Russia turns up heat on Israel over downed plane * Nasrallah brags: We’ve got precision missiles * US envoy: ’Unconscionable’ for PA to pay family of terrorist who killed Ari Fuld * Jerusalem-TLV fast train finally a lmost arrives

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Thursday, September 20, 2018 [In apparent about-turn, Russian embassy tears into Israel for downing of plane]( By [TOI staff]( [Diplomatic mission blames ‘irresponsible and unfriendly actions’ of IAF for Syrian air defenses’ deadly targeting of aircraft]( [Netanyahu signals Israel won’t curb activities against Iran]( By [TOI staff]( [Blaming Assad for downing Russian plane, Israel says it won’t stop Syria strikes]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [IAF chief heads to Moscow to present findings on downing of Russian plane]( By [TOI staff]( [Nasrallah: Despite Israel’s efforts, Hezbollah has acquired ‘precision missiles’]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Head of terror group says Israeli strikes in Syria have failed to thwart weapons deliveries, warns Israel ‘will face a destiny and reality it didn’t expect’ in next Lebanon war]( [Israel airstrike left Syria arms warehouse in ruins, satellite images show]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Syria’s Assad blames Israel for downing of Russian plane]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Israel media review / The Russia news is real, the rest may not be: 8 things to know for September 20]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [US envoy: Abbas pay to family of terrorist who killed Ari Fuld is unconscionable]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [After PA officials tell ToI that Jabarin family will get monthly stipend, Ambassador Friedman says such payments must stop ‘if there is to be any hope of peace’]( [PA hasn’t yet paid family of terrorist who killed Fuld, but they’ll be eligible]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Thousands protest UN job cuts in Gaza, as border violence escalates]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( Reporter's notebook [After long wait, Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast rail finally almost nearly arrives]( By [Sue Surkes]( [PM, transportation minister inaugurate ‘King David Line’ from Jerusalem to Ben Gurion Airport, as officials refuse to commit to date for completion of airport-Tel Aviv stretch]( [Netanyahu takes maiden voyage on Jerusalem to Tel Aviv fast train]( By [AFP]( [Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast train to launch, but it’s slow and won’t reach Tel Aviv]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [Netanyahu: Israel wants to prevent war, but will act with ‘full force’ if pushed]( By [Tamar Pileggi]( [Prime minister says Jewish state has a ‘duty’ to protect itself against ‘open and aggressive’ Iranian calls for its destruction]( [Israel says it’s reinforcing its nuclear sites because of Iranian threats]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [In rare remark, Israeli atomic energy chief tells international conference that Jewish state is upgrading its facilities to ‘withstand any attack’]( [Iranian envoy asks UN to censure Israel, supervise its nuke program]( By [TOI staff]( [US tags Iran anew as top terror sponsor, as global attacks fall]( By [SUSANNAH GEORGE]( [His own brain tumor spurs entrepreneur to develop life-saving surgical device]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Trailing Jerusalem mayor candidate Moshe Lion bags key Haredi endorsements]( By [Marissa Newman]( [Backing from spiritual leaders of Degel HaTorah and Shas ends speculation that ultra-Orthodox candidate Deitch could win; Agudath Yisrael faction expected to support rival Elkin]( Top Ops [Arik Ascherman]( [On the recent conviction of my attacker on appeal]( [I have met him and I see the good in him, but I welcome this decision]( [Uri Regev]( [Converting outside the courts of the Chief Rabbinate]( [Haredi opposition threatens Israeli democracy, the rule of law, the judciary’s independence, and the partnership between Israel and world Jewry]( [Gilad Cohen]( [On Israel and Duterte: It’s complicated, but good]( [It was our professional obligation to host him, and the fruits of the visit are already evident]( [Andrew Cooper]( [Our former rabbi victimized women. Here’s how we made our synagogue safer.]( [Kesher Israel reacted swiftly and decisively to the illegal actions by its longtime rabbi Barry Freundel]( [New film reveals register used by French police to target Jews during Holocaust]( By [Laurence THOMANN and Fiachra GIBBONS]( [Documentary shows how top Vichy officials and law enforcement were willing collaborators in the rounding up and deportation of tens of thousands]( [Filmmaker Loridan-Ivens, Auschwitz companion of Simone Veil, dies at 90]( By [AFP]( More Headlines [In apparent jab at Netanyahu, Rivlin warns against government group-think]( By [TOI staff]( [Rock hurled into Polish synagogue during Yom Kippur prayers]( By [JTA]( [Israeli telecom equipment maker ECI considering London IPO]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Army issues demolition order for home of Palestinian who killed soldier]( By [TOI staff]( [Defense firm Elbit gets $173m contract for naval remote control weapon stations]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israel’s opposition to accepting refugees is highest in West — poll]( By [TOI staff]( [Liberman blames anti-Russian racism for accusation he aided Manafort scheme]( By [TOI staff]( [G for gay? / Bert and Ernie a ‘loving couple,’ says ‘Sesame Street’ writer]( By [Issam Ahmed]( [Civil Service Commission drops probe into Keyes’s alleged misconduct in Israel]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [U of Michigan prof. who refused to write Israel letter denies anti-Semitism]( By [Eric Cortellessa and JTA]( [Paramedics treat over 1,700 people on Yom Kippur, help deliver 7 babies]( By [TOI staff]( [Jewish psychologist who created ‘marshmallow test’ of delayed gratification dies]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2018 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved