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Almost 100 alleged far-right extremists jailed, restricted or questioned, supporters say   As security chiefs warn of danger posed by Jewish terror underground, backers publish names of ‘arrestees of Zion’ on Facebook, solicits donations   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF

Ex-Shin Bet chief: Far-right threat today is ‘worse than before Rabin’s murder’   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Lapid names 2 rabbis who he says inspire far-right radicals   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Meretz chief: Probe rabbis who back right-wing extremism   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF

150 Palestinians demand release of terrorists' bodies   Soldier lightly hurt in West Bank car-ramming     Attacker shot at scene of attack, at Hawara checkpoint near Nablus   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF

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Mideast Christians face ‘apocalypse’ at hands of Islamic State, top UK cleric says   ‘Elimination’ looms, warns archbishop of Canterbury; Pope denounces ‘monstrous evil’ inflicted upon Syria and Libya   By AFP and AP

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Buying vegetables in Mahane Yehuda   DIANA LIPTON Brimming with enticing scents and sights, the marketplace’s real treasure is its diverse weave of people       Israel-Gulf ties entering a second act?   DANIEL S. MARIASCHINPlans for an Israel office in Abu Dhabi show some in the Arab world believe relations with Israel can serve their interest       Lighting a Havdalah candle for my family   ILANA GARBER The brief ceremony to mark the end of Sabbath provides a 5-sense lesson in Jewish continuity       New Russian fragrance inspired by Putin goes on sale   Limited edition of Leaders Number One perfume hits Moscow markets at $85 a pop       Draft law renews debate on IDF service for ultra-Orthodox   Amendment to Equal Service bill eliminates criminal sanctions against draft dodgers, overturning legislation passed in 2014       Israeli windsurfers denied visas to go to Malaysia   Government reportedly forbade Yoav Omer and Noy Drihan from carrying Jewish state flag, wearing any symbol on their attire       American ‘young lioness’ sought to raise cash to join IS   Keonna Thomas was arrested in April in Philadelphia, charged with attempting to provide support to terror group     Teen girl stabbed in Kiryat Malachi   Police say attack on 17-year-old which left her in serious condition was not nationalistically motivated       India’s Modi makes surprise visit to archrival Pakistan   Unannounced trip to Islamic nation may be potential sign of thawing relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors       Turkish president ‘talks man out of suicide’   Erdogan’s motorcade stops on Bosporus Bridge, Turkish leader said to promise to help depressed man with family issues       Sign up for our Start-Up Daily newsletter!   Get the Start-Up Daily newsletter, free by email, for selected top stories from our 24/7 Israeli high-tech coverage

Russia reportedly to begin delivery of S-300 to Iran in coming weeks   First shipment to be delivered by February; Iranian technicians to undergo 4-month training course at Russian base   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Related article: US Iran hostages compensated decades after ordeal     Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall in Corsica   PM decries ‘unacceptable desecration’ of holy place after hall set on fire on French island, copies of Koran burned   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF and AFP       US rabbis envy Canadian counterparts’ chance to welcome refugees   While Canadian clergy help sponsor newly arriving Syrians, frustrated American rabbis focus on advocacy and education   By RENEE GHERT-ZAND         Jerusalem’s Notre Dame guesthouse — catering to your soul   ISRAEL TRAVELS When even secular Christians come to the Holy Land, says Father Kelly, and see Sea of Galilee is not a myth, visit cave in Bethlehem, tour Nazareth and Jerusalem, ‘their protective superstructure melts’   By AVIVA and SHMUEL BAR-AM     Swastikas found spray-painted in Golan Heights town   Nazi symbol discovered on wall in Katzrin; in separate case, ‘Death to Arabs’ graffiti daubed in Safed   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF       Hezbollah reportedly pressed to avoid attacking Israel   According to Kuwaiti paper, foreign officials have warned terror group that retaliation for Kuntar killing could prompt crushing Israeli response   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF         Rebel chief’s death halts plan to evacuate Damascus jihadists   Killing of Zahran Alloush freezes efforts to move 4,000 besieged militants, civilians as part of deal with regime   By AFP   Related article: Top Syrian rebel killed in airstrike near Damascus     Ankara said to demand unrestricted access to Gaza   Turkish paper says key demand in reconciliation talks with Israel is free passage to deliver aid to Palestinian territory   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF and AGENCIES         Abundance of Jewish fusion eateries rocks foodies’ worlds   Sampling culinary traditions like musical tracks, Jewish chefs take a pinch of this and that to make mouths happy   By LUCY COHEN BLATTER