Ben Gvir tours Temple Mt, proves Israel ’in charge’ * PM vows budget with raised Haredi funding will pass; protesters call it robbery *When ADL took on John Birch Society

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, May 21, 2023 Presented by [Tel Aviv University]( [Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount, says it proves Israel ‘in charge’ at holy site]( By ToI Staff Palestinians, Jordan and Egypt pan move by far-right police minister, who urges more funds for Jewish settlement in Negev and Galilee to show Israel is sovereign there too [IDF general revokes order barring Israelis from illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh]( By Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 21: Minister Ben Gvir visits Temple Mt., with an eye on the budget]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu vows state budget will pass, says coalition differences can be bridged]( By ToI Staff Pushing back against criticism over funding for Haredi schools that don’t teach core studies, PM claims he is leveling the playing field; Gantz: Ultra-Orthodox kids deserve better [Liberman: PM ‘should suffer in hell’ for not making Haredi schools teach core studies]( By ToI Staff [Coalition tensions escalate amid Haredi demands for more funds ahead of budget vote]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Defense Ministry unveils expanded discounts, benefits for IDF reservists]( By Michael Bachner Package to be allocated NIS 200 million per year, 15 times current budget; it features reduced electricity bills and property tax, discounts on goods and entertainment from our sponsor [Take the First Step Toward Real Change: TAU’s New Climate Change Masters Degree]( Israel’s ecology, innovation and complex geo-political situation make it the ideal place to prepare for a career addressing the political and social aspects of climate change. [UN breathes life into once-polluted Gaza wetland]( By Sue Surkes Development Program removes 35,000 tons of garbage from Wadi Gaza, plans sports and leisure facilities, as clean water flows in from new treatment plant Top Ops Gerard Heumann [Can beauty and efficiency meet?]( Israel should add large-scale, prefabricated, pre-finished construction to its toolkit for addressing the housing crisis Ariel Finkelstein [Local authorities should be setting local taxes – that’s the democratic way]( Adjusting the Arnona Fund distribution to incentivize approving more building permits sounds great, but there’s a reason the OECD recommends otherwise [Iran claims to capture infiltrators linked to Israel]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Intelligence minister says group apprehended recently while crossing western border with Iraq [Armed group said to kill 6 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border]( By AP B'Teavon [Pre-Shavuot cheesecake masterclass with Chef Harry]( Join the ToI Community to access Monday’s exclusive live session [Rallying for 20th week, overhaul opponents also decry looming budget as ‘a robbery’]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Some 150,000 estimated at nationwide rallies; opposition head Lapid threatens to bolt compromise talks on judicial revamp; former budget chief: Government ‘destroying the economy’ [Rivlin says Israel ‘can’t agree to half a democracy,’ amid ongoing judicial talks]( By ToI Staff [PM residence expenses for Bennett, Lapid significantly lower than for Netanyahu]( By ToI Staff [Minister Ben Gvir visits Temple Mt., with an eye on the budget]( [listen to the podcast]( Interview [How an ADL spy operation helped bring down the far-right John Birch Society]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev Researching his new book ‘Birchers,’ Matthew Dallek discovers paperwork documenting a successful espionage effort to thwart an anti-Civil Rights group deemed a threat by some Jews [Zelensky says Bakhmut is ‘not occupied,’ denying Russia’s claim to control key city]( By Zeke Miller, Elise Morton and susie blann Earlier comments by Ukrainian president had been widely interpreted to mean he thought eastern locale had fallen, hours after a similar claim by Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin [Head of Russian mercenary group claims total capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut]( By AFP [Zelensky seeks diplomatic, military support at G7 summit in Hiroshima]( By AFP [CRM]( [2 arrested for assault while protesting indoor play center open on Shabbat]( By ToI Staff Ultra-Orthodox suspects in Harish allegedly attack woman, lightly hurting her; police say they expect to make additional arrests [Acclaimed British novelist Martin Amis dies at 73]( By AP Amis passed away Friday at Florida home, day before film of his Holocaust novel ‘The Zone of Interest’ premiered at Cannes; editor hails ‘stylist extraordinaire, fearless writer’ [Obituary / Martin Amis, a second-generation literary lion]( By Barney SPENDER More Headlines [Four-year-old dies in hospital two days after choking on a grape]( By ToI Staff [Police nab suspected passport appointment scalper]( By ToI Staff [Construction worker killed when struck by heavy object near Shoham]( By ToI Staff [Health Ministry expected to probe hospital’s latest possible embryo mix-up]( By ToI Staff [Greeks go to the polls, with rising cost of living on voters’ minds]( By Elena Becatoros and THEODORA TONGAS [Deep sea view / First full-size 3D scan of Titanic shows shipwreck in new light]( By SYLVIA HUI [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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