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What Matters Most On Friday, February 3, 2023

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Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara at her inauguration ceremony in Jerusalem, February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

There'd be no protection for Israel's 'core characteristics'

Attorney general: Judicial overhaul plan ‘would give government unrestrained power’

By Jeremy Sharon

Lashing current process, Gali Baharav-Miara says legislation to limit High Court’s power will ‘fundamentally change the democratic nature of the state’s governance’

Israelis protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his his government that opponents say threatens democracy and freedoms, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 21, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Poll: Israeli left-right rift at record high; 31% think violent civil strife likely

PM's trip to Paris'It'll be difficult for Saudis to accept agreement with you'

Macron warns Netanyahu over judicial overhaul, settlements

By Lazar Berman

French president tells visiting PM that Jerusalem risks moving away from ‘common conception of democracy’; Netanyahu says he must give coalition something on settlements

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on February 2, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) gesture prior to a working dinner at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on February 2, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)

Hosting Netanyahu, Macron raises alarm over ‘headlong’ Iran nuclear rush

By Lazar Berman

US President Joe Biden (R) greets Jordan's King Abdullah (L) and Prince Hussein at the Oval Office on February 2, 2023. (White House)

Biden hosts Jordan’s Abdullah for third time, in nod to king’s role in region

Source close to PM: Memo is spin; many don't know the facts

JPMorgan warns of growing risk to investing in Israel due to judicial shakeup plans

Internal memo from US banking behemoth cites ‘geopolitical hostilities’ and proposed overhaul of judicial system, which it says could adversely impact Israeli credit rating

Illustration (Evgeny Gromov; iStock by Getty Images)

Scientists ‘can tell from a brain’s response’ whether owner is left- or right-wing

By Nathan Jeffay

Israeli study says political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us; our brains actually ‘see’ different things depending on our politics

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (left) meets with Sudanese ruler Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Khartoum on February 2, 2023. (Shlomi Amsallem)

Israel says peace deal with Sudan to be signed by year’s end

By Jeremy Sharon and AFP

Returning from Khartoum, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says his visit laid ‘the foundations for a historic peace agreement with a strategic Arab and Muslim country’

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets with Sudan's ruling General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on February 2, 2023. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israel’s foreign minister in Sudan for normalization talks

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Ehud Barak likens compromise talks on judicial shakeup to appeasement of Nazis

Former PM shares photoshopped image comparing Herzog to Neville Chamberlain and by implication Netanyahu’s new government to Nazi Germany, later deletes post and apologizes

Former prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

President Isaac Herzog speaks at conference in Tel Aviv, January 24, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Herzog said to float President’s Residence as forum for talks on judicial overhaul

Philosopher and author Dr. Micah Goodman, February 1, 2023. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)

ToI podcast

What Matters Now… to philosopher Micah Goodman: Preventing civil war

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

In this first episode of our new podcast series What Matters Now, the bestselling author weighs in on the proposed judicial overhaul and its consequences — intended and not

A 2,700-year-old ivory incense spoon plundered from a site in the West Bank — seized in late 2021 by the Manhattan District Attorney's office as part of a plea deal with billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, displayed at the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, January 19, 2023. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

Far-right minister probes legality of US returning looted artifact to Palestinians

By AP and ToI Staff

Heritage minister calls to examine transfer of ivory spoon seized from collection of US Jewish billionaire, says he’ll give Antiquities Authority control over West Bank archaeology

When the police ignore danger to women, terrible things happen

The Israeli system is inexplicably lenient in domestic violence cases – or else a man accused of his ex-wife’s murder would not get custody of their young child

Ilana Goldstein Saks

The forgotten story and why we need to know it

The former Israelite slaves who sought water in the desert did more than slake their physical thirst at Mara’s sweetened spring; they got a taste of Torah too (Beshalach)

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., leaves the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, February 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

GOP-led House boots Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs panel over past Israel comments

Progressive lawmaker co-sponsors pro-Israel resolution hours before vote, whose results still fall along party lines; Democrats accuse Republicans of targeting women of color

Labour MP Kim Johnson (David Woolfall- Wikimedia commons CC BY 3.0)

UK Labour MP apologizes for calling new Israeli government ‘fascist’

Mohammed Amin Muslah (R), and Mohammed Faid Mahmeed (L) detained over an alleged Hamas bombing plot, in a handout image issued by the Shin Bet on Febuary 3, 2023. (Shin Bet)

Shin Bet says it foiled election day bomb plot by 2 Arab men enlisted by Hamas

By Emanuel Fabian

Agency alleges pair from Mu’awiya later planned shooting attack on soldiers after disagreeing with Gaza-ruling terror group about civilian target

Israeli police officers escort a group of Jewish men to visit the Temple Mount, August 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

In now annual tradition, US urges Israel to keep friction in check ahead of Ramadan

Biden officials once again fear holiday season will lead to uptick in tensions, particularly in Jerusalem, with Sullivan and Blinken raising concerns during Jerusalem visits

This composite image shows an Iranian military workshop before (left, October 11, 2022) and after (right, February 3, 2023) a drone strike in Isfahan, Iran. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite photos show damage at Iran military workshop allegedly struck by Israel

By AP and ToI Staff

Images reveal damaged roof at facility in Isfahan after it was attacked using bomb-carrying quadcopters on night of January 28

Jonah Hill, left, and Lauren London in a scene from 'You People.' (Courtesy: Netflix)

Critics pan ‘painful’ portrayal of Jews in race relations rom-com ‘You People’

Film topping Netflix charts accused of playing on stereotypes for cheap laughs, depicting Jewish main character as white, privileged and uncool foil to Black, Muslim love interest

Israeli startup MetoMotion's greenhouse robotic worker picks and packs tomatoes. (Courtesy)

Israeli startup develops first AI robot for picking tomatoes

By Sharon Wrobel

Ryan Turell playing for the Motor City Cruise. (Courtesy Motor City Cruise via JTA)

'I don't think people realize how many fans he has in NYC'

YU fans prepare for Ryan Turell’s first G League game in NYC — right after Shabbat

By jacob gurvis

The former Yeshiva University star returns to the Big Apple for the first time in his career, and though he’s playing for the away team, spectators will be shouting his name

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Illustrative: Police inspect the scene of a murder in the northern city of Nazareth on September 23, 2019. (Israel Police Spokesperson)

2 Nazareth brothers shot dead in suspected gangland hit

Four women suspected of trying to smuggle 15kg of cocaine and ketamine from Germany into Israel, arrive for a court hearing in Lod on February 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

4 women indicted for attempting to smuggle drugs worth millions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Collage/AP)

New government said reviewing Israel’s policies on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Amiram Ben Uliel in the Lod District Court on May 18, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Pool Photo via AP)

US charity halts fundraising for Israeli group aiding Jewish extremists

By MIKE CATALINI and Uri Blau in partnership with Shomrim

Eyal Besserglick, February 2, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 12; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Lawyer under fire for charging huge fees from murder victim’s family

Adira Koffsky. (Courtesy)

19-year-old American seminary student among victims of deadly Jerusalem car crash

By Gabe Friedman

A JewBelong billboard in Oakland, California, papered over by a Jewish anti-Zionist group, February 1, 2023. (Anonymous)

SF Bay Area Jews battle on billboards over branding of anti-Zionism

By Andrew Lapin

An altercation between soldiers is seen at the entrance of the Harsina military outpost, near the West Bank city of Hebron, January 30, 2023. (Screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Several IDF officers censured, dismissed after brawl at West Bank base

By Emanuel Fabian

Berklee College Indian ensemble includes ten Israeli musicians and whose debut album, 'Shuruaat,' is nominated for a Grammy; the music industry award ceremony will take place February 5, 2023 (Courtesy Mike Ritter/Berklee)

Hindi influenceIsraeli musicians head to Grammys with Indian ensemble

By Jessica Steinberg

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over US airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday, February 2, 2023. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was the surveillance balloon. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

US tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted high over Montana

By TARA COPP and Lolita C. Baldor

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