Amid storm over Haredi demands, Netanyahu vows: ’No halachic state’ * Ancient coin trove ’proves Book of Maccabees’ * Female-only chicks * Int’w: Israeli who freed Griner

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Presented by [ChaiFlicks]( [Netanyahu: There will be electricity on Shabbat, religious status quo will continue]( By TOI staff After bombshell claims of coalition demands by ultra-Orthodox party, presumptive incoming PM also nixes more separate beaches; Lapid pans incoming ‘radical’ government [Report shows UTJ, Likud negotiating vast expansion of religious rule, rousing anger]( By TOI staff [Ben Gvir threatens to hinder government in push for veto over bill-vetting panel]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Archaeology Amanda Borschel-Dan [2,200-year-old coin hoard gives hard proof of Book of Maccabees, say archaeologists]( Trove of silver coins – two months’ average salary – documents bloody persecution preceding the famous Hanukkah revolt when Jews fled to the desert, as written in I Maccabees 2:29 [Rare silver half-shekel, minted by rebels against Rome in 69 CE, found in Jerusalem]( By TOI staff [Archaeology / Surprise Maccabean-era arrowheads discovered while cleaning house at Tower of David]( By Melanie Lidman [Yariv Levin elected ‘temporary’ Knesset speaker, will facilitate crucial bills]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Senior Likud member replaces Yesh Atid’s Mickey Levy, kicking off Likud-bloc legislative efforts to alter key powers and enable appointments before forming a government [Gantz, Michaeli appear to balk at lining up behind Lapid in opposition]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and TOI staff from our sponsor [Stream the best Israeli TV shows on ChaiFlicks]( Stream the best Israeli TV shows with English subtitles on ChaiFlicks — now only $36 for a year with special holiday discount code ‘HANUKKAH36’. [US calls for accountability after Palestinian teen likely killed by errant IDF fire]( By Jacob Magid Asked to comment on Jana Zakarna’s death during raid in Jenin, State Department spokesman notes Israeli military’s probe into matter and Lapid’s offer of condolences [Israel said set to show UN envoy proof most slain Palestinian minors had terror ties]( By TOI staff [Ramallah asks visiting UN official to blacklist Israel after teen girl’s killing]( By TOI staff and AFP [40 MKs demand release of 2 detained Jewish suspects; Gantz: It’s a boost to terror]( By TOI staff Defense minister says classified intel shows pair, suspected of anti-Arab crimes, poses ‘high level of danger’ to public safety; notes 1,000 Palestinians held under similar orders [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec. 6: IDF examines Jenin death; Haredim push religion in the state]( By TOI staff [In first, Israeli scientists program hens to lay eggs that carry only female chicks]( By Sue Surkes Gene editing technology developed by Volcani Center scientists, who say it has potential to stop ‘devastating’ destruction of 7 billion unwanted male chicks globally each year Top Ops Marjan Keypour [Iran’s power-by-execution strategy will fail]( It’s time for the West to look at the Islamic Republic with clear eyes and find new policies to end its menace to humanity, once and for all Binyamin Krauss [My last kaddish]( There’s no ritual to mark the close of this chapter of mourning my father, Rabbi Simcha Krauss, but the abrupt stop signifies my unbearable loss [IDF examines Jenin death; Haredim push religion in the state]( [listen to the podcast]( [16-year-old seriously injured in stabbing at Rehovot school]( By TOI staff Police say 4 suspects, 3 of them minors, fled the scene but are later arrested; father of one student says some teens are in rival gangs, come from criminal families [Kafr Qassim man once imprisoned on terror charges shot dead in city]( By TOI staff [Police rescue kidnapping victim after car chase through south]( By TOI staff [Jewish orgs decry ‘botched’ FBI hate crimes report understating antisemitic attacks]( By TOI staff Approximately 4,000 agencies do not participate in study, with 35 major US cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Miami — not submitting any data [New York launches bias prevention unit as leaders vow to tackle antisemitism]( By Luke Tress [White House announces new inter-agency group to counter antisemitism]( By Jacob Magid Interview Tal Schneider [Practicing ‘fringe diplomacy,’ Israeli negotiator secured release of Brittney Griner]( Mickey Bergman of the Richardson Center, which specializes in freeing American political prisoners, tells Times of Israel about the talks leading to the basketball player’s release Live updates [LIVE: Outgoing police minister warns bill to expand powers ‘will destroy’ the force]( By TOI staff Omer Barlev speaks as Likud-led bloc fast-tracks legislation to make police chief subordinate to incoming minister Ben Gvir [Philip Morris targeting Haredi society to grow next generation of smokers – study]( By Ash Obel Tobacco behemoth spent 87%, nearly NIS 3 million, of its local advertising budget on ultra-Orthodox, despite community having the lowest smoking rates in the country [Carbonated water maker SodaStream to lay off 120 workers at southern Israel plant]( By Sharon Wrobel Israeli home seltzer machine maker slashing its global workforce by about 5% in response to lower demand and volatile global markets [Company extracting CO2 out of air scoops $10 million investment]( By Sue Surkes [Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture]( By Jackie Hajdenberg As a growing number of US performers go beyond bagel and anxiety jokes to discuss religion, traditions and even antisemitism, ironically, Jew-hatred is more mainstream than ever [Lockerbie bombing suspect to face charges in US federal court]( By Eric Tucker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a longtime explosives expert for Libya’s intelligence service, admitted in 2012 to building the bomb that took down Pan Am Flight 103 [CRM]( Santa scenes [Christmas tree lighting brings holiday cheer to Jerusalem’s Old City]( By Jack Mukand Times of Israel Event [Live event Thursday: Reform or ruin? The next coalition’s plans for the judiciary]( By TOI staff ToI presents a live-streamed discussion delving into all sides of the looming High Court override clause. Tune in on December 15 to watch top legal experts discuss what’s at stake More Headlines [Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding crypto investors]( By Alex Pigman [British PM Sunak says he’ll visit Israel next year for its ‘landmark 75th birthday’]( By TOI staff [EU parliament sacks VP indicted in Qatari bribery probe]( By Daniel Aronssohn [Two hospital workers arrested for pedophilia, sexually abusing young patients]( By Ash Obel [Mile high rabbi / Denver drops charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ preaching psychedelics]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Obituary / British-Jewish politician who advised Margaret Thatcher dies at 90]( By David I. Klein [The Chosen Beer / In US, He’Brew-maker Shmaltz Brewing reboots with rabbi-to-be at helm]( By Andrew Lapin [Musk’s Twitter disbands advisory panel on hate speech, other problematic content]( By Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay [Western European countries said scaling back diplomatic ties with Iran over Ukraine]( By TOI staff and AP [Crime reporter targeted with grenade for second time in a week]( By Ash Obel [Sedition trial set for four more Oath Keepers over US Capitol insurrection]( By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER [Halle synagogue attacker briefly takes prison officers hostage at German jail]( By AFP [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