Ben Gvir orders arrests of road-blocking protesters * Driver held for swerving toward anti-gov’t demo * Huge drop in tech startup investment * Interview: NY kosher nostra

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Presented by [Comedy for Koby]( [Ben Gvir tells police to start arresting anti-government protesters who block roads]( By TOI staff Minister to reportedly roll out rules allowing cops to detain anyone demonstrating in road or holding ‘inciting’ posters, despite saying in 2021 that rallying in traffic is fine [As PM endorses judicial overhaul, Gantz urges mass protest to ‘make country tremble’]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Driver held after swerving toward anti-government protesters on Beersheba sidewalk]( By TOI staff Driver steered menacingly toward university students demonstrating against judicial reform plans while yelling at them, police and witnesses say [Israeli study: Omicron-fighting boosters cut hospitalization in over-65s by 81%]( By Nathan Jeffay Largest investigation of the new COVID shots suggests they also sharply reduce deaths, calling them ‘an effective and essential tool’; research is not yet peer-reviewed From our sponsor [Laugh like you never laughed before]( Comedy for Koby presents world renown comedians for a night of laughter in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, Gush Etzion, Modiin and Raanna Click here for tickets [Likud MK: ‘In the Jewish state, I prefer Jewish murderers over Arab murderers’]( By TOI staff In debate on coalition bill to revoke citizenship of convicted terrorists who receive payment from PA, Hanoch Milwidsky claims there have never been Jewish terrorists [Live updates / Knesset panel approves expansion of Norwegian Law for first reading]( By TOI staff [Investment in Israeli tech startups plunged by almost half in 2022, data shows]( By Sharon Wrobel Cybersecurity firms suffered a 60% decline in funding, while seed investments grew by 22% in 2022, according to report by Start-Up Nation Central [Israeli-owned firms reportedly selling spyware to Bangladesh with no oversight]( By TOI staff [US Supreme Court rejects spyware maker NSO Group’s bid for immunity in WhatsApp suit]( By AP [US says Israel’s ‘independent institutions crucial’ amid judicial overhaul plans]( By Jacob Magid State Department seems to imply Netanyahu government’s recently announced plan could threaten country’s ‘thriving democracy’ [Attorneys lose cool at first Netanyahu trial hearing since his return as PM]( By TOI staff [Ministers rethink public broadcaster; new Jewish Agency boss]( [listen to the podcast]( [Gafni vows to ‘get even’ with authorities who opposed funding private Haredi schools]( By TOI staff United Torah Judaism MK says that party will ‘not turn the other cheek’ during upcoming municipal elections to 170 local leaders who signed letter [Galit Distel Atbaryan, May Golan appointed ministers, swelling cabinet to 32]( By TOI staff [Supermarket giant offering Haredi customers cheaper prices on many items]( By Ash Obel Top Ops Bassem Eid [The perpetual dictator and the missing peace: The story of Mahmoud Abbas]( How did millions of Palestinians, including me, fall under the control of this tyrant – and how can we regain our freedom? Avi Gil [Today’s Israel is no ‘light unto the nations’ – or unto the Jews]( The deepening anti-liberal spirit is not going to disappear anytime soon and Diaspora Jews can no longer rely on Israel as a symbol that unites them [Months after felling coalition, settler law extension cruises through Knesset]( By TOI staff Several opposition parties back the measure; ‘We are in opposition to the government, not the state and its essential interests’ says Gideon Sa’ar [Welfare Ministry director general says she was abruptly fired by Deri]( By TOI staff [Deputy AG to investigate firing of PM’s drivers who are witnesses in his trial]( By TOI staff [After 50-year high in 2021, immigration from North America returns to normal]( By Judah Ari Gross In first session, Knesset’s ‘aliyah’ committee also hears from experts and activists on massive influx following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine [French embassy reports jump in Israelis seeking citizenship since November election]( By Tani Goldstein [Netanyahu to AIPAC: Time for US and Israel to ‘close ranks’ on Iran]( By Jacob Magid PM says allied nations are more closely aligned than ever on threat posed by Islamic Republic, as Dermer lands in Washington for meetings with Biden officials [Iranian police reportedly ordered to ‘firmly punish’ hijab violations]( By AFP [Hezbollah urges France to punish Charlie Hebdo over Khamenei cartoons]( By AFP Interview [Kosher nostra: New memoir details a New York Jewish family’s crime ties]( By Jon Kalish In ‘Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz,’ author Alan Geik tells about ‘heimishe’ first-generation US Jews bootlegging, running gambling rackets and committing the occasional murder [US warns Israeli sanctions against PA will ‘exacerbate tensions’]( By Jacob Magid State Department says punitive measures by Jerusalem just as bad as ‘counterproductive’ Palestinian push for ICJ opinion on occupation [In phone blitz, Foreign Minister Cohen speaks with five European counterparts]( By TOI staff [FM Cohen set to speak with Ukraine’s Kuleba after call with Moscow irked Kyiv]( By Lazar Berman [Police data shows antisemitic incidents in NYC more than doubled over last 2 years]( By Luke Tress City saw 263 attacks in 2022, or one every 33 hours on average; $11,000 offered for info on suspect who shouted ‘Kanye 2024’ during assault; Hasidic man rammed with car in Brooklyn [New communications minister says ‘no place’ for public broadcasting in Israel]( By TOI staff Shlomo Karhi declares Kan network should be axed, IDF-operated Army Radio should be privatized, accuses media of being ‘too biased to the left’ [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 10: Ministers rethink public broadcaster; new Jewish Agency boss]( By TOI staff [CRM]( [Anti-Zionist Haredi sect members visit Jenin, meet terror-linked Palestinians]( By TOI staff Neturei Karta followers enter West Bank refugee camp, meet figures tied to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of whom is shown in video praising them for their opposition to Israel [Lion’s Den member nabbed by troops in Nablus; 15 more suspects arrested in West Bank]( By Emanuel Fabian More Headlines [Mel Gibson dropped from New Orleans Mardi Gras amid outcry from Jewish groups]( By Ash Obel [Navy officer to be jailed for 5.5 years for raping female comrade]( By Emanuel Fabian [Uproar as US lecturer sacked for showing Prophet Muhammad images in art class]( By AFP [Interview / A top US law professor worries Israel could become the next Hungary]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll [Police chief says shooting of teacher by 6-year-old in Virginia was ‘intentional’]( By Ben Finley and Denise Lavoie [Weinstein sentencing on rape conviction delayed to next month]( By AP [Inflation in Egypt continues to skyrocket, leaving citizens struggling to buy basics]( By Samy Magdy [Promoting book, Prince Harry accuses stepmother of ‘dangerous’ media leaks]( By DANICA KIRKA [Conan O’Brien’s latest podcast guest? A New York pulpit rabbi]( By Jacob Henry [Investigators probing potentially classified papers found at Biden’s former office]( By Zeke Miller [From our partner / Former IDF intel chief: Israel convinced US that Soleimani was ‘immediate threat’]( [Petah Tikva mayor questioned over ‘significant development’ in corruption case]( By TOI staff [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 © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved