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What Matters Most On Friday, April 21, 2023

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IDF Artillery Corps and an Iron Dome air defense system are seen near the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, April 6, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Gallant warns multi-front war far more likely for Israel than limited conflicts

By Emanuel Fabian

In briefing with reporters, defense minister says Iran ‘driving force in convergence of arenas,’ proxies becoming more brazen in attacks

Hezbollah fighters hold the terror group's flags as they parade during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Gallant: Iran gives Hezbollah $700m a year, is ‘driving force’ of current escalation

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustrative: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, and Commander of the Army Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi visit an underground drone base tunnel of the Army in the heart of the country's western Zagros Mountains, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (Iranian Army via AP)

Iran announces supplying army with over 200 ‘strategic’ drones

By AFP

Protesters chant outside a room where judicial overhaul architect MK Simcha Rothman is holding a meeting at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem on April 21, 2023 (Screencapture/Walla: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

MK Rothman briefly trapped in room by protesters at World Zionist Congress

By Canaan Lidor

Lawmaker, who has been leading contentious judicial overhaul, stayed inside a locked room as demonstrators outside shouted ‘shame’ and ‘democracy’ before he was extracted by police

Delegates to the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, April 20, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Right-wing groups force voting delays at World Zionist Congress amid sparring over resolutions

By ToI Staff and Canaan Lidor

US State Department 'condemns' lawmaker's past rhetoric

Amid concern, far-right MK says if made NY consul she’ll ‘work with all Jewish orgs’

NEW YORK -- Likud lawmaker May Golan said Thursday she will work with all Jewish organizations as Israel's consul general in New York, if she takes up an offer to serve in the high-profile diplomatic post. Her comments came after some Jewish leaders and former diplomats expressed concern the firebrand right-wing lawmaker could... Continue Reading

Likud MK May Golan visits at then-MK Itamar Ben Gvir's makeshift Office in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

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Israeli hospital and U.S. Naval Forces prepare Kenya for mass casualty events

For the first time ever, Israel’s Sheba Medical Center and the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet conducted a training program to prepare Kenya’s Navy for disasters.

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Carrie Keller-Lynn

‘Worried for our families’ futures’: Grandmothers in Tel Aviv protest judicial shakeup

A dozen grandmothers boarded a bus Thursday to make their way from an assisted living facility in Israel’s center to Tel Aviv’s HaBima Square. Usually, their driver would drop them at a philharmonic performance, but this time, they joined hundreds of other senior citizens as part of a grandmothers’ protest against the government’s plan to increase political power by... Continue Reading

A woman takes part in a grandmothers' protest in Tel Aviv against the government's judicial overhaul plan, April 20, 2023. (Stav Tzur)

Former chief justice Aharon Barak in tears as supporters sing Israeli national anthem outside his Tel Aviv home, April 20, 2023. (Screenshot, Twitter/ Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Ex-chief justice Barak moved to tears as thousands rally in support outside his home

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

PM, Gallant tell ministers and MKs to leave politics, arguments out of Memorial Day

In letter, defense minister says lawmakers must refrain from divisive comments on ‘one of the most sensitive and sacred’ days of the year, as authorities seek to tamp down tensions

An Israeli soldier places flowers and candles on graves of fallen soldiers at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, May 3, 2022, ahead of Memorial Day. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

59 soldiers added to list of Israel’s fallen since last Memorial Day

By Emanuel Fabian

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a special cabinet meeting in the southern city of Sderot on April 20, 2023. (Eliyahu Hershkowitz/Pool)

In Sderot, Netanyahu promises $440m to city after criticism of rocket response

Israeli food tech startup Meat. The End introduces world's first texturized chickpea protein burger. (Ruthie Amano/Courtesy)

Israeli food tech startup debuts texturized chickpea protein ‘meat’ burger

By Sharon Wrobel

Meat. The End, a developer of soy-based Whopper burger for Burger King Israel, launches burger made from chickpea protein flake that mimics the taste and smell of meat

Kevin Janssens (left) and Robbie Cleiren as Noah and Eli Wolfson in the Netflix thriller 'Rough Diamonds.' (Netflix)

Interview'This show is about family, about obligation, about loyalty'

‘Godfather’ meets ‘Shtisel’: New Netflix thriller delves into Haredi diamond dealers

‘Rough Diamonds,’ an Israeli-Belgian co-production, tells a tale of an Antwerp Hasidic family struggling to keep its business alive as it is drawn deeper into the underworld

Menachem Bombach

Isn’t integration more important than army service?

Barring Haredi men from working while their peers served in the IDF was legitimate – but it also harmed Israeli society

Israel-UAE ties: Never stronger or falling apart?

A careful look at the Emirati reaction to Israel’s government shows that reports of a crisis are greatly exaggerated

Friends and family members mourn during the funeral ceremony of athor and lyricist Yehonatan Geffen in Nahalal cemetery, northern Israel, April 21, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

‘Love has a country, and he was its prince’: Lyricist Yehonatan Geffen laid to rest

By Michael Horovitz

Mourners honor late author, musician with songs he wrote; daughter Shira Geffen recalls helping father with book of songs before his death, feared his passing upon completing work

Franz Kafka in 1906. (Public domain)

InterviewComplete text of Kafka’s diaries in English for the 1st time

Kafka uncensored: A new version of the writer’s diaries adds back the sordid details

By JP O’ Malley

When the ‘Metamorphosis’ author died his friend Max Brod published his journals – cutting the parts he thought too personal. Now they’re complete thanks to translator Ross Benjamin

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference to support Jerusalem at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, February 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

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Pledged Israeli measures to boost cash-strapped PA back on track after delay

Top official says drop in handling fee Israel charges PA for fuel transfers and boost in Ramallah’s portion of Allenby crossing fees will be applied for month of April

Illustrative: Cooks employed by the Islamic Charitable Society prepare portions of the daily 'iftar' (fast breaking) meal for Palestinian orphans and families in need, in the West Bank city of Hebron, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 12, 2022. (Hazem Bader/AFP)

Israelis, Palestinians share kosher Ramadan iftar meal in West Bank ‘to end hatred’

By AFP and ToI Staff

Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrations by the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Tens of thousands gather at Al-Aqsa as Sunni Muslims celebrate Eid holiday

By ToI Staff and Agencies

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What Matters Now to past Justice head Emi Palmor: A stronger post-crisis Israel

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploration into one key issue shaping Israel and the Jewish World — right now. This episode is being published during a uniquely Israeli window of time that occurs between Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — and Yom Hazikaron — our Memorial Day for fallen soldiers. This is... Continue Reading

Former Justice Ministry director-general Emi Palmor is now a member of the select Meta Oversight Board and head of the nonprofit PTSD organization Natal. (courtesy)

Ukrainian emergency services employees push the remains of an S-300 missile fired by Russian forces onto a truck in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on February 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Israel to reportedly test missile warning system in Kyiv next month

By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman

Report says IDF Home Front Command will deploy system to Ukrainian capital, then expand to other cities if successful; array does not include missile interception

Servicemen belonging to the Ukrainian storm brigade "Bureviy," take part in military exercises outside Kyiv on April 20, 2023. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)

‘A storm is coming’: Ukrainian brigade gears up for counteroffensive against Russia

The site of the crater after the Russian military accidentally bombed Belgorod, Russia, April 21, 2023. (Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov via AP)

Russia’s air force accidentally bombs its own city

By AP

Illustrative: Israeli families celebrate Israel's Independence Day at the JCC in Palo Alto, California on May 9, 2019. (Saul Bromberger/Courtesy JCC Palo Alto)

'Are we just going to be folk dancing and eating falafel?'

Amid overhaul debate, US Jews’ plans for Israel’s 75th birthday get complicated

By Andrew Lapin

Communities ponder whether they can – or should – put aside the political controversy rocking the Jewish state as they celebrate its independence this year

Lt. Col. 'Daled,' the commanding officer of the elite Duvdevan unit. (Israel Defense Forces)

Reservists urge Regev to oust ex-battalion head from torch-lighting ceremony role

By Michael Horovitz

Reservist paratroopers say Lt. Col. ‘Daled’, now head of elite Duvdevan unit, falsely claimed eye injury occurred during 2014 Gaza battle; IDF backs his version of events

Golani soldiers leave the Tzeelim base in southern Israel in protest of a new commander, April 18, 2023. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Golani troops who deserted base over new commander get suspended jail sentences

By Emanuel Fabian

Analysis

Danielle Nagler

Housing prices finally dip, but market pressures mean a surge will likely follow

New data from the housing sector is finally backing up what the experts have been saying for some time: Israel's overheated property market has started to cool down. The latest Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) figures reflect a fall in housing prices between January and February in Tel Aviv (-0.5%), in Jerusalem (-1.1%), in Haifa... Continue Reading

New apartment buildings under construction in the southern city of Beersheba on November 18, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

The proposed new look for the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, due for completion in 2028. (Courtesy/Up Architects)

Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv to get massive upgrade, surrounding public square

By Danielle Nagler

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In this handout photo, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Turkmen Rasit Meredow inaugurate Israel's new embassy in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat, April 20, 2023. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)

FM inaugurates Israeli embassy in Turkmenistan, 10 miles from border with Iran

Sudanese greet army soldiers loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023.(AFP)

Israel in contact with Sudan’s leaders, trying to help calm fighting, official says

By Lazar Berman

Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)

Security guard for mayor of central Arab-Israeli town shot dead outside official’s home

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at the Reedy Creek Administration Building Monday, April 17, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP/John Raoux)

DeSantis heading to Israel ahead of expected 2024 presidential run

By AP and Jacob Magid

A suspect in a gang rape case seen in surveillance footage moments before his arrest. (Israel Police)

Three men indicted over gang rape of 13-year-old girl in Netanya

Members of Israel's Olympic team place black ribbons in their pockets after a memorial service mourning their comrades killed in the terrorist attack and subsequent police shoot-out, leave the Olympic stadium in Munich, then West Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1972. (AP Photo, File)

Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes

Antisemitic graffiti sprayed on Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle, April 16, 2023. (Screenshot/Twitter: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Tagged a day before Yom Hashoah, Seattle temple keeps anti-Israel graffiti as message

By Andrew Lapin

The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)

SpaceX’s Starship, world’s biggest rocket, explodes during test flight

By Patrick Fallon and Chris Lefkow

Ephraim Mol gives his testimony to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center, published June 27, 2021. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Holocaust survivor slated to recite prayer at Yad Vashem ceremony dies at 85

By Michael Horovitz

A collapsed coastal cliff in Netanya, April 21, 2023. (Channel 12 screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Coastal cliff partially collapses at Netanya seaside promenade

By Michael Horovitz

File: Alec Baldwin watches the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships in New York on September 12, 2021. (John Minchillo/AP)

Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in fatal film set shooting as probe carries on

By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Raab has resigned after an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied civil servants. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant file)

UK deputy prime minister Raab resigns after bullying investigation

By brian melley and Jill Lawless

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