Top court to hear petition seeking PM’s removal * In J’lem, Mirren hails Golda * Kidney for a Jew causes stir * Ilhan Omar to boycott Herzog * Nazi refugee’s tech on Mars

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, July 13, 2023 In partnership with [Israel Story]( [High Court to hear petition seeking Netanyahu’s removal over conflict of interest]( By ToI Staff Petitioners argue PM is violating the agreement he signed amid his ongoing corruption trial, as his government barrels forward with legislation to curb the courts [In Jerusalem, Helen Mirren says Golda Meir ‘one of the greatest’ roles she’s played]( By Amy Spiro Ahead of ‘Golda’ premiere at Jerusalem Film Festival, UK actress says she is ‘moved and excited’ to see mass pro-democracy rallies in Israel, recalls her time on a kibbutz in 1967 [Plastic fantastic / ‘Barbie’ director wants viewers to ‘feel like I did at Shabbat dinner’]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Right-wing journalist causes stir by announcing his kidney would go only to a Jew]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Though such stipulations are not officially possible, individuals can bypass this through organizations that pair a donor with a recipient that matches their criteria [Arab Israeli convicted of attempted murder with terror motive in 2021 Acre mob assault]( By ToI Staff Israel Story PODCAST [Signed, Sealed, Delivered? Herzl Rosenblum]( Our series continues with a Revisionist and journalist who stood at the helm of the Yedioth Ahronoth daily for 38 years. Produced in partnership with ToI. Live updates [LIVE: Anti-overhaul protest leaders set new ‘Day of Resistance’ for Monday]( By ToI Staff ‘Netanyahu and the government of destruction are bringing Israel toward the abyss,’ organizers say. ‘This is the moment to intensify resistance’ [‘Reasonableness’ bill hardened, further shielding coalition from judicial oversight]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Bill that bars judicial review of any cabinet and ministerial decisions now also says courts can’t use reasonableness to force justice minister to convene judge-selection panel [Public health staff plan strike if overhaul not halted – report]( By Michael Horovitz [Court strikes down financial penalty that encourages foreign workers not to overstay]( By Jeremy Sharon Op-ed David Horovitz [You can’t keep the big brushstrokes of Israel’s politics out of its people’s army]( The defense minister briefly lost his job for speaking out in March in a bid to heal the dangerous rift over neutering the judiciary. He’s disinclined to do so again. But he must [Amid claims of brutality, police probe mounted cop for trampling protester – report]( By Michael Horovitz [Gallant discusses expanding ties with Azerbaijan’s president in visit to Baku]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Zelensky: I invited Netanyahu to visit Ukraine, but he didn’t come]( By ToI Staff Ukrainian president says he also asked previous PMs Bennett and Lapid to visit and neither showed up; much-wanted Israeli air defense system has not arrived either [One killed, four injured in Kyiv as Russia fires missile and drone salvo at Ukraine]( By AFP [Who’s afraid of a US-Israel relationship reassessment?]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Anat Thon-Ashkenazy [No professionalism, no expertise – and no women]( The Authority for the Advancement of Women’s Status and agencies like it are being gutted along with protections for women Arnold E. Resnicoff [‘Open when I die’: My in-progress ethical will]( I started a final letter to my daughter with life lessons and a last word of love after the Beirut barracks bombing in 1983 [‘No way in hell’: Likely starting trend, Ilhan Omar to skip Herzog speech to Congress]( By Jacob Magid Progressive Democrat says president of country that banned 1st female Muslim US lawmakers and has ‘violations of human rights,’ shouldn’t have been invited to address joint session [Trump pokes at Netanyahu, says Biden ‘doesn’t like you’ in speech to pro-Israel group]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 13: Who’s afraid of a US-Israel relationship reassessment?]( By ToI Staff [‘Won’t stay quiet’: Hezbollah chief threatens Israel over tent row on tense border]( By ToI Staff and AP Hassan Nasrallah urges Lebanon to recapture once-divided town of Ghajar and disputed Shebaa Farms, denies terror group trying to demarcate border along ceasefire line [IDF foils attempt by Hezbollah activists to damage Lebanon border fence]( By Emanuel Fabian [Iran behind failed attack on Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan, foreign minister says]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Lapid says women’s rights minister politicizing office and its powers with new bill]( By ToI Staff Coalition advances legislation to place office tasked with advancing women under greater political control [Civil service bars gender inclusive spelling in official documents — report]( By ToI Staff [Man shot dead in Tira in the 5th killing in the Arab community in just over a day]( By ToI Staff Samar Nasser, 25, was reportedly not the intended target of the hit; MK Touma-Sliman: Far-right police minister Ben Gvir ‘doesn’t know how to do his job and has bad intentions’ [4 killings in Arab community in a day, as deadly crimewave shows no sign of slowing]( By ToI Staff [Soldier, civilian charged with terror offenses over West Bank rioting]( By ToI Staff Yedidya Siani, 22, accused of assault on Palestinian home containing mother, four children; David Oved, 30, indicted over vandalism at mosque where he allegedly defaced Quran books [Tech developed by refugee who fled Nazis to UK used today by NASA on Mars]( By Robert Philpot Family of Jewish physicist Benjamin Abeles, who was on a Kindertransport as a teen and became an activist to help refugees in his 80s, donates archive to University of Southampton Query from right to left [Google launches Hebrew version of AI chatbot Bard]( By ToI Staff Update also allows image insertion in prompts and exporting code created by the service [CRM]( More Headlines [Family of Israeli held for ransom in Ethiopia pleads for help in getting him freed]( By ToI Staff [Orthodox feminist group addressed allegations against sex-guru founder, says report]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Israel earmarks NIS 113 million to build R&D center for chip-based biodevices]( By Sharon Wrobel [Jury starts debating death penalty for Pittsburgh gunman, with mental health at fore]( By Peter Smith [GOP senators threaten to block Biden nominees over ‘antisemitic’ settlement policy]( By Jacob Magid [Israeli anthem plays in Saudi at FIFA video game cup rehearsal, but not at ceremony]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Foreign Ministry says nearly 300 Israelis in India remain unreachable due to floods]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Israel scraps 40% customs tax on imported milk for three months]( By Sharon Wrobel [Man indicted for leaving threatening letter to Netanyahu on grave of PM’s brother]( By ToI Staff [After 20 years, police say they solved Eilat murder and rape cold case]( By ToI Staff [These 6 Jewish baseball players were selected in this year’s MLB draft]( By jacob gurvis [A final climb / Ramat Gan Safari puts down elderly chimpanzee]( 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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