Leifer guilty of rape * Deri: We had to pause judicial overhaul, didn’t have the votes * Hametz ban: Pregnant woman’s cookies taken * Ukraine: Matzah factory under fire

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, April 3, 2023 Presented by [Meir Panim]( [Court finds Malka Leifer guilty of rape, indecent assault at Australia Jewish school]( By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Israeli-born former school principal convicted of 18 charges, cleared of 9 others, 15 years after she escaped arrest by fleeing to Israel; to be sentenced at a later date [Deri: Key judicial overhaul bill wouldn’t have passed — coalition would have fallen]( By ToI Staff Shas leader says government made mistakes, came to ‘nuclear war armed with a cap gun’; at the same time, he asserts that if talks fail, MKs can pass legislation ‘whenever we want’ [Activists invade offices of think tank behind judicial overhaul]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu’s office claims security tensions delaying Gallant firing]( By Joshua Davidovich Movement for Quality Government slams Baharav-Miara after rare amity with premier, though she tells High Court that he must stick to deal to steer clear of judicial legislation Promoted Content [You can’t be free if you’re hungry.]( How can Israel’s needy taste freedom when they don’t know where their next meal will come from? [Matzah factory survives a Russian strike as Ukraine Jews prepare Passover under fire]( By Lazar Berman Dnipro bakery shaken by drone attack as it prepares tons of matzah for Seder; rabbis see rise in interest from unaffiliated Jews [Hospital confiscates pregnant woman’s cookies as new hametz law goes into effect]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Guard at Netanya’s Laniado said to block entry over wafers, days before Passover starts; hospitals look to balance compliance with longstanding respect for all religious practices [Citing ‘national crisis,’ Netanyahu tells court he must be involved in overhaul]( By Jeremy Sharon Responding to petition calling for him to be held in contempt of court, PM denies any conflict of interest arising from his ongoing corruption trial [Likud’s Regev promises overhaul push will resume after Knesset returns from break]( By ToI Staff [Noa Tishby booted as volunteer antisemitism envoy after criticizing overhaul]( By AP and ToI Staff [Societal divisions ‘could lead to disaster,’ Shin Bet chief says in stark warning]( By ToI Staff Making rare public comments, Ronen Bar says schisms sparked by judicial overhaul could cause catastrophe ‘from which we will not be able to recover’ [IAF chief says pilots refusing service over judicial revamp opposition may be booted]( By ToI Staff [Herzog’s office holding another session of overhaul compromise talks]( By Luke Tress and ToI Staff [UAE, Bahrain ambassadors skip Foreign Ministry iftar meal for Muslim diplomats]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Turkey, Egypt, Morocco send top envoys; amid tensions with new allies, FM Eli Cohen hails Abraham Accords as ‘Israel’s greatest achievement’ in recent years [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr 3: How breaking bread with Abraham Accord partners fell flat]( By ToI Staff [How breaking bread with Abraham Accord partners fell flat]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Ariella Nadel [The story of Elijah is an urgent lesson for today]( The ’prophet of truth,’ consigned for his zealousness to an eternity of encounters, is now a harbinger of the hope we desperately need Naomi Chazan [Celebrating freedom from abusive overrule is relevant in every generation]( Liberty means safeguards for human dignity, nurturing of the human spirit, and unleashing the human imagination Archaeology [Newly deciphered inscription gives clue to biblical Queen of Sheba’s Jerusalem visit]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Discovered at the Ophel adjacent to the Temple Mount, seven letters on clay jar sherd are written in dialect and script stemming from the Arabian Peninsula, epigrapher suggests [Air force downs unidentified aircraft in north amid escalating tensions with Iran]( By ToI Staff Combat helicopters and jets take out intruding vehicle believed to have crossed Syrian border, IDF says, after series of airstrikes attributed to Israel in Syria [Car bombing rocks Syrian capital Damascus, state media says]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Gallant vows to block Iran, Hezbollah in Syria after alleged Israeli airstrikes]( By ToI Staff [Jordan king says Muslims have ‘duty to deter Israeli escalation’ in Jerusalem]( By AFP and ToI Staff Abdullah II meets with delegation led by PA president, weeks after diplomatic tiff with Israel over Smotrich’s comments on Palestinians while standing behind ‘Greater Israel’ map [IAF fighter jet downs drone flying over Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Terror groups slam Palestinians who hosted iftar meal with IDF officers]( By ToI Staff [OECD forecasts moderate growth for Israel, cautions about judicial independence]( By Sharon Wrobel GDP projected to grow at a more gradual pace, around 3%, in 2023 amid global and domestic uncertainty; unemployment rate will rise to 4.3% at the end of the year [New Passover guide aims to help families with loved ones suffering from dementia]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Tzohar and Emda organizations team up to provide practical guidance on how to follow Jewish law while including the ill in holiday traditions as best as possible [CRM]( [Police say DNA found on cop’s gun proves Old City incident was terrorism]( By ToI Staff Eyewitnesses reject claim Arab Israeli man assailed cops before he was shot dead, officers say forensic evidence shores up their version; family slams ‘false, slanderous’ claims [All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023]( By jacob gurvis More Headlines [Inside story / Israel starts running Allenby crossing nearly full-time after year-plus of US urging]( By Jacob Magid [Police minister: Jews must go to Temple Mount on Passover — but no animal sacrifice]( By Ash Obel [IDF arrests 2 in Nablus suspected of attack on soldiers; 2 gunmen killed in firefight]( By Ash Obel [Man shot dead in Umm al-Fahm, raising 2023 toll in Arab towns to 43]( By ToI Staff [Pakistan denies it has trade ties with Israel after Jewish businessman touts export]( By AP [Oligarch Abramovich paid for Tel Aviv apartment that Putin gave his old teacher]( By ToI Staff [Cabinet approves ministerial climate and environment committee]( By Sue Surkes [Matzah for Martinelli / Arsenal star wins kosher shopping voucher at London school raffle]( 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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