Protest leaders held on ’Day of Paralysis’ * Law passes shielding PM from recusal * Analysis: US ties fray * IDF chief, Jewish Agency warn * Horovitz: Tyranny at Passover

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, March 23, 2023 Presented by [Bnai Zion]( [Mounted police, water cannons disperse protesters in Tel Aviv, Haifa; dozens arrested]( By ToI Staff ‘Day of Paralysis’ rallies rage nationwide against judicial overhaul; Ayalon Highway blocked for hours; in lead-up to controversial Bnei Brak rally, president urges restraint [‘Day of paralysis’: Anti-overhaul activists block roads, bring protest to ministers]( By ToI Staff [Opposition decries ‘political arrests’ as several central protest leaders detained]( By Jeremy Sharon Shikma Bressler, Kalanit Sharon, Rotem Perelman-Farhi arrested during nationwide rallies; cops say at least two of the arrests were due to ‘disturbance of public order’ [Knesset passes law shielding Netanyahu from court-ordered recusal 61-47]( By ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn Final readings of Likud-sponsored bill, seen as tailored to save PM from potential legal trouble, approved after long night of heated debate; Lapid blasts ‘obscene, corrupt law’ [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar 23: Recusal law passes just before ‘day of paralysis’ dawns]( By ToI Staff [Knesset panel to resume vote on reservations to judicial appointments bill on Sunday]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt on Moscow’s Jewish community]( Join Steve and the exiled Chief Rabbi of Moscow – Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt – as they discuss the challenges of rebuilding this Jewish community. Op-ed David Horovitz [This Passover, Israel will recall ancient freedom under the threat of modern tyranny]( No divine force is hardening Netanyahu’s heart. And yet he and his viziers, with their legislative decrees, are tearing apart our astonishing nation [Analysis / ‘Gun is on the table’: Both sides of overhaul clash say constitutional crisis coming]( By Ben Sales Live updates [LIVE: Police use force to clear Tel Aviv highway after more than 2 hours, 42 arrested]( By ToI Staff Police use water cannons, mounted officers; bereaved parents rally at Defense Ministry: ‘Not what my son died for; protest leader detained, released [Between the court and the Knesset, overhaul critics and advocates pray for unity]( By Canaan Lidor Songs replace speeches at an unusual rally focused on healing the deepening political and societal rift [IDF chief said to warn PM of deepening military crisis if judicial overhaul approved]( By ToI Staff Halevi, Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem for routine security briefing, during which military leader reportedly conveys worries over deepening upheaval [As more reservists refuse to serve, IDF said seeing drop in troops reporting for duty]( By ToI Staff [Judicial overhaul can’t trump civil war, Jewish Agency and its US backers tell PM]( By Canaan Lidor Analysis Jacob Magid [PM’s failure to secure calm on home front hastens inevitable breakdown in US ties]( From judicial overhaul push to settlement expansion to Smotrich, not a week has gone by without a ‘backyard fire’; US official: We want calm so we can work on issues together [Senior UAE official dispatched to warn Netanyahu over potential crisis in ties]( By Ash Obel [Amman’s parliament displays Israel with Palestine-Jordan flag, calls to expel envoy]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Zev Chafets [Separation now]( Liberals can’t seduce Haredim with modernity. Haredim can’t seduce liberals with the Talmud. It’s time to stop pretending Michael Brenner [Herzl to Heritage Minister Eliyahu: Have you actually read my books?]( A missive from the father of modern Zionism to the politician who quoted him: I like to keep religion and state separate [As judicial overhaul advances and fight heats up, Netanyahu heading for London]( By Lazar Berman PM to meet British counterpart Rishi Sunak to talk Iran during weekend trip, with protesters preparing rallies against his domestic policies [‘Crisis over’: Israeli, Polish FMs sign deal to mend ties, return envoy to Tel Aviv]( By Lazar Berman [Recusal law passes just before ‘day of paralysis’ dawns]( [listen to the podcast]( [MKs confront Ben Gvir with cries of ‘shame’ as bill to monitor abusers voted down]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff Chaos erupts in Knesset, with opposition members standing near podium yelling at minister, waving electronic bracelets that measure would have forced on domestic abuse offenders [Despite PM’s assurances, Christian Zionists bedeviled by anti-missionary bill]( By Lazar Berman UTJ-sponsored bill, submitted at start of every Knesset, is not meant to become law, says spokesman — but millions of Christian supporters of Israel globally have taken notice [Oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible manuscript on display in Israel for 1st time]( By Jessica Steinberg The Codex Sassoon, valued at $30-$50 million, can be viewed for free at Tel Aviv’s Anu Museum ahead of its Sotheby’s New York sale [Record 3,700 antisemitic incidents reported in US in 2022, says ADL]( By Luke Tress Large increases recorded in attacks on Orthodox Jews, bomb threats, white supremacist propaganda and racism in schools, group’s annual audit finds [Michigan GOP tweet compares gun control to the Holocaust]( By Andrew Lapin [NYC public college under fire for organizing anti-Israel activities]( By Luke Tress Behind the headlines ToI Staff [Confused and concerned? Join ToI for live in-depth analysis of the judicial overhaul]( Send in your questions and on March 26, ToI Community members will have exclusive access to ToI editor David Horovitz and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur’s sometimes divergent takes [CRM]( [Wanted Palestinian gunman killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid]( By Emanuel Fabian Police say Amir Khadijah behind series of shootings near Tulkarem; Israeli motorists, army post targeted in separate shooting attacks [Hezbollah chief says Megiddo bombing ‘confused’ Israel, won’t comment further]( By Emanuel Fabian [UN Security Council meeting calls for letup in flaring Israeli-Palestinian violence]( By AFP More Headlines [Panel finds Assuta Rishon Lezion IVF mix-up due to embryologists’ too-heavy workload]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Health Ministry recalls Telefrost green beans after bacteria spotted]( By ToI Staff [Tel Aviv startup ecosystem ranks 2nd in Europe, Mideast and Africa, behind London]( By Sharon Wrobel [UK man charged with attempting to murder two people outside mosques]( By AFP [Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter say he has schizophrenia, brain impairments]( By MARK SCOLFORO [Education Ministry won’t fire teachers who ran racist chat mocking black students]( By ToI Staff [Jury deliberation begins in Australian sex abuse trial for Israeli principal Leifer]( By AP and Jacob Magid [Russia’s security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats]( By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV [Israel struck out at World Baseball Classic, but team’s Twitter account was a hit]( By jacob gurvis [Ramadan mubarak: Holy month of fasting begins for Muslims across the world]( By Agencies and 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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