J’lem Day LIVE: March heads to Old City under heavy security * Rettig Gur: What today was once about * Israel debut for proton therapy * Exhibit shows Holocaust unfolding

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, May 18, 2023 In partnership with [Israel Bonds]( Live updates [LIVE: Revelers gather, police shut roads as Jerusalem Day Flag March kicks off]( By Amy Spiro Thousands of police officers deployed to secure controversial parade; police arrest 10 for disorder before march starts; left-wing activists attempt to block road leading to capital [Tensions ahead of contentious Flag March through Jerusalem Old City’s Muslim Quarter]( By ToI Staff 3,000 police deployed; Ben Gvir said excluded from security preparations; police chief warns against terror incitement; rocket fire not expected, but concerns situation may spiral [Hamas and Gaza’s incendiary balloon unit threaten to disrupt Jerusalem Flag March]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 18: The Jerusalem Day Flag March — celebration or provocation?]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [Israel Bonds have helped strengthen the Nation for over 72 years!]( During challenging times, we must unite, stand strong, & support the country we cherish. Join us in building a resilient future for Israel & its people. Invest in Israel bonds. [‘Flower March’ spreads ‘love, inclusion’ to counter contentious Jerusalem Flag March]( By Jeremy Sharon Tag Meir group hands out flowers in Old City, urges nationalist march be kept out of Muslim Quarter; right-wing organizer insists route not problematic, condemns racist chants Op-ed Haviv Rettig Gur [Jerusalem Day needs to get back to its human story]( Jerusalem Day was once the Jews’ remembrance of visceral relief, safety and restoration. It has since become something narrower and more partisan [Cabinet minister and MKs visit flashpoint Temple Mount ahead of controversial march]( By ToI Staff Otzma Yehudit minister, lawmakers from PM’s Likud among hundreds of visitors to compound; Likud’s Bitan says Netanyahu could’ve told them not to go: ‘People have become extremists’ [Prominent Haredi MK urges Netanyahu to stop Knesset members visiting Temple Mount]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Shayna Goldberg [The gold of Jerusalem doesn’t have to glitter]( When what is miraculous is the mundane: going to work, keeping a house and family running, and the other basics of daily life in this holy land Peta Jones Pellach [My prayer for the peace of Jerusalem]( When we come here, our tribal identities should melt away. Instead of looking sideways to see how we differ, we should look upwards Shlomo Fischer [No peace, no shtreimel]( When a diplomatic process was on the table, Haredi parties were kingmakers – today they have nothing to offer Tuvia Book [Remembering Eli Cohen]( The intel Israel’s ’man in Damascus’ gathered, helped enable victory on the Golan Heights. Syria executed him 58 years ago [Haredi faction threatens to oppose state budget if NIS 600 million demand not met]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff Agudat Yisrael, part of UTJ, says it wants more funding for full-time religious scholars and their families, in line with coalition deals; coalition official: ‘There’s a limit’ [In fresh coalition upheaval, Otzma Yehudit boycotts Knesset votes over budget dispute]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Pharmacy chain facing boycott threat after covering up pictures of women on products]( By Iddo Schejter [The Jerusalem Day Flag March — celebration or provocation?]( [listen to the podcast]( Op-ed David Horovitz [Ad-libbed at the General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas’s full-blown rejectionism]( Speaking at the UN’s Nakba fest, the PA chief contradicted his previous assurances to Israel. In a reflection of the collapse of negotiation prospects, hardly anyone even noticed [US antisemitism envoy slams Abbas: Goebbels speech an ‘affront to Holocaust victims’]( By Ron Kampeas [Thousands march through Bnei Brak against Haredi ‘pillaging of the public coffers’]( By ToI Staff Anti-government demonstrators say billions in funds provided to ultra-Orthodox causes are a bribe for support on judicial overhaul [Opposition parties deny reports of progress in judicial overhaul negotiations]( By Jeremy Sharon [Reporter for right-wing network attacked while covering anti-government protest]( By ToI Staff [Police chief laments ‘breakdown of trust’ in ties with Ben Gvir]( By ToI Staff In candid interview, Kobi Shabtai says relationship with far-right minister ‘not simple’ following leak of private conversation with minister seemingly meant to embarrass him [IDF chief slams settlers’ latest ‘slanderous campaign’ against Central Command head]( By Emanuel Fabian Exhibition [Now on display, UK Jews’ correspondence shows the Holocaust unfolding in real-time]( By Robert Philpot At London’s Wiener Holocaust Library through June 16, an exhibit of letters from WWII tracks the spread of information by Jews seeking to protect loved ones from the Nazis’ web [Proton therapy, touted as cancer killer without side effects, set for Israel debut]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Hadassah Medical Center partners with Israeli company P-Cure in study comparing treatment with traditional X-ray radiation; Ichilov inks deal for first proton therapy center [At Biomed Israel conference, medical start-ups discuss challenges in reaching success]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, purchased for $38.1 million]( By Jackie Hajdenberg and Asaf Shalev Rare, 1,100-year-old manuscript to be displayed at ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv after former US envoy to Romania submits winning bid [After NYC colleges partner with Jewish groups, campus Zionists call it a fig leaf]( By Luke Tress Pro-Israel student, faculty group say CUNY’s new Jewish advisory council is a ‘shameful disgrace’; US law school again sparks controversy with anti-Israel commencement speaker [New York State lawmakers blast bill targeting charities sending money to settlements]( By Luke Tress [Monk seal Yulia seems to swim off after making splash with rare stop on Jaffa beach]( By Deborah Danan Many hoping for return of marine sensation, who seemingly slithered into the water for good Tuesday, but others admit Israel probably a poor home for the endangered creature anyway [Tunisian leader touts ‘coexistence’ after fatal synagogue attack, but not with Israel]( By AFP and ToI Staff President Kais Saied notes ‘distinction between Judaism and Zionism,’ rejects ‘normalization’ with Israel, calls on world to ‘put an end to tragedy of the Palestinian people’ [CRM]( More Headlines [Next five years expected to be hottest period ever recorded, UN warns]( By Robin MILLARD [Probe into 2021 Gilboa jailbreak details ‘dangerous’ failures by Prison Service]( By ToI Staff [US said to propose ‘joint military planning’ with Israel on Iran, but Jerusalem wary]( By ToI Staff [Israel inks first-of-its-kind $305 million sale of artillery systems to Netherlands]( By Emanuel Fabian [Fleeting meeting / Plane encounter between singer Noa Kirel and top rabbi goes viral]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Army captain arrested on suspicion of raping female officer]( By Emanuel Fabian [Sim-ply delicious / ‘The Sims’ video game adds Jewish foods after players’ campaign]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [What in the blazes / London synagogue catches heat for lighting indoor Lag B’Omer bonfire]( By ToI Staff [Report: Ex-senior Kremlin official who quit amid Ukraine war gets Israeli citizenship]( By Michael Horovitz and AP [Israel looks to make history at men’s U-20 soccer World Cup after Indonesia snub]( By Juan Melamed [Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to head to Israel for economic development trip]( By AP [Prince Harry, Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase with paparazzi]( By Peter HUTCHISON and Andrew MARSZAL [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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