IRAN PROTESTS: Trump says ‘time for change’ as 12 said killed; Costa Rica plane tragedy; 2,700-year-old J’lem seal found; Likud: Annex parts of W Bank

2018. január 2 00:59

IRAN PROTESTS: Trump says ‘time for change’ as 12 said killed; Costa Rica plane tragedy; 2,700-year-old J’lem seal found; Likud: Annex parts of W Bank

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THE DAILY EDITIONMonday, January 1, 2018
Trump says ‘time for change’ in Iran, people ‘hungry’ for freedom
BY AFP
Regime is ‘failing at every level’ despite the ‘terrible nuclear deal’ signed by Obama, US president tweets
At least 12 killed in widespread protests, Iran state TV says
BY AGENCIES
As protests persist, Rouhani warns Iran will respond to ‘lawbreakers’
BY AFP
Anger against regime grows, but Iran protests still driven by economics
BY ERIC RANDOLPH
Likud top body votes to annex parts of the West Bank
BY JACOB MAGID
Resolution passed by Likud Central Committee is not binding, but carries political force, as lawmakers need support of 3,000-member body to succeed in party primaries
Abbas says Likud bid to annex parts of West Bank has US blessing
BY TOI STAFF
German foreign minister under fire for accusing Israel of ‘apartheid’
BY TOI STAFF AND JTA
Government okays EU cooperation deal that excludes settlements
BY TOI STAFF
2,700-year-old seal impression cements existence of biblical Jerusalem governor
BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
Two Jewish families killed in Costa Rica plane crash
BY AP AND TOI STAFF
Five members of Steinberg family from New York and three members of Weiss family from Florida identified as victims
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Soldier-slapping Palestinian teen indicted for assault, incitement
BY ALEXANDER FULBRIGHT
16-year-old Ahed Tamimi’s mother also charged for filming last month’s incident, sharing it on internet
Iranian protester tells Israeli TV: The regime has to fall
BY TOI STAFF
In interview from Tehran, ‘Muhsan’ says Iranians are rallying nationwide, and the suppressed protests of 2009 show they will only get their rights if the leadership goes
Bidding farewell to 2017, Trump tweets new support for Iranian protesters
BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF
Haley says Iran being ‘tested by its own citizens’
BY AFP
Israeli minister wishes Iranian protesters luck, says murderous regime will fall
BY TOI STAFF
Opposition, Yisrael Beytenu won’t ‘offset’ absence of Likud MK after wife dies
BY MARISSA NEWMAN
Coalition accuses opposition of ‘losing its humanity’ but Zionist Union says government can just delay vote on shuttering shops on Shabbat
Coalition said struggling to muster majority for Shabbat bill
BY TOI STAFF
Givatayim passes bylaw to preempt Knesset Shabbat bill
BY TOI STAFF
Abbas warns Israel: Rethink your ‘aggressive’ policies ‘before it’s too late’
BY TOI STAFF
PA president slams IDF and ‘settler terrorist groups’ for ‘crimes’; declares Jerusalem ‘the eternal capital of the Palestinian people’
PA recalls envoy to US for consultations after Jerusalem recognition
BY AFP AND TOI STAFF
As Gaza heats up, Israel points an accusing finger at Iran
BY JUDAH ARI GROSS
Shin Bet breaks up alleged Hamas cell planning West Bank attacks
BY JUDAH ARI GROSS
Pence visit indefinitely postponed due to ‘scheduling conflicts’
BY RAPHAEL AHREN
Trip delayed by US tax vote had originally been rescheduled for January 14, the day Netanyahu takes off for India
Trump touts Jerusalem announcement among 2017 successes
BY AP AND TOI STAFF
Hebrew media review / New year, new Mideast
BY ADIV STERMAN
10 from 2017: Times of Israel staff on their most memorable reporting moments
BY TOI STAFF
We stood amid parts of the Western Wall hidden for 1,700 years, slogged on foot to a blocked-off West Bank village, rescued snails in the rain. Read what touched us this past year
After a year marred by terror attacks, revelers around the world welcome 2018
BY AFP AND TOI STAFF
Israelis brave cold and rain to celebrate New Year’s – er, Sylvester
BY TOI STAFF
MORE HEADLINES
Kim Jong Un urges mass production of nukes, says North Korea ready for war
BY AFP
Islamists sentenced for trying to prevent concert with arson attack
BY TOI STAFF
Child whose parents were killed in 2008 Mumbai attack to return to Chabad House
BY JTA
Russian to judgment /Rabbi calls Lorde a bigot in full-page Washington Post ad
BY TOI STAFF
TOP OPS
NAOMI CHAZAN
In 2018 we will choose: Democracy or annexation
Israel can’t claim to be democratic if it systematically denies basic political rights to many of its residents
DIANA LIPTON
Eat up!
Imagine if an app got us to pay attention to all the gory details about food production… Oh wait, Judaism can do that
INTERVIEW
Alan Dershowitz’s friends on Trump: ‘Oy vey! He’s tweeting about you!’
BY TRACY FRYDBERG