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What Matters Most On Monday, February 13, 2023

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Lawmakers from the opposition are ejected from the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset on February 13, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

First judicial overhaul legislation approved in committee amid ferocious opposition

By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon

Bill would let gov’t choose judges, make Basic Laws immune from court; Rothman: Gaps between sides surmountable; opposition MKs oppose measures with protest song, cries of ‘Shame!’

Thousands protest against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 13, 2023 (Courtesy Arie Leib Abrams/FLASH90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Feb. 13: Thousands protest outside Knesset as committee votes inside

Demonstrators against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 13, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Tens of thousands rally at Knesset against overhaul: ‘Worried for Israel’s future’

By Sharon Wrobel, Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff

Opposition leader Lapid says ‘we will not stay quiet as they destroy everything that is precious and sacred to us’; mass congestion as crowds converge on Jerusalem

Reporter's notebookIsraeli flags as far as the eye can see, as protesters plead for an overhaul rethink

By David Horovitz

Israelis crowd the train on their way to Jerusalem, where thousands are expected to protest outside the Knesset against the government's planned legal reforms. February 13, 2023. (Eric Marmon/FLASH90)

Mass protests against judicial overhaul start, thousands flock to Jerusalem

By Sharon Wrobel, ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn

President Isaac Herzog delivers a message to the nation from his office in Jerusalem, February 12, 2023. (Screenshot/ Kan)

Rare address warns of bloodshed, urges end to 'madness'

Herzog warns of looming ‘societal collapse,’ lays out compromise on legal overhaul

By Jeremy Sharon

President says current plan would have ‘negative impact on Israel’s democratic foundations’; floats 5 principles as basis for reform, pleads with government to delay legislation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Feb.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)

Coalition signals some readiness to weigh Herzog judicial proposal, will delay votes

Israelis protest against the government's planned legal overhaul, in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, February 11, 2023. (Gershon Elinson /Flash90)

Over 70 local authorities urge dialogue before judicial overhaul pushed through

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Demonstrators against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 13, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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After mass rally, legal shakeup authors invite Lapid, Gantz to meet at Herzog office

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Opposition chiefs cast offer for negotiation as disingenuous, demand halt to legislation; PM reportedly sought to address president’s offer despite conflict of interest, AG said no

7:31 pm

Gantz echoes Lapid, tells Levin he'll enter talks on legal shakeup if legislation halted
7:22 pm

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7:20 pm

Policeman stabbed by Palestinian and shot by colleague in East Jerusalem dies

A knife used by a Palestinian terrorist in an attack in Jerusalem's Old City on February 13, 2023. (Israel Police)

Israeli teen hurt in stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City; suspect, 14, arrested

By Emanuel Fabian

Police say Palestinian minor from Shuafat refugee camp ran and hid on Temple Mount after attacking, lightly wounding victim near Chain Gate

President Isaac Herzog delivers a message to the nation from his office in Jerusalem, February 12, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)

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Worried Herzog sets out sensible ideas for reform, but is Netanyahu ready to listen?

The president’s proposals for judicial change, unveiled in a plaintive speech to the nation, are nuanced, constructive… and utterly at odds with the coalition’s agenda

Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israel launched air strikes against a Hamas site, early February 13, 2023. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

IDF: Israeli jets strike underground Hamas facility in central Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Military says attack on weapons site came in response to rocket fire Saturday; anti-aircraft missiles launched at IAF aircraft, setting off alarms in border towns

Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch, 21, killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank on October 11, 2022, in an undated photo released by the military. (Israel Defense Forces)

Palestinian killed as troops nab Lion’s Den gunmen accused of killing soldier

By Emanuel Fabian

File: Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on January 26, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Palestinian teen killed in clashes as IDF nabs terror suspect during raid in Jenin

By Emanuel Fabian

Tourists arriving at Ben Gurion Airport wait in long queues to clear passport control, February 13, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 12; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Ben Gurion passport control backed up as foreign travelers forced to wait 2 hours

Population and Immigration Authority bemoans shortfall of 250 employees; current workers blame recruitment problems on low salaries

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Not all heroes wear capes

Is there a ’best way’ to protest the rising tide of religious Jewish extremism encroaching on our holy Western Wall?

When a rabbi knows why earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria

In hokey theodicy, disasters may vary, but glib explanations remain. For God’s sake, we must replace them with empathy

Devorah Paley holds a picture of her sons Yaakov Yisrael and Asher Menahem, who were killed in a February 10, 2023, terror attack in Jerusalem, as she speaks to reporters while marking the traditional Jewish mourning period, February 12, 2023. (Twitter screenshot; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

‘Now they are together in heaven,’ mourns mother of boys slain in Jerusalem ramming

Devorah Paley recalls how she rushed to scene of attack but could find neither of her sons nor her husband; then came heartbreaking moment she was asked to identify one of the boys

Medics and police officers at the scene of a deadly car-ramming terror attack near Ramot Junction in Jerusalem on February 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Condition of injured father of boys slain in Jerusalem terror attack worsens

Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, IDF, Israel Police and Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake at the Knesset, Jerusalem, June 13, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Israel can expect ‘similar sights’ to Turkey if major quake strikes, official warns

By Michael Horovitz

People stand on top of rubble of collapsed buildings during rescue operations after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria last week, in Hatay, Turkey, February 12, 2023. (BULENT KILIC/AFP)

In miracle rescues, survivors pulled from rubble a week after Turkey-Syria quake

By Fulya Ozerkan, Joris FIORITI and Maher Al-Mounes

The Sde Boaz outpost in the West Bank on October 11, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Cabinet okays legalization of 9 West Bank outposts in response to Jerusalem attacks

Plans for 10,000 settlement homes to be advanced along with the authorization of outposts, all of which were built without permits and some on private Palestinian land

The illegal settlement outpost of Gofna on Sunday morning, February 12, 2023, before it was evacuated and demolished by Border Police and Civil Administration staff. (Courtesy)

Illegal West Bank outpost evacuated and demolished, a day after settlers moved in

By Jeremy Sharon

Former attorney general Avicahi Mandelblit speaks to Channel 12's 'Uvda,' in comments aired February 12, 2023. (Video screenshot)

Former AG: Proceedings against Deri were too drawn out, law enforcement didn’t excel

Mandelblit says Shas leader did not promise to quit politics as part of plea bargain, but adds Deri should have triggered ruling on whether conviction carried ‘moral turpitude’

Aryeh Deri speaks during a Shas party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Despite legal warnings, ministers advance bill aimed at putting Deri back in cabinet

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Methqal Rayan, 27, during his funeral in the village Qarawat Bani Hassan near the West Bank town of Salfit, February 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Shin Bet investigating killing of Palestinian, allegedly by settler in West Bank

By Emanuel Fabian

No suspects have been questioned over violence near Qarawat Bani Hassan on Saturday; eyewitness says man was just standing when he was shot dead

Illustrative: An artificial intelligence tool identifies elements of a human face for analysis (vchal via iStock by Getty Images)

How old do you look? Israeli experts find humans still outguess AI, and suggest why

By Nathan Jeffay

‘Rather than overcoming our biases for assessing ages, AI is actually exaggerating the same biases,’ says author of peer-reviewed research

Luxury cars seized as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the Defense Ministry construction tender process, February 13, 2023 (Israel Police)

Dozens detained over NIS 1 billion cartel for Defense Ministry construction tenders

Police seize luxury cars, watches during raids after undercover op; ministry employees, construction company owners, lawyers among those held; one linked to criminal organization

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, a large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, February 4, 2023. (Chad Fish via AP)

In counterclaim, China says 10 US balloons violated its airspace in past year

By AP

Beijing gives no details on how incidents were dealt with, or if balloons were linked to government or military, says Washington should ‘reflect’ before instigating conflict

The remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, February 4, 2023. A missile fired on February 5 by a US F-22 off the Carolina coast ended the days-long flight of what the Biden administration says was a surveillance operation that took the Chinese balloon near US military sites. (Chad Fish via AP, File)

US fighter jet shoots down ‘unidentified object’ over Lake Huron

By Colleen Long, Lolita C. Baldor and Zeke Miller

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Israel Air Force and US Air Force teams are seen during the Juniper Oak 2023 drill, January 24, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF launches joint air defense, cyber drill with US Central Command

By Emanuel Fabian

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Republican-Florida, takes her seat as the House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Janruary 31, 2023. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Grandfather of GOP lawmaker claiming Jewish heritage fought for the Nazis — report

This undated file photo provided by the St. Charles County Department of Corrections in St. Charles, Missouri., shows Sayfullo Saipov. (St. Charles County, Mo., Department of Corrections/KMOV via AP, File)

New York bike path killer to be sentenced, with death penalty in the offing

By Larry Neumeister

Israeli startup Finq develops AI-based online marketplace for financial products. (Courtesy)

Israeli fintech startup nabs $6 million from Palo Alto’s Nir Zuk

By Sharon Wrobel

An Iranian police officer refuses to arrest a woman for not wearing a hijab in recent days, in the western province of Kermanshah. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Iranian policeman rebuked for refusing to enforce mandatory hijab rule

By AFP

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

Lawyer exits race to head Bar Association after scandal over huge fee in murder case

Heroin, cocaine and hashish seized during a smuggling attempt on the Egypt border, February 5, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

In ‘unprecedented’ bust, IDF, police seize $14m worth of drugs on Egypt border

By Emanuel Fabian

Plastic bags with bottles for recycling in Jerusalem, September 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After hedging, government says it will cancel entire tax hike on sugary drinks

Publicist Howard Bragman poses for a photo on Dec. 17, 2008, in Long Beach, California (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

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By Lindsey Bahr

A United Nations tower is seen on border between Lebanon and Israel, near the village of Ghajar, in northern Israel, September 7, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

After two weeks, Israeli man who crossed into Lebanon is returned to Israel

By Emanuel Fabian

Screenshot: Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law.

King off the courtIsraeli girl goes viral with thrilled reaction to LeBron James

A man experiences a driving simulator of a flying taxi at the Dubai Roads and Transportation Authority's stand during the World Government SummitWLD in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

High hopesDubai eyes flying taxi liftoff by 2026

By Jon Gambrell

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