Cops shoot dead Bedouin man in Old City * Anti-overhaul rallies: Week 13 * Compromise talks seen as hopeless * Why Haredi parties backed away * Kushner, Ivanka back Trump

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, April 1, 2023 [Police: Man shot dead while trying to grab J’lem officer’s gun; family denies claim]( By ToI Staff Police say man fired twice, as witnesses deny he posed threat; cops say no footage of incident as officers testify: ‘Our lives were in real danger’ [Ex-police officials: ‘Hard to believe’ disputed deadly Jerusalem shooting not on CCTV]( By ToI Staff [13th week of anti-overhaul protests: ‘As in Poland, government is just reorganizing’]( By ToI Staff Organizers liken pause in legislation to Poland, where government took break to silence dissent before later passing overhaul; say Levin statements show no desire for compromise [Supporters of judicial overhaul plan ‘million person’ rally after Independence Day]( By ToI Staff [Negotiators believe overhaul compromise talks are dead on arrival — report]( By ToI Staff Coalition said to insist it take control of Judicial Selection Committee, a non-starter for the opposition, killing chance of an agreement before negotiations get off the ground [Poll: More Israelis prefer Gantz to Netanyahu as PM in head-to-head matchup]( By ToI Staff [Herzog urges opposing sides of overhaul to give talks a chance despite mistrust]( By ToI Staff Analysis Haviv Rettig Gur [Haredi parties were at forefront of overhaul push. Then they weren’t. What changed?]( How ultra-Orthodox politics pivoted from passionate support for the government’s radical legislation to anxiously calling for a pause and a compromise [Gallant said likely to keep job, will have to apologize for overhaul warning speech]( By ToI Staff TV reports say growing likelihood defense minister will retain post after publicly cautioning that rift over coalition’s judicial shakeup poses tangible threat to national security Interview [Gay and Orthodox: Book charts the rise of a once unthinkable dual identity in Israel]( By Amy Spiro ‘Queer Judaism,’ a new work from academic Orit Avishai, explores the rapid transformation over just two decades of the visibility and activism of LGBTQ religious Jews [Breaking silence, Kushner and Ivanka offer Trump support after indictment]( By ToI Staff and AFP Ex-president’s son-in-law says charges are evidence of ‘fear’ in Democratic party, daughter says she is ‘pained’ for her father and the country [Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility for ‘Teflon Don’]( By Jill Colvin [Trump to be arraigned Tuesday in NYC to face porn star hush money charges]( By Michael R. Sisak Top Ops Mordechai Soskil [An open letter to the Wise Son]( I’m worried that you’ve become a bit conceited, and that you’ve lost touch with how important your brothers are for this family too Shmuly Yanklowitz [This Passover, give kosher an update: go vegan]( Food should not just be about dos and don’ts, it should be a chance to inspire a nonviolent, healthy, green society. [Israeli special forces vet repurposes wartime experience, training for abstract art]( By Luke Tress David Roytman fires bullets through paint to splatter designs on canvas, a creative process he says helps him deal with combat trauma Analysis Ben Sales [NY state court ruling shifts burden for secular studies from yeshivas to parents]( After bombshell decision that while yeshivas can’t be shut for failing to teach core curriculum, the standards remain in place, a new mechanism for enforcement is required [With Ladino compilation, vocalist gets in tune with her family’s fading history]( By Penny Schwartz Israeli-American Tutti Druyan hopes release of song collection ‘Kantika’ revives interest in the endangered Judeo-Spanish language once spoken by her ancestors [In Germany, Charles III visits memorial for Jewish kids taken to UK to escape Nazis]( By Frank Jordans British king and queen consort lay wreath for German citizens killed in Allied bombing of Hamburg after commemorating Kindertransport [Berlin museum displays works by artist who grapples with Germany’s Nazi past]( By Kirsten Grieshaber [CRM]( [How a run-in with Guillermo del Toro led to NYC’s first Mexican Jewish Film Festival]( By Jackie Hajdenberg More Headlines [US indictment: Russian spy sought to gather intel on Israelis, including party head]( By Jacob Magid [IDF issues demolition order for West Bank home of Dizengoff terrorist]( By ToI Staff [Jerusalem churches appeal to government to safeguard Easter worship after attacks]( By AFP [Suspects in alleged Iranian plot to target Chabad house remanded into custody]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Bill that would bar Congo’s only Jewish politician from presidency resubmitted]( By David I. Klein [‘April 1 absurdity’: Russia takes over rotating presidency of UN Security Council]( By ToI Staff [Pope Francis leaves hospital after 3-day stay for bronchitis: ‘I’m still alive’]( By Ella Ide [Match made in heaven / LA synagogue hosts ‘Mitzvah Mania’ with Jewish pro wrestlers]( By jacob gurvis [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved