
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- 94-year-old Mitchell Flint dies, an American fighter pilot who fought for Israel in 1948 (AP)
- Iraqi PM says Kurds "playing with fire" with independence vote (Reuters)
Haaretz Editorial
Prescribing Jewish Law in Absence of Legal Precedent Sacralizes Israel's Judicial System
The most updated version of the nation-state bill being promoted by the coalition – which includes a requirement that courts rule “in light of the principles of Jewish law” in m...
Israel
U.S. News
Convicted Charleston Church Shooter Wants to Fire Jewish, Indian Lawyers
'His ethnicity was a constant source of conflict even with my constant efforts to look past it,' said Dylann Roof of his Jewish attorney
Jewish World
Whisper It, but Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Community Is Starting to Talk About Homosexuality
Observers say there is a growing understanding among many Haredim that the previously taboo subject can no longer be ignored
Middle East
Uncertainty Looms as Iraq's Top Court Suspends Kurdish Referendum
Iraqi Supreme Court decision to temporarily halt the referendum due for next week puts further pressure on Iraqi Kurds to call off the controversial vote
Culture & Life
Sofia Coppola's 'The Beguiled': Elegance Bordering on Fetishism
In 'The Beguiled,' starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst, the elegant exterior defeats the story
