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What Matters Most On Monday, September 18, 2023

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Lapid: Nothing helps Iran more than the [judicial] 'coup'

Outcry after Netanyahu says anti-overhaul protesters joining forces with PLO, Iran

Later says he was decrying protests ‘against Israel’ being held in US at same time as those by PLO- and BDS-backers; activists project ‘Welcome to Alcatraz Bibi’ onto wall of jail

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with his wife Sara at his side, speaks to reporters as they prepare to board a plane for the US early Monday, September 18, 2023. (Channel 12 screenshot)

Leaving for US, PM says protesters joining forces with PLO and Iran, defaming Israel

Protesters rally outside the United Nations while Defense Minister Yoav Gallant holds a meeting inside, in New York City, August 28, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Overhaul protesters in US gear up for unprecedented action as Netanyahu visits

By ToI Staff and Luke Tress

Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, left, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a terror attack in the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, outside of Jerusalem, August 1, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ministers back bill to legalize widespread police use of facial recognition tech

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Touted as a tool to fight violent crime in Arab communities, cameras could be deployed in public spaces with minimal oversight; bill also okayed by Justice Ministry legal adviser

In this handout photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks with Elon Musk during a live discussion on the social media platform X, at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, September 18, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/ GPO)

Live updates (closed)

PM tells Musk original overhaul plan ‘was bad,’ but must fix how Israel chooses judges

In live discussion on X, Musk says, ‘obviously, I’m against antisemitism’ but ‘free speech does at times mean that someone you don’t like is saying something you don’t like’

6:11 pm

OpenAI co-founder to Netanyahu: 'Something about Israeli way that is very conducive to field'
5:48 pm

After stop in Qatar, Americans released in prisoner swap with Iran head to US
5:27 pm

After shooting attack, Israelis cross West Bank barrier to confront Palestinians

'It's a situation that is deteriorating so fast'

On ’60 Minutes,’ anti-overhaul protest leaders decry threat ‘from inside’ Israel

Segment features interviews with military reservist activists who say coalition’s bid to remake judiciary is ‘existential threat to Israel’; Levin dismisses ‘baseless’ fears

A screenshot from a '60 Minutes' segment, aired on September 17, 2023, with leaders from the Brothers and Sisters in Arms protest group against the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul. From left: Shira Eting, Ron Scherf, and Omri Ronen. ('60 Minutes' screen grab, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Anti-overhaul demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as the premier heads to the US, at Ben Gurion Airport, September 17, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Rallies held nationwide as Netanyahu heads to US; protesters denounce him at airport

Anti-judicial overhaul demonstrators protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul and against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, September 17, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Sep 18: Protesters’ fiery airport sendoff kindles PM’s inflamed response

Inside story

Saudi-backed EU venture aims to incentivize Israeli-Palestinian peace

Ministerial gathering on UNGA sidelines will see European, Arab, global actors form working groups to develop perks that conflict parties will be able to enjoy if they make a deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late president Shimon Peres, held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Police scuffle with Palestinians protesting visits by Jews to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on September 17, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Jordan, Saudi Arabia slam Jewish visits to Temple Mount during Rosh Hashanah

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

A letter from a Syrian to the Israeli people: Don’t let us down

Don’t let division do to you what it did to the Palestinians, the Lebanese, and the Syrians. Reconcile with one another

Israeli policymakers must stop funding sex segregation

Not that long ago, the Haredi world was known for being pragmatic. Now, the extremists are in charge, and they’re hurting their own people

Police are seen at the Mazmuria checkpoint, near the Har Homa neighborhood of East Jerusalem, after a Palestinian man attempted to stab officers. September 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Police: Palestinian attempts to stab officers at East Jerusalem checkpoint, is shot

By Emanuel Fabian

Suspect allegedly draws knife as he approaches Mazmuria checkpoint; Palestinians carry out three shootings against IDF troops in West Bank

ToI Presents

Webinar: Diaspora Jews & Israel’s judicial overhaul: Differing stances

REGISTER NOW: Join former United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman, former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Prof. Gil Troy on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Israel / 12 p.m. ET. Hosted by ToI’s Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at the the Pray Vote Stand Summit, September 15, 2023, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

In Rosh Hashanah message, Trump says US Jews voted ‘to destroy America and Israel’

Former US president shares flyer from anti-Democrat lobby group listing actions he took on behalf of Israel and against antisemitism, urges Jews to ‘learn from your mistakes’

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Pray Vote Stand Summit, Friday, September 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump: I don’t consider us to have much of a democracy right now

By ToI Staff and AP

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman ahead of the Jewish new year of Rosh Hashanah, in Uman, Ukraine, on September 15, 2023. (Genya Savilov/AFP)

Reporter's notebook

On my umpteenth trip to Uman, I finally visited Rabbi Nachman’s grave

By Canaan Lidor

Distracted for years by reporting on the fanfare around the feted pilgrimage to Ukraine, I made time to actually go to the gravesite, the main focus of the journey

This general view shows Hasidic Jewish pilgrims on a street next to the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, in Uman, central Ukraine, on September 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Genya Savilov/AFP)

Israeli man dies in Ukraine’s Uman during Rosh Hashanah festivities

Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran, in a photo released August 11, 2022. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Iranian official says $6 billion for prisoner swap with US already in Qatar

By Jon Gambrell

Nasser Kanaani reports exchange of five prisoners from each side will take place later Monday; US officials don’t acknowledge remarks

Illustrative: International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors (2nd and 3rd left) and Iranian technicians at the Natanz nuclear power plant, south of Tehran, on January 20, 2014. (Kazem Ghane/IRNA/AFP/File)

‘Highly concerned’ EU urges Iran to reaccredit inspectors barred from nuclear sites

By AFP

A Palestinian guard at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip in Beit Hanun, on August 4, 2022. (Attia Muhammed/Flash90)

Israel temporarily shutters Gaza pedestrian crossing following border rioting

By Emanuel Fabian

Erez Crossing closed over Rosh Hashanah; Palestinian laborers won’t be able to enter Israel for another 24 hours

Tires burn as Palestinian rioters clash with Israeli soldiers along the Israel-Gaza border on September 15, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Palestinians riot on Gaza border for second time in days; 5 said wounded

By Emanuel Fabian

Palestinian ambulance workers and paramedics protest against the Israeli blockade, not allowing them to bring some medical equipment to Gaza hospitals, east of Gaza City, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

World Bank: Israeli restrictions on West Bank, Gaza hinder Palestinians’ healthcare

By AFP and ToI Staff

Ladislav Trajer, left, and Mirko Štark, the top two leaders of the Jewish community in Novi Sad, Serbia, chat just outside the entrance to their synagogue. (Larry Luxner/JTA)

'We only use our synagogue on Yom Kippur'

After barely surviving the Holocaust, one Serbian Jewish community faces extinction

By Larry Luxner

Though their city has grown significantly since WWII, Novi Sad’s Jews still haven’t recovered from their near decimation. But what they lack in numbers they make up for in tenacity

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Illustrative: Officers stand by a police van after entering the grounds of the courthouse complex in the southwest coastal city of Paphos, Cyprus, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

5 Israelis charged over Cyprus gang rape of British woman; trial to begin next month

Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Construction worker killed in Netanya

Umm al-Fahm on October 29, 2022. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

Woman, 25, dies four days after she was gunned down

Egyptian politician Gamila Ismail (C) speaks during a press conference of executives of the Free Current opposition vovement in Cairo, on August 28, 2023, as they respond to the detention of Hisham Kassem. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)

Egyptian opposition movement to boycott election after its leading candidate jailed

By AFP

A medieval Jewish mikveh in Erfurt, Germany. (Video screenshot)

UNESCO names Erfurt’s medieval Jewish buildings in Germany as World Heritage Site

By AP

Israel's national tennis team celebrates after defeating Japan in the Davis Cup, September 17, 2023. (Israel Tennis Association)

Israel’s tennis team in surprise win over Japan in Davis Cup, moves to finals playoff

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