PM open to ’counter offers’ on overhaul * Tech CEO says he’s leaving, urges others to follow * Blinken lists Israeli moves US will oppose * A life of shame and secrets

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Presented by [Sapir Journal]( [Netanyahu says he wants to hear ‘counter offers’ to proposed judicial overhaul]( By TOI staff In wide-ranging CNN interview, PM insists radical changes will ‘correct’ Israeli democracy, vows to thwart Iran, says he’s ‘looking into’ giving Ukraine ‘other kinds of aid’ [Former deputy AG rebukes legal system, but says government plan too ‘extreme’]( By Jeremy Sharon [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Feb. 1: When High Court intervention helped settlers, religious women]( By TOI staff [Unicorn CEO says he’ll leave Israel, stop paying taxes to protest legal overhaul]( By TOI staff Tom Livne, whose Verbit transcription firm is valued at $2 billion, urges other tech executives to emigrate, argues it’s the only way to get government to listen to concerns [Hundreds of tech workers rally against judicial shakeup plans for 2nd week in a row]( By Sharon Wrobel [Netanyahu says opponents trying to harm economy with criticism of judicial overhaul]( By TOI staff Analysis Haviv Rettig Gur [Why Netanyahu’s conspiracy-minded government is treating every issue like a war]( The new generation of right-wing politicians is bound by the belief that entrenched leftist elites lurk behind every institution and policy problem. The result is chaos [Yair Netanyahu back in court for libel over tweet suggesting woman was Gantz’s lover]( By TOI staff from our sponsor [Read SAPIR’s Culture Issue: 12 New Essays from Leading Jewish Voices]( Read articles by Bret Stephens, Anshel Pfeffer, and others on how the American Jewish community critiques, creates, and consumes culture today, from museums to food to Kanye. [In meeting with Abbas, Blinken laments deaths of ‘innocent Palestinian civilians’]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid Back in J’lem, secretary implies Israel imperiling 2-state solution, lists Israeli actions US will oppose, praises ‘vibrant’ civil society amid veiled criticism of judicial shakeup [Far-right MK submits bill to restrict striking rights of labor unions]( By TOI staff Legislation would strip protections from workers who walk out in solidarity with other unions, preventing Histadrut from joining protests against judicial overhaul Live updates [LIVE: Despite right-wing ministers, state requests delay in demolition of Khan al-Ahmar]( By TOI staff State asks High Court for four-month extension, the ninth since evacuation of West Bank Bedouin hamlet was approved; reports say Netanyahu overruled Smotrich and Ben Gvir [When High Court intervention helped settlers, religious women]( [listen to the podcast]( [MK Rothman upbraids chief justice over ‘demand’ to freeze judicial overhaul efforts]( By Jeremy Sharon Committee chair says Hayut saying she’d engage in compromise talks only if legislative process is halted is ‘serious violation of separation of powers,’ invites her to committee [Report: Hayut asks to freeze judicial overhaul push to talk compromise, PM says no]( By TOI staff [Alleged misconduct by Israel Bar chief to be probed; he resigns, denies wrongdoing]( By TOI staff Police announce inquiry as Avi Himi steps down a day after TV report alleged he masturbated during Zoom call with young female lawyer Top Ops Susannah Schild [PHOTO ESSAY: February flower peeping]( 7 hikes and sites all over Israel where you can find wildflowers – but the season is fleeting, so get out soon to see the jeweled tones of nature in bloom Hilary Faverman [ChatGPT isn’t taking my job, but it’s already changed how I work]( The AI tool will save my clients time and money, but as long as they want innovative, creative work with a sense of humor, they (thankfully) still need me Inside Story [Far-right Maoz seeks to end Diaspora donations to pluralistic school education]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev If he succeeds, Noam party’s deputy minister could cause new type of rift between Israel and US Jews, whose organizations donate billions of dollars to development of the country [2 soldiers hurt in alleged West Bank ramming; driver turns self in, claims accident]( By Emanuel Fabian Army says Palestinian driver accelerated toward troops at Tapuah Junction before fleeing scene; he reportedly claims accident due to poor visibility, fled fearing he’d be shot [Condition of IDF officer wounded in Jerusalem attack said to worsen]( By TOI staff [Settler to be charged with hate crime for torching Palestinian car]( By Emanuel Fabian Author interview [Shaped by ‘shanda’: Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s memoir on a life of shame and secrets]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Now in her 80s, the second-wave feminist leader, writer, and Israel activist looks back on how her family’s drive to avoid stigma molded her view of self and others Analysis Tal Schneider [Battle over municipal funding for Haredi schools foreshadows local election showdown]( Prominent ultra-Orthodox MK’s threat to mayors could backfire, as factions mobilize to address what some see as a threat to the secular way of life [Father suspected of ordering ex-wife’s killing gets custody of their daughter]( By TOI staff Two other daughters of Rabab Abu Siyam to be put into welfare care; victim’s mother, who had been taking care of all three children, slams court ruling as ‘disservice’ to the girls [Doug Emhoff’s trip to Poland and Germany brings him back to Jewish ancestral roots]( By Toby Axelrod US second gentleman describes meeting Holocaust survivors who recently fled war in Ukraine as ’emotional and intense,’ recalls his own grandparents’ flight to safety in America [Ancestry.com donates 2,500 DNA kits to help Holocaust survivors find relatives]( By Yaakov Schwartz [Doug Emhoff meets Ukraine refugees at synagogue, visits Holocaust memorial in Berlin]( By AP [Israeli series with never-before-heard Eichmann confessions comes to Amazon video]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Three-part documentary show ‘The Devil’s Confession,’ first aired on Israel’s Kan public broadcaster, now on Prime Video [Anglican priest who pushed antisemitic 9/11 conspiracy barred from church until 2030]( By David I. Klein [France’s updated plan to counter antisemitism will take students to sites of attacks]( By David I. Klein [CRM]( [Bill calling to end UN probe into Israel reintroduced to US Congress]( By Luke Tress Republicans push measure to eliminate Commission of Inquiry, ‘combat systemic anti-Israel bias’ at world body; US opposes investigation but maintains funding as part of UN budget [Former deputy IDF chief Eyal Zamir takes up post as Defense Ministry director]( By Emanuel Fabian More Headlines [113-year-old Ukrainian synagogue damaged by Russian shelling — local reports]( By Judah Ari Gross [Tourism Ministry greenlights entry of Michelin Guide to Israel]( By Amy Spiro [New York community leaders call to remove Nazi collaborators from ‘Canyon of heroes’]( By Luke Tress [Rights groups say Saudi executions up sharply under MBS, King Salman]( By AFP [Jewish initiative aims to support Asian New Yorkers following Monterey Park shooting]( By Jacob Henry [Santos bows out of House panels amid fury over lies about his past]( By KEVIN FREKING [Iran hands 10-year sentence to couple for dancing in public without hijab]( By AFP [IDF arrests 2 Syrians for attempting to smuggle 21 kilos of hash]( By Emanuel Fabian [Canadian traveltech firm buys Israeli hotel upgrade startup UpStay, opens R&D center]( By Sharon Wrobel [Likud MK Bitan says Netanyahu will ‘pay a price’ if Amsalem left without role]( By TOI staff [Best boy / Veteran filmmaker rolls out prize to fete those behind the scenes]( By Jessica Steinberg [Obituary / Bob Born, Jewish maker of Peeps marshmallow candies, dies at 98]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll [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? 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