PM denies he made Israel partisan issue in US * Saudis help Israeli plane through bad weather * Erekat dies: Peace-seeker, demonizer * Jesuit pr iest’s Holocaust ’Kaddish’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Presented by IDC Herzliya [Netanyahu denies his close Trump ties hurt Democratic support for Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [PM touts his ‘warm’ relationship with Biden, says ensuring bipartisan backing for Israel a ‘cornerstone’ of his foreign policy, after Lapid accuses him of ‘neglecting’ Democrats]( [Trump’s Iran envoy: Biden would have difficulties reviving 2015 nuclear pact]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Trump formally notifies US Congress of F-35 sale to United Arab Emirates]( By [TOI staff]( [Saudi air-traffic control guides Israeli plane through bad weather]( By [TOI staff]( [Israir flight from Tel Aviv to India forced to take detour above Mecca and Jeddah, 2 months after Riyadh okayed Israeli use of its airspace]( [Borsht in Bahrain: Manama’s Ritz Carlton to serve kosher food]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Israel delegation visits Dubai to pave way for investments, trade ties]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Brother of Lebanese government leader warns against coalition with Hezbollah]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( Obituary [Saeb Erekat, who led Palestinian talks for statehood, dies at 65]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [PLO secretary-general and Abbas aide succumbs to COVID-19; was an architect of the Oslo Accords, adversary of Israel in global forums, bitter opponent of Trump plan]( [Erekat remembered as a peace-seeker by some, a demonizer of Israel by others]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( Interview [Jesuit Catholic priest pens book about his order’s complicity in the Holocaust]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Historian James Bernauer’s book ‘Jesuit Kaddish’ surprises academic Catholic order with a novel study of its members’ anti-Semitism — and honors those who saved Jews during WWII]( [82 years after Kristallnacht, Rivlin warns of ongoing ‘virus of anti-Semitism’]( By [TOI staff]( [For first time ever, Bahraini Jews mark anniversary of Kristallnacht]( By [AFP]( [European synagogues keep on their lights to mark 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [CRM]( Israel media review [Pfinally some (almost) good news: What the press is saying on November 10]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Results from Pfizer’s vaccine study give Israelis hope, but it’s tempered by the fact that the results are preliminary, and that Israel is not signed up to get any of the doses]( [Netanyahu hails Pfizer breakthrough, says in talks to bring vaccine to Israel]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Optimism over Pfizer vaccine bodes well for Israel’s COVID shot, experts say]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Trump accuses FDA, Pfizer of deliberately delaying vaccine news until after vote]( By [TOI staff and AP]( Top Ops [Bishara A. Bahbah]( [President Biden and the Palestinians: What to expect]( [The pres-elect may call himself a Zionist, but after 4 years of Trump’s destructive policies, Palestinians have ample reason to feel relieved]( [Avi Gil]( [Trump’s defeat ends the Israeli right’s long celebration]( [His presidency bolstered the mistaken impression that it’s possible to preserve democracy for Jews while depriving the Palestinians of it]( Interview [Dirty, anonymous money is destroying democracies, ‘Kleptopia’ author charges]( By [Simona Weinglass]( Live updates [IDF says it downed Hezbollah drone that entered Israeli airspace]( By [TOI staff]( [UAV did not pose a threat to troops or Israeli communities, army says]( From the blogs [Francesco Patton]( [Custos of the Holy Land: ‘Coronavirus can teach us a lesson in unity’]( [The Catholic Church’s Guardian of the Christian Holy Places echoes Pope Francis’ call for our times: Help others, especially the weak, no matter our differences]( [Right-wing Jewish groups RJC and ZOA won’t call Biden ‘president-elect’ for now]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Groups say they won’t acknowledge former VP’s victory until legal challenges are settled, reflecting a consolidation of right-wing backing for Trump’s refusal to concede]( [Messages undermining US election integrity circulate on Orthodox social media]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Trump considering running again for president in 2024 — report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US AG authorizes prosecutors to investigate possible voting irregularities]( By [MICHAEL BALSAMO]( [Couple at illegal wedding had COVID-19, didn’t know; 3 guests died — TV report]( By [TOI staff]( [Former deputy Shin Bet chief said among fatalities linked to event in September, which was held against health rules; super-spreading couple was pre-symptomatic]( [Number of active virus patients again rises over 8,000 as 710 new cases found]( By [TOI staff]( [3 who arrived from Denmark said showing symptoms amid mink virus mutation scare]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Hamas officials warn that Gaza could return to lockdown as cases rise sharply]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [A nation of teeth-grinders, jaw-clenchers: Pandemic’s impact on anxious Israelis]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Survey finds 1 in 3 Israelis grind teeth and/or clench jaw during lockdown; among ‘middle generation’ women it’s 50; researchers see ‘very real physiological signs’ of distress]( [Knesset panel okays scaled down bill for Eilat, Dead Sea ‘tourist islands’]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Medics warn of rise in deaths by suicide, with 13 in past 11 days]( By [TOI staff]( Archaeology [2,000 years ago, a believer came hundreds of miles to erect an altar at Banias]( By [TOI staff]( More Headlines [Trump fires Pentagon chief Mark Esper, replaces him with counterterrorism chief]( By [Jacob Magid and TOI staff]( [In first, twins conjoined at the head are born in Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Food waste ‘could have funded a fifth of Israel’s COVID-19 aid budget’ – expert]( By [Sue Surkes]( [British lord accused of racism after referring to Kamala Harris as ‘the Indian’]( By [TOI staff]( [Accusations fly as MKs debate plan to combat violence in Arab Israeli towns]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Peregrine sets up $300 million fund to focus on late-stage life-sciences firms]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Netanyahu allegedly leaked info on Iran to Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Cybersecurity firm Check Point asks public to help plan post-COVID office]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israel’s coronavirus unpaid-leave plan may keep people jobless, experts warn]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Armenia signs ‘painful’ deal with Azerbaijan, Russia to end conflict]( By [Hervé BAR]( [Beersheba man convicted for social media post threatening Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Ukraine’s Zelensky tests positive for coronavirus, is feeling ‘good’]( By [AFP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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