Ex-pilot hit in eye at demo won’t serve ’dictatorship’ * Major protests ahead of 1st vote to curb judicial oversight * NJ Pride cupcakes storm * Germany’s far-right rises

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, July 8, 2023 [IAF reservist injured in eye at overhaul protest says he won’t serve ‘dictatorship’]( By ToI Staff Former pilot Udi Ori dismisses ‘completely false’ claim he lost his eye after taking direct hit from water cannon on Tel Aviv highway, hopes to regain sight after further surgeries [2 detained for assaulting anti-overhaul protesters near Likud MK’s home]( By ToI Staff [Protests ramp up for 27th week as bill to curtail judicial oversight set for 1st vote]( By ToI Staff Demonstrations being held nationwide Saturday night as 1st piece of overhaul legislation set for initial Knesset vote on Monday; Yuval Noah Harari among speakers at Tel Aviv rally [Justice officials to attend cabinet, face down pressure to quash protests – report]( By ToI Staff In unusual move, all top Justice Ministry officials to attend meeting amid concerns of government pressure on police, legal system to suppress anti-overhaul rallies on its behalf [UN chief dismisses Israeli demand he retract accusation of excessive force in Jenin]( By Luke Tress Spokesperson for Antonio Guterres says he ‘stands by’ allegation against IDF, after Israeli envoy decried statement as ‘detached from reality’ [Settler leaders fume at IDF head after he says he discussed settler rioting with them]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Ralph Buntyn [From the KKK to the rabbinate]( George Caudill, now Rabbi Steinberg-Caudill, made a remarkable journey from the abhorrent teachings of the Klan Steven Bayar [Of Pride flags and rainbow cookies]( Do two Orthodox communities in New Jersey believe that being LGBTQ+ is a communicable condition? [Cabinet reportedly set to discuss measures to boost teetering Palestinian Authority]( By ToI Staff Ministers will weigh economic, travel, security steps to stabilize West Bank during Sunday meeting, amid fears the government in Ramallah could collapse, reports say [Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops during West Bank clashes]( By Emanuel Fabian [US envoy to Iran under FBI investigation over handling of classified info — report]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Internal probe into Rob Malley turned over to federal agency, US news outlet Semafor reports, after he was put on leave amid security clearance review [Iran publicly hangs 2 over deadly shooting at Shiraz shrine claimed by Islamic State]( By AFP [Militants attack police station in southeast Iran, kill 2, state TV says]( By AP [In reversal, Netanyahu beats Gantz in head-to-head race for premiership in TV poll]( By ToI Staff For first time in months, more respondents tell Channel 12 that incumbent PM is better suited for post than National Unity party leader Inside Story Kirsten Grieshaber [‘We’ve seen this before’: Growing fears after German county elects far-right leader]( After win last month by member of ‘proven right-wing extremist’ AfD branch, Jewish head of Thuringia domestic intelligence agency says will emigrate if party joins state gov’t [Dutch government collapses over bitter migration dispute]( By Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop [US to send cluster bombs to Ukraine; Biden defends supplying controversial munition]( By Zeke Miller, TARA COPP and Lolita C. Baldor Washington says Kyiv vowed to use weapons carefully; US to send version with reduced ‘dud rate,’ meaning fewer smaller bomblets fail to explode, later cause unintended deaths [Zelensky marks 500 days of war with video of visit to symbol of defiance Snake Island]( By FELIPE DANA [NJ Jews reel after kosher baker rejects synagogue’s order for rainbow Pride treats]( By Andrew Lapin When the West Orange Bake Shop wouldn’t supply cupcakes supporting the LGBTQ community, a firestorm ensued – which the Orthodox owner says is fueling more divisiveness [Vehicle carrying pride flags torched in Tel Aviv suburb, in suspected hate crime]( By ToI Staff Hod Hasharon mayor says baseless hate that led to Second Temple’s destruction to blame, orders more flags to hang up around city [Man arrested for breaking into Bar Refaeli’s family home, demanding to meet her]( By ToI Staff Suspected allegedly threatened to murder someone if not granted an audience with the model, who wasn’t in the area Interview [How a Boston-based retired physicist is spreading the gospel of science in Africa]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan To explain why he’s founded over 100 hands-on labs in sub-Sahara Africa, Mark Gelfand points to Hebrew school classes and a natural curiosity for the workings of the world [CRM]( More Headlines [No government ministers attend state memorial for former Likud PM Shamir]( By ToI Staff [Keshet sells British media firm, will put profits into new content]( By Jessica Steinberg [‘Four Weddings’ star Simon Callow lambasts UK theaters for trigger warnings]( By Helen Rowe [IS-linked fighter in Syria killed in apparent US drone strike]( By AP [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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