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What Matters Most On Wednesday, July 12, 2023

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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during an event marking 50 years since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, July 11, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Brothers in Arms: To stop the civil war, stop the legislation

Gallant decries ‘dangerous’ refusal threats by reservists: ‘A reward for our enemy’

By Emanuel Fabian

Defense minister says refraining from showing up for duty ‘harms Israel’s security,’ as more open letters by reserve members against overhaul are published

Illustrative: A graduation ceremony for soldiers who completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel, June 29, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

‘We swore to serve the kingdom, not the king,’ reserve pilots tell air force chief

Writer's columns are understood to be closely read by Biden

NY Times’s Friedman: Netanyahu government making rethink of US-Israel ties ‘inevitable’

Columnist says Biden administration believes Israeli coalition is using judicial overhaul as cover for ‘unprecedented radical behavior… that is undermining our shared interests’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, right, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, left, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 10, 2023. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

American, Israeli officials downplay columnist’s claim US reassessing ties with Israel

By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

In knock at government, US urges Israel to protect anti-overhaul protesters

Netanyahu meets with Biden’s visiting energy envoy amid tensions with US

Anti-judicial overhaul demonstrators at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, July 11, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

White House: 'Protect and respect' the right to protest

Thousands of protesters square off with cops at airport as masses rally nationwide

By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Simona Weinglass, ToI Staff and Naomi Lanzkron

Demonstrators spill out of protest areas at Ben Gurion Airport; 77 arrested nationwide; hundreds at US mission call for support; police block marchers from Tel Aviv highway

Anti-government protesters outside the Israeli consulate in New York City, July 11, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Hundreds rally against overhaul in NYC as Israeli expats join renewed protest push

Singer Aviv Geffen (right) is detained by Israel Police at a Tel Aviv protest against the judicial overhaul on July 11, 2023. (Screen capture/Twitter)

Singer Aviv Geffen detained during anti-overhaul protest in Tel Aviv

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Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer, during a Knesset vote that appointed him to the Judicial Selection Committee, July 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset chooses far-right lawmaker to sit on judge-appointing panel

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

MK Yitzhak Kroizer joins opposition MK on 9-member committee, but justice minister has hinted he won’t convene it; Lapid: If panel doesn’t meet soon, we’ll petition High Court

Analysis

The coalition says its ‘reasonableness’ bill is backed by top judge Sohlberg. Is it?

The conservative Supreme Court justice has strongly criticized the doctrine’s use to test politicians’ decisions, but whether he’d support the current legislation is not clear-cut

Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 27, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman chairs a hearing of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on the "reasonableness" bill, preparing it for its final Knesset reading, amid widespread national protests, hours after it passed a first reading, July 11, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

At fiery Knesset panel, legal advisers urge MKs to soften ‘extreme’ oversight bill

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit attends a conference organized by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), in Tel Aviv, on December 28, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ex-AG Mandelblit: Overhaul legislation has Israel ‘on brink of dictatorship’

Former attorney general points to bills that give politicians control of selecting judges, scrap ‘reasonableness’ oversight and bar judges from striking down Basic Laws

Anti-judicial overhaul demonstrators block Route 1 and clash with police during a protest near Ein Hemed, July 11, 2023. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

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Israeli police detain a demonstrator during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Live updates (closed)

High Court rules that prosecutors cannot take part in anti-overhaul protests

Upholding lower court ruling, justices say that while free speech is important, they must also weigh public faith in state officials

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Helen Mirren in Jerusalem: Golda 'one of most extraordinary characters I've played'
11:22 am

Palestinian gunmen open fire at military post near Tulkarem
6:31 pm

UEFA to weigh sanctions after Israel-Malta match halted by 'Palestine' chant, flares

Whataboutery warfare: Radicals are reshaping Israel’s political landscape

Prevent the distortion of our complex narrative by focused during debate: If asked ’what about X,’ reframe your point about Y

The song that made a country

’I Have No Other Country,’ a beloved anthem embraced by today’s protesters, was born of Ehud Manor’s personal tragedy, as his widow Ofra tells it

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (C-R) and PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (C-L) arrive to lay a wreath of flowers by the graves of Palestinian terrorists killed in recent Israeli military counterterror raids on the Jenin refugee camp, July 12, 2023 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

After IDF raid, Abbas lays wreath for ‘martyrs’ during first visit to Jenin in years

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Palestinian security forces deploy in West Bank city and camp as PA leader arrives by helicopter, in visit that analysts believe will do little to boost his waning authority there

6-member Palestinian cell charged in spate of recent shooting attacks, says Shin Bet

By Emanuel Fabian

Jenin residents worry international reconstruction aid may be misappropriated by PA

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Israeli court sentences Palestinian reporter to community service for incitement

By AFP

Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf attends a United Torah Judaism faction meeting at the Knesset on July 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Haredi minister: PM promised me override bill, ‘imperative’ for coalition survival

United Torah Judaism party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf says he was assured the contentious measure will become law; days ago, Netanyahu insisted it was dead

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 9, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

PM reportedly raises possibility of delaying overhaul in event of security escalation

Protesters block the Tel Aviv-Haifa highway near Beit Yanai during a protest against the judicial overhaul, July 11, 2023 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Netanyahu tweets claim that protesters against overhaul blocked ambulances

Inside story

Is antisemitism delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s fate hinges on answer

Defense lawyers, hoping to avoid death sentence for gunman Robert Bowers, argue his antisemitic beliefs were a manifestation of mental illness; expert witness rejects notion

Police tape surrounds an assault rifle magazine in the aftermath of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 18 2018. (U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania Evidence Photo via JTA)

Former Labour party MP Luciana Berger speaks during a press conference in London on February 18, 2019, where she and colleagues announced their resignation from the Labour Party, and the formation of a new independent group of MPs. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Interview

Israel’s divide threatens its future, says Jewish MP who left and rejoined UK Labour

By Lazar Berman

Luciana Berger, who faced antisemitic abuse during the Jeremy Corbyn years, shares her worries over local judicial fight, but is encouraged by popular engagement during protests

The sun sets over the forest near Jerusalem on September 2, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Scorching heatwave to settle over Israel, with Jordan Valley temperatures to hit 46°C

By Michael Horovitz

Peak to come Thursday, with 33°C in Tel Aviv, 37°C in Jerusalem; electricity management company presents plan to avoid repeat of June blackouts

Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)

Man shot dead in north amid deadly crimewave in Arab community

Kafr Qara resident gunned down hours after death of dentist pushed 2023 homicide count in community past last year’s total

An undated photo of Dr. Ramiz Abu Asba, a dentist who was shot dead in the northern Arab town of Jatt on July 11, 2023. (Social media screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Dentist shot dead outside his home in northern Arab town, as toll passes last year’s

By Michael Horovitz

A Resetting the Table Town Square held in the Harlem JCC, New York City, March 4, 2019. (Gili Getz via JTA)

'Our deep tradition of argument can lead to good outcomes'

Evangelical churches turn to US Jewish nonprofit to help them have hard conversations

For nearly a decade, Resetting the Table has taught Jewish groups to share opposing perspectives on Israel. Now a modified program helps others grapple with increasing polarization

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Illustrative: Terraced hills are seen off the road between Gondar and Danshe, a town in an area of western Tigray then annexed by the Amhara region during the ongoing conflict, in Ethiopia on May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Israeli man kidnapped for ransom in northern Ethiopia

By Michael Horovitz

Noura Ghaith-Sub Laban, center, is comforted by family as she reacts to their eviction from their home in Jerusalem's Old City, July 11, 2023. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Palestinian family evicted from Jerusalem home after decades-long legal battle

By AP and ToI Staff

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrives at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Gallant headed to Baku to meet Azerbaijan president as ties grow

By Lazar Berman

Delivery trucks of the Israel Postal Company (Courtesy)

Israel kicks off much-sought privatization of Israel Post after recovery push

By Sharon Wrobel

Former Yamina MK Abir Kara at the launch of his new Economic Freedom party in Jerusalem, September 4, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Prosecutors unveil pending charges against former Yamina MK for double-voting

By Alexander Fulbright

Freightos' online marketplace for international air and ocean freight services. (Courtesy)

Israeli online freight booking platform axes 13% of its workforce

By Sharon Wrobel

US officially rejoins UNESCO, five years after Trump’s withdrawal

By AP and ToI Staff

Team at Israeli cybersecuroty startup Savvy. (Omer Friedman)

Israeli cybersecurity startup comes out of stealth with $30 million in funding

By Sharon Wrobel

Flares fired onto the pitch at a soccer game between Maccabi Haifa and the Hamrun Spartans at Centenary Stadium in Malta, July 11, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Maccabi Haifa fans fire flares at field, clash with rivals at UEFA game in Malta

By Michael Horovitz

A fictional Jewish community center recreated on the set of "A Transparent Musical." (Jacob Gurvis via JTA)

Coming out soon‘Transparent’ musical to launch on Broadway next year

By jacob gurvis

An undated photo of Marlena Spieler, who died July 6, 2023. (Roving Feast, Substack via JTA)

ObituaryMarlena Spieler, traveling Jewish cookbook author, dies aged 74

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

File: Czech writer Milan Kundera poses in a garden in Prague on October 14, 1973. (AFP)

ObituaryMilan Kundera, exiled Czech author and dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

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