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What Matters Most On Thursday, May 4, 2023

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Leo Dee says 'comforted'; undercover troops dressed as women

‘Scores settled’: IDF kills Palestinians who allegedly shot dead 3 Dee family members

By Emanuel Fabian

Troops surround home in Nablus, reportedly fire missile in effort to flush out suspects, who are killed in ensuing firefight along with another gunman; Django, a police dog, killed

The scene of a stabbing attack in the West Bank town of Huwara, May 4, 2023. (Rescuers Without Borders)

Israeli soldier lightly hurt in stabbing attack in Huwara; female assailant shot dead

By Emanuel Fabian

Gunmen at the funeral of those killed in clashes sparked by an overnight Israeli raid against the Lion's Den terror group, in the West Bank city of Nablus on October 25, 2022. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP)

13 Lion’s Den fighters turn themselves in to PA security forces

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Ayalon blocked, mothers rally at induction center in protests of overhaul, inequality

By Jeremy Sharon

Protesters carried out acts of civil disobedience, including blocking major highways, around the country Thursday morning for the latest “Disruption Day” against the government’s judicial overhaul program and in support of equality over a range of societal issues. Activists also staged demonstrations outside the homes of prominent cabinet ministers as well as offices... Continue Reading

Protesters push strollers carrying small coffins in a rally outside the IDF Induction Center on May 4, 2023. (Mothers at the Front)

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)

Netanyahu confidant discussed overhaul with former Supreme Court chief Barak

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (c) meets with a delegation of congressional Democrats led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in Jerusalem on April 24, 2024 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Democrats reportedly told Netanyahu judicial overhaul makes it hard to defend Israel

PM to US lawmakers: Iran as dangerous as 50 North Koreas

Gallant: Iran has amassed enough uranium for 5 nuclear weapons

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday said Iran has amassed enough fissile material for five nuclear bombs, warning the Islamic Republic against further enriching uranium toward weapons-grade levels. “Make no mistake -- Iran will not be satisfied by a single nuclear bomb. So far, Iran has gained material... Continue Reading

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos, in Athens, May 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

In this handout photo, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with senior Palestinian officials, including leaders of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups, in the Syrian capital Damascus on May 4, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office)

Iran’s Raisi meets with top Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials, urges Israel’s defeat

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert talks about Iran hacking techniques, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Iran state news outlet spreads antisemitic propaganda on social media, report says

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Protesters outside the home of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak in Tel Aviv, May 4, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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Pro- and anti-government protesters rally outside home of ex-Supreme Court chief Barak

Wrapping up national ‘Day of Equality,’ anti-judicial overhaul activists also gather outside Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s house in Modi’in and at several spots in Tel Aviv

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What will the left do without Meir Shalev and Yehonatan Geffen?

The novelist and musician who died days apart were cultural royalty embodying distinct streams within their fragmented political camp

The Jewish lady who dressed Milwaukee’s kids

In Middle America, in the middle of the 20th century, an anxious new mother took up sewing and changed children’s clothing in all the ways that matter

Israeli customs authorities uncover suitcases filled with hundreds of Fruit Roll-ups at Ben Gurion International Airport. (Screenshot/Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Americans caught trying to smuggle suitcases full of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Israeli customs stop at least 2 couples with more than 650 pounds (295 kilograms) of sugary snack, as country experiences dire shortage due to TikTok craze

Children participating in a trend, rolling up ice-cream with Fruit Roll-Ups. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Sweet sensationViral Roll-Ups and ice cream craze prompts Health Ministry warning

By Michael Horovitz and JTA

Nazis are villains in the "Hellsing" series and many other anime shows. (Screenshot/ YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Does anime have a Nazi problem? Some Jewish fans think so

By Jordyn Haime

Japanese animation medium hit with criticism for alleged glorification of antisemitism, fascism; some experts say Nazi references more to do with Japan’s history, culture

An Iron Dome air defense system is seen in southern Israel, May 2, 2023. (FLASH90)

IDF: ‘Technical error’ caused Iron Dome to malfunction during flare-up with Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian

Several rockets fired earlier this week slammed into populated areas in Sderot, causing injuries, as air defense system failed to intercept; issue was quickly fixed

Palestinians in Gaza City hold portraits of Khader Adnan, a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group who died in Israeli custody on May 2, 2023 after an 86-day hunger strike. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Palestinian UN envoy lauds Islamic Jihad member who died on hunger strike

Medics at the scene of an incident where a Palestinian man was shot by IDF troops near al-Khader in the West Bank, May 3, 2023. (Rescuers Without Borders)

Palestinian man shot, seriously hurt after allegedly grabbing IDF officer’s gun

By Emanuel Fabian

File: Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf attends a conference in Tel Aviv on March 22, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Government will ‘fall apart’ without law on Haredi military exemption, warns minister

By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon

As the PM drags his feet on the issue, UTJ officials tell ultra-Orthodox weekly that an ‘alternative’ coalition can be formed

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir walks past Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (seated, left), Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Infrastructure and Energy Minister Israel Katz in the Knesset plenum on May 1, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing May 4: Ministers ‘threaten’ coalition breakup; UK coronation preview

Moshe Mordechai Elhadad, 12 at the time of his death in 2021, is one of the 45 people who perished in the Mount Meron disaster in northern Israel on Lag B'Omer. (Courtesy of Shimon Elhadad)

'In Meron I feel I’m reunited with him'

On Meron disaster anniversary, relatives of victims connect to the site ‘even more’

By Canaan Lidor

Still processing the loss of 45 lives during 2021 pilgrimage, family members of the deceased say the tragedy has only strengthened their devotion to the event

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EU’s Borrell wins over foreign minister during long one-on-one chat

By Lazar Berman

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his staff expected a short and not particularly warm meeting in Brussels on Tuesday with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. The last time they spoke, they held a tense phone call in March during which Cohen condemned an article Borrell had published, accusing him of drawing... Continue Reading

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, left, with EU counterpart Josep Borrell in Brussels, Belgium, on May 2, 2023. (Johanna Géron/Israel Embassy Brussels)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the IDF's Northern Command headquarters on January 10, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Netanyahu said blocking Gallant from visiting US until he gets an invite

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Plurality of Israelis say Bennett, Lapid did better job on Gaza than Netanyahu – poll

42% of respondents say previous government handled conflict with Palestinian enclave better than current coalition, including a fifth of Likud voters; 43% back a military operation

A man interrupts an interview with Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen in the southern town of Sderot, May 2, 2023. (Channel 13 screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Far-right MK caught on cam staging heckling of his own interview on Gaza rockets

Illustrative image: A single sperm is injected directly into an egg as part of IVF (Lars Neumann; iStock by Getty Images)

Knesset advances bill to expand use of sperm from fallen soldiers

MKs give initial backing to proposal that would extend IVF rights to non-married partners and parents of slain troops, after calls from families to change current law

Illustrative: Golani Brigade soldiers during training in northern Israel, February 16, 2015. (Israel Defense Forces)

Golani soldiers jailed in latest incident of mass desertion

By Emanuel Fabian

Guttenberg plays himself in 'Tales From the Guttenberg Bible.' (Adam Wingman via JTA)

Steve Guttenberg and his Judaism take center stage in the adaptation of his memoir

By Stephen Silver

Playing through May 21 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, ‘Tales From the Guttenberg Bible’ explores the actor’s career, Jewish identity and much more

Jewish teens in the Bronfman Youth Fellows program were surprised when Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones invoked the Jewish concept of tikkun olam during an encounter with them in Washington, DC. (Screenshot from TN Holler video via JTA)

'It was a genuine, uplifting moment'

How Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones started talking ‘tikkun olam’ with Jewish teens in DC

By PHILISSA CRAMER

A video of a group of Bronfman Fellows encountering the young Democratic lawmaker and anti-gun violence activist gets over 2 million views on Twitter

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Former prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at a protest in Tel Aviv against the government's planned judicial overhaul, February 25, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)

Ehud Barak met with Jeffrey Epstein dozens of times, flew on private plane — report

By ToI Staff and JTA

Israeli historian, philosopher and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari poses for a photo at his office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 30, 2023 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Yuval Noah Harari warns AI can create religious texts, may inspire new cults

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech titled 'No Peace Without Justice for Ukraine,' in the Hague, Netherlands, May 4, 2023. (Yves Herman/Pool via AP)

Ukraine’s Zelensky visits International Criminal Court in Netherlands

The charred remains of a motorcycle that exploded and killed its rider are seen in the coastal city of Netanya on May 4, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Netanya man killed as motorcycle explodes in suspected underworld hit

Outside view of a Carrefour store Aug. 25, 2010 in Ecully, near Lyon, central France (AP Photo/Thomas Campagne)

Carrefour to open dozens of supermarkets in Israel next week, vowing to tackle costs

Dr. Steve Feldman, pictured on a trip to the West Bank. (Courtesy of Steve Feldman via JTA)

Arkansas Jewish doctor denied payment over failure to promise not to boycott Israel

By Andrew Lapin

Investor panel discussing M&A in Israel at the GoforIsrael conference in Tel Aviv, May 3, 2023. (Shai Shviro/Courtesy)

Turkey conglomerate sees opportunities for collaboration with Israeli startups

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative: A building in Kiryat Bialik undergoing urban renewal as part of Tama 38 regulation, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)

Urban renewal project approvals tripled in 2022 in bid to increase housing

By Danielle Nagler

Brenmiller Energy is helping industry to transition from global warming fossil fuels to cleaner energy by offering a way to store renewable energy in the form of heat in crushed rocks. (Brenmiller Energy)

Israeli green thermal storage company opens first factory, in Dimona

This handout photo shows a truck that fatally struck a 7-year-old boy riding his bike at a moshav near the southern city of Yavne, May 4, 2023. (Eli Raymond/Magen David Adom)

7-year-old in bicycle fatally hit by truck in south

Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Woman and baby found dead in their Haifa home

Sam Spiegel Lab director Mor Eldar (far left), director Avi Nesher, producer Marek Rozenbaum, director Orit Fouks Rotem and series creator Aleeza Chanowitz at the Sam Spiegel Film Lab 10th anniversary celebration, May 3, 2023 (Courtesy Sam Spiegel Film School)

Screen testSam Spiegel film school incubator celebrates first decade

By Jessica Steinberg

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