Fury at Maoz diatribe against liberal religion * Next housing minister: What crisis? * Germany thwarts far-right coup * Palestine flag raised by Morocco’s World Cup team

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Presented by [American Friends of Magen David Adom]( [Far-right MK Maoz: Forms of ‘liberal religion’ are ‘darkness’ that must be expelled]( By TOI staff Knesset comments by Maoz, who is set to assume control of some aspects of school curricula and a new Jewish identity office, spark anger and booing in plenum [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec. 7: How the same MK who fought for Soviet immigration may kill it]( By TOI staff [Likud’s Edelstein: Scrapping ‘grandchild clause’ will lead to Law of Return’s demise]( By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff [Expected incoming housing minister: I don’t know if there is a housing crisis]( By TOI staff ‘From what I see, there is construction all around,’ United Torah Judaism leader Yitzhak Goldknopf says, with annual rise in home prices at highest level in recent memory [Likud readies for fight against clock to pass contentious bills needed for coalition]( By Michael Bachner [As Netanyahu’s coalition deadline nears, Likud signs interim deal with UTJ]( By TOI staff [Germany busts far-right terror cell said planning coup with violent Reichstag attack]( By Agencies Authorities say 25 arrested; special forces army barracks said searched; group said to have been in contact with Russian officials; former AfD lawmaker and ex-soldiers detained [Ex-secretary at Nazi concentration camp says she’s ‘sorry,’ requests trial acquittal]( By Agencies from our sponsor [Magen David Adom is strengthening the ‘Chain of Survival’ with innovative tech]( Hilary Faverman Israel’s first responders are leveraging advanced tech to minimize critical response times and provide life-saving emergency medical services more quickly and efficiently. [Chief justice slams plans to neuter court: Without independence we can’t do our jobs]( By TOI staff Supreme Court President Esther Hayut takes on planned radical reforms by incoming coalition: ‘Judicial independence and neutrality… are the lifeblood’ [Yesh Atid urges protesters to ‘fight for the country’ at planned weekend rallies]( By TOI staff [Ben Gvir reportedly fuming at police chief: ‘Will be hard for me to work with him’]( By TOI staff Reporter's notebook Ash Obel [Qatar’s showy soccer spectacle can’t sideline conflict and controversy at World Cup]( The tournament has united the Arab world, but the exploitation of migrant workers and exclusion of others have muddied the pitch and stained the beautiful game [Morocco celebrates with Palestinian flag after historic World Cup victory over Spain]( By AP and TOI staff Top Ops Katriel Reichman [We don’t talk about drug use – no, no, no!]( Denying addiction doesn’t actually prevent it. To help those struggling with substance abuse, we need to fight the stigma, and start talking about it openly David Rosenstark [Jewish aliyah from North America? Not so fast…]( When Israel’s red tape delayed the immigration of a widowed, octogenarian Holocaust survivor whose own sons had already proved their Jewishness for aliyah Interview [Aiding Ukrainians, immigration official finds what it means for Israel to be a haven]( By Judah Ari Gross Head of office that checks citizenship eligibility for Ukrainian immigrants reflects on early days of Russian invasion, vows to abide by whatever coalition decides on Law of Return Live updates [LIVE: At White House roundtable, Doug Emhoff laments ‘epidemic of hate’ and antisemitism]( By Amy Spiro Husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris hosts discussion with Jewish leaders, says everyone has ‘an obligation to condemn these vile acts’ [How the same MK who fought for Soviet immigration may kill it]( [listen to the podcast]( [International Criminal Court prosecutor says he aims to ‘visit Palestine’ in 2023]( By TOI staff Israeli lawyer who has worked at Hague-based court says Karim Khan’s remark ‘carefully worded’ amid diplomatic pressure over war crimes probe into Israel [US opposes Al Jazeera taking journalist Abu Akleh’s killing to ICC]( By TOI staff and AFP [Palestinian gunmen clash with IDF in Nablus; eight terror suspects arrested]( By Emanuel Fabian [Palestinian teens who humiliated Haredi man for TikTok video freed to house arrest]( By Jack Mukand Investigation into ‘grievous incident’ by youths, 14 and 16, in Old City of Jerusalem ongoing; police say release from custody ‘in no way speaks to their innocence’ [Shots fired at military post in central West Bank, gunman shot dead — IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian [Beleaguered NSO Group said pleased by Netanyahu’s return, eyes renewed Saudi deals]( By Michael Bachner Report says spyware firm faced serious hardship, with West shunning it over rights concerns, Israel curbing exports; now said hoping for Likud leader’s help, Riyadh normalization [US federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Saudi prince in Khashoggi killing]( By Agencies [IDF cybersecurity failures could lead to stolen identities, warns state comptroller]( By TOI staff [Nine face death in Iran for ‘colluding with Israel’ to kill top nuclear scientist]( By AFP and TOI staff Defendants also charged with ‘corruption on earth’ over 2020 assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Jerusalem had accused of leading Iranian efforts to develop atomic bomb [Iran’s reformist ex-president praises ‘beautiful’ protests, pans regime’s crackdown]( By AFP [IAF, French air force hold joint strike drills over Israel’s skies]( By Emanuel Fabian [6 couples can undergo testing to find origin of wrongly implanted embryo, court says]( By TOI staff Couple who gave birth appeal against decision, ask for delay; one of the women: ‘If this is my baby, I will fight for her’; baby girl said to have undergone heart surgery [Jerusalem doctors deliver baby while simultaneously saving mom from stroke]( By Nathan Jeffay [Will synagogues shun ‘effective altruism’ movement after Sam Bankman-Fried scandal?]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev Maximum-impact giving to save lives in the developing world has caught on among Reform Jews in particular, but the scandal involving one high-profile supporter is tainting optics [Looted artifacts worth millions said seized from US collector, a key donor to Israel]( By Michael Horovitz 'Salaam Aleikum' [Israeli pilot on Herzog flight greets air traffic controllers over Saudi skies]( By TOI staff Pilot offers warm greetings to air traffic operators in port city of Jeddah on president’s flight back to Israel from Abu Dhabi [Israeli energy firm signs joint natural gas exploration deal with Morocco]( By TOI staff and Sharon Wrobel [New nature chief aims for tourists to see more of Israel’s national parks, reserves]( By Sue Surkes With lengthy to-do list, Israel Nature and Parks Authority’s first female chief talks about new sites, continuing threats, and a plan to stop feeding cranes to avert bird flu [Israel welcomes over 2 million tourists in 2022 amid steady post-COVID recovery]( By Danielle Nagler [Ministry: Israel must approve 54 policy measures to reach 2030 renewable energy goal]( By Sue Surkes [CRM]( More Headlines [Bennett sues rabbi for false claims his parents weren’t Jewish]( By TOI staff [Democratic Senator Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Trump-backed Walker]( By Bill Barrow and Jeff Amy [Argentinian VP Cristina Fernández sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraud]( By Almudena Calatrava [Taliban carries out first public execution since taking over Afghanistan last year]( By Rahim Faiez [Pope equates Nazi extermination campaign to Russia’s war in Ukraine]( By Michael Horovitz [125 US lawmakers call for ‘unified national strategy’ to fight antisemitism]( By Ron Kampeas [Trump Organization convicted in executive tax fraud scheme]( By Michael R. Sisak [Defense tech firm Rafael to vacate prime Tel Aviv real estate for new development]( By Danielle Nagler [China announces nationwide loosening of COVID restrictions that sparked protests]( By AFP [Isracard to lay off 250 employees, 12% of total workforce]( By Sharon Wrobel [Police investigating swastika sprayed on Missouri elementary school]( By AP [Tis the season for music / Noa to perform Bach interpretation at Nazareth Liturgical Festival]( By Jessica Steinberg [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved