Right wing looks for huge turnout at pro-gov’t rally * In J’lem, DeSantis blasts Biden’s MidEast policies * Israel at 75: The song that made Yossi Klein Halevi an Israeli

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, April 27, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Right wing looks for massive turnout as Jerusalem gears up for pro-government rally]( By Joshua Davidovich Over 1,000 buses slated to ferry attendees to Thursday evening rally as coalition seeks to show off broad backing for legislative agenda [Key Haredi newspaper calls on readers to ‘stay away’ from pro-overhaul rally]( By ToI Staff Yated Ne’eman, affiliated with the Degel Hatorah faction in United Torah Judaism, says those who attend the Jerusalem demonstration are ‘not one of us’ [Religious, settler groups lead charge on Thursday’s pro-overhaul ‘Million March’]( By Jeremy Sharon [In Jerusalem, presumptive GOP hopeful DeSantis blasts Biden’s Middle East policies]( By Lazar Berman Speaking at a gala marking Israel’s 75th anniversary, Florida governor declines to confirm White House aims; praises Trump’s policies on Iran, Abraham Accords, Jerusalem [Disney sues DeSantis, says park takeover retaliation for expressing political view]( By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Analysis Jeremy Sharon [Overhaul backers turn thrice-struck asylum seeker law into emblem of court activism]( Contrasting justices’ rejection of bill jailing African migrants with their approval of Gaza Disengagement Law, Simcha Rothman cuts to very heart of debate dividing Israeli society [Far-right minister pushes bill to make Zionism a ‘guiding value’ in gov’t decisions]( By Michael Horovitz [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr 27: Preview of new Knesset session after charged 75th celebration]( By ToI Staff From the blogs: Israel at 75 [The song that made me an Israeli]( By Yossi Klein Halevi Here was a vision of our future; an Israel in which I, an American Jew with Bob Dylan as my soundtrack, might also find a place Top Ops Rachel Sharansky Danziger [‘Hallevai’: Declaring war on despair]( Hope is not merely something we feel – it’s something we create by holding onto the feeling Rivka Herzfeld [Me and my scooter]( I may have developed feet of clay, but I am grateful to be a powerhouse on wheels Noah Efron [Kobi Oz’s song to his grandfather is a prayer for Israel]( As the singer performs for us on a Tel Aviv rooftop, I look around me, and people’s cheeks are damp with tears Marshall Brinn [Ani Ohev: The things we love]( The song modulates and layers as it goes on. It seems to capture something lovely and true about parenting [Preview of new Knesset session after charged 75th celebration]( [listen to the podcast]( [Meeting PM at Israel Prize event, two recipients warn of danger to society]( By Michael Horovitz Artist hands Netanyahu letter expressing concerns over societal rift, while entrepreneur says in his speech Israel must maintain strong, independent democratic institutions [Herzog tells foreign envoys mass protests and internal debate are a ‘mark of pride’]( By Amy Spiro [Smotrich, far-right MKs join mass gathering at razed Homesh settlement]( By ToI Staff Lawmakers and former residents celebrate Independence Day shortly after parts of 2005 Disengagement Law rolled back by Knesset: ‘The true meaning of Jewish independence’ [IDF veteran who self-immolated leaves rehab center, returns home after 2 years]( By ToI Staff Itzik Saidyan says reforms promoted in wake of his protest are stalling, urges government not to forget those with PTSD: ‘I was trapped in a war that can’t be explained in words’ [Finance minister blames previous government for looming dairy price hike]( By ToI Staff Smotrich vows to block 16% jump in cost of basic milk and cheese products, slams deal between manufacturers and predecessor Liberman, who tells him to resign [University staffs call strike over pay dispute with institutions, Finance Ministry]( By ToI Staff [Compelled by court, Netanyahu pays back $270,000 gift to late cousin’s estate]( By ToI Staff Funding for legal fees ruled illicit by High Court in October; coalition tried to push bill allowing PM to keep money but postponed it after pressure by opposition and coalition [Key Hezbollah financier, a ‘global terrorist,’ faces charges in New York]( By Luke Tress Mohammad Bazzi extradited from Romania, arraigned in federal court for alleged financial fraud and conspiracy; investigators say he funneled millions to Lebanese terror group [Iran upholds German dual national’s death sentence; Berlin says it’s ‘unacceptable’]( By Agencies [Iran urges leaderless Lebanon to elect a president without foreign interference]( By AFP [Hacking group continues to target Israeli websites; PM’s Facebook briefly taken over]( By ToI Staff Anonymous Sudan says it is attacking Israel over its ‘celebration of the occupation of Palestine’ [CRM]( Profile AFP [Yevgeny Roizman, one of few vocal Kremlin critics still free, now facing risk of jail]( Former mayor of Yekaterinburg, who was born to a Jewish father, has said he has ‘no fear’ of being detained after speaking out against invasion of Ukraine [Dissident Russian ex-mayor stands trial for criticism of Ukraine invasion]( By AFP [Poland inspects suspected missile found sticking out of ground in forest]( By AFP [Switzerland approves its first national memorial honoring victims of the Holocaust]( By Jamey Keaten The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities umbrella group says that until now there have been only small, private sites dedicated to ‘the numerous Swiss victims of persecution’ [102-year-old convicted former Nazi camp guard dies while awaiting appeal]( By Agencies [Germany labels youth wing of far-right AfD party as extremist group]( By AFP More Headlines [4 people killed in separate suspected homicides within several hours]( By ToI Staff [Israeli-founded EV sharing startup Envoy bought by Blink Charging in $34m deal]( By Sharon Wrobel [Two plead guilty to hate crime charges for 2021 attack on Jewish man in NYC]( By Jacob Henry [For 2nd time in a month, Barcelona synagogue vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti]( By Canaan Lidor [Army nabs unarmed Gazan man who snuck into Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian [Florida man arrested for attacking Cape Coral Chabad center in March]( By Andrew Lapin [England’s Arsenal soccer team launches Jewish fan group to combat antisemitism]( By jacob gurvis [After 14-year travel ban and jail time, award-winning Iran film director goes abroad]( 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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