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What Matters Most On Tuesday, December 27, 2022

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FILE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi at a press conference after a security cabinet meeting following the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 12, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

In rare call, IDF chief presses Netanyahu over plan to put MKs in chain of command

By Emanuel Fabian

Outgoing military head Aviv Kohavi and incoming PM agree military-linked legislation will be advanced only after IDF ‘presents the consequences and significance’ of such bills

Religious Zionism party head MK Bezalel Smotrich after coalition talks at a hotel in Jerusalem, December 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich accuses IDF chief of politicization after he warns against coalition plans

MKs Aryeh Deri and Bezalel Smotrich seen during a plenum session at the Knesset, on December 19, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Days before coalition is to take power, law clears path for ministers Deri, Smotrich

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Ahead of Thursday’s planned swear-in, Netanyahu and allies pass their 2nd politically required law – giving Smotrich a post in Defense Ministry, removing obstacles to Deri’s return

Shas party leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a vote in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Top court demands MKs justify law allowing Deri as minister; won’t block it for now

Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, center, and the leader of the Otzma Yehudit party, Itamar Ben Gvir, attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Druckman on December 26, 2022. (Gil COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

High Court orders Netanyahu, Ben Gvir to respond to petition against nomination

By Jeremy Sharon and Tobias Siegal

Composite photo: Police and security personnel at the scene of a terror attack in Jerusalem, on November 23, 2022 (Olivier Fitoussil/Flash90); Insert photo: Eslam Froukh, the alleged terrorist who committed the deadly attack, during a court hearing at the Jerusalem's Magistrate's Court, December 27, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Shin Bet says terrorist learned to build bombs from internet

East Jerusalemite with Islamic State ties arrested for bombings at bus stops in city

By Emanuel Fabian

Shin Bet and police say Eslam Froukh committed deadly attack in November on his own, allegedly planned further attacks before being detained

Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early December 27, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops come under fire during West Bank raids; 16 terror suspects arrested

By Emanuel Fabian

Laugh like you never laughed before

Comedy for Koby presents world renown comedians for a night of laughter in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, Gush Etzion, Modiin and Raanna Click here for tickets

Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir with other MK's after a vote in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Knesset holds marathon debate on bill to give Ben Gvir expanded power over police

Legislation demanded by far-right leader ahead of swearing in of government will give political leadership broad control over police leadership and policy

7:21 pm

Fears of neo-Nazi campaign after attacks on US power stations
7:03 pm

Likud's Amsalem to remain a backbencher after Netanyahu refuses him senior position
6:43 pm

LGBT group asks Attorney General to probe Noam party over gay lists

A man stands at a cash machine of the Israel Discount Bank in Jerusalem, on July 1, 2013. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)

Bank bans credit for bigots as firms in Israel decry planned pro-discrimination laws

By Sharon Wrobel

Microsoft, Wiz among businesses expressing concern incoming government will seek to amend rules to allow firms to refuse services if it violates their religious beliefs

File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with MK David Bitan in the Knesset plenum on October 24, 2017 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud stalwart Bitan says Netanyahu ‘lost it’ in negotiations, blasts far-right MKs

Levin resigns as Knesset speaker to take up Justice post; vote Thursday on successor

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

After a tumultuous two weeks shepherding critical legislation through most of its process, Likud MK quits so he can be sworn in as a minister with the new government

Then-Knesset speaker Yariv Levin presides over a legislative session, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Speaker of the Knesset Yariv Levin seen during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 26, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Netanyahu government set for swearing-in Thursday, but hurdles remain

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Former minister Dan Meridor attends a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, June 22, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ex-Likud minister Meridor bashes Netanyahu for ‘paying any price’ to return to power

By Tal Schneider

One of the images from the City of David's Siloam Tunnel in which Prof. Gershon Galil claims he reads the names and deeds of the biblical King Hezekiah of Judah in ancient Israel. (Eli Shukrun)

Archaeology

Bible scholar’s sensational Hezekiah inscription claims prompt researchers’ outcry

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Academics publish open letter calling for scientific treatment of ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ claims after new round of unsupported popular press headlines regarding Jerusalem ‘discovery’

A Magen unit police officer inspects weapons seized by Israeli security forces during a gun-smuggling attempt along the border with Jordan on March 11, 2022. (Israel Police)

On porous Jordan border, Israel starts to see success against rampant gun-smuggling

By Emanuel Fabian

IDF and police field commanders tell ToI they have managed to foil around 80% of attempts this year, seizing nearly 500 guns; but along the eastern frontier, challenges persist

‘I said I was Jew-ish’: GOP Congressman-elect walks back biography ’embellishments’

After media reports reveal he isn’t grandson of German refugees who fled the Nazis, a former Goldman Sachs employee or a college graduate, George Santos says he’s not quitting

Republican candidate for New York's 3rd Congressional District George Santos, right, talks to a voter while campaigning outside a Stop and Shop store, November 5, 2022, in Glen Cove, New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)

Benyamin Moalem

The outgoing government’s unsung right-wing virtues

What could explain the right’s failure to laud the Lapid-Bennett team for increasing security, blocking the Iran nuke deal and curbing inflation?

What Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer did for US-Israel ties

The outgoing US Speaker and Majority Leader strengthened the relationship immeasurably through their public actions and, especially, behind the scenes

Israel's ambassador to Turkey Irit Lillian (L) presents her letter of credence to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, December 27, 2022 (Presidency of the Republic of Turkey)

Israel’s newly reinstated envoy to Turkey presents credentials to Erdogan

By Lazar Berman

Irit Lillian, key player in the two countries’ reconciliation, fills a post that has been vacant since 2018; Turkey’s ambassador expected to officially start work in January

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures after entering the pitch during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Morocco and Portugal, at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, December 10, 2022. (AP/Martin Meissner)

Erdogan makes unfounded claim Ronaldo ‘banned’ at World Cup for backing Palestinians

A screen grab of Rabbi David Yosef, December 2022. (Screen grab via Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Shas spiritual figure vows party will not push bills that ‘harm’ secular Israelis

Rabbi David Yosef, member of Shas’ Council of Torah Sages and a son of late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, says he wants to ‘calm secular people down’

United Torah Judaism party chief MK Yitzchak Goldknopf at a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 5, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

UTJ’s Goldknopf withdraws demand for security cabinet seat after protests

A 'kosher' phone in Jerusalem, January 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

UTJ deal set to reverse phase out of 2G, 3G networks; officials slam retrograde step

Illustrative: In this photo released on January 15, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, missiles are launched in a drill in Iran. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP)

In video, Iran threatens to raze Tel Aviv, destroy Dimona if Israel hits nuke sites

Revolutionary Guards missile units would hit targets in Israel ‘within 7 minutes of an attack,’ then follow up with 2nd wave of rockets, according to state television video

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks in Tehran on December 27, 2022. (AFP)

Iranian president vows ‘no mercy’ toward ‘hostile’ protesters

By AFP

Former Iran's national soccer team coach Ali Daei before an Asian Cup 2011 qualifying soccer match between Iran and Singapore in Tehran, Iran, January 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)

Family of Iranian soccer star who backed protests prevented from leaving country

By AP

Idina Menzel performs in a scene from 'Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage.' (Eric Maldin/Walkman Productions Inc. via JTA)

Interview'Madison Square Garden was my dream and I needed to film it'

Disney+ documentary traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

By Stephen Silver

‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage’ follows the ‘Frozen’ star’s 2018 arena tour on- and off-stage, and uses archival footage to show the singer’s early life and career

Doctoral student Uri Neri, left, and Prof. Uri Gophna of Tel Aviv University. (Tel Aviv University)

Israeli-led study claims to uncover 100,000 previously unknown viruses

Researchers hope groundbreaking findings into RNA pathogens could help develop new kinds of antimicrobial drugs and protect against agriculturally harmful fungi and parasites

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High winds and snow covers the streets and vehicles in Buffalo, N.Y. on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. (WKBW via AP)

‘Blizzard of the century’ leaves nearly 50 dead across US

Israelis watch a flash-flood in the Negev desert, on December 26, 2022, following heavy rainfall over the region. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Man pulled unconscious from floodwaters in south as heavy rains drench Israel

Illustrative: US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand guard at Al Naeem Square, in Raqqa, Syria, February 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Six killed in Islamic State attack on SDF security HQ in Raqqa

By HOGIR AL ABDO

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian foreign minister aims for February peace summit at UN

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and HANNA ARHIROVA

Illustrative photo of a man with burn wounds to his hands, December 2, 2015. (Jim Cole/AP)

Can artificial skin be used to help burn victims? Growing industry eyes ‘revolution’

By Marie-Morgane LE MOEL and Daniel Lawler

This file photo taken on September 25, 2022 shows an antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system donated by the US tech billionaire Elon Musk in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA/AFP)

Elon Musk says nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals ‘active’ in Iran

By AFP

Illustrative: Maccabi Haifa fans watch the watch a match between Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa in Haifa, on May 30, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90/File)

Maccabi Haifa fans brawl with police in Netanya, 4 arrested

Mourners attend a funeral procession for a group of unknown Iranian soldiers killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war whose remains were recently recovered in the battlefields, in Tehran, Dec. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran holds funerals for 400 unidentified soldiers killed in 1980s Iran-Iraq war

By AP

Police at the site of a sinkhole on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on September 17, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Sinking feelingHebrew Academy picks ‘sinkhole’ as its word of 2022

At the 1971 opening of the new building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which will celebrate its 90th on December 30-31, 2022. (Courtesy PR/Israel Sun)

TAMA Pajama-ramaRinging in 90th birthday, Tel Aviv Museum of Art to party on New Year’s weekend

By Jessica Steinberg

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