Cops use stun grenades, water cannon at rally as gov’t pushes on with overhaul * Smotrich: Wipe out Huwara * US-born terror victim buried * A find from ancient Purim era

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Presented by [Shalom Hartman Institute]( [As protests sweep nation, police use aggressive means to clear Tel Aviv rally]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Clashes with stun grenades, water cannons mark 1st time these are seen at demos; at least 11 injured, 39 arrested; Netanyahu, Lapid accuse each other of stirring up anarchy [Roads, trains blocked as thousands march in ‘day of disruption’ against overhaul]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar. 1: Protests rage across the country in ‘day of disruption’]( By ToI Staff [Israel should ‘wipe out’ Palestinian town of Huwara, says senior minister Smotrich]( By Michael Bachner ‘Huwara needs to be wiped out. State of Israel should do it,’ top Netanyahu ally says, days after settlers rampaged through West Bank town following deadly terror attack [Police to probe far-right MK for remarks backing violent West Bank settler rampage]( By Michael Horovitz [‘A dangerous slope’: Gantz says Smotrich seeking West Bank chaos]( By ToI Staff [Knesset committee okays bill sharply limiting judicial review; opposition: ‘Putsch’]( By Jeremy Sharon Opposition MKs boycott the final Constitution Committee vote at Knesset in protest at conduct of panel; Yisrael Beytenu MKs denounce legislation as a ‘regime putsch’ [Justice minister insists judicial changes will keep Supreme Court independent]( By ToI Staff From The Hartman Institute [From Kharkiv to New York]( Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield opened her Riverdale home to a Ukrainian refugee family. She discusses with Yehuda Kurtzer what the experience may tell us about Jewish obligation, history and dignity. [‘A loss for the world’: Israeli-American Elan Ganeles, killed by terrorists, buried]( By Ash Obel Hundreds join family and friends, who remember victim, 26, as passionate and caring; IDF arrests suspected gunmen; Otzma Yehudit minister: ‘We failed’ to protect him [IDF arrests suspected terrorists behind deadly Jericho attack as victim is buried]( By Emanuel Fabian Live updates [LIVE: Government pushes ahead with judicial overhaul in Knesset amid protests]( By ToI Staff Stun grenades, tear gas fired at crowds blocking Ayalon Highway, with several reported wounded; police use water cannons, horses in bid to break up anti-government protest [Settler extremists are sowing terror, Huwara riot was a ‘pogrom,’ top general says]( By ToI Staff Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs, who oversees West Bank, also warns future clashes could end in Israeli fatalities; report says settler violence has doubled under new government [Police detain eight more suspects over extremist settler rampage in Huwara]( By Emanuel Fabian [US State Department report says Israel failing to prevent settler attacks]( By Jacob Magid [Protests rage across the country in ‘day of disruption’]( [listen to the podcast]( [Former attorney general: High Court must strike down ‘regime coup’ laws if passed]( By Jeremy Sharon In impassioned speech, Avichai Mandelblit says it would be court’s ‘duty’ to annul legislation, which would otherwise ‘abolish’ Israel’s liberal democracy [Ex-security chiefs urge Herzog to air ‘unambiguous’ opposition to judicial overhaul]( By Michael Horovitz [Defense chief: Threats to refuse service over judicial shakeup harm Israel’s security]( By Emanuel Fabian [Clapping back at minister, envoy Nides says US won’t stay out of Israel’s business]( By Jacob Magid After his call for Israel to ‘pump the brakes’ on its judicial overhaul led to angry pushback from Chikli, Nides says Israelis don’t want US to get out of their affairs [Europe warns Israel against ‘game-changer’ death penalty legislation]( By Lazar Berman [German FM voices concerns about Israel’s legal overhaul, planned death penalty]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Vivian Wineman [This might top the list of 100 most precious Jewish artifacts]( Last Sunday, I visited Sotheby’s to see an exhibition with a difference Barbara Washington [Hamantaschen: The real love triangle]( The day after that ’National Day of Hate,’ I entered the synagogue for my first conversion class, and found exactly what I needed [EU diplomats: We’re surprised by Netanyahu’s lack of coalition control]( By Lazar Berman European officials in Israel expected premier to have more influence over far-right, will meet Wednesday to discuss rising violence, but not all see situation as particularly dire [Settlers hurl stones at Palestinians, attack soldiers and police; five arrested]( By Emanuel Fabian [New budget heads to Knesset with massive NIS 32b increase, despite inflation fears]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Finance Minister Smotrich blames swell on coalition deals, inflation and public salary increases; as for economic risks of judicial overhaul, he says: ‘I don’t see a catastrophe’ [In latest coalition snag, UTJ’s Porush quits as minister of Meron pilgrimage]( By ToI Staff [Minor tremor rattles Tiberias amid increase in regional seismic activity]( By ToI Staff Geological Institute says temblor’s epicenter 2 kilometers northwest of city; no immediate reports of damage or injuries [Revised toll shows over 50,000 killed in Turkey, Syria earthquake]( By AFP Interview [How a young Harvard dropout and friends are set to level-up global humanitarian aid]( By Renee Ghert-Zand The ‘whiz kid’ who developed the world’s first COVID-tracking site is ramping up his organization, Internet Activism, and helping victims of Turkey’s earthquake and Ukraine’s war [US official says Iran could produce nuclear material for a bomb ‘in about 12 days’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Under secretary of defense tells House lawmakers Iranian nuclear program has seen ‘remarkable’ progress, as UN watchdog says it has enriched uranium to near weapons-grade [Senior IDF officer: Iran tried to drone strike two vessels in Arabian Sea last month]( By Emanuel Fabian [UN atomic agency confirms Iran has enriched uranium close to weapons grade]( By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Archaeology [Hiker discovers 2,500-year-old ancient receipt from reign of Purim king’s father]( By Melanie Lidman Eylon Levy, international media adviser to President Isaac Herzog, finds ostracon at Tel Lachish with the first-ever reference in Israel to the name of Persian king Darius I [CRM]( Interview [ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Hebrew school, Sandy Koufax and Jewish baseball history]( By jacob gurvis For fans of America’s favorite pastime, he’s everywhere. 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