32nd week of protests start amid Air Force chief’s warning * A Manhattan Project espionage love story * Jewish groups’ aid effort for Maui * Camp Ramah returns to Ukraine

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, August 12, 2023 [‘We will defend Israel’: Mass anti-judicial overhaul protests enter 32nd week]( By ToI Staff Main rally in Tel Aviv, as IDF warns its operational readiness is suffering amid refusal by reservists to show up to voluntary duty while government vows to push ahead with shakeup [Hecklers interrupt absurdist drama in Tel Aviv over supposed Netanyahu critique]( By ToI Staff [Air force head warns damage to military readiness worsening amid overhaul split]( By Emanuel Fabian [Residents of Golan town worry Netanyahu visit will spoil mango harvest]( By ToI Staff Ramot natives say fence erected around moshav cuts them off from crop ahead of harvest, setting stage for fresh showdown surrounding prime minister’s holiday plans [Police volunteers ordered to zip criticism after post panning Ben Gvir — report]( By ToI Staff Interview [The spy who loved her: How wife shielded US nuclear scientist after intel leak to USSR]( By Rich Tenorio New documentary ‘A Compassionate Spy’ reveals the crisis of conscience that led Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall to spy for the Soviets, and how his spouse Joan kept his secret Top Ops Nili Bresler [Time for unity]( If just five Likud members stood up now and said they’ll leave the party unless Bibi resigns, he would lose his majority Bill Slott [A date tree named Methuselah]( These were likely the trees King David was looking at when he described how the righteous person will blossom [US sanctions Russian-Israeli billionaire Mikhail Fridman, 3 others]( By AP and ToI Staff ‘Wealthy Russian elites should disabuse themselves of notion they can operate business as usual,’ deputy treasury secretary says [Russian Orthodox priests persecuted by state and church for backing peace in Ukraine]( By KOSTYA MANENKOV [Russia says it downed 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow]( By susie blann [Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui after Hawaii wildfires kill over 60]( By Ron Kampeas Island’s Jews are among the evacuated; Governor Josh Green: ‘Likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history’ [Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning]( By CLAIRE RUSH, TY O'NEIL and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER [Israel hit by new heat wave: Country to swelter for several days]( By ToI Staff and AP Temperatures and humidity will rise and stay high until Monday at least; officials urge public to take extra care outside Israel Travels [Immerse yourself in the Holy Land’s history by visiting these ancient ritual baths]( By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am Essential to Jewish religious life, mikvehs can be found throughout Israel — and some tell captivating tales of life millennia ago [PA’s Abbas to hold three-way summit with Egyptian, Jordanian rulers]( By ToI Staff Palestinian Authority president to travel to the coastal city of El Alamein on Sunday for meeting expected to focus on growing instability in West Bank, Gaza [Jordan’s king approves bill to criminalize online speech that ‘harms unity’]( By AP [Iran reportedly slowing some nuclear enrichment, diluting high-grade stockpile]( By ToI Staff Wall Street Journal says Tehran has watered down some material enriched to 60% [Explainer / What’s behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds]( By Jon Gambrell and Matthew Lee [Camp Ramah returns to Ukraine after a war-induced exile — now with a bomb shelter]( By Shira Li Bartov After the Russian invasion forced it to move to Romania, the 31-year-old camp returns to its home in the Chernivtsi region where over 120 kids see a summer respite from the war Obituary [Giora Romm, Israeli Air Force’s first ‘ace,’ dies at 78]( By ToI Staff Pilot also spent three months as a prisoner of war in Egypt after being shot down; later served as military attaché to the US and in a series of senior public sector roles [In California, a summer camp serves as a haven for Jews of color]( By Jacquelyn Martin Be’chol Lashon becomes an extended family for campers who back home are treated more as a curiosity than a full-fledged member of Jewish or Black communities [Israeli desalination, wastewater treatment becomes global model for water scarcity]( By Jonah Mandel Chief engineer of Eilat’s water and sewage utility says all of the city’s wastewater is treated, and ‘transferred, to the last drop, to farmers,’ who use it to water crops [CRM]( [From Rick Rubin to Doja Cat, Jews have helped shape the first 50 years of hip-hop]( By Andrew Esensten As the genre that influenced music the world over celebrates its 50th birthday, a look at Jewish contributions on stage and behind the scenes More Headlines [Judge sends crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says he tampered with witnesses]( By Larry Neumeister [Would-be underage drinker sued after accusing 5-star hotel of Holocaust denial]( By Andrew Lapin [US attorney general appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe]( By LINDSAY WHITEHURST [IS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 20 Syrian soldiers]( By AP [Thousands evacuated after builder uncovers a WWII bomb in a Polish town]( By AP [UN says oil safely moved off decaying Red Sea tanker, averting disaster]( By AP [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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