Mother-of-3 killed in terror attack * Far-right ministers turn on Gallant * Join Friedman, Halevi, Gordis anti-overhaul webinar * MDs save Afghan kids * Greenland’s 1 Jew

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, August 21, 2023 [Israeli woman killed, man seriously wounded in terror shooting near Hebron]( By Emanuel Fabian Military launches manhunt for shooters after attack near Beit Hagai junction in southern West Bank; victim named as Batsheva Nigri, a kindergarten teacher and mother of three [‘In life and death they didn’t part’: Father, son slain in terror attack laid to rest]( By ToI Staff [Israeli man lightly hurt, car torched, after he mistakenly enters Palestinian town]( By Emanuel Fabian [Far-right ministers blame Gallant for deadly terror wave; one MK urges ‘revenge’]( By Michael Bachner Netanyahu calls security cabinet meeting for next week following West Bank attack; President Herzog warns against vigilante reprisals Live updates [LIVE: Fitch defends Israel A+ credit rating amid overhaul fears: long-term damage unlikely]( By ToI Staff Chief Israel analyst tells Bloomberg that current ‘watered-down’ judicial reform won’t to cause significant harm to economy, country unlikely to reelect hard-right government From the Blogs Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein Halevi and Daniel Gordis [Diaspora Jews: Time to take a stand]( Why world Jewry should support Israel, but not its current government, and ways to do so – beginning with a live webinar with us on September 4, 2023 Top Ops Tamar Fenton [Liel and Dora]( My daughter’s closest friend was a Holocaust survivor 78 years her senior. None of us thought my daughter would die first Jan Lee [Israel’s forgotten children]( Israel should airlift the thousands of Beta Israel descendants in harm’s way to join their family members already in the country [Bus companies face 3 lawsuits over series of discriminatory incidents against women]( By ToI Staff Egged, Electra-Afikim and Nateev Express are each being sued after drivers allegedly harassed or discriminated against female passengers [Ramat Gan to launch Shabbat shuttle service along Tel Aviv light route]( By ToI Staff [In blow to secular activists, court okays Haredi school in Jerusalem’s Kiryat HaYovel]( By ToI Staff [The ultra-Orthodox aren’t bringing down the coalition – yet]( [listen to the podcast]( [No breakthrough in coalition heads’ meeting on Haredi draft bill, as tensions remain]( By ToI Staff Sides reportedly agree to lower public profile of talks, but continue anonymous mudslinging in press, as Likud edgy about passing such unpopular legislation during overhaul [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 21: The ultra-Orthodox aren’t bringing down the coalition – yet]( By ToI Staff [Scuffles as Arab mayors, MKs protest outside Netanyahu’s office against budget cuts]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Community leaders organize a strike and demonstration that ends with minor brawl with police; one mayor detained [High Court rejects Education Ministry move to shorten special education school day]( By ToI Staff [Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Ocular oncologists from Sheba Medical Center work with colleagues in Kabul and Lahore to get children with deadly eye cancer out of Afghanistan for critical treatment in Pakistan [New technology enables researchers to better understand early placental development]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Advanced tool gives US-Israeli team a clear picture of the arteries, cells, and proteins involved in the maternal-fetal interface; findings may help prevent pregnancy complications [Shekel drops to 3.8 against the dollar, its lowest since 2017]( By ToI Staff Currency has plunged 5% since beginning of the month; analysts expect Bank of Israel will raise interest rates in response [The only Jew in remote Greenland sometimes feels like ‘the last person on Earth’]( By dan fellner Paul Cohen has lived for 22 years in the isolated town of Narsaq, where he works remotely as a translator. And, he says, the rare Jewish tourists always manage to seek him out [Minister says Israel may be open to Saudi uranium enrichment under normalization deal]( By Canaan Lidor Close Netanyahu confidant Ron Dermer says Jerusalem would ‘have to look at what ultimately is agreed upon’; Lapid argues allowing such a move would endanger Israel’s security [Rights group says Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants]( By Jon Gambrell and EVELYNE MUSAMBI [With Meretz wiped out of Knesset, party’s local candidates struggle to raise funds]( By Tal Schneider Left-wing party was a force in municipal elections for decades, but with it now in debt and barred from subsidizing campaigns, some contenders have reluctantly dropped the brand [Terror charges filed against Palestinian who stabbed coworker in Petah Tikva garage]( By Michael Bachner Initially suspected to be a brawl, August 10 incident was a planned nationalistic attack by West Bank resident Muhammad Bassiouni, prosecutors say [Man charged for driving Palestinian who carried out deadly terror attack in Tel Aviv]( By Emanuel Fabian [Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo, who studied in Israel, as president]( By AP and ToI Staff Son of former president wins 58% of the vote, dispatching rival Sandra Torres, but efforts afoot to keep him from taking office [CRM]( [How bagels have schmeared across NYC history]( By John BIERS With 500 specialty shops across the city, the ring-shaped bread has evolved and been reinvented since Polish Jewish immigrants brought it over more than a century ago [Making dough: Unlikely Harlem joint makes quick rise to the NYC bagel big leagues]( By John BIERS More Headlines [Israel dismisses Ukrainian threat to shut its border to Uman pilgrims — report]( By ToI Staff [Egypt releases Israeli arrested in Sinai after brawling with locals]( By ToI Staff [Iron Dome fires at unidentified aircraft over Gaza, for second day in row]( By Emanuel Fabian [Man lightly hurt in blast during landmine clearing operation on Jordan border]( By Emanuel Fabian [Trump confirms he’ll skip Republican presidential debates]( By AFP [Madagascar sentences Israeli caught smuggling tortoises to two years]( 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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