Settlement yeshiva head: Riots stain us all * Likud ministers contradict PM on overhaul * What’s ’Jewish lightning’? * French riots: Memorial defaced * Fleeing to Greece?

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, July 1, 2023 [Head of prestigious yeshiva: Settler riots a moral stain on us all, contravene Torah]( By ToI Staff Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein of Har Etzion in West Bank: Violence in Palestinian villages ‘driven by dark forces in people’s souls,’ ‘pulls rug out from under our claim to morality’ [UK, Canada, Australia call on Israel to reverse approvals for settlement expansion]( By ToI Staff [UN trims ‘blacklist’ of firms doing business in Israeli settlements]( By Jacob Magid [Israeli army probes soldier seen vandalizing car in Palestinian village]( By Emanuel Fabian In short clip, serviceman smashes window of vehicle in Qaryut, near West Bank settlement of Eli; IDF condemns ‘serious incident’ [Pledging to carry on with overhaul, Levin says battle is over state’s character]( By ToI Staff Likud ministers say they won’t give in, including on the ‘override’ clause that Netanyahu says he’s scrapped [‘The protest is intensifying’: 26th week of rallies as coalition advances overhaul]( By ToI Staff [Under shadow of judicial overhaul, Israelis flee to Greece, birthplace of democracy]( By Romain Chauvet As Israel’s uncertain judiciary seems to increasingly push some sabras into exile, many are drawn to Greece’s proximity, lower real estate prices and high quality of life [Over 1,300 arrested in France during 4th night of riots over fatal police shooting]( By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet and LEWIS JOLY Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says 2,500 fires set overnight [Memorial to Holocaust victims, WWII resistance defaced during riots in France]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [French youths clash with officers in 4th day of riots over fatal police shooting]( By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester and LEWIS JOLY [Four men jailed over French far-right terror plot against Jewish and Muslim targets]( By AFP 27-year-old former voluntary police officer, accused of being ringleader, to serve 18 years; other three, one of whom was a minor at the time, given lighter terms [Neo-Nazi charged with defacing Michigan synagogue]( By Luke Tress Explainer Stephen Silver [Why did Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ refer to arson caused by ‘Jewish lightning’?]( While the term itself is an offensive Jewish stereotype, the show uses it as part of a story arc on restaurant’s staff no longer using pejorative language Interview [How the work of a celebrated artist killed by a Nazi mysteriously ended up in Israel]( By JP O’ Malley In ‘Bruno Schulz,’ author Benjamin Balint follows the dark story of a renowned Polish-Jewish creative turned SS officer’s artist-slave, and the battles over his surviving legacy Top Ops Michael Wasserman [Defending the broken tablets: On the pro-Democracy protests]( A midrash to remind us that spiritual humility, the awareness that our truths are partial truths, is a religious value Karen Reiss Medwed [Teach all children: Jewish affirmative action]( The US Supreme Court’s ruling is an ethical, moral and – for Jews – religious failure [NYC says 18 yeshivas failing to teach secular subjects in accordance with state law]( By ToI Staff After eight-year probe, city’s Department of Education report finds private Hasidic schools don’t provide ‘substantially equivalent’ education to public schools [Austria seizes vast trove of weapons, swastika flags in raid on far-right biker gang]( By AFP Haul includes 35 long firearms, 25 submachine guns, 100 pistols, 1,000 weapons components, 400 signal weapons, 10,000 rounds of ammunition, grenade launcher, Nazi memorabilia [In notable stand, Israel’s ambassador to US says ‘trans rights are human rights’]( By Ron Kampeas At Pride event hosted by embassy, Michael Herzog calls to stand up against those who spread ‘intolerance and bigotry’ targeting LGBTQ community in the US and Israel [Israel plummets 23 spots in gender equality index to 83rd in the world]( By ToI Staff Obituary Andrew Silow-Carroll [Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89]( Over a nearly seven-decade career, he imbued comic roles with pathos and serious roles with a touch of sardonic humor Inside Story Ron Kampeas [Harvard’s Jewish quotas cited in US Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling]( Two justices were sympathetic to group’s argument that demands for diversity were to an extent rooted in a past desire to limit numbers of Jewish students Analysis [US Supreme Court steers society sharply to the right]( By Paul Handley Conservative-majority court shows determination to scrap long-established progressive policies, with rulings against affirmative action, LGBTQ rights, abortion rights [US Supreme Court says web designer can refuse service to gay couples]( By Jessica Gresko [Biden pledges new student debt relief plan, slams GOP after Supreme Court ruling]( By Will Weissert and Colleen Long [Culinary history, taste and design exhibits whet the appetite in Jerusalem and Holon]( By Jessica Steinberg Israel Museum features anthropological display of banquets; Design Museum Holon rethinks look and feel of food [CRM]( [During Pittsburgh shooter trial, surviving congregants find parallels in West Bank]( By Eliyahu Freedman As gunman is tried for murder of 11 Jews, members of Tree of Life’s Dor Hadash visit Palestinians, doubling down on refugee aid work for which killer said he targeted them More Headlines [Kim Kardashian cries over Kanye’s antisemitism in upcoming ‘Kardashians’ episode]( By JTA and ToI Staff [UNESCO readmits US as member state after Trump’s withdrawal]( By Matthew Lee [Finnish far-right minister quits after controversies, alleged pro-Nazi comments]( By ToI Staff and AFP [Iran to join Shanghai alliance with China, Russia next week, says Lavrov]( By AFP [Saturn’s rings glow bright in Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot]( By Marcia Dunn [A novel campaign tactic / ‘Die!’: Thinking cam is off, mayoral candidate lets slip real feelings]( By ToI Staff [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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