2 Israelis killed in West Bank terror * Women speakers only at 33rd Tel Aviv rally * Smotrich said moving to legalize 155 wildcat outposts * Herbert Samuel and the Mufti

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, August 19, 2023 [Two Israelis gunned down and killed in terror shooting at Huwara carwash]( By Emanuel Fabian Medics declare both men dead at scene in northern West Bank town; IDF launches manhunt for assailant [Women speakers to highlight discrimination, at 33rd week of judicial overhaul protests]( By ToI Staff Ahead of main protests in the evening, activists demonstrate near transportation minister’s home to decry new Tel Aviv light rail’s lack of service during Shabbat [Air Force suspends several senior reservists as overhaul protests roil military]( By ToI Staff [Smotrich reportedly advancing plan to legalize 155 wildcat outposts in West Bank]( By ToI Staff Far-right minister starting with legalization of 15 illegal communities; official laments that government helpless to stop it because Smotrich controls both relevant offices [Police deny officers branded Star of David on Palestinian detainee’s face]( By ToI Staff Force rejects allegations of brutality and racial animus during arrest of suspect in East Jerusalem, indicate cut marks on suspect’s face were caused by cop’s boot [Cops accused of beating Palestinian detainee, branding him with Star of David]( By ToI Staff Inside Story [UK reveals Herbert Samuel’s secret 1937 testimony on the infamous Mufti of Jerusalem]( By Oren Kessler Newly revealed documents show how in 1937, Palestine’s first high commissioner – a Jew and a Zionist – defended tapping Amin al-Husseini: ‘Jews can be extremely irritating people’ [What Matters Now to author Oren Kessler: 1936 Palestine’s missed peace deal]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Elchanan Poupko [Religious Jews owe Ben Gurion a visit]( Secular Israelis are rightfully wondering if they have a future in Israel Kenneth Jacobson [This black, gay civil rights leader defended Israel. Do you know his name?]( He was a behind-the-scenes organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and an advocate for Israel in the Black community [Hundreds protest at Tel Aviv light rail stations because train won’t run on Shabbat]( By ToI Staff Demanding ‘freedom of movement, even on the Sabbath,’ some demonstrators handcuff themselves inside final train of new line’s first day of operation, in failed bid to keep it open [Military Police probe clip showing soldier shooting unarmed Palestinian]( By Emanuel Fabian Footage shows man standing near security barrier in Qalqilya area before serviceman opens fire; gunman wounded in Balata clash on Wednesday dies [2 shot in East Jerusalem while trying to attack officers, police say]( By ToI Staff Israel Travels [Go ‘back to the future’ of ancient Jerusalem with these high-tech history exhibits]( By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am This summer, enjoy a wide array of cutting-edge interactive and multimedia displays highlighting the capital’s current beauty and colorful past [Iranian foreign minister meets Saudi ruler, pushing restored ties forward]( By AFP Iran’s top diplomat extends trip to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Tehran and Riyadh reconnect after cutting ties in 2016 Analysis Jeremy Sharon [Protest groups turn up heat on ‘messianic’ settlers accused of driving overhaul]( Activists demonstrate in settlements and highlight anti-Palestinian violence, making common cause with established leftist groups but risking alienating supporters on the right [Israeli cancer patient in final push to raise money for specialized treatment in NY]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Naor Blankleder, 29, thought he had beat bone cancer but now it has spread to his lungs and his best chance to survive lies with doctors and researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering [How a US school district put a contested Bernard Malamud classic back on the shelves]( By Andrew Lapin On an oft-unseen battlefield of the culture war over books in states and school districts around the country, there are panels of judges that may feel more like a book club [Trump’s lawyers want his interference trial pushed to 2026, long after next election]( By AFP Request comes as lead prosecutor calls for January 2, 2024 opening in the case, one of four that former president faces in middle of White House reelection campaign [Slamming ‘frivolous’ appeal by Trump, judge says he won’t delay defamation suit]( By Larry Neumeister Interview [Singer-songwriter Sheva Elliot lays bare her vulnerabilities in blues-infused debut]( By Cathryn J. 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