’Go to hell,’ Likud minister tells protesting reservists * Soldiers dance with settlers on Purim in Huwara * How Jewish humor changes * J’lem lupines under police assault

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Presented by [Chabad Poland]( [‘Go to hell,’ Likud minister tells IDF reservists protesting judicial overhaul]( By ToI Staff In Purim message, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi vows judicial shakeup will move forward, since ‘it was for this moment that we came to power’ [Reserves soldiers protest at home of minister who told service refusers ‘go to hell’]( By ToI Staff [PM warns refusal to serve endangers Israel’s existence, as Herzog advances compromise]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Reports say 4 Palestinians, including Huwara terrorist, killed in IDF Jenin raid]( By ToI Staff Army confirms raid but gives no details; Palestinian media reports say Israeli troops fire missile at building where suspects holed up during rare daytime incursion [IDF soldiers seen dancing with settlers in flashpoint West Bank town of Huwara]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Clashes between settlers, Palestinians reported on Purim more than a week after rampage in city; several said injured, including 2 year old; IDF opens probe into dancing troops [Court reduces detention without charges for 2 held over assault on Huwara]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [On Purim, help Ukrainian Jewish refugees prepare for Passover]( Chabad of Poland will be sending out Seder Kits with Matzah, Wine, Passover traditional food, and other basic needs to over 2,000 Jewish refugees throughout Poland and Ukraine. [Herzog says leaked judicial compromise plan isn’t final; MKs on both sides slam it]( By Ash Obel After Hebrew media publishes elements of proposal, president’s office says it’s only one of many, and he hasn’t endorsed it; Bennett praises it, while left and right lawmakers fume [Ex-Air Force chief disavows reservist refusals, warns of chaos without compromise]( By ToI Staff [Amid growing IDF reservist refusal calls, 6,000 sign petition committing to service]( By Ash Obel Interview [Is that (still) funny? Scholar explores generational shifts in Jewish humor]( By Amy Spiro In her new book, ‘Funny, You Don’t Look Funny,’ Jennifer Caplan traces attitudes toward American Jewish comedy from Philip Roth to ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘SNL’ and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ [Reservist refusals signal shift; capital lupine hill at risk]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Akiva Gersh [Purim arrives just in time this year]( We need to make room for our differences to transform the current moment of fear and worry into a joyous shared future Pauline Schwarcz [It’s Purim and we’re in stitches]( My father didn’t have hamantaschen back in Kosice, but they became a family tradition – now writ large, as I make my granddaughter’s costume [Anti-government protesters plan new day of disruption, aim to block PM’s Rome trip]( By ToI Staff Organizers say Thursday to be national ‘day of resistance to the dictatorship,’ promise rallies, call for traffic disturbance around Ben Gurion Airport as Netanyahu heads to Italy [IDF chief to meet pilots, officers as judicial overhaul protests roil military]( By Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar. 7: Reservist refusals signal shift; capital lupine hill at risk]( By ToI Staff [Israel publicly blames Iran for cyberattack on major university last month]( By ToI Staff National Cyber Directorate says it traced assault on Technion Institute to group calling itself MuddyWater, which is affiliated with Iranian government intelligence [Dermer, Hanegbi meet with senior US officials in DC as West Bank tensions simmer]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff [Iran expected to avoid censure for latest nuclear steps after ‘concrete’ commitments]( By AFP [Syria says Israeli jets strike Aleppo airport, shutting it down]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff State media says Israel Air Force struck from Mediterranean Sea, inflicting damage to site; no immediate reports of injuries [Syria, Iran accuse Israel of ‘double crime’ after jets strike Aleppo airport]( By AFP and Emanuel Fabian [Nasrallah: Recent events in Israel show nation is nearing its end]( By ToI Staff [Shin Bet says it busted Turkey-based Hamas ring planning attacks in Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian Agency says West Bank Palestinian student traveling abroad was recruited by terror group, instructed to enlist other relatives in suspected bombing plot [Israel must recognize online marriages conducted via Utah, Supreme Court rules]( By Jeremy Sharon Landmark Supreme Court ruling upholds decision allowing Israeli couples to wed in civil ceremony without leaving country, angering religious parties ToI investigates [Two years since major coastal tar spill, marine unit still waiting for extra funds]( By Sue Surkes Prime minister visited spill site, a ministerial committee made recommendations – but in terms of preparedness for a future spill, nothing has actually changed [Plan okayed for big police complex on scenic Jerusalem hill known for spring lupines]( By Sue Surkes With blue flowers carpeting Mitzpe-Tel in the East Talpiot neighborhood of the capital, residents plead for their small patch of nature to be left alone Interview [A graphic novel of the Purim story, from a Batman comics editor]( By Julian Voloj Jordan Gorfinkel and illustrator Yael Nathan release ‘The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel Esther,’ a biblical story that has it all: ‘Emotions, action, intrigue, battles and redemption’ [Flight data puts spotlight on decade of weapons sales from Israel to Azerbaijan]( By ToI Staff Newspaper reveals that since 2013, nearly 100 cargo flights operated by Azeri airline have landed at only Israeli airbase where explosives allowed [CRM]( Mitzva tech [Tradition meets technology with UK app for halachic questions]( By Yaakov Schwartz Those in need of advice on Jewish law can anonymously text a panel of rabbinic experts and receive an answer in hours with ShailaText, which just hit 10,000 users [Sarajevo Jews celebrate a second Purim. For centuries, they weren’t alone]( By David I. Klein For many of the 900 or so Jews in Bosnia, this week will be the first of two annual Purim celebrations; Jews in Italy, Spain, Maghreb region have similar customs More Headlines [Russian coach who criticized judges after Israeli gymnast won Olympic gold suspended]( By AP and ToI Staff [After plane fracas, Netanyahu to fly to Rome on smaller airliner]( By ToI Staff [Central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden model hub for digital currency payments]( By Sharon Wrobel [Iran makes first arrests in school poisonings that have affected 5,000 students]( By AFP [In breakthrough, Israeli firm learns how to control breakdown speed of compost items]( By Sue Surkes [Archaeologists in Egypt unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era statue from 2,000 years ago]( By AP [Australia moves to ban Israeli-made countertops linked to lung disease in workers]( By Ash Obel [UN estimates damage from Turkey earthquake will exceed $100 billion]( 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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