Terror in Tel Aviv * Herzog to gov’t: Scrap undemocratic judicial plans now! * Terror, overhaul follow PM to Rome * Iran-Saudi resume ties * USY’s hypersexualized culture

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, March 10, 2023 [Tel Aviv terror victim in life-threatening condition, another undergoes neurosurgery]( By ToI Staff Third victim Michael Osdon, who was lightly injured, says he was heading to wedding with friends when Mutaz Salah al-Khawaja opened fire on them [3 wounded, including 1 critically, in central Tel Aviv terror shooting]( By Emanuel Fabian [Forces search settlement of Beitar Illit after suspected IED found on bus]( By Emanuel Fabian [Herzog tells coalition to abandon its ‘oppressive’ overhaul package, seek consensus]( By Jeremy Sharon Decrying ‘nightmare’ crisis over judicial revamp, president says current planned legislation undermines democracy, asserts he has reached behind-the-scenes agreement on most issues [Protest group says democratic values non-negotiable in any talks on overhaul]( By Jeremy Sharon [80 ex-nuclear workers demand government halt ‘crazy legislative blitz’]( By Ash Obel Op-ed David Horovitz [A speech, a sacking and a terror attack underline that Netanyahu must change course]( ‘Remember we are one nation, brothers and sisters,’ the PM said in response to a plea from the president. But that’s precisely what a now-desperate Herzog was telling Netanyahu [In Israel, Austin says US disturbed by W. Bank violence, urges consensus on overhaul]( By Ash Obel [Report: Business leaders held heated overhaul talks with justice, finance ministers]( By ToI Staff Reporter's Notebook Lazar Berman [Far from Tel Aviv, news of attack clouds Netanyahu event with Italian Jewish leaders]( Prime minister receives updates on terror shooting from aides during speech by community representative, but attempt to show unity crumbles in face of judicial overhaul criticism [Italian Jewish leader assails Israeli policies in speech attended by Netanyahu]( By ToI Staff Noemi di Segni says alleged ministerial support for attacks on Arabs has made it ‘impossible’ to be a proud Jew; urges changes to judicial overhaul and death penalty bills [Italian PM condemns swastika graffiti against rival as Netanyahu heads to Rome]( By Agencies [Iran and Saudi Arabia restore ties after years of tensions]( By Jon Gambrell Agreement reached in China will see Tehran and Riyadh reopen embassies; relations were severed in 2016 amid furor over Saudi execution of prominent Shiite cleric [Bennett: Saudi-Iran deal a failure of Israeli efforts to build anti-Tehran coalition]( By ToI Staff and AFP [To normalize with Israel, Saudis want US okay for civil nuclear program — diplomat]( By Jacob Magid [AG freezes Tel Aviv police chief’s ouster, citing ‘severe concern’ decision illegal]( By ToI Staff Baharav-Miara questions the motives and timing of the announcement, which has been linked to Ben Gvir’s criticism of Amichai Eshed’s response to anti-government protesters [After raging at police restraint toward protesters, Ben Gvir removes Tel Aviv top cop]( By Ash Obel [After protesters block roads, Yair Netanyahu accuses police brass of ‘rebellion’]( By ToI Staff [IAF chief calls off dismissal of reservist pilot over alleged refusal calls]( By Emanuel Fabian Military admits head of Air Force Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar was under ‘false impression’ when he suspended Col. (res.) Gilad Peled [US grants visa to Smotrich, bucking progressive calls to bar him over Huwara remark]( By Jacob Magid Finance minister will address Israel Bonds conference, less than two weeks after calling to ‘wipe out’ Palestinian town before walking back demand and apologizing ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt: Love for Israel’s magical chaos]( By Jessica Steinberg Comic educators talk about their new book, ‘Israel 201, Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land’ [Israel activists in New York take aim at US group backing judicial overhaul push]( By Luke Tress Protesters hold rally at office of Tikvah Fund, closely tied to MK Rothman and Israeli think tank Kohelet, both deeply involved in government’s bid to rein in judiciary [Jewish Democrats tell Israeli leaders to back off judicial shakeup, seek compromise]( By JTA and ToI Staff [Probe into Conservative Jewish youth group finds ‘hypersexualized culture’]( By Jacob Magid and JTA Inquiry following ToI exposé on decades-long abuse scandal identifies 41 alleged incidents of sexual misconduct by adults at USY, but concludes issues not systemic [Record 6,700 white supremacist propaganda incidents reported in US in 2022 — ADL]( By Luke Tress Group’s researchers say hate campaigns including fliers, banners and graffiti jumped by 38%, occurred in 49 states Sports [Team Israel is playing in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Here’s what to watch for]( By jacob gurvis As the Jewish state gears up to start the series in Miami on March 12, we outline how the tournament works, who’s on the Israeli team, who Israel is set to play, and what to expect [Bank Hapoalim posts record NIS 6.5b profit in 2022 amid steady rate hikes]( By Sharon Wrobel Net interest income increased 38% to NIS 13.5 billion as the Bank of Israel hiked borrowing costs from a low of 0.4% in April to 3.25% in November 2022 [Tel Aviv startup rolls out new advanced AI language model to rival OpenAI]( By Sharon Wrobel AI21 Labs, co-founded by Amnon Shashua, launches Jurassic-2 and five new AI generative tools to paraphrase, summarize, check for grammar mistakes, and improve text More Headlines [Several killed in shooting attack on Jehovah’s Witness church in Germany]( By AP [Palestinian shot dead after allegedly entering West Bank farm with knives, IEDs]( By Emanuel Fabian [Syria says Aleppo Airport to reopen several days after alleged Israeli airstrike]( By Emanuel Fabian [Michigan man indicted for online threats to kill Jewish public officials]( By AP [Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally organizers ordered to pay $5 million in legal fees]( By Ron Kampeas [South African parliament symbolically votes to downgrade Israel ties]( By Michael Horovitz Top Ops Seth Farber [The slippery slope toward a monolithic Judaism]( Aiming for 100+ changes to Israel’s religion-and-state laws, the coalition endangers Judaism’s inherent diversity Yitzchak Blau [Frodo, Gollum and Simcha Rothman’s mistake about Tolkien]( Since few choose between pure good and pure evil, finding nuance in ’the other side’ would improve the current discourse [CRM]( [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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