Begin slams PM assault on law enforcement * Horovitz op-ed: A threat to Israel’s democracy * Gantz pulls ahead in polls * Thailand’s ’Nazi chic’ * New film: The Mamboniks

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Sunday, March 3, 2019 [Likud’s Benny Begin blasts PM for ‘trying to assassinate public trust’ in law enforcement]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Veteran MK backs AG after Netanyahu’s criticism of indictment decision, saying Mandelblit ‘has a backbone’; prosecutors’ union slams ‘wild personal attacks’ on staffers]( [Justice minister criticizes Netanyahu for personal attacks on state prosecutors]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett backs PM, but won’t support law to give him immunity from graft charges]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Kahlon hints he may consider joining Gantz-led government]( By [TOI staff]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Is Netanyahu a crook? Allegedly. A threat to democracy? That verdict is sadly in]( [The accusations against the PM are grave. Graver still, though, is his reckless assault on rivals, the media, the cops and the legal system as he fights desperately to retain power]( [Israel media review / Stick it to him, or stick with him? 8 things to know for March 3]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Ex-top regulator, former personal lawyer reportedly to testify against Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [For first time in poll, Gantz pulls slightly ahead of Netanyahu as pick for PM]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz takes narrow lead over PM in statistical parity; on allegation of sexual misconduct from the 1970s, denied by Gantz, more respondents believe him than his accuser]( [PM urges Likud MKs to emphasize Gantz is ‘leftist,’ accuses media of cover-up]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Netanyahu backers, critics hold rival rallies after indictment decision]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( Film premiere [Hey mambo: The Latin music craze that moved a generation of Jewish immigrants]( By [Rich Tenorio]( Live updates [Russia-Israel team to eye foreign forces’ pullout from Syria]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Netanyahu tells cabinet that he and Putin have agreed to work together to oust Iranian troops that arrived in Damascus after outbreak of civil war]( [As Europe battles anti-Semitism, Thailand grapples with ‘Nazi chic’]( By [JOE FREEMAN]( [Officials blame ignorance for the popularity of swastikas and Hitler figures in southeast Asia, but there is hope education and a number of high-profile scandals may turn the tide]( [Australian Jewish leader gets ‘chilling barrage’ of online anti-Semitic abuse]( By [Michael Bachner]( [MP who quit Labour says anti-Semitism ‘intimately related’ to arrival of Corbyn]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Polish, Hungarian Jews say communal leaders use anti-Semitism to avoid scrutiny]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Toppling of Strasbourg synagogue memorial sparks outcry against anti-Semitism]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Mayor of French city says he is ‘very worried about the resurgence’ of Jewish hatred amid reported rise in anti-Semitic acts]( [Austria’s Jews wary of far-right charm offensive]( By [Sophie MAKRIS]( [Estonia votes as far-right surge challenges mainstream]( By [Polina KALANTAR and Mary SIBIERSKI]( Arabic media review [Adam Rasgon]( [Kushner and Netanyahu agree on borders? 5 things to know from the past week]( [Saudi-owned papers report that Hamas-run security forces collared head of Iran-backed group in Gaza; Arab Israeli journalist argues right-wing majority in the Knesset will prevail]( [US to merge Jerusalem consulate with embassy on Monday in blow to Palestinians]( By [AFP]( [Balloon cluster with incendiary device launched from Gaza; IDF hits Hamas posts]( By [TOI staff]( interview [Melanie Lidman]( [Heading Jerusalem opposition, Berkovitch vows to maintain ‘Shabbat status quo’]( [After narrowly losing second-round mayoral election, former deputy mayor Ofer Berkovitch said he still plans to fight for the city he loves]( Top Ops [Shimon Stein and Emily B. Landau]( [When US and Russia withdraw from the INF missile treaty]( [The crumbling of bilateral deals along with the Chinese threat require new multilateral frameworks to maintain strategic stability]( [Elaine Matlow Tal-El]( [Yes they can! Deaf children can hear and speak!]( [Israel should be funding AVT, an innovative method to help parents maximize their deaf child’s language development]( Analysis [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [Trump and Netanyahu can’t get enough of each other. Here’s why]( [A week of charges and accusations on either side of the ocean has been less than flattering for both leaders — but the two are hardly running away from each other]( [Trump ridicules ‘socialist’ Democrats, other foes in rhapsody to conservatives]( By [KEVIN FREKING]( [Returning to NY roots to launch campaign, Sanders vows to beat ‘dangerous’ Trump]( By [JUANA SUMMERS]( [Coming in from sidelines, Jews and Arabs jointly jump into Startup Nation boom]( By [Johanna Chisholm]( [45 entrepreneurs gather at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in program that aims to bring more variety to Israel’s tech scene]( More Headlines [BDS(M) / Iceland band planning anti-Israel protest gets Eurovision nod]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Outrage as Ilhan Omar linked to 9/11 attacks in West Virginia Capitol poster]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Feminist campaign hits Jerusalem buses to compensate for defaced mayoral posters]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Iranian official: Israel feels threatened as US defense strategy ‘stalls’]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Afghanistan donates $1 million to UN agency for Palestinians]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Palestinian suspect in teen murder ‘bought yarmulke to enter Israel undetected’]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved