Talks on compromise but overhaul blitz goes on * Moody’s warns; tech firm pulls $500M * Analysis: No longer willing to carry the burden * Huwara terrorist killed in raid

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Presented by [Chabad Poland]( [Government tentatively welcomes judicial overhaul compromise, opposition unimpressed]( By Jeremy Sharon Proposals made by ex-justice minister Friedmann and others moderate plans to take control over judicial appointments and to radically restrict judicial review by High Court [Coalition to speed judicial overhaul bill toward final Knesset votes next week]( By Jeremy Sharon [PM said turning up heat on Levin for judicial compromise, but Knesset blitz goes on]( By ToI Staff Analysis Haviv Rettig Gur [No longer willing to carry the burden: Reservist protest hints at deeper crisis]( The IDF is deeply worried that refusal to serve over judicial overhaul will spread. Such threats have been made before, but this time feels different [Reservists reportedly still frustrated after meeting defense brass over protests]( By ToI Staff [Protesting air force pilots agree to hold talks on base, but won’t train]( By ToI Staff [Alleged Huwara terrorist among six Palestinians killed as IDF raids Jenin]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff PM praises troops who ‘eliminated the despicable terrorist’ behind killing of 2 brothers last week; 3 Yamam officers hurt in exchange of fire with gunmen during operation [Explosive device detonated near IDF troops on Gaza border; tanks shell Hamas post]( By Emanuel Fabian [Rocket launched from Gaza at southern Israel after deadly West Bank raid]( By Emanuel Fabian and 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. [Tech unicorn taking $500 million out of Israel, offers some staff relocation packages]( By ToI Staff Riskified CEO worried gov’t may limit transfers amid financial instability; says limited number of workers can relocate to Portugal, others will have support if move independently [Moody’s warns judicial shakeup could scorch Israel’s credit outlook]( By ToI Staff [Economist at think tank behind overhaul now warns of cost, unlimited government power]( By ToI Staff Op-ed David Horovitz [Crunch time for Israeli democracy]( As things stand, and despite talk of compromise, the coalition is set in days to bulldoze through the Knesset its revolution in Israel’s governance, giving all power to Netanyahu [Diaspora minister: Reservist protesters are ‘a gift to Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah’]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu warns Likud lawmakers against disparaging reservist protesters]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Justice minister meets with figures behind new proposal for changing judicial system]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu’s cabinet secretary says so-called Friedmann-Albashan framework can serve as a basis for talks but unacceptable ‘as is’: ‘The gaps are big’; opposition MKs slam proposal Top Ops Shanie Reichman [It’s about the women]( Half of Israel’s populace has no ministerial representation and could soon lose rights historically protected by the courts Dana Blander [The Levin-Rothman plan 101 (yes, this will be on the test)]( Some actual facts for college and university students whose teachers are under attack for teaching actual facts Ralph Buntyn [The UN’s ‘unofficial man’]( Raphael Lemkin, a stateless Jewish refugee who died penniless, gave mankind’s greatest crime its name Ahed al-Hindi [When an Israeli trained Syrians to clear landmines]( A recent exchange of life-saving knowledge bypassed long-held hatreds and demonstrated the potential benefits of peace [Police ordered on high alert in Jerusalem after deadly Jenin raid]( By ToI Staff Cops to be visibly deployed around city in large numbers, especially in flashpoint areas where both Jews and Arabs live, as capital marks Purim holiday [US backs Israeli right to self-defense after deadly IDF raid in Jenin]( By Jacob Magid [UN special coordinator condemns ‘appalling’ new settler attacks in Huwara]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu expected to take helicopter to airport to avoid protests]( By ToI Staff Demonstrators planning ‘national day of resistance’ on Thursday said aiming to block route to airport while prime minister scheduled to fly to Italy for official visit [Anti-overhaul activists glue themselves to floor at government offices in Tel Aviv]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar. 8: Israel on alert after IDF Jenin raid kills brothers’ shooter]( By ToI Staff International Women's Day [From seamstress to software developer: A female community helps women take the leap]( By Sharon Wrobel Ruth Polachek, founder of she codes, says if women focus and persevere they can make up 50% of software developers and triple their salary [Insurtech startup raises $42.5m in fresh funds to help elderly ‘age successfully’]( By Sharon Wrobel [Israel on alert after IDF Jenin raid kills brothers’ shooter]( [listen to the podcast]( Purim recipe inside [How weight-loss guru Ilana Muhlstein rose from ‘big’ to huge social media sensation]( By Aviva Engel The dietician, best-selling author, mom and TikTok queen is a self-made success story – and now she’s teamed up with Gal Gadot Analysis Lazar Berman [Even 84% enrichment doesn’t make it any easier for Israel to move West on Iran]( IAEA board meeting kicks can down the road, as US officials show up to take the pulse of Netanyahu government and his willingness to strike nuclear program [At least 3 said killed in drone strike in Syria targeting Iran-backed militia]( By AP [Iran said to have supplied Russia with large shipment of ammunition]( By ToI Staff Interview [A history of Mel Brooks as a ‘disobedient Jew’]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll In new biography, Jeremy Dauber breaks down how the comedian and director just couldn’t help being a loving iconoclast skewering the establishment Archaeology [Students on northern Israel field trip stumble onto 1,500-year-old lioness carving]( By Melanie Lidman Lucky group from the Kinneret Academic College led by Prof. Mordechai Aviam discovers basalt sculpture that likely adorned synagogue, and a rare 1,800-year-old coin, on same day [In Orthodox communities where women don’t read Torah, Purim offers rare opportunity]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Over the decades, women’s Megillah readings have moved from cutting-edge to squarely within the norm, marking the growth of Orthodox feminism and its expression in Jewish ritual [CRM]( [Jews in Kyiv celebrate second wartime Purim with renewed resolve and optimism]( By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ Jewish Ukrainians mark festive holiday with commitment to community and in better spirits than last year [Ukrainian refugees celebrate Purim in Berlin, but fears of war linger]( By Kirsten Grieshaber More Headlines [4 patients receive corneal transplants from brothers killed in terror attack]( By ToI Staff [25 ex-police chiefs, commanders to PM: Ben Gvir’s policies will lead to 3rd intifada]( By ToI Staff [Nobel Prize winners plead for halt to government takeover of National Library]( By ToI Staff [Police minister clowns around with settlers for Purim in flashpoint Hebron]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [In first since Jerusalem terror shooting, seriously hurt IDF officer puts uniform on]( By Emanuel Fabian [Obituary / Judy Heumann, Jewish American disability advocate who spurred a movement, dies at 75]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [UK government hits back at comparison of refugee policy to Nazi Germany rhetoric]( By Jitendra Joshi [Lebanese man grabs rifle magazine from soldier during border tussle, IDF says]( By ToI Staff [Israel, Poland reach agreement to resume school Holocaust trips after 3-year hiatus]( By ToI Staff [Navy vet with plans to ‘wipe out’ US Jews found guilty in capitol insurrection]( By Michael Kunzelman [Netanyahu said to remove Prime Minister’s Office veteran because she served Bennett]( By ToI Staff [Mayor of ultra-Orthodox city Elad hands out cigarettes to children at Purim party]( By ToI Staff [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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