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What Matters Most On Monday, December 5, 2022

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Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich seen after coalition talks at a hotel in Jerusalem on November 30, 2022. (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Lapid: 'Netanyahu sold the IDF'; Gafni also angered by deal

Smotrich given authority over key West Bank appointments in deal with Likud

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Newly released text of deal details powers to be given to Religious Zionism’s minister in Defense Ministry, allowing far-right party to expand settlements, restrict Palestinians

Bezalel Smotrich holding a sign calling for the authorization of new settlements during a visit to the West Bank on October 26, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Deal will give Smotrich say in filling sensitive West Bank defense posts

Otzma Yehudit's Almog Cohen (L) and Yitzhak Wasserlauf at the Knesset, November 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Far-right party submits bill to hand politicians ultimate power to appoint judges

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Otzma Yehudit MK would make 6 of the 9 Judicial Selection Committee members political appointees, nixing Israel Bar Association panelists

Defense Minister Benny Gantz gives a press conference in Tel Aviv, November 29, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Gantz calls on opposition parties to join ‘struggle for the character of the state’

Says he was asked to mediate between Russia and Ukraine

‘I will not step on that landmine’: Netanyahu dodges open support for Trump return

Speaking to NBC, expected incoming PM says he’ll ‘deal with anyone’ who’s elected president; calls Trump’s dinner with antisemites ‘wrong’

Screen capture from video of presumed incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press,' December 4, 2022. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Former US president Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, November 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘Out of control’: Trump’s call to scrap US Constitution slammed across party lines

Former US president Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Trump calls for scrapping US Constitution, peddling false election fraud claims

By Michael Horovitz

Roman and Katya Bashenko in Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, on November 30, 2022. (Inna Lazareva/Times of Israel)

Buried alive by a Russian strike, a Ukrainian policeman fights to walk in Israel

By Inna Lazareva

Seriously injured and left for dead, Roman Bashenko uses life savings along with financial help from friends to pay for Israeli hospital treatment; the prognosis is complicated

Blasts rock two Russian bases, one housing nuclear-capable bombers

By Jamey Keaten

Russia said to ask Israel not to hold up transfer of equipment from Syria to Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the J Street National Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, December 4, 2022. (AP Photo/ Carolyn Kaster)

Blinken: US will judge the next Israeli government on policies, not personalities

Secretary tells J Street that simply discouraging sides not to take steps that harm prospect for 2 states is insufficient, amid speculation US won’t work with far-right ministers

Likud head MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen after coalition talks outside a hotel in Jerusalem, December 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Likud says all of Netanyahu bloc has endorsed replacing Knesset speaker

Mickey Levy announces parliament will convene next Monday to vote on his replacement; presumed incoming PM’s party also cites ‘significant progress’ on forming new government

9:19 pm

Knesset speaker says vote to replace him will be held next Monday
9:01 pm

Likud says all of Netanyahu bloc has endorsed replacing Knesset speaker
7:59 pm

PA premier calls for US to play more active role in Israeli-Palestinian peace process

United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush arrives for coalition talks at Likud headquarters in Tel Aviv on November 10, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

In coalition talks, UTJ said to request full authority at Meron, site of disaster

MK Meir Porush wants control over site, including implementation of findings of investigative panel into 2021 tragedy; he opposed the committee’s formation

Prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" on December 4, 2022. (Screen capture/Twitter)

Amid concerns over Maoz, Netanyahu insists he ‘won’t accept’ harm to LGBT rights

Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022 (Courtesy Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Dec. 5: What does Netanyahu gain from extremist MK Avi Maoz?

President Isaac Herzog (left) meets with UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on December 5, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Meeting UAE president, Herzog assures him all Israelis support Abraham Accords

By Lazar Berman

Bin Zayed tells Israeli counterpart he can consider UAE his ‘second home’; addressing Abu Dhabi Space Debate, Herzog focuses on climate technologies

President Isaac Herzog lands in Abu Dhabi, where he is greeted by UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed, December 5, 2022. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

Herzog arrives in the UAE after wrapping up visit to Bahrain

By Lazar Berman

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdul Lateef Rashid Al Zayani, speaks to journalists in Manama on December 4, 2022. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

Bahrain: Netanyahu believes in peace, we look forward to working with him

By Lazar Berman

FM Al-Zayani indicates Gulf kingdom unconcerned by makeup of incoming government in Jerusalem, despite presence of far-right figures

President Isaac Herzog (right) meets with members of the Bahrain Jewish community in Manama on December 4, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Herzog meets with small Bahrain Jewish community in Manama

By Lazar Berman

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, greats UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, upon his arrival at the Hamad airport in Doha, Qatar, December 5, 2022. (Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP)

UAE leader visits Qatar for first time since start of Saudi-led blockade in 2017

By AFP and ToI Staff

A constitutional coup will backfire

Meeting all of the desires of the ’winning side’ would likely cause a sharp backlash once a different majority is in power – and have dire long-term consequences

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Jihad and the baby store at the mall

’Do you speak English?’ whispered the Haredi woman. ’I think those two Arabs are planning a terror attack.’

Illustrative image: An Israeli receives a COVID shot at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Side effects of COVID vaccines often ‘psychosomatic’: Israeli peer-reviewed study

By Nathan Jeffay

The more hesitant people were, the more likely they were to experience side effects, scientists found, after quizzing 750 Israelis on vaccine attitudes and post-shot symptoms

Adriana Fernandez's job as a nanny for Orthodox children has launched her into unlikely stardom as TikTok's Non-Jewish Nanny. (Courtesy)

Interview'I actually really wanted to be an orthodontist'

‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox kids gains TikTok fame with cute culture-shock videos

By Jacqueline Cutler

Budding opera singer Adriana Fernandez babysits for Florida Jews on the side; her exuberant social media posts sparked a surprising 3rd career – as a ‘modest fashion’ influencer

Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early December 4, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

Palestinian killed in clashes with IDF in West Bank; son of PIJ leader arrested

By Emanuel Fabian

PA health officials say six others hurt in Dheisheh refugee camp; in Jenin, military says troops arrest Yahya Saadi, son of Bassem Saadi, suspected of involvement in terror

A mural of slain of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in Gaza City, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Al Jazeera film claims to show IDF deliberately shot at Abu Akleh, other journalists

By Tobias Siegal

In this file photo taken on July 23, 2007, an Iranian policewoman looks on from the back of a police vehicle before the start of a crackdown to enforce Islamic dress code in the capital Tehran. (Behrouz MEHRI/AFP)

‘Too little too late’: Iranian activists brush off claims morality police abolished

By Stuart Williams

Protest supporters call supposed disbandment of force a ‘PR move,’ say it doesn’t change oppressive dress code for women but simply marks switch in enforcement of law

Status of Iran’s controversial morality police unclear after ‘closure’ remark

By jack jeffery

Iran said to seal businesses of soccer legend Ali Daei over his support for protests

By AFP

Iranians in Iraq put little stock in move to dissolve morality police

By AFP

The plenary hall during the swearing-in ceremony of the 25th Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Salaries of prime minister, ministers, MKs, and president set to jump by nearly 15%

Monthly paycheck linked to average salaries, but system was frozen during COVID-19 pandemic; PM to get around NIS 64,700 ($19,700) per month, lawmakers NIS 52,000 ($15,340)

BTL factory workers meet, following an announcement of closure of production line and planned layoffs, December 4, 2022. (Courtesy/ Histadrut labor federation)

900 layoffs expected as US engine-maker Pratt & Whitney to shut down Israel factory

By Sharon Wrobel

Frank St. John, chief operating officer, Lockheed Martin with Yoav Har-Even, Rafael CEO and president, next to an Iron Beam defense system, in Israel, December 5, 2022. (Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin joins Iron Beam project to build variant of system for US market

By Emanuel Fabian

American defense contractor signs agreement with Rafael to help develop, test, manufacture laser-based air defense system, which has been hailed as a ‘game-changer’

An Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 StarLiner drone, capable of flying in domestic, civilian airspace alongside commercial jets. (Elbit Systems Ltd.)

Israeli defense firms lead explosive growth in Mideast arms sales — study

By ToI Staff and AFP

A group of Jewish hippies at the House of Love and Prayer in San Francisco, circa 1969. (Photo/Marvin Kussoy, Courtesy Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb/ via JTA)

'People gave us one-of-a-kind archival material'

‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco’ puts online a treasure trove of local Jewish history

Digital exhibition’s co-founder Prof. Aaron Hahn Tapper says one of the goals is to highlight the role Jews played in making the Bay Area what it is today

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Dina Zlotnik, who was sentended to 23 years in jail, is seen in court on February 23, 2020. (Twitter/Screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Karmiel woman sentenced to 23 years for killing friend over ex-boyfriend

Artist Ayala Ingedashet will perform new songs at the annual Hullageb Festival, December 7-14, 2022. (Courtesy Refael Shahari)

Community fareIsraeli-Ethiopian fest offers singer a familiar crowd for latest debut

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative: The Beersheba District Court in southern Israel, on December 1, 2019. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Prosecutors to appeal teen’s 5-year sentence for sexual assault of girl in her bed

Natalie Portman arrives at the global premiere of 'Pachinko,' March 16, 2022, at The Academy Museum in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Natalie Portman: Rising antisemitism ‘makes my heart drop’

A hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court about the prosecutor's request to issue a restraining order against Likud activist Orly Lev, who harassed the lead prosecutor in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial, Liat Ben-Ari, on December 1, 2022, in Tel Aviv. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Prosecutor in Netanyahu trial files police complaint over fresh threat to her son

Illustrative -- Pharmacists supply patients with prescribed medical marijuana in Tel Aviv, on April 10, 2016 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Police bust network of doctors allegedly selling medical marijuana permits

By Michael Horovitz

A cat waits to eat a fish on a boat the port in Gaza City early on December 1, 2022. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

Gaza fisherman get boats back in ship-shape as Israel lifts ban on fiberglass

By Rosie SCAMMELL and Belal Alsabbagh

Keir Starmer, left, and Jeremy Corbyn at the House of Commons in London, November 26, 2018. (House of Commons / PA via AP)

From our partnerStarmer rules out Corbyn standing for Labour at next UK election

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