Join our Community

Support ToI and remove all ads

Learn more

English
Français
עברית

Get The Daily Edition
Account
Sign In
- Sign in
- Join our Community

Open Search form

Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
Partners

Input search

English
Français
עברית

Latest Articles
Latest Alerts
Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
Partners
Community
- Join our community
- Sign in
- About The Times of Israel
- Advertise on The Times of Israel
- Contact us
- Download our App
  - For IOS users
  - For Android users
- Get the Daily Edition
- Follow us
- © 2026 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved
  
  Terms and conditions Privacy policy

Input search

The Daily Edition

What Matters Most On Monday, March 13, 2023

Facebook
Twitter

View previous edition

View next edition

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi speaks at a military ceremony for reservist troops at Tel Aviv University, March 12, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief says military can only function in a ‘Jewish democratic state’

By Emanuel Fabian

Herzi Halevi walks back comment to reservists that ‘secure dictatorship is better than an unprotected anarchy,’ warns army won’t be able to act during a ‘disintegration of society’

File: Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai speaks with IDF Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi (left) at police headquarters in Jerusalem on January 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Mar. 13: IDF head’s corrected gaffe underscores conflicted military

Jewish Americans and Israeli ex-pats protest against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington on March 12, 2023. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

In US, Smotrich walks back Huwara remark, touts unity, as hundreds protest; 7 arrests

Finance minister again says call to destroy Palestinian town ‘created a mistaken impression,’ claims to embrace Israelis of all types, as ex-pats and others rally outside DC hotel

Reporter's notebookOverhaul or occupation? Smotrich trip dredges up Israeli-Diaspora rift at DC protest

Protesters rally against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul in New York City, March 12, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Hundreds demonstrate in New York, London against Israeli judicial shakeup plan

By Luke Tress and ToI Staff

The Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on March 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

As Knesset debates latest overhaul bills, president warns situation ‘very serious’

Plenum set for first readings of a bill to shield Netanyahu from removal from office, and another to allow parliament to override High Court rulings

7:34 pm

Herzog: Devoting all my time to finding solution to judicial overhaul crisis
7:29 pm

Education minister says National Library deal reached amid threat to independence
7:19 pm

Ex-top Jordan official, jailed in plot against king, hospitalized amid hunger strike

U.S. and Israeli flags are flown in preparation for a media event during Austere Challenge 2012 in Israel Oct. 24, 2012. Austere Challenge 2012 is a three-week bilateral exercise designed to increase air defense interoperability between the United States and Israel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Stephanie Addison/Released)

Promoted Content

Worried about Israel? Five options to consider

Israel’s founder and first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion famously said, “The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.” Read Doug Seserman’s post on the Israeli judicial reform.

Inside story

He was jailed for threats to kill his wife. A rabbinic court wants to reconcile them

David* violated restraining order, was sent to prison for 8 months while refusing to grant his wife Lital* a divorce; yet Haifa rabbinical judges suggest they seek ‘shalom bayit’

Illustrative: A prisoner behind bars. (sakhorn38/ iStock via Getty images)

Undated photo of Bayan Nassar Abbas. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Woman shot dead in front of her children at their home in northern town

By Michael Horovitz

A protest against domestic violence as part of a nationwide strike, in Tel Aviv, December 4, 2018. The sign reads: 'Electronic tracking [of offenders] saves lives.' (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ministers delay by 6 months bill on electronic tagging of domestic violence offenders

By Michael Bachner

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Bill to shield Netanyahu from recusal cleared for plenum vote after fiery debate

By Michael Bachner

Special Knesset panel advances bid to prevent PM being forced aside over conflict of interest; opposition says bill would place PM ‘above the law’; 1st reading set for later Monday

MK Simcha Rothman at a Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset on March 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bill sharply curbing court’s powers to strike down laws said headed for Knesset vote

View of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumin and the area known as E1, in the West Bank, on January 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)

Hearing for controversial E1 settlement project postponed once again

By Jeremy Sharon

From the blogs

The deep democratic instinct of patriotic Israelis

Together, we protect our democracy, our values, and ourselves from a government of bigots and extremists with unchecked power

MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset on March 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Herzog pushes Rothman on judicial compromise; ex-AG warns Israel faces ostracization

By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

Lawmaker leading legislative push says he disagreed with president’s speech in which he blasted current bills, but door not closed on talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on March 12, 2023. (Haim Zach / GPO)

Netanyahu swipes at AG: In a democracy, government is responsible for police, army

Illustrative: Miriam Adelson at the opening of an ancient road at the City of David archaeological site in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, June 30, 2019. (Flash90)

Pro-Israel stalwart Miriam Adelson joins chorus criticizing judicial overhaul push

By PHILISSA CRAMER

255 US investors warn Netanyahu overhaul may dampen cash infusions from abroad

Among signatories to letter are former US Treasury undersecretary Jeffrey Goldstein; missive says planned legislation will also make Israel harder to defend on international stage

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 12, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem)

Arnon Bar-David, chairman of the Histadrut labor federation, speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)

Powerful labor union warns government of action if no judicial compromise reached

A stock market ticker screen in the empty lobby of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, on March 15, 2020. (Flash90/File)

Israel mutual fund withdrawals moderate, after public pulls NIS 8.5b in February

By Sharon Wrobel

Shermeen Yousif

Iraq’s new online content regulation is a big step backward

Freedom of expression is a basic human right, even when offensive, and blocking people from opining on social media violates it

The hidden economic costs of the judicial upheaval

The damage of what may happen to harm the economy is nothing compared to the damage of all the things that won’t happen

Steven Spielberg arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, March 12, 2023. (John Locher/AP)

Spielberg’s personal movie ‘Fabelmans’ flops at the Oscars, despite 7 nominations

By Andrew Lapin

Dramatization of his upbringing loses out to multiverse ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’; Jewish producer of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ sees movie take home four honors

(From L) The cast and crew of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jonathan Wang, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Daniel Kwan (bottom L), and Daniel Scheinert (bottom R), pose with their Oscar trophies in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. "Everything Everywhere All At Once" producers Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

‘Everything, everywhere’ all over the Oscars, winning Best Picture, 6 more

Analysis

Carrie Keller-Lynn

Tel Aviv police crisis presages potential constitutional showdown

Should the High Court move to strike down judicial overhaul and the government reject its ruling, an unprecedented crisis looms; police and army would be unclear on whom to follow

Otzma Yehudit chief Itamar Ben Gvir (R) and Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai attend a Hanukkah ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, December 19, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv ahead of anti-government demonstrations, March 9, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ben Gvir demands independent counsel, says he can’t rely on attorney general

By Jeremy Sharon

Composite photo: Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, left, during a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 21, 2022; Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks at Tel Aviv University on September 28, 2022. (Flash90)

Ben Gvir, AG tensions spike over High Court petitions, Tel Aviv police chief affair

By Jeremy Sharon

A man rides his bicycle past a mosque in the Circassian village of Kfar Kama in the northern Galilee region, on December 21, 2022. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

Israel expresses frustration as delegation is barred from UN event in Saudi Arabia

By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman

Riyadh failed to issue visas to residents of Kfar Kama, a Circassian Muslim town picked as global ‘tourist village’; Tourism Ministry accuses UN of failing to meet own standards

Visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, February 14, 2023. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP)

AnalysisIran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar, but growing, global role

By AP

People look at signs posted outside of an entrance to Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California, March 10, 2023. (Jeff Chiu/AP)

US promises Silicon Valley Bank customers can recoup funds after stunning collapse

By Ken Sweet, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and Cathy Bussewitz

New York’s Signature Bank follows California institution in being seized as Fed scrambles to contain fallout from liquidity crunch, head off more bank runs

A branch of Signature Bank is photographed, in New York, March 12, 2023. (Bobby Caina Calvan/AP)

US regulators shut down crypto-friendly Signature Bank as financial crisis grows

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iranians woman protests a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images)

Iran says supreme leader pardoned 22,000 arrested in anti-regime protests

By Jon Gambrell

Number cited by head of judiciary offers glimpse at scale of crackdown on demonstrations since September, but also suggests regime feels secure in quelling movement

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with his Qatari counterpart in the capital Tehran, on January 29, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran claims prisoner swap with US imminent; Washington calls it a ‘cruel lie’

Yemeni pro-government fighters from the UAE-trained Giants Brigade drive though Ataq city, east of the Red Sea port of Aden, on their way to the frontline facing pro-Iran Houthi fighters, on January 28, 2022. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI/ AFP/ File)

Iran says rapprochement with Saudi Arabia will help end war in Yemen

Sapir and Gili Zeelon get married over Zoom through a wedding officiant in Utah in January 2021. (Courtesy: Sapir Zeelon)

'Israelis can easily marry without leaving their homes'

Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis

Israeli Supreme Court ruling recognizes US virtual marriage process, letting Israelis bypass the rabbinate and angering a ruling coalition that seeks controversial judicial change

Coin with oldest depiction of Temple menorah displayed for first time

By Melanie Lidman

New renovation of the Davidson Center in Jerusalem utilizes interactive tech and augmented reality to highlight history and archaeology of Temple-era Jerusalem

An ancient coin from around 40 BCE with the oldest known depiction of a Temple Menorah will be displayed at the newly renovated Davidson Center in Jerusalem, which will open to the public on March 13, 2023. (courtesy Emil Algam/Israel Antiquities Authority)

Israel's Noah Mendlinger hits during the second inning of a World Baseball Classic game, March 12, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (AP/ Marta Lavandier)

Israel rallies to top Nicaragua in first game of 2023 World Baseball Classic

Team with high expectations after surprise 2017 performance comes from behind to win 3-1, as it looks ahead to tougher competition in opening round robin stage

Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian in an episode of 'The Equalizer.' (Michael Greenberg/CBS via JTA)

'The role was more moving than I thought it would be'

In episode of ‘The Equalizer,’ Adam Goldberg tackles antisemitic hate crimes in NYC

By Stephen Silver

The actor known for iconic Jewish roles like the Hebrew Hammer draws on real experience as a wave of hate crimes strikes Brooklyn in this past Sunday’s episode titled ‘Never Again’

More Headlines

An Air Force helicopter hired to fly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the airport waits at the launchpad at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital, March 9, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Military pilots said angry at Netanyahu for using them as pawns in deception tactic

The scene of a bombing at Megiddo Junction in northern Israel, March 13, 2023. (Courtesy: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Man seriously wounded in car explosion in north; terror motive suspected

By Emanuel Fabian

Police use stun grenades during a demonstration against the government's controversial justice reform bill, in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Cops questioned for throwing stun grenades at Tel Aviv protesters

Gary Lineker, former England soccer great turned sports TV presenter for BBC, arrives at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on March 11, 2023. (Darren Staples/AFP)

BBC reinstates ex-soccer star who likened MPs’ language on migrants to Nazi Germany

By AFP

Helios scientists conduct an experiment to produce iron. (Courtesy, Helios)

Company aiming to create oxygen on moon finds process to make steel plants cleaner

Fans watch fireworks after the World Cup inauguration match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Corniche sea promenade in Doha, Qatar, November 20, 2022. (AP/Francisco Seco)

Qatar spied on top Swiss prosecutor probing FIFA for corruption — report

By AFP

The FSO Safer in an undated photo. (Courtesy: Safer Exploration and Production Operations)

UN buys ship to begin removing oil from decaying tanker off Yemen

US President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 4, 2022, in Washington. From left, Biden, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young and Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Brian Deese. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Are Jews a racial group? US government ponders the meaning of race and ethnicity

By Mike Schneider

View Edition by Date

February	March 2023					April
Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

The Times of Israel

Daily Edition

Free to Your Inbox

The email is either missing or invalid.

By signing up, you agree to our terms You hereby accept The Times of Israel Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and you agree to receive the latest news & offers from The Times of Israel and its partners or ad sponsors.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
podcasts
video

terms and conditions
privacy policy
about us
advertise with us
Jobs at The Times of Israel
contact us

Community

Join our community
Sign in

Get the Daily Edition

Enter your email address

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Whatsapp Follow us on X Follow us on Youtube Follow us on Telegram Follow us on Threads Follow us on Bluesky

© 2026 The Times of Israel, all rights reserved

Concept, design & development by

Developed by

Powered by

Never miss breaking news on Israel

Get notifications to stay updated

You're subscribed

Register for free
and continue reading

Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.

Email address

Please use the following structure: example@domain.com

Or Continue with

By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.

Send me The Times of Israel Daily Edition

Register to continue

Email address

Or Continue with

Log in to continue

Email address

Something went wrong.
Please try again in a few minutes..

Sign in or Register

Email address * Password *

Incorrect password. Please try again or choose an option below.

I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link

Or Continue with

check your email

Check your email

We sent an email to you at .

It has a link that will sign you in.

Click the link in that email to complete your registration.