Court slams law protecting PM from recusal * Death penalty for Pittsburgh killer * Video: US troops save Jews at Belsen * Horovitz: As Israel implodes, key MKs are silent

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, August 3, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Judges say law shielding Netanyahu ‘clearly personal,’ mull delayed implementation]( By ToI Staff High Court hears petitions against law that makes it virtually impossible to force a prime minister to step down; justices look to avoid striking down a Basic Law for first time [Top court holds key hearing on law shielding Netanyahu from removal from office]( By Michael Bachner Petitions argue law passed specifically to let PM violate his conflict of interest deal; High Court nixing it would be 1st annulment of Basic Law, heralding constitutional showdown [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 3: High Court’s damned-if-they-do-damned-if-they-don’t dilemmas]( By ToI Staff [Knesset legal adviser moves to oppose AG on law shielding Netanyahu from recusal]( By ToI Staff Op-ed David Horovitz [Israel implodes. The PM divides and dissembles. And MKs who could save us are silent]( It’s like we’ve been taken over by a deranged, masochistic demolition squad. Except that the coalition’s Jewish supremacists, empowered by Netanyahu, know exactly what they’re doing [US jury hands death penalty to gunman for killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue]( By Peter Smith Robert Bowers to receive death sentence for carrying out 2018 massacre at Tree of Life, the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history [Tree of Life rabbi says community can ‘begin to heal’ after shooter sentenced]( By Luke Tress and JTA [Amazon to invest $7.2b in Israel as tech giant rolls out local cloud data region]( By Sharon Wrobel US online tech giant launches AWS Israel region with cloud data centers in the country; investment is estimated to add about $13.9 billion to Israel’s GDP through 2037 [Ben Gvir: Probes into alleged police brutality are attempt to ‘threaten’ cops]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff ‘You are our heroes,’ minister tells under-fire Yasam cops, says he has seen no excessive use of force by officers; state attorney rejects ‘effort to besmirch’ PIID investigators [Minister to High Court: AG must explain lack of charges for road-blocking protesters]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff [Thousands in Tel Aviv as overhaul demos show no sign of fatigue after 1st bill passed]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Breaking silence, Netanyahu defends IDF general attacked by coalition MKs]( By ToI Staff PM calls comments against central command head ‘unacceptable and unworthy’ after member of his party accuses officer of putting Palestinians before Israelis Top Ops Suzie Navot [The decimation of restraints on government power]( As with abolishing the reasonableness doctrine, the Incapacitation Law exempts the country’s leaders from judicial oversight Rivka Ravitz [When I left for work today, the sofa cushions still had stuffing]( Summer vacation is a powerful reminder of the Israeli labor market’s bias against the parents of schoolchildren [High Court’s damned-if-they-do-damned-if-they-don’t dilemmas]( [listen to the podcast]( [Newly found video shows moments US troops saved thousands of Jews from Nazi train]( By Stuart Winer Researcher finds archived video of liberation of Bergen-Belsen camp prisoners near Farsleben in 1945; survivors identify themselves in clip [High Court shoots down petition to evacuate illegal Homesh outpost in West Bank]( By Jeremy Sharon Yesh Din organization says High Court ‘normalizing apartheid rule’ in West Bank; settler leader calls for rebuilding of other settlements in northern West Bank [As AI rides global wave, troubled Israel risks missing the splash]( By Shoshanna Solomon If judicial overhaul turmoil prevents Israel from being part of AI revolution, ‘we will weep for generations;’ argues expert who led task force on national cybersecurity policy [Bank of Israel sees increased risk to economy due to judicial overhaul uncertainty]( By Sharon Wrobel [IDF chief, president tour Lebanon border amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah]( By ToI Staff Military says Herzi Halevi was briefed about ‘latest incidents’ along frontier, as Herzog warns Iran-backed terror group against testing Israel’s resolve [Lebanon warns PA’s Abbas that troops may intervene if refugee camp clashes continue]( By AP [PM aide: Gov’t conscription bill to lower age of exemption for Haredim from 26 to 21]( By Canaan Lidor Plan revealed by cabinet secretary goes even further than recent government decision that said coalition would lower exemption age to 23 [New bill could create jobs for 1,070 rabbis, cost taxpayers tens of millions a year]( By Canaan Lidor Interview [‘It’s already happening’: Ex-gender equality minister says women’s rights under attack]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Scholars join lawmakers in slamming government policies that add up to a lowering of women’s standing [High Court hears petition on adoption by LGBTQ couples: ‘Decision cannot be avoided’]( By ToI Staff Op-ed Sue Surkes [‘Oppenheimer’ offers a timely warning on the dangers of the climate crisis]( Scientists thought the chances of an A-bomb destroying Earth were ‘near zero.’ We know now that climate change could obliterate humanity, but we continue along our destructive path [Israeli circus trio shocks and awes in near-nude ‘America’s Got Talent’ tryout]( By ToI Staff Crowd laughs, grimaces and applauds as troupe performs adapted version of beach game, hitting ‘matkot’ ball to each other, juggling paddles and trying to avoid exposing themselves [CRM]( More Headlines [IDF veteran dies two days after self-immolation due to rejection of PTSD recognition]( By Emanuel Fabian [Any deal must be done before Biden leaves office, Israel reportedly tells Saudis]( By Lazar Berman [British woman claims she was raped by Israeli in Greece]( By ToI Staff [US Jews commend Adidas for donating surplus Yeezy sales to anti-hate groups]( By TIFFANY STANLEY, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM [Closely monitored by Hamas, open-air cinema offers Gazans a rare trip to the movies]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Agriculture Ministry launches campaign to boycott puppy mills, boost dog adoption]( By Sue Surkes [Israeli held for weeks in Madagascar on suspicion of trying to smuggle out turtles]( By ToI Staff [Marwan Barghouti’s wife launches international campaign for his release]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Kyiv says Russian strike damaged 40,000 tons of grain, some of it destined for Israel]( By Agencies [Diana defiant / Gal Gadot says 3rd Wonder Woman film still in the cards]( 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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