PM, Gantz shout as gov’t totters * UAE reunites Yemen Jews * COVID death spurs kidney donors * Ancient J’lem may help protect Earth * ’Steinsalt z changed Judaism for me’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, August 9, 2020 Presented by IDC Herzliya Live updates [Gantz, Netanyahu said to engage in shouting match over budget]( By [TOI staff]( [Blue and White chief reportedly angrily accuses PM of having never intended to honor stipulation in coalition deal that the government would pass a budget through 2021]( [Likud, Blue and White brawl publicly as coalition teeters on the brink]( By [TOI staff]( [Unity government ‘was a mistake,’ official in Gantz’s party said to say as weekly cabinet meeting canceled over budget crisis; Likud asserts Gantz is holding up aid to public]( [Haredi party signals it may bolt Netanyahu’s bloc if new election called]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud, Blue and White scotch cabinet meeting, trade barbs as impasse deepens]( By [TOI staff]( [Opposition to file bill to disqualify Netanyahu from forming government]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Breaking up is easy to do: What the press is saying on August 9]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Israel’s governing coalition appears to be in its death throes, though a miracle or some defections could keep elections away and Netanyahu in power. Until then, let the mud fly]( [150 business leaders urge government to pass 2-year budget]( By [TOI staff]( [Coalition whip scraps disciplinary action on Likud MKs, cites need for unity]( By [TOI staff]( From the blogs [Nathan Jeffay]( [How Rabbi Steinsaltz’s whiskey shenanigans changed Judaism for me]( [The late scholar will be remembered for his Talmud translation and commentary, but also for his call to avoid idealizing anyone, including him]( [Joining anti-Netanyahu protests, right-wingers vent frustrations at premier]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Anat Peled]( [While still a small contingent compared to majority of protesters, some who once voted for the Likud leader are making common cause with those on the left in calling for him to go]( [‘Let my people go’: Thousands gather in new round of anti-Netanyahu protests]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [Clashes as police clear protest encampment near Netanyahu residence for 5th time]( By [TOI staff]( [COVID-19 death of Israeli kidney nonprofit founder spurs record number of donors]( By [Benjy Singer]( [UAE helps reunite Yemenite Jewish family that was separated for 15 years]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [‘My soul felt reborn,’ one relative says at Abu Dhabi airport ceremony; tweeting about reunion, Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed hails his country as ‘homeland of coexistence’]( [CRM]( Archaeology [Burnt remains from 586 BCE Jerusalem may hold key to protecting planet]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( Top Ops [Assaf Shapira]( [Disbanding the Knesset for the lack of an approved budget makes no sense]( [A budgetary standstill triggers elections in order to convince MKs to pass the budget; it was not designed to help people stand on ceremony to extend their time in office]( [Yael Shahar]( [‘Charity begins at home’ and other false dichotomies]( [Humanitarian aid to suffering people is just not the same as helping Iran or Hezbollah – and besides, we help ourselves most when we reach out to help others]( [‘We’re at war with our government’: Protesters briefly storm Beirut ministries]( By [Layal Abou Rahal and Tony Gamal-Gabriel]( [Troops use rubber bullets, tear gas to force group led by ex-army officers out of several ministries and a bank HQ, as anger over port explosion surges]( [How furious protesters briefly conquered Lebanon’s foreign ministry]( By [Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Rouba El Husseini]( [Lebanon information minister quits, in 1st cabinet resignation over Beirut blast]( By [AFP]( [Cutout of Hezbollah’s Nasrallah hung in noose during protest over Beirut blast]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Police officer killed, 142 hurt as security forces clash with demonstrators in Lebanese capital during protest against country’s political leaders]( [Beirut port blast crater is 43 meters deep, Lebanese security official says]( By [AFP]( [Over 230 hurt, security officer killed, during hours of Beirut clashes]( By [Sarah El Deeb and Bassam Mroue]( [10 years on, Israel arrests suspect in Gaza attack that killed 2 soldiers]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [Abdallah Daghmeh recently applied to enter Israel to donate bone marrow to his brother, was detained at border; victim Eliraz Peretz’s mother Miriam has received Israel Prize]( [Shots fired at workers building Gaza barrier, IDF troops; no injuries reported]( By [Judah Ari Gross and Aaron Boxerman]( [Trump said to berate Adelson for not giving enough to his reelection campaign]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Source tells Politico that US president was apparently not aware how much Republican mega-donor has already given to his cause]( [Analysis / Celeb politician Ilhan Omar’s congressional seat may be in jeopardy. Here’s why]( By [Lonny Goldsmith]( More Headlines [Likud minister: Arrest peace activist’s killer for his latest incitement]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli said murdered in Ecuador jail; tied to ex-leader’s alleged COVID-19 scam]( By [TOI staff]( [Member of Israeli virus research team in India confirmed infected on flight home]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel’s finger-prick blood test startup Sight nabs $71 million to expand scope]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [23-year-old stabbed to death in Rishon Lezion; 8 arrested]( By [TOI staff]( [Still going strong, Israeli athlete, 84, recalls surviving 1972 Olympic massacre]( By [Aron Heller]( [Man shot dead in Hadera, two others injured in suspected botched gangland hit]( By [Stuart Winer]( [17% of US Jews attended virtual prayers last month, versus half of Christians]( By [Ben Sales]( [Construction firm pulls lawsuit to evict synagogue in Uzbekistan]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Finance Ministry gives social lender nod for government-backed loans]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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