Coalition hunts for ’traitors’ after vote defeat * Haviv Rettig Gur: Netanyahu finds he’s lost control * US, Iran near ’political ceasefire’ deal *Aguilera to play Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, June 15, 2023 [Coalition members accuse Likud ‘traitors’ after opposition wins judicial panel seat]( By ToI Staff Internal rift erupts as overhaul stalwarts rage against Netanyahu, accusing him of instructing MKs to vote for Yesh Atid’s Karine Elharrar on Judicial Selection Committee [Lapid touts cross-camp ‘alliance’ after opposition MK wins seat on judicial panel]( By Michael Bachner [Coalition in chaos as opposition wins seat on judge-picking panel while Likud left out]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Analysis Haviv Rettig Gur [Netanyahu finds he’s lost control of the populist tiger he rode to power]( In judicial appointments vote, the prime minister’s will was stymied not by far-right extremists or opposition foes, but by his own most loyal foot soldiers [Lapid, Gantz freeze overhaul negotiations over ‘PM’s capitulation to extremists’]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff [US, Iran said nearing informal, limited ‘political ceasefire,’ not full nuke deal]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Citing Israeli, US and Iranian officials, New York Times reports sides closing in on unwritten understandings to curb further uranium enrichment in return for unfreezing assets Live updates [State prosecutor: Ben Gvir’s administrative detention bill undermines democracy]( By ToI Staff Bill, which will come up in Knesset committee on Sunday, would allow suspects to temporarily be held without charge or trial in bid to crack down on crimewave in Arab community [And the winners are… MK Karine Elharrar – and PM Netanyahu?]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Suzy Donskoy [Finding unity: The need for a centrist awakening]( Growing polarization perpetuates intolerance, making it harder and harder to engage constructively and reach consensus Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll [Haredi publications’ new offense: Erasing a fallen Israeli Jewish female soldier]( It’s time to see ultra-Orthodox erasure of women for what it is: disrespect and devaluation of worthy human beings Op-ed David Horovitz [Netanyahu loses a key vote. Now a torn, troubled Israel waits for the fallout]( The prime minister fails to impose discipline on his colleagues and the opposition manages an improbable victory, but the judicial overhaul advocates aren’t done yet [Shekel seesaws amid Knesset’s judicial selection drama]( By Sharon Wrobel [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jun 15: And the winners are… MK Karine Elharrar – and PM Netanyahu?]( By ToI Staff [Defense tech firm Rafael reveals first-ever hypersonic interceptor]( By Emanuel Fabian Sky Sonic system, under development for three years, to be shown off at Paris Air Show, after Iran claimed earlier this month it built a hypersonic missile [Hollywood producer and gum mogul said mulling joint takeover of NSO spyware assets]( By ToI Staff [Germany okays $4.3 billion purchase of Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-missile system]( By Peter WUETHERICH Interview [Kernels of hope: This book picks 13 earthshaking innovators for world’s challenges]( By Shoshanna Solomon Avi Jorisch’s ‘Next’ spotlights countries and entrepreneurs playing outsized roles in tackling major challenges and finding solutions to mankind’s problems in the coming 30 years [‘Next’: A glimpse at innovators and tech set to change the world as we know it]( By Shoshanna Solomon [EU moves one step closer to ‘historic’ rules for reining in AI technology]( By Raziye AKKOC [US seeking answers after IDF shuts probe into death of detained Palestinian-American]( By Jacob Magid State Department spokesman says Washington will talk to Israelis directly before drawing conclusions, notes initial IDF statement that incident showed ‘lapse of moral judgment’ [Palestinian said killed in Nablus clashes as IDF razes home of gunman]( By Emanuel Fabian [Scientists create synthetic human embryos from stem cells, without an egg or sperm]( By ToI Staff Team at UK’s University of Cambridge grow embryo to point where distinct cell lines form, though not brain or heart Interview Lazar Berman [Muslim-majority Kosovo wants ‘strategic partnership’ with Israel — former PM]( Avdullah Hoti, who opened embassy in Jerusalem, wants Israel to open a mission in Pristina; Foreign Ministry points to budgetary constraints [Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality]( By Jacob Kessler With Hebrew as common on the streets as the local language, Pisac is seeing an influx of sabras seeking a respite from the stresses of everyday life in Israel [‘Now I can die in peace’: After long waits, new pilgrims ready for COVID-free hajj]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Back to basics [Pop icon Christina Aguilera set to perform in Israel for 1st time]( By ToI Staff Five-time Grammy winner will have a show in Rishon Lezion in August, marking 25 years since start of her career [CRM]( More Headlines [Rehovot man dies month after wife killed by Gaza rocket: ‘He was very sad’]( By ToI Staff [Germany to hike homecare funding for Holocaust survivors by $105 million next year]( By Canaan Lidor [At least 78 killed, dozens feared missing after migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean]( By Derek Gatopoulos [Relatively impressive / Einstein archives get new home at Hebrew University]( By Jessica Steinberg [European, Australian Jewish student leaders pan Israel’s ‘extremist’ diaspora affairs minister]( By Canaan Lidor [North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles in protest of US-South Korea drills]( By Agencies [Survivor tells of last moments with slain mom as synagogue attack trial nears verdict]( By AP and JTA [Girl, 8, seriously injured as police car hits uninvolved vehicle during chase]( By ToI Staff [British MPs find Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over ‘partygate’ as PM]( By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI [Democrat Adam Schiff evades House censure over his Trump-Russia collusion claims]( By MARY CLARE JALONICK [UN says 2 million displaced in Sudan since beginning of conflict in April]( By SAM MAGDY [Diamond dealing / Cubs slugger Mervis hawks Hebrew merch to boost baseball in Israel]( By Gabe Friedman [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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