Report: Vance weighing direct talks with Iran, Trump sees June MOU as blunder

New UTJ MK Eliakim Stark supports secular studies and Haredi employment, diverging from party norms. US VP Vance weighs direct Iran talks; Trump criticizes June MOU. US student protest at Hunter College demands CUNY divestment. UNSC plans emergency meeting on Israeli E1 construction.

The Times of Israel's liveblog covers several stories. New United Torah Judaism MK Eliakim Stark, in an interview with Channel 13, expresses positions that diverge from most of his party, including supporting secular studies in ultra-Orthodox schools, helping Haredi soldiers, and backing mass employment alongside Torah studies. Stark, who lived in Belgium until age 16, says he wants to help 'hundreds of thousands of young Haredim who yearn for employment opportunities.' He also says cooperation with any Knesset faction, including Arab-led parties, is legitimate if it serves Haredi interests. Separately, The Wall Street Journal reports that US Vice President JD Vance is weighing direct talks with a top Iranian security official, Mohsen Rezaei, though Rezaei denies plans for a meeting. President Trump reportedly sees the June MOU with Iran as a blunder. In New York, a 'Day of Rage' protest outside Hunter College drew fewer than 100 participants, with chants including 'Globalize the intifada' and demands for CUNY to divest from Israel. The UN Security Council is preparing an emergency meeting on Israeli plans to build in the E1 area of the West Bank, with a tender deadline of November 19. Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon criticizes the move as a 'moral disgrace.'