Moody’s downgrades Israel’s credit outlook * Scuffles as Christians mark Holy Fire ritual * Nasrallah: Israel hit bananas * Iran pres. speaks to Gaza * Twitter-eToro deal

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, April 15, 2023 [Moody’s downgrades Israel’s credit outlook, citing ‘deterioration of governance’]( By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff Leading credit agency demotes outlook from positive to stable despite reported talks with PM, Herzog on overhaul compromise; keeps credit rating at A1 amid ‘strong economic growth’ [‘Economic earthquake’: Opposition lashes government after Moody’s downgrade]( By ToI Staff and Sharon Wrobel [Home prices slide for first time in years, but inflation remains steady]( By ToI Staff [Hundreds of thousands set to protest judicial overhaul at 150 locations for 15th week]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon Poll finds just 52% of Likud voters would cast ballots for party again, majority believe economic crisis should be government’s priority rather than attempts to weaken judiciary [Hundreds rally at police station near Tel Aviv to secure release of arrested protester]( By ToI Staff [14-year-old shot dead in Rahat; 48 killed in Arab community since start of year]( By ToI Staff Teenage boy killed during fight in southern town; another person lightly injured; hours earlier in apparently unconnected incident, man dies after Haifa shooting [Christians flock to Jerusalem Holy Fire ritual; minor police scuffles over crowd size]( By AP and ToI Staff Pilgrims angered that many not allowed to reach Church of the Holy Sepulchre for ancient ceremony; no injuries as worshipers break through barriers; police: limits are for safety [Holy Sepulchre letter undermines church allegations on Israeli worship limits]( By Lazar Berman [Few disturbances as Muslims mass on Temple Mount for final Friday of tense Ramadan]( By ToI Staff [Teen dies after ‘disconnecting himself’ from ECMO for lung collapse said due to vape]( By ToI Staff Meidan Keller’s father says he stepped out of room for a moment, parents should keep their kids away from electronic cigarettes; hospital case referred to Health Ministry for probe [In first speech directly to Gazans, Iran president vows full support for ‘resistance’]( By Agencies Raisi gives unprecedented virtual address to Palestinians at Jerusalem Day rally in Strip, pans PA for Israel cooperation, urges Arab nations to do more than issue condemnations [Iran said to be rallying allied terror groups to launch coordinated attacks on Israel]( By ToI Staff [Hezbollah head mocks IDF strikes on ‘bananas,’ claims victory in cross-border bout]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Hassan Nasrallah boasts no infrastructure hit, says terror group has deterred Israel, as troops clash with Lebanese protesters on border in fresh flare-up [Netanyahu says Israel hit Hezbollah in Lebanon, contradicting army]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Laura Yares [What Broadway’s Jewish shows mean for their Jewish audiences]( Theatergoers leaving Parade, Leopoldstadt, and The Wanderers illustrate the power and the peril of public Jewish storytelling Joel Taubman [UN Rapporteur plays the victim card]( She literally challenged Israel’s right to self-defense and then got upset when her words were quoted in The Times of Israel [Clashes erupt between Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary, with wider conflict feared]( By jack jeffery Rapid Support Forces claim to seize Khartoum’s airport, presidential palace; fighter jets target militia’s positions in capital [Twitter partners with Israeli high-risk trading platform eToro]( By Simona Weinglass While details of the deal are unknown, experts warn that too close a relationship between the companies could attract scrutiny from regulators Israel Travels [Follow in the footsteps of pilgrims to these holy tombs across Israel]( By Aviva Bar-Am Supplicants flock from far and wide to pray at the graves of prophets and scholars from the ancient Holy Land. Here is a guide to some of the commonly visited revered sites [US intel leak suspect allegedly railed against Jews in online rant at shooting range]( By Ron Kampeas National Guard airman Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green defends him as ‘white, male, Christian and antiwar’ [US intel leak suspect in court; charges reveal how investigators pinpointed guardsman]( By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Eric Tucker and NOMAAN MERCHANT [European space mission carrying Israeli tech blasts off for Jupiter’s moons]( By Juliette COLLEN JUICE mission will seek to analyze liquid detected beneath ice of Ganymede, including instrument managed by scientists from Weizmann Institute to look for aberrations in tides [CRM]( Obituary [Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, mogul of ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ bridal empire, dies at 99]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Holocaust survivor born in Vienna; family fled to Havana; foresight of ‘Miss Hedda’ to shift family business from fur to weddings transformed it into multi-million dollar entity [NBA star Domantas Sabonis’s wife says he is converting to Judaism]( By Andrew Esensten Creeping success [Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood makes album with Israel’s Dudu Tassa]( By Gabe Friedman Features Middle East artists including Palestinian singer Freteikh, Egyptian artist Ahmed Doma, Morocco’s Mohssine Salaheddine; pair say it doesn’t include political statements [Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon makes waves as rare Jew in English Premier League]( By jacob gurvis 10 out of 100 [Gershkovich, Blume among Jews on Time’s ‘Most Influential’ list]( By PHILISSA CRAMER Antisemitism envoy Lipstadt, Treasury chief Yellen, Disney CEO Eiger, rapper Doja Cat and The Rehearsal’s Nathan Fielder also make it into magazine’s 2023 top 100 More Headlines [Navalny in ‘critical situation’ in penal colony after suspected poisoning, says aide]( By ToI Staff [Dan Snyder to sell Washington Commanders to Josh Harris for NFL record $6b]( By jacob gurvis [Ex-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says not running for president]( By Thomas Beaumont and MEG KINNARD [Arab nations meet to mull ending Syria’s long isolation as region shifts]( By AFP [Trial opens for five Austrians accused of helping Mossad protect a Syrian general]( By AP [US Supreme Court temporarily blocks restrictions on abortion pill]( By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko [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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