Justice proposes self as High Ct president * 33 ministries; 1 female DG * Declassified: Oslo Accords protocols * Banned for Israel handshake * S Carolina’s Jewish cuisine

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Presented by [Jonathan Dunsky]( Live updates [LIVE: In unprecedented challenge, Justice Elron proposes himself for High Court president]( By ToI Staff Move would upend seniority norm; Hayut responds by removing Elron from panel set to hear petitions against justice minister’s refusal to convene the Judicial Selection Committee [‘Unacceptable, unprecedented’: Levin slams AG for not representing government in court]( By Jeremy Sharon Justice minister alleges ‘no basic working relationship between government and attorney general’; watchdog accuses Levin of trying to pave the way to firing Baharav-Miara [Former heads of Shin Bet, air force petition court against Pegasus spyware inquiry]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [No probe to be opened into missing gifts Netanyahu got from pope, other dignitaries]( By ToI Staff [After latest sacking, only 1 of 33 ministries left with a woman as director general]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan plans to appoint male candidate instead of Gali Sembira, citing professional dissatisfaction; also removes her female chief of staff [Police extract Beit Shemesh mayor from school as Haredi extremists riot outside]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [Warning: This is not an easy book!]( Bleak, harsh, and yet full of hope, The Auschwitz Detective is a Holocaust novel you will never forget! Inside story [‘Difficult deal’: Declassified protocols show Oslo Accords okayed with marked wariness]( By Michael Bachner 30 years later, key cabinet quotes reveal Rabin, Peres feared Palestinians wouldn’t forgo terror, weren’t giving enough for Israeli concessions; Rabin foreshadowed own assassination Top Ops Michael Kohler [Freedom of movement]( The US slams Ben Gvir’s freedom of movement remarks. Fine, but why the silence on a similar issue over Israel’s border? Naftali Rothenberg [The clash of minorities]( The only route to recovery from today’s crisis is to lay the ground for a collective majority consciousness [How Eli Cohen’s meet with Libyan FM rolls back Abraham Accords]( [listen to the podcast]( Recipe inside [Southern kvells: New cookbook highlights South Carolina’s Jewish history and cuisine]( By Amy Spiro Out this week, ‘Kugels and Collards’ is a collection of essays and recipes by Jews of the Palmetto State exploring memories and dishes from the distant past through today [Saudis said offering to renew aid to PA to gain its support for Israel normalization]( By ToI Staff Crown prince reportedly made offer to Abbas in April, conditioning it on PA chief securing control of West Bank, but officials say goal is to ensure legitimacy for deal with Israel [Palestinian killed in rare clash between gunmen and PA security forces]( By Emanuel Fabian [IDF: Palestinian shot after ramming troops near Hebron; soldier lightly hurt]( By Emanuel Fabian [Iranian weightlifter given lifetime ban for shaking hands with Israeli competitor]( By AFP and ToI Staff Mostafa Rajaei banished from sport after gesture on podium with Israeli Maksim Svirsky at a championship in Poland Saturday, which ‘crossed the red lines of the Islamic Republic’ [Israel set to hold several major joint military drills with US in coming months]( By Emanuel Fabian [Biden envoy due in Lebanon as US aims to reduce bubbling Israel-Hezbollah tensions]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Netanyahu knew in advance of FM’s meeting with Libyan counterpart – reports]( By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman But PM apparently was not notified ahead of publication of sit-down, which sparked disapproval of ‘amateurish, irresponsible’ Cohen and led to firing of Libya’s Mangoush [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug 30: How Eli Cohen’s meet with Libyan FM rolls back Abraham Accords]( By ToI Staff [Israel ranked most expensive place to buy a home in European housing survey]( By Sharon Wrobel In the Deloitte Property Index of European residential housing markets, Tel Aviv replaced Paris as the costliest city to buy a square meter of apartment in 2022 [In global first, Shaare Zedek spine surgeon combines augmented reality with robotics]( By Renee Ghert-Zand 25-year-old patient with severely broken back after falling from a height was on his feet and walking without assistance less than a day after the procedure [Gallant meets US officials in NYC after Netanyahu said to bar talks in Washington]( By Luke Tress Defense minister speaks with State Department’s Barbara Leaf, White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk, US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield during muted trip to US [US said to investigate El Al’s alleged discrimination against Palestinian-American]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Op-ed Tal Schneider [Israeli media is also to blame for neglecting crime on Arab streets]( Major TV channels are quick to go with the assumption that all victims are criminals, and Arab reporters and commentators are severely underrepresented [Man shot dead in Lod, as 2023 death toll in Arab community crime wave reaches 160]( By Michael Horovitz [Alleged ‘money man’ for crime family killed in drive-by shooting]( By ToI Staff [Shin Bet chief said to fear overfull prisons due to Ben Gvir’s ban on early releases]( By Michael Horovitz Law, to go into effect Friday, annuls practice of releasing security prisoners serving light sentences a few weeks early to make room for more serious offenders [Ben Gvir: ‘Apartheid’ against Jews in Kiryat Arba, they can’t enter 97% of territory]( By ToI Staff [US Jewish activists pass on massive climate march scheduled for Rosh Hashanah]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Archaelogy [Researchers baffled by unique, mysterious Jerusalem structure from First Temple era]( By Michael Horovitz Channels unearthed in City of David site, last in use around 9th century BCE, likely formed part of city’s economy due to location near temple and palace [CRM]( More Headlines [Tel Aviv light rail services resume after hours-long halt due to signaling fault]( By Michael Horovitz ['Tel Aviv, we love you' / Imagine Dragons performs to sold-out crowd at Yarkon Park]( By Jessica Steinberg [Cabinet approves extension of Ukrainian refugees’ humanitarian aid]( By ToI Staff [Meta takes down Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ disinformation mega-campaign]( By Glenn Chapman [Shellfish thrown at UC Berkeley’s Jewish frat house on first Shabbat of semester]( By Emma Goss [16-year old held as suspect in Ramat Gan underworld bombing]( By ToI Staff [Crime boss arrested for alleged blackmail, threats against prison officials]( By Michael Horovitz [Syria says Aleppo airport to reopen, two days after alleged Israeli airstrike]( By Emanuel Fabian [Former GOP official in Georgia says Trump has a ‘moral compass like an axe murderer’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Natural gas royalties jump 23%, top NIS 1 billion in first half of year]( By Sharon Wrobel [NJ township to pay $575,000 in suit alleging discrimination against Orthodox Jews]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Obituary / Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and child psychology scholar, dies at 95]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll [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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