Lapid: We had deal on overhaul; PM caved * Netanyahu unveils national fast-rail plan, says it could link to Saudi Arabia * Massacre in an Austrian town * Kanye back on X

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, July 30, 2023 [Lapid: We had deal with Netanyahu on overhaul last week; he caved to Levin, Ben Gvir]( By ToI Staff Opposition head says that following failure of compromise efforts to block reasonableness law, he’ll only enter talks if coalition legally commits to an 18-month legislative pause [State closes sedition probe into ex-PM Olmert’s calls for civil disobedience]( By ToI Staff [Ex-Bank of Israel head warns investors lining up to pull funds amid overhaul turmoil]( By ToI Staff [Gallant: ‘We’ll act according to law’ if court strikes down reasonableness bill]( By ToI Staff Defense minister’s comment come after Netanyahu last week wouldn’t say if he’d abide by potential ruling; PM doesn’t mention overhaul in cabinet speech [Likud denies any ‘rebellion’ in its ranks over judicial overhaul]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 30: Some Likud MKs murmur dissent; Lapid: Compromise was imminent]( By ToI Staff [PM unveils planned Kiryat Shmona-Eilat fast rail, says could link to Saudi Arabia too]( By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff Netanyahu says ‘revolutionary’ project, vital to economy and security, will cost NIS 100b, does not specify where funding will come from; numerous similar ideas floated in past [Cabinet to discuss siphoning NIS 164 million from ministries to fund yeshiva students]( By Michael Bachner [‘Damage is enormous’: Over 200,000 at first weekend rallies since overhaul law passed]( By ToI Staff Protest leader Bressler: ‘Masks have finally come off’ with 1st law’s enactment; ex-central bank chief Frenkel: ‘Government must come to its senses’; car rams protester in Tel Aviv [Police probe protesters over posters with officers’ faces, claiming incitement]( By ToI Staff [Potential Saudi deal would require ‘significant concessions’ to Palestinians – report]( By ToI Staff New York Times reports Riyadh’s demands for action on the ground unlikely to be approved by Israel’s hardline coalition, PM may need to seek centrist government with opposition [Saudi Arabia seeks to host multilateral Ukraine peace talks; Russia to steer clear]( By AFP Live updates [LIVE: Lapid rejects talks on judicial overhaul unless legislation frozen until 2025]( By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff Opposition leader’s demand in line with stance in negotiations leading up to coalition’s unilateral passage of reasonableness law last week; Likud rebuffs his call Top Ops Benjamin Lau [The Knesset’s Pyrrhic victory]( The desire to subjugate the other side threatens the Jewish homeland; now, everyone must set aside being right in favor of peace Tania Pons Allon [Quenching a thirst… for progress]( How the University of Arizona, JNF-USA, and local alumni from an Arava agricultural school are bringing water to Kenya [Some Likud MKs murmur dissent; Lapid: Compromise was imminent]( [listen to the podcast]( [Netanyahu to huddle with security chiefs over Hezbollah tensions]( By ToI Staff Senior IDF officers expected to tell PM the Lebanese terror group is uninterested in open conflict with Israel and is only making minor provocations [Court petition claims reasonableness law will expose IDF officers to int’l probes]( By ToI Staff [With ‘Endphase,’ local filmmaker brings to light 1945 massacre in quiet Austrian town]( By Rich Tenorio Hans Hochstöger grew up in idyllic Hofamt Priel never knowing that the SS gunned down over 200 Hungarian Jews there. Now he seeks to raise awareness of the village’s tragic history [Settlers from flashpoint West Bank settlement said to torch Palestinian field]( By ToI Staff COGAT changes enforcement policy against illegally dug Palestinians wells, after Israel panned over video showing one serving hamlets not connected to grid being filled with cement [PA announces move to boost independence of its judiciary, drawing praise from US]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Abbas’s step comes days after Washington panned Israeli judicial overhaul law; PA president has been trying to subjugate judiciary for years, and local critic says move is cosmetic [Hamas, Fatah meet in Egypt in attempt to broker reconciliation]( By AP [5 killed, 6 wounded in clashes at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon]( By AP [Twitter, now rebranded as X, restores Kanye West’s account after ban for antisemitism]( By AFP and ToI Staff Move comes 8 months after Elon Musk’s social media platform banned US rapper for posting swastika interlaced with Star of David; ADL chief calls latest move ‘absolutely sickening’ [Meet Thomas Poretsky, 10-year-old Native American-Jewish racer]( By Lonny Goldsmith and jacob gurvis Proudly displaying Israeli and Quechan Nation flags on his scaled-down stock car, the young but disciplined driver is proving that slow and steady can indeed win the race [Israeli-built satellite blasts into space for Singaporean customers]( By ToI Staff DS-SAR reconnaissance platform launched from Indian space center; reportedly to provide imagery for government agencies [CRM]( More Headlines [Iranian official promoting Islamic values suspended over alleged gay sex tape]( By ToI Staff [Foreign worker crushed to death at construction site]( By ToI Staff [Power station fire, explosions cut off power in much of Iraq amid scorching heatwave]( By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD [Woman dies in car crash near northern town; suspect surrenders after Lod hit-and-run]( By Michael Horovitz [Three Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow, shutting airport, damaging buildings]( By Agencies [Down and out / Glitch leaves Netvision customers sans email for 3 days]( 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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