ToI’s weekly deep dive: Is Archaeology better down where it’s wetter? * Jerusalem shuk marks 100 * Israeli Judoka ranked #1 * BLOG: Yom Kippur War... in a bouncy castle?

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, July 16, 2023 Archaeology [Marine excavations offer glimpse into ancient history preserved under the sea]( By Melanie Lidman While much of Israel’s land has already been dug up and explored, archaeological discoveries underwater are just beginning to surface 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 [Op-ed / Netanyahu leads Israel into the abyss]( By David Horovitz Analysis Lazar Berman [Why the deepening judicial crisis could be Israel’s constitutional moment]( The country’s founders chose not to create a framework document. The effects of that decision are at the heart of the fight over judicial reform [Analysis / The coalition says its ‘reasonableness’ bill is backed by top judge Sohlberg. Is it?]( By Jeremy Sharon Interview [Israel’s divide threatens its future, says Jewish MP who left and rejoined UK Labour]( By Lazar Berman Luciana Berger, who faced antisemitic abuse during the Jeremy Corbyn years, shares her worries over local judicial fight, but is encouraged by popular engagement during protests Top Ops 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 Tali Reiner Brodetzki [Protesting a Kohelet funder who’s a Hartman donor is not ‘dangerous overreach’]( The institute promotes pluralism, open debate, and civil discourse, so why defame us for upholding those exact values? Michael Oren [Why tribes?]( One can almost imagine a modern shibboleth test in which we are stopped and asked, ’judicial reform’ or ’judicial coup’? Ori Golan [The song that made a country]( ’I Have No Other Country,’ a beloved anthem embraced by today’s protesters, was born of Ehud Manor’s personal tragedy, as his widow Ofra tells it [In Israel, leaders of US Black universities laud partnership with Jewish community]( By Lazar Berman [CRM]( [Mahane Yehuda marks 100 years with more bars, fewer cucumbers and tomatoes]( By Jessica Steinberg As the beloved Jerusalem food market celebrates its centennial, its vendors and caretakers aim for balance between culinary pursuits and nightlife Festival [Self-labeled ‘shiksa from London’ Helen Mirren accepts Jerusalem Film Festival honor]( By Amy Spiro At Israeli premiere of ‘Golda,’ actress says she never imagined receiving an award in the ‘beautiful, historic, magical, difficult, complex and wonderful city of Jerusalem’ [In Jerusalem, Helen Mirren says Golda Meir ‘one of the greatest’ roles she’s played]( By Amy Spiro Author interview [Author chronicles a friend’s descent into madness, and society’s failure to save him]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Health [Physicians urge police to suspend water cannon use after protesters badly wounded]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Injuries indicate police ignoring own guidelines that prohibit crowd-control weapon from being aimed at upper body — especially the head [Israeli startup uses AI to help doctors image and diagnose cardiac issues in minutes]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [In bid to cure rare disease, scientists discover treatment for statin side effect]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Gender-affirming surgery performed at Galilee Medical Center for first time]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Tech developed by refugee who fled Nazis to UK used today by NASA on Mars]( By Robert Philpot Sports [Raz Hershko tops women’s international judo rankings, in historic first for Israeli]( By Michael Horovitz Israeli judoka No.1 among 2,000 competitors across all weight classes; ‘It’s only a stop along the road,’ she says [‘Build bridges of understanding with fellow Jews,’ Herzog tells young JCC athletes]( By Gila Kalman [Israeli U-20 basketball team defeats Belgium at Euro semifinal, clearing path to gold]( By ToI Staff [In Jaffa, athletes and social advocates kick around ideas to improve women’s soccer]( By Charlie Summers [Built by conversos fleeing Spain, Amsterdam’s ancient Ets Haim library gets an update]( By Martin Rosenberg Archaeology [In vivid color: 1,500-year-old Huqoq mosaic depicts Samson, animals hunting]( By Melanie Lidman 12th and final season of excavations from 5th century house of worship reveals additional sections of mosaic in breathtaking detail [Remembering the Yom Kippur War… in a bouncy castle?]( By Zack Rothbart An inflatable giraffe and a Sponge Bob labyrinth don’t remove the pain of war, but they make kids happy, and isn’t that the point? [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? [View in browser]( © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved