Protests, clashes after judicial law passes * US laments; Hezbollah gloats * PM offers talks on next laws * Likud disavows Haredi draft bill * Op-ed: Safeguarding Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Presented by [The Jewish Federations of North America]( [Chaos erupts as protesters block roads, clash with police after judicial law passes]( By Naomi Lanzkron, Carrie Keller-Lynn, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff Dozens held in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, elsewhere as protesters shut Begin, Ayalon freeways, defying water cannons and mounted cops for hours; multiple complaints of police brutality [Defiant in defeat: Protesters vow to fight on against government’s judicial overhaul]( By Jeremy Sharon [Israeli shares, shekel slide as passage of overhaul law crushes compromise hopes]( By Sharon Wrobel Live updates [LIVE: AG asks High Court to invalidate law protecting Netanyahu from court-ordered recusal]( By ToI Staff Gali Baharav-Miara argues legislation is aimed at improving PM’s legal position and letting him ‘operate in contravention of court rulings’ while he’s on trial for graft charges Op-ed [How do we safeguard Israel, when the government is at war with much of the people?]( By David Horovitz The coalition’s brutal bid to neuter the courts and legislate Israel away from a democratic, liberal Jewish ethos may yet prove its downfall. Meantime, non-violent protests are key [UTJ presents bill to shield Haredi draft exemptions, prompting Likud disavowal]( By Stuart Winer, Canaan Lidor and Jeremy Sharon Legislation seeks to equate Torah study and military service, leading opposition to rage against proposal and Netanyahu’s party to deny it will be advancing to a vote [Coalition split between defiance and reconciliation after passing first overhaul bill]( By ToI Staff Op-ed Shalom Yerushalmi [Netanyahu’s hospital sedation may be over, but Levin remains the real prime minister]( Since the formation of the current government, the justice minister has amassed an army of ministers and MKs that neither the PM nor the defense minister could withstand on Monday [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jul 25: Day after society-rending vote, new contentious bill presented]( By ToI Staff [High Court justices rush back from abroad to hear petitions against ‘reasonableness’]( By ToI Staff Supreme Court President Esther Hayut was in Germany leading delegation of judges, who are now returning early to Israel ‘given the latest developments’ [Medical Association announces 24-hour general strike Tuesday in healthcare system]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Behind the headlines [/ ToI Community event]( [Knesset chaos and societal divisions: This Israeli moment explained live on Thursday]( By ToI Staff On Tisha B’av, ToI’s top political analysts answer your questions during an intense, in-depth discussion. Join the ToI Community to participate [Day after society-rending vote, new contentious bill presented]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Michael Oren [A tale of two Israels]( Despite the deep divides in Israeli society, I believed we were still one people. Then I saw the exultant selfie from the Knesset floor Joshua Berman [Crushed by denial: Zion in the Book of Lamentations]( When everything you believe comes crumbling down, and you still can’t get past your beliefs, that is when you are susceptible to destruction [Netanyahu offers talks on next overhaul laws; Lapid: An empty show, he’s not real PM]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn PM promises High Court won’t come under coalition control; Lapid: He’s lying, to appease the US and calm the protests; Gantz: We’ll erase these laws from the statute book [Gallant explains vote for contentious overhaul bill: ‘Best that I stay at the wheel’]( By Emanuel Fabian [White House laments unilateral passage of overhaul bill, as Democrats echo alarm]( By Jacob Magid Press secretary stresses Biden’s call for consensus, backs Herzog’s compromise efforts; progressive US lawmakers blast Knesset for curbing judiciary; Germany voices ‘great concern’ [‘First step to destroying democracy’: Diaspora groups alarmed as overhaul law passes]( By Canaan Lidor [Hezbollah chief gloats: Israel had its ‘worst day,’ is on ‘path to disappearance’]( By ToI Staff In speech, Hassan Nasrallah says Jewish state was once seen as a regional power, but its ‘trust, awareness and self-confidence have deteriorated’ due to judicial overhaul crisis [3 Palestinian gunmen killed by IDF when attacking Samaritan community near Nablus]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says suspects arrived by car at small town in northern West Bank, opened fire at forces outside; Hamas claims responsibility [Israeli bus comes under fire in Huwara; none hurt]( By Emanuel Fabian [Dark comedy ‘Anne Frank Gift Shop’ repackages Holocaust icon for Gen Z]( By Matt Lebovic In new short satiric film premiering July 25, Anne Frank House museum reps hire a marketing firm to remake diarist’s image in era of ’empathy fatigue’ among young people [Iran claims it dismantled Mossad-led spy network planning to blow up Soleimani’s tomb]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Tehran alleges that a group controlled by Israeli spy agency’s cells in Europe was also planning attacks against civilian gatherings Archaeology [Half-shekel coin from revolt against Romans 2 millennia ago uncovered in desert cave]( By Melanie Lidman Hebrew coin minted by rebels as part of underground Jewish economy and used to pay tax at Temple in Jerusalem is discovered during six-year survey mapping area of Dead Sea Scrolls [Israeli-founded Imperva is snapped up by France’s Thales in $3.6b cybersecurity deal]( By Sharon Wrobel Co-founded by tech entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer in 2002, Imperva is a data and application cybersecurity firm that operates an R&D center in Israel with 500 employees [CRM]( More Headlines [Man shot dead near Kafr Yasif, marking 130th killing in Arab community this year]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [US anthropological association votes to boycott Israeli academia over ‘apartheid’]( By Andrew Lapin [Police reveal murder suspect burned victim’s body, then dumped it; found 2 weeks ago]( By ToI Staff [UK remands Islamist preacher in custody on terror charges]( By AFP [Bolivia facing questions over shadowy defense pact with Iran]( By DANIEL POLITI and Carlos Valdez [ADL sets up international task force on antisemitism with 6 Jewish community groups]( By ToI Staff [Joel Rubin, who helped found J Street, to run for Maryland congressional seat]( By Ron Kampeas [Pretty in pink / Singer says she’s more like Ken than Barbie in Hebrew pop song]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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