As huge crowds protest outside, Knesset committee okays first part of judicial overhaul * Herzog pleads for compromise * How old do you look? Why humans still outguess AI

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, February 13, 2023 Presented by [The Unwanted]( [First judicial overhaul legislation approved in committee amid ferocious opposition]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon As debate begins, MK Rothman indicates willingness to talk, says gaps between two sides not insurmountable; lawmakers oppose measures with protest song, cries of ‘Shame!’ [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Feb. 13: Thousands protest outside Knesset as committee votes inside]( By ToI Staff [Tens of thousands rally at Knesset against overhaul: Worried for Israel’s future]( By Sharon Wrobel, Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff Opposition leader Lapid says ‘we will not stay quiet as they destroy everything that is precious and sacred to us’; extra trains added as crowds converge on Jerusalem [Reporter's notebook / Israeli flags as far as the eye can see, as protesters plead for an overhaul rethink]( By David Horovitz [Mass protests against judicial overhaul start, thousands flock to Jerusalem]( By Sharon Wrobel, ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn [Herzog warns of looming ‘societal collapse,’ lays out compromise on legal overhaul]( By Jeremy Sharon President says current plan would have ‘negative impact on Israel’s democratic foundations’; floats 5 principles as basis for reform, pleads with government to delay legislation [Coalition signals some readiness to weigh Herzog judicial proposal, will delay votes]( By ToI Staff [Over 70 local authorities urge dialogue before judicial overhaul pushed through]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [The Unwanted: An excerpt]( It is September 1939. 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Live updates [LIVE: Lapid says judicial overhaul ‘tearing Israel apart’ as 90,000 protest in Jerusalem]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu accuses opposition heads of ‘purposely pushing the country to anarchy’; mass demonstration near Knesset against government plans disperses after many hours [Israeli teen hurt in stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City; suspect, 14, arrested]( By Emanuel Fabian Police say Palestinian minor from Shuafat refugee camp ran and hid on Temple Mount after attacking victim near Chain Gate Op-Ed David Horovitz [Worried Herzog sets out sensible ideas for reform, but is Netanyahu ready to listen?]( The president’s proposals for judicial change, unveiled in a plaintive speech to the nation, are nuanced, constructive… and utterly at odds with the coalition’s agenda [IDF: Israeli jets strike underground Hamas facility in central Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Military says attack on weapons site came in response to rocket fire Saturday; anti-aircraft missiles launched at IAF aircraft, setting off alarms in border towns [Palestinian killed as troops nab Lion’s Den gunmen accused of killing soldier]( By Emanuel Fabian [Palestinian teen killed in clashes as IDF nabs terror suspect during raid in Jenin]( By Emanuel Fabian [Thousands protest outside Knesset as committee votes inside]( [listen to the podcast]( [Ben Gurion passport control backed up as foreign travelers forced to wait 2 hours]( By ToI Staff Population and Immigration Authority bemoans shortfall of 250 employees; current workers blame recruitment problems on low salaries Top Ops Sarah Tuttle-Singer [Not all heroes wear capes]( Is there a ’best way’ to protest the rising tide of religious Jewish extremism encroaching on our holy Western Wall? Michael Marmur [When a rabbi knows why earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria]( In hokey theodicy, disasters may vary, but glib explanations remain. For God’s sake, we must replace them with empathy [‘Now they are together in heaven,’ mourns mother of boys slain in Jerusalem ramming]( By ToI Staff Devorah Paley recalls how she rushed to scene of attack but could find neither of her sons nor her husband; then came heartbreaking moment she was asked to identify one of the boys [Condition of injured father of boys slain in Jerusalem terror attack worsens]( By ToI Staff [Israel can expect ‘similar sights’ to Turkey if major quake strikes, official warns]( By Michael Horovitz Knesset committee is told that major cities including Jerusalem and Haifa are in danger if disaster hits, chair says state should invest more in preparedness [In miracle rescues, survivors pulled from rubble a week after Turkey-Syria quake]( By Fulya Ozerkan, Joris FIORITI and Maher Al Mounes [Cabinet okays legalization of 9 West Bank outposts in response to Jerusalem attacks]( By Jacob Magid Plans for 10,000 settlement homes to be advanced along with the authorization of outposts, all of which were built without permits and some which on private Palestinian land [Illegal West Bank outpost evacuated and demolished, a day after settlers moved in]( By Jeremy Sharon [Former AG: Proceedings against Deri were too drawn out, law enforcement didn’t excel]( By ToI Staff Mandelblit says Shas leader did not promise to quit politics as part of plea bargain, but adds Deri should have triggered ruling on whether conviction carried ‘moral turpitude’ [Despite legal warnings, ministers advance bill aimed at putting Deri back in cabinet]( By ToI Staff [Shin Bet investigating killing of Palestinian, allegedly by settler in West Bank]( By Emanuel Fabian No suspects have been questioned over violence near Qarawat Bani Hassan on Saturday; eyewitness says man was just standing when he was shot dead [How old do you look? Israeli experts find humans still outguess AI, and suggest why]( By Nathan Jeffay ‘Rather than overcoming our biases for assessing ages, AI is actually exaggerating the same biases,’ says author of peer-reviewed research [Dozens detained over NIS 1 billion cartel for Defense Ministry construction tenders]( By ToI Staff Police seize luxury cars, watches during raids after undercover op; ministry employees, construction company owners, lawyers among those held; one linked to criminal organization [CRM]( [In counterclaim, China says 10 US balloons violated its airspace in past year]( By AP Beijing gives no details on how incidents were dealt with, or if balloons were linked to government or military, says Washington should ‘reflect’ before instigating conflict [US fighter jet shoots down ‘unidentified object’ over Lake Huron]( By Colleen Long, Lolita C. 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