Justice minister alleges ’coup’ attempt by top court, AG * Biden: Maintain independent judiciary * Security chiefs urge compromise *Young brothers killed in terror buried

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, February 12, 2023 [Justice minister accuses AG, Supreme Court chief of leading ‘coup’ attempt]( By ToI Staff ‘No different from a putsch with tanks’: Levin assails legal officials for requiring Netanyahu to respond to petition to declare him unfit because of alleged conflict of interest [Coalition heads: Court hearing on PM’s fitness for office equivalent to military coup]( By ToI Staff [In extraordinary tirade, Netanyahu ally blames terror ramming on Supreme Court chief]( By ToI Staff [Biden, in first direct comment on judicial overhaul, urges ‘consensus building’]( By Jacob Magid As Netanyahu government forges ahead with controversial legislative package, US president echoes plea of Israel’s Herzog, who urged a pause for dialogue [AG pans coalition attempt to cancel legal review of minister picks, reinstate Deri]( By ToI Staff [Former Mossad chief, ex-national security aides urge compromise on judicial shakeup]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Herzog to ‘address the nation’ this evening, after pleading for dialogue on overhaul]( By ToI Staff President set to discuss government’s push to radically constrain judiciary, having urged a pause in legislative blitz amid increasingly acrimonious debate [PM: Cabinet to order ‘broader action’ against East Jerusalem, West Bank terror]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu says government will also ‘strengthen settlements’ in response to deadly attack; rails against civil disobedience and nationwide strike in response to judicial overhaul [Ex-police chief slams ‘pyromaniac’ Ben Gvir, says he’s ‘entirely unequipped’ for job]( By ToI Staff [Ministers to mull response to terror attack, as Ben Gvir repeats demand for major op]( By ToI Staff [8-year-old boy critically hurt in Jerusalem attack dies, a day after younger brother]( By Emanuel Fabian Asher Menahem Paley’s death brings toll of ramming to 3; he and 3rd victim are laid to rest; Paley’s father in moderate condition, with another brother lightly hurt [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Feb. 12: Terror attack in Jerusalem; IDF rescues continue in Turkey]( By ToI Staff [Thousands of workers gear up for mass strike Monday in protest of judicial shakeup]( By Sharon Wrobel About 300 tech companies, venture capital funds and law firms are expected to gather for civil protest at the Knesset, as well as doctors and mental health professionals [Tens of thousands rally against judicial overhaul; organizers claim over 200,000]( By ToI Staff Protest leaders say 145,000 rally in Tel Aviv, 83,000 in other cities; police allow demonstrators to march on Ayalon Highway [Israeli Nobel winners warn against judicial overhaul in letter to Netanyahu, Herzog]( By Ash Obel [Terror attack in Jerusalem; IDF rescues continue in Turkey]( [listen to the podcast]( [Police seal family home of terrorist who rammed Ramot bus stop, killing three]( By Ash Obel Authorities unable to seal rented apartment of attacker Hussein Qaraqa, instead weld shut parents’ East Jerusalem property [Military to permanently seal home of 13-year-old shooter who wounded 2 in Jerusalem]( By Emanuel Fabian [Palestinian man said shot dead by settlers in West Bank]( By Emanuel Fabian [Abbas tells Arab League summit PA will push for full UN membership]( By Ash Obel and AP Palestinian leader also wants global body to reaffirm commitment to two-state solution and condemn alleged inflammatory ‘unilateral actions’ taken by Netanyahu government Top Ops Yedidia Z. Stern [Dialogue should prevent Israel’s slide into civil war]( If legal experts with differing opinions could just hash everything out, we might see real, consensus-based reform Yaffa Epstein [Can a Jewish fan watch the Super Bowl with a clean conscience?]( Use the Talmud’s defense of those who saw gladiators battle to death, but don’t ignore the pain and violence of football [Some Israeli rescuers depart Turkey over safety fears, as locals fume at government]( By Judah Ari Gross United Hatzalah says it was pressed to leave due to ‘concrete threat’ stemming from neighboring Syria and growing civil unrest; delegation uses billionaire Miriam Adelson’s plane [IDF field hospital in Turkey treats 180 injured in quake, including Syrian refugees]( By Emanuel Fabian [Top national religious rabbi says deadly quake in Turkey, Syria is divine justice]( By ToI Staff Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who is close to Itamar Ben Gvir and the father of a far-right minister, says disaster ‘cleanses the world, makes it better’; some rabbis aghast at comments [Final death toll from Turkey-Syria quake will top 55,000, UN relief chief predicts]( By AFP [CRM]( [Iron Dome intercepts rocket launched from Gaza at southern Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian Sirens sound in Kibbutz Nahal Oz; no damage or injuries reported in 2nd rocket attack this month People of the playbook [A Jewish guide to Super Bowl Sunday]( By JTA As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, some fans may wonder: What does this mean for the Jews? [Jewish comedian Modi Rosenfeld, a mainstay for Orthodox audiences, is gay. So what?]( By Jackie Hajdenberg After a recent Variety article that drew attention to his orientation, the US religious funnyman doubles down on his cultural identity – and fans are overwhelmingly supportive More Headlines [Woman strips down to swimsuit at Western Wall in apparent protest of modesty bill]( By Judah Ari Gross [Islamic State kills 11 in central Syria gun attack, says monitor]( By AFP [Woman found dead in her Lod apartment; husband arrested]( By ToI Staff [Russia continues Ukraine strikes amid reported struggle to launch eastern offensive]( By susie blann [Trudeau says new mystery ‘object’ over Canada shot down by US jet]( By AFP [As Iran celebrates 44 years since Islamic Revolution, Raisi claims protests defeated]( 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? 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