PM, Lapid, Gantz urge divided Israel to respect Memorial Day * Visiting US Jews lobbied against overhaul * Life in absentia for Paris shul bomber * Arthur Miller’s tale

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, April 22, 2023 [Opposition’s Lapid, Gantz join Netanyahu in call to halt protests for Memorial Day]( By ToI Staff ‘We must not violate the sanctity of Memorial Day,’ rival politicians say in rare show of agreement, reflecting gravity of fears ministers will be heckled at cemetery ceremonies [Regev to lobby Lapid to rethink his Independence Day torch-lighting boycott – report]( By ToI Staff [Activists gear up for chance to bring 3,000 visiting US Jews into anti-overhaul fray]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn With Federation General Assembly set to kick off, groups gather at airport and hotels to explain why Diaspora Jews have a stake in thwarting the government’s proposed changes [Anti-overhaul protests for 16th week as Israel readies to honor fallen, mark 75 years]( By ToI Staff Hundreds of thousands set to take to the streets Saturday night at over 100 locations; Tel Aviv demonstration to be addressed by ex-Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin [Ahead of Israel’s 75th anniversary, majority pessimistic about nation’s future – poll]( By ToI Staff Israel Travels [For Memorial Day, tales of heroism and sacrifice, and the places that honor them]( By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am The stories of some of the 40 Israelis to have been awarded the military’s Medal of Valor, and of the battles in which they defended the state Top Ops Bill Slott [A soldier among the soldiers]( Buried alongside the graves of young recruits, this legendary general’s brief epitaph speaks volumes Solly Kaplinski [Leadership for our times: Are we up to it?]( As Israel gets more vulnerable, it’s time for a national government — but can the politicians rise above petty politics? [Paris court hands Lebanese-Canadian life term in absentia for 1980 synagogue blast]( By AFP Prosecutors say ‘no doubt’ Hassan Diab was behind attack that killed four, but professor remains free in Canada after France declines to extradite him a second time [Canada’s Trudeau considers next steps as citizen convicted for Paris synagogue blast]( By AFP [Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial to begin, igniting pain and hopes for closure]( By Ben Sales Long-delayed legal proceedings to start Monday for gunman accused of killing 11 worshippers at Tree of Life in October 2018 [Attorney general says Gallant should let Palestinians attend joint Memorial Day event]( By ToI Staff In non-binding opinion, Baharav-Miara says defense minister failed to present evidence of security escalation that would justify deviating from past rulings that allowed entry [Netanyahu said weighing appointing Likud MK Bismuth as ambassador to France]( By ToI Staff Former French national only recently became a lawmaker after decades in media world and brief stint as envoy in Mauritania [Israel ends expedited immigration track for Russians and Belarusians fleeing war]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Immigration Ministry will maintain fast-tracked program for Ukrainians and special cases, but says it wants to focus on absorbing the massive wave of people who arrived last year Interview [The rags-to-riches story of Arthur Miller, Pulitzer-winning son of Jewish immigrants]( By JP O’ Malley A new biography by John Lahr in Yale’s Jewish Lives Series tracks the successes (and many failures) of a beloved American writer whose tragic characters were inspired by his life [Ben Gvir said to record Taibe mayor without his knowledge, clip leaked to press]( By ToI Staff In video, minister tells mayor whose security guard was murdered hours earlier that ‘your friends’ — Arab lawmakers — are voting against necessary gun laws Israel Story PODCAST SERIES [Israel at 75: Hear from descendants of Declaration of Independence’s 37 signatories]( Where did we exceed our wildest dreams and where did we fall short? Revelatory interviews on the hopes and expectations of Israel’s founding visionaries [Fighting in Sudan enters 2nd week as truce breaks, embassies get ready to evacuate]( By AFP Hundreds dead, thousands wounded as Khartoum resident says they are marking Eid with ‘gunfire and the stench of blood all around us’; foreign nationals set to be airlifted out [Explainer / Why the conflict in Sudan matters to the rest of the world]( By AP [‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ author to write horror film based on Golem of Prague]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Europe’s CERN takes first steps toward building giant particle accelerator]( By Agnès PEDRERO Nuclear research organization says goal of Future Circular Collider is to ‘push the energy and intensity frontiers’ of particle smashers ‘in the search for new physics’ [CRM]( [Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg: Holocaust survivor mother is my main inspiration]( By Matthieu Demeestere Ahead of new exhibit, designer says Greek-Jewish mother was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Ravensbruck; upon liberation she weighed just 25 kgs: ‘She was a skeleton amongst ashes’ [Israeli-Argentine conductor Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor]( By AP More Headlines [US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now]( By Mark Sherman [Man shot dead by police for allegedly trying to stab cops; family: Preventable death]( By ToI Staff [UN climate report details growing toll of global warming in 2022]( By Seth Borenstein [Jailhouse rock / Trump, Jan. 6 suspects score hit with star-spangled prison dirge]( By David Klepper [In Germany, new group reflects schism among liberal Jewish congregations]( By Toby Axelrod [Indonesia’s main party names anti-Israel Java governor as presidential candidate]( By AFP [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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