ToI at Bnei Brak women’s rights march * US denounces Ben Gvir * Blogpost: Under fire in Tel Aviv and Kyiv * Podcast: The future of the PA * ’Golda’ director on misogynism

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, August 25, 2023 Presented by [Thrive Study Abroad]( Reporter's Notebook Canaan Lidor [At Bnei Brak women’s rights march, angry rhetoric drowns out Haredi-secular dialogue]( Thousands of liberals rally in ultra-Orthodox city, with one organizer urging the jailing of rabbis, but others find common ground amid minor scuffles, drumming and loud music [US excoriates Ben Gvir for claiming Jews’ security trumps Arab freedom of movement]( By Jacob Magid State Department brands national security minister’s remarks ‘inflammatory,’ likens them to racist rhetoric and says they’re particularly damaging, given his senior position [Unrepentant Ben Gvir spars with Bella Hadid over Jewish vs. Arab rights claim]( By ToI Staff [Palestinians blame settler attacks for emptying of 3 West Bank villages]( By AP and ToI Staff [Jailed Jewish extremist released for rehabilitation at pre-military program]( By ToI Staff Minor who allegedly took part in settler riots will attend the Bnei David Mechina, known for its rabbis’ controversial remarks, in unprecedented deal approved by defense minister Promoted Content [Want a paid internship on your campus? 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[Shin Bet: 4 Israelis arrested as part of Hezbollah ‘weapons smuggling ring’]( By Emanuel Fabian Residents of Kafr Qasim and Lod were recruited by Iran-backed terror group ‘for the purpose of distributing unusual illegal weapons to various parties,’ security agency says [Israeli Arab teenager indicted for joining Islamic State, planning terror attack]( By ToI Staff [Three policemen, several Palestinians lightly injured in clashes near Temple Mount]( By ToI Staff Police say violence broke out when a man attending Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque refused to undergo a security check; Israeli man detained with knife in Old City [IDF: Troops nab 2 Palestinians trying to infiltrate from Gaza with hand grenades]( By Emanuel Fabian Top Ops Chelsi Mueller [Living under fire in Tel Aviv and Kyiv]( How my experience of 5 air raid sirens in Ukraine compared to the barrages of 4 Israel-Gaza wars Leann Shamash [The mother bird]( How do we act when we are given tiny moments by ourselves, with no human witness to our conduct? (Ki Teitzei) ToI podcast [What Matters Now to journalist Adam Rasgon: The future of the Palestinian Authority]( By Jacob Magid Palestinian affairs reporter looks at the rise of potential Mahmoud Abbas successor and the decline of the PA he hopes to lead, explaining why both have lost support of the masses Profile [The Palestinian leader who survived the death of Palestine]( By Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman [Smotrich meets head of Arab mayors committee over frozen development funds]( By ToI Staff Finance minister reiterates he will not release the NIS 200 million he froze without tighter oversight, spars with Mudar Younes over his claims the money will reach crime groups [Two more suspects arrested in Abu Snan quadruple homicide]( By ToI Staff Analysis JONATHAN J. COOPER [In Trump mug shot, an indelible mark on American history]( The instantly iconic image, the first-ever of an ex-president being booked on criminal charges, drives home his indictments in a newly powerful way, including for his fundraisers [‘Never Surrender’: Trump posts mugshot in return to site formerly known as Twitter]( By Jill Colvin [Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail over 2020 election charges, is booked and released]( By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback and Jill Colvin [‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ draws inspiration from real celebrations]( By Shira Li Bartov Production designer and set director say they crashed 10 ‘amazing and big and outlandish and extravagant’ parties to prepare for new Adam Sandler comedy [Kremlin denies role in plane crash that killed Wagner leader Prigozhin]( By AP Preliminary US intelligence assessment says plane was downed in an intentional explosion, likely as revenge for recent rebellion against Putin [US believes plane carrying Prigozhin, Wagner leaders was downed by intentional blast]( By Emma Burrows and AAMER MADHANI Interview Jocelyn Noveck [Director of ‘Golda’: Criticism against Israel’s first female PM was misogynism]( In interview, director Guy Nattiv explains how he sought to soften, deepen the memory of Golda Meir and why Helen Mirren is great for the part of Meir [Family of boy killed in hit-and-run to be shown pic confirming driver’s identity]( By ToI Staff Authorities say evidence shows accident was unavoidable, and only 70-year-old Carol Fessler, not daughter, was present in vehicle [40-year-old women killed in suspected hit-and-run in northern Israel]( By ToI Staff [Woman seriously injured after police car hits her along Jerusalem light rail track]( By Michael Horovitz Analysis Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell [70 years later, a CIA-backed coup still roils Iran-US relations]( The 1953 ouster of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh to cement the rule of the Shah still haunts the country and its Islamist rulers [CRM]( More Headlines [New research shows York’s Jewish community recovered after infamous pogrom of 1190]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Inside story / We’re ‘on cusp’ of entry into US Visa Waiver Program — Israeli official]( By Jacob Magid [Israeli man shot to death at Alabama moving company warehouse]( By Luke Tress [Health benefits for 14,000 Ukrainian refugees frozen due to lack of funds, gov’t says]( By ToI Staff [Israeli startup pulls in $2 million to use fungi for eco-friendly plastic packaging]( By Sharon Wrobel [Teach a man to raise fish / Israeli-Palestinian aquaculture farm wraps up pilot program]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Sierra Leone to open embassy in Jerusalem]( By ToI Staff [High Court rejects appeal against demolishing 13-year-old Palestinian stabber’s home]( By Emanuel Fabian [Rabbi at Haredi yeshiva near Jerusalem suspected of rape by deception]( By ToI Staff [Pretrial detention of WSJ reporter imprisoned in Russia extended to November]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Danish bill would make it illegal to burn Quran or other religious texts Â]( By JAN M. OLSEN [Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel]( By Danielle Nagler [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved