Coalition advances drastic bill to make laws immune from judicial oversight * 10 Palestinians said killed in firefights * Reform rabbis assailed w/Torah scrolls at Kotel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Presented by [Naale Elite Academy]( [Knesset advances bill allowing laws preemptive immunity from judicial oversight]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Bill radically restricts High Court’s powers, barring it from reviewing any law that has a clause precluding it; for laws without clause, 15 unanimous judges needed to strike down [Coalition advances bill that would return Deri to cabinet, defying High Court ruling]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Shekel reverses earlier losses after Wall Street dive and judicial overhaul jitters]( By Sharon Wrobel [Palestinians say 10 killed, 102 hurt in Nablus clashes between gunmen, Israeli forces]( By Emanuel Fabian and Alexander Fulbright Firefights erupt as military surrounds house where terror suspect was hiding out [Palestinian teen indicted for seriously wounding 2 in Jerusalem shooting]( By ToI Staff [Islamic Jihad leader whose arrest sparked 2022 Gaza conflict gets 22 months in jail]( By Emanuel Fabian [Reform rabbis assailed as they try to bring Torah scrolls to women at Western Wall]( By Judah Ari Gross Members of the Noam party’s youth movement overrun holy site’s egalitarian section, are escorted out by police [Ultra-Orthodox extremists riot outside Jerusalem police HQ, block light rail]( By ToI Staff [Rabbi’s tefillin desecrated during inspection by Jordanian airport officials]( By Stuart Winer from our sponsor [Naale provides the ultimate Israeli high school experience for Jewish teens from across the world]( Naale students graduate with an internationally-recognized high school diploma, a deep understanding of Israeli culture, and life-long friendships that transcend borders. ToI investigates Inna Lazareva [‘Modern slavery’: How foreign caregivers in Israel have been extorted for decades]( ToI exposes a multi-million-dollar industry in which foreign workers are compelled to pay ‘placement fees’ to employment ‘brokers’ – with the government’s full knowledge Live updates [LIVE: Bills to ban hametz in hospitals, expand rabbinic court powers pass initial readings]( By Amy Spiro Legislation pushed for by ultra-Orthodox political parties amid pushback from liberal religious groups will now return to committees before additional Knesset plenum votes [In highly unusual move, major US Jewish group decries proposed judicial overhaul]( By Judah Ari Gross Jewish Federations, a massive umbrella group, departs from usual practice of being mum on Israeli politics, warns against ‘dramatic’ proposal to let Knesset override High Court [Lapid thanks US Jews for criticism of overhaul, backs talks if coalition halts bills]( By Judah Ari Gross [‘Sounding the alarm’: Progressive Jews decry Netanyahu government at New York rally]( By Luke Tress [Levin hints he may end up firing attorney general; she says threats not daunting her]( By ToI Staff ‘Everything should be done in due time,’ justice minister says, adding that before legal overhaul passes, High Court could intervene; adds he hopes Baharav-Miara will ‘get a grip’ [Netanyahu urges talks on overhaul; Lapid fires back that legislation must stop first]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Feb. 22: PM wants compromise, but coalition won’t let him]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu said to huddle repeatedly with military brass over possible attack on Iran]( By ToI Staff TV report says PM held 5 meetings with defense minister, IDF chief, Mossad head, Military Intelligence chief; he tells conference world must back up promise to thwart nuclear drive [US Marines hold joint 10-day-long drill with Israeli military]( By Emanuel Fabian [PM wants compromise, but coalition won’t let him]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Benjamin Ish-Shalom [Our Shabbat guest: The ‘Grandchild Amendment’]( Israeli society boosts immigrants’ Jewish identity by its very nature – which means we need the Law of Return as it is Arthur Green [Are American rabbis giving in to assimilation?]( As leaders move away from traditional study and practice, how will their congregants find new Jewish standard-bearers? [‘They’re inhuman’: Far-right MK likens Arab party MKs to sheep, refuses to apologize]( By ToI Staff Otzma Yehudit’s Almog Cohen films himself in Knesset making racist comments about Hadash-Ta’al MKs, saying people should ‘talk to them in a language they understand’ [Cafe owners who protested legal shakeup return to sign with Jewish terror group logo]( By ToI Staff [Anti-overhaul demonstrators tie themselves to pole outside Likud minister’s home]( By ToI Staff Protest by Nir Barkat’s house in Jerusalem comes ahead of plenum votes on next planks in government’s controversial judicial shakeup plan, including override clause [Hundreds of ex-submariners urge stop to overhaul ‘before we reach the abyss’]( By Judah Ari Gross Interview [An early Zionist’s unsolved murder fuels a mystery novel ripped from the archives]( By Robert Philpot The slaying of Haim Arlosoroff 90 years ago remains controversial. What will Jonathan Wilson’s characters make of this unsolvable crime in ‘The Red Balcony,’ on shelves now? [Likud, opposition MKs urge upped support for Ukraine, including missile defense]( By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman Visiting Kyiv, Yuli Edelstein and Ze’ev Elkin call for government to quit sitting on fence, saying it should instead offer unequivocal support for war-torn country [Year after fleeing to Berlin, Jewish orphans gird for return to war-ravaged Odesa]( By Deborah Danan [Israeli lensman’s photos of war-torn Ukraine shown on Tel Aviv museum, Times Square]( By Jessica Steinberg Theater review [Comedy about Israelis trying to make it in NYC finds a ‘Next Stop’ on Tel Aviv stage]( By Jessica Steinberg Playwright Noga Milstein brings her culture clash shenanigans in English to Habima theater with a storyline that will resonate with new arrivals trying to make it in Israel [Israeli scientists say they cured mice of Alzheimer’s using newly developed molecule]( By Nathan Jeffay Effectiveness shown via behavior tests and brain analysis, say authors of research; they stress it’s a small sample and progress to human drug, if successful, will take time [‘Golda’ director defends casting Helen Mirren: ‘She’s got the Jewish chops’]( By Deborah Cole At Berlin film festival premiere, Guy Nattiv says he was ‘surprised’ by uproar over decision to pick non-Jewish actress for star role [‘Golda’ star Helen Mirren says ex-PM would be ‘horrified’ by Israeli politics today]( By Deborah Cole [CRM]( More Headlines [4.5-magnitude tremor felt in Israel amid uptick in seismic activity]( By ToI Staff [IDF ombudswoman: Bulk of soldiers’ complaints are against ‘stubborn’ junior officers]( By Emanuel Fabian [Israel unlikely to heed Mexican request to extradite former official – report]( By Ash Obel [Woman killed in Ashdod home, police arrest her husband as suspect]( By ToI Staff [Family comes face to face with 1,400-year-old decorative clay figure]( By Michael Horovitz [US Supreme Court keeps Arkansas anti-BDS law in place, declining to intervene]( By AP and ToI Staff [Miami school forfeits soccer semifinal after brawl with Jewish team]( By Andrew Lapin [Detailed plans of Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home were reportedly available online]( By ToI Staff [US Congressman George Santos says false Jewish identity claim was ‘party favor joke’]( By Ron Kampeas [Israeli diplomats in North America say lack of funds severely hampering their work]( By ToI Staff [UAE opens interfaith center as symbol of tolerance, but religious strictures remain]( By Jon Gambrell [Freestyle move / Ballet whose director threw dog poo at critic to perform in Israel]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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