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What Matters Most On Friday, December 2, 2022

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Alan Dershowitz speaks at an event at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv on December 11, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

'It is not broken, do not fix it'

‘Terrible mistake’: Dershowitz urges Netanyahu to scrap Supreme Court override plan

By Tobias Siegal

The staunch Israel supporter, once referred to by PM-designate as ‘one of the world’s greatest lawyers,’ says Israel’s highest bench is ‘the jewel of judiciaries around the world’

Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut attends a hearing in Jerusalem on December 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Top justice: Courts will ‘stand strong’ in face of new coalition’s overhaul plans

Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich shake hands after signing a coalition deal in Jerusalem on December 1, 2022. (Likud)

Netanyahu gives Smotrich broad powers over settlements, Palestinian construction

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Under coalition deal, Religious Zionism chief will be finance minister for two years, with party also granted influential position to advance controversial judicial reform

Religious Zionism party head Bezalel Smotrich at a conference organized by the Makor Rishon newspaper, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 27, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Former lawmakers, top soldiers blast deal giving Smotrich authority over West Bank

This combination of photos shows Defense Minister Benny Gantz (L) at a press conference in Tel Aviv on November 29, 2022, and Noam MK Avi Maoz arriving for coalition talks at Likud headquarters in Tel Aviv on November 8, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90, Flash90)

Gantz rips far-right party for calling Egyptians killed in 1967 war ‘enemy soldiers’

Paul Newman with daughter Nell in 1960. (Newman Family Collection)

InterviewNewman recounts many faults, constant self-doubt and guilt

14 years after his death, megastar Paul Newman’s memoir is a portal into his soul

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Editor David Rosenthal wrangles thousands of pages of recently discovered interview transcripts with the actor, his friends, colleagues, and family members into a revealing read

A composite image of Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Yair Lapid during their respective Likud and Yesh Atid faction meetings at the Knesset, on November 8, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Lapid: I won't take lessons on democracy from you

Netanyahu: Lapid inciting rebellion among military officers, local authorities

Likud leader assails outgoing PM for urging municipalities to fight educational dictates of homophobic MK, reportedly warning IDF general of far-right attempts ‘to gain control’

MK Avi Maoz seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 22, 2022 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Tel Aviv, other local authorities vow to oppose anti-LGBTQ lawmaker’s school plans

A Givati soldier (left) is seen confronting an activist in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 25, 2022, and then-Maj. Aviran Alfasi (right), now the commander of the Tzabar batallion, in April 2019. (Screenshot: Breaking the Silence; Israel Defense Forces)

After right’s backlash, IDF cuts jail time for Hebron soldier who taunted activist

By Emanuel Fabian

Josef Schuster, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, attends a press conference in Frankfurt on November 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Iran said suspected of attacks on German synagogues, threat to local Jewish leader

Report says authorities believe German-Iranian man who fled country has operational command over Revolutionary Guard plots in Germany

Analysis

Does Khamenei’s niece slamming his ‘child-killing regime’ mark beginning of the end?

When bitter criticism and outspoken support for the protests is coming from within the Supreme Leader’s own family, you know the regime is in real trouble

Farideh Moradkhani, niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a video posted online criticizing her uncle's regime. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Hijab-wearing Iranian women from Iran's conservative province of Zahedan are seen marching, as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini continue, December 2, 2022. (Twitter/Screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Conservative Sunni women join in nationwide Iran protests

By AFP

US senator says Biden working to limit Smotrich and Ben Gvir influence in next gov’t

White House has been subtle in expressing concern over far-right’s rise, but Democrat close to president says administration working behind the scenes to push back

US President Joe Biden speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., as they walk on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One on Nov. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Head of the Otzma Yehudit party Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a suspected terror attack near the entrance to Jerusalem, on November 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

UAE embassy hosts Ben Gvir at reception, despite earlier warning against him

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on June 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Outgoing police minister warns Ben Gvir moves on Temple Mount could spark intifada

A Border Police officer seeks to apprehend a Palestinian stabbing suspect in the northern West Bank town of Huwara on December 2, 2022. (Screen capture/Twitter)

Border Police officer stabbed, wounded in West Bank; Palestinian attacker shot dead

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

After stabbing, suspect tussles with officer and tries to grab his gun before being shot at close range, the 9th Palestinian to be killed in West Bank violence in last four days

Damage caused to an Israeli bus in a shooting attack near Ofra in the West Bank, early December 2, 2022. (Courtesy)

Palestinian gunmen fire on bus in West Bank; no injuries

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early November 2, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF: Troops nab terror operative behind series of shootings, bomb-making

By Emanuel Fabian

Really, Laban is an honorable person

No other father in the Bible cares about his daughters enough to take a stand to protect them, even from their husband, even as they are running away from him

Gabriel Weimann

Not just Kanye – it’s an online coalition of hate

TikTok and the Dark Web don’t merely host haters, they merge and amplify their messages, feeding a malignant mix to impressionable online audiences

ADL: Comments endanger Jews; Israeli ambassador 'sickened'

Kanye West praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi in unhinged interview

Rapper makes bizarre appearance alongside Holocaust denier Fuentes on show hosted by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, accuses Netanyahu of trying to steal his family

Kanye West seen during an appearance on InfoWars with Alex Jones on December 1, 2022. (Screen capture: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

An image posted by Kanye West to Twitter before his suspension, December 2022. (screenshot)

Musk kicks Kanye West off Twitter after he posts Star of David merged with swastika

Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)

Counter-terror police free 16-year-old kidnapped for ransom in Jaljulia

Eight suspects arrested for holding teen, apparently a member of a rival gang, for over 24 hours while demanding hundreds of thousands of shekels

ToI@10 event

LIVE: English screening of Israel’s Oscar pick ‘Cinema Sabaya’ + director interview

Join us on Dec. 6 in Jerusalem for an English-subtitled showing of the feel-good film and a conversation with director Orit Fouks Rotem and ToI’s Jessica Steinberg

The cast of 'Cinema Sabaya,' the big winner in Israel's Ophir Awards on September 18, 2022. (Courtesy: Cinema Sabaya)

Salah Hamouri is greeted after arriving at his home in Jerusalem following his released from Israeli prison in a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, Dec. 18 2011. (Sliman Khader/FLASH90)

Israel says Palestinian who plotted to kill top rabbi to be deported for new actions

By AP and ToI Staff

Officials say Salah Hammouri, who spent seven years in prison after being convicted in plan to assassinate Ovadia Yosef, has returned to activities tied to terrorism

Terror fighter killed near Jenin helped plan abduction of Israeli’s body — report

Military court convicts Palestinian of murdering Israeli man in 2015 terror attack

By Emanuel Fabian

Israel strips Jerusalem residency of alleged PFLP lawyer, plans to deport him

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A view of Tel Aviv on September 8, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Outpriced by New York and Singapore, Tel Aviv now only world’s 3rd-most costly city

By Sharon Wrobel

White city drops two rungs after taking ignominious top spot for first time in 2021, as cost of living crisis around the world skyrockets

A panoramic view of the port of Haifa and the surrounding neighborhoods. Illustrative. (Kateryna Mashkevych via iStock by Getty Images)

Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel

By Danielle Nagler

Israelis ride their electric scooters on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, on May 5, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

In scooter-crazed Tel Aviv, 70% of injured rode helmet-less, 20% were drunk

By Nathan Jeffay

Even those who protect heads often wear minimalist helmets; one such rider says: ‘I was hospitalized for several days, for three weeks afterwards I could hardly eat or drink’

Illustrative image: a woman experiencing a hot flush from menopause (Highwaystarz-Photography via iStock by Getty Images)

Gynecology research neglects women after onset of menopause — Israeli study

By Nathan Jeffay

Sociologist argues that while the transition is a major life event for half of the population, scholarship has overlooked it, causing women to miss out on medical progress

Illustrative: Elderly people walk together in downtown Jerusalem, September 11, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Study predicts 48% jump in Israelis over 75 by 2030, straining healthcare system

By Nathan Jeffay

Hospital plans to fire doctor over claim he praised terrorist, brought him a treat

Ahmad Mahajneh denies congratulating stabbing suspect being treated at Hadassah Ein Karem or giving him pastry, accuses cops of speaking out against him due to family background

Dr. Ahmad Mahajneh, at Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, (Courtesy)

The United States Consulate in Jerusalem, March 4, 2019. (Ariel Schalit/AP)

US insists it’s still committed to reopening Jerusalem consulate, but few convinced

Biden’s new envoy to Palestinians reiterates pledge in 1st briefing, but senior Palestinian official laughs it off and Netanyahu aide says his stance against it hasn’t changed

More Headlines

Police vehicles are stationed at Union Square following recent robberies in San Francisco on December 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that can kill with explosives

Police officers stand guard as other officers in yellow vests walk back at the cordoned off area next to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Ukraine says bloody packages containing animals’ eyes sent to some of its embassies

By AP

ObituaryAline Kominsky-Crumb, who transformed comics as a feminist artist, dies at 74

US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says he’s ready to speak to Putin ‘if he is looking for a way to end the war’

By AFP

Germany leaves the field after the World Cup Group E soccer game between Costa Rica and Germany at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Germany knocked out of World Cup after Japan beats Spain in stunning upset

The five hearing and/or seeing impaired actors performing in the Nalagaat play
'It Could be a Man Standing in the Snow' by Emanuella Amichai, on December 6 and 13, 2022 (Courtesy Nalagaat)

Experiential theaterJaffa arts fest celebrates disabled artists with music, theater and more

By Jessica Steinberg

Morocco fans celebrate during the World Cup group F soccer match between Canada and Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha , Qatar, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Arabs unite in celebration as Morocco beats Canada to advance at World Cup

By Isabel Debre

From left: Dr. Sefefe Aitchek, Dr. Irene-Rina Fremont, Leonardo Oros Duek, President Isaac Herzog, Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata, prize committee head Yossi Alfi, Vladimir Cohen and Kira Radinsky pose for a photograph at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on December 1, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Young AI analytics pioneer among five awarded government honor for immigrants

A school bus involved in an accident is seen in New Hempstead, NY, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP/Seth Wenig)

7 children injured as bus for Jewish school crashes into house in New York suburb

By AP

Andrew Ross Sorkin, bottom left, speaks by video with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/ Getty Images via AFP)

FTX founder Bankman-Fried admits ‘mistakes,’ denies fraud, in crypto collapse

By AFP

Illustrative: Hezbollah fighters hold flags as they attend the memorial of their slain leader Sheik Abbas al-Mousawi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 1992, in Tefahta village, South Lebanon, February 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)

US hits Hezbollah accountants with terrorism sanctions

By AP

BeeHero develps sensor technology for hives to monitor welfare of bees. (Courtesy)

BeeHero raises $42 million to track bee health, help farmers boost crop yields

By Sharon Wrobel

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