Gov’t warns of anarchy if court blocks overhaul law * Paris strips Abbas of top medal: He ’justified’ Holocaust * Apple: Protect against Israeli spyware * New COVID wave?

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, September 8, 2023 Presented by [Total Wine & More]( [Government tells High Court nullifying ‘reasonableness’ law will result in ‘anarchy’]( By ToI Staff Ahead of September 12 hearing on petitions, coalition submits response to court saying that it lacks statutory authority to strike down such quasi-constitutional legislation [At pro-government protest, Smotrich warns High Court not to strike down overhaul law]( By ToI Staff [Report: Levin, Smotrich to boycott state ceremony over court’s refusal to invite PM]( By ToI Staff [Paris strips Abbas of top medal: ‘You justified the extermination of Europe’s Jews’]( By AFP and ToI Staff Mayor Anne Hidalgo is latest of European and US leaders to denounce PA president for antisemitic Holocaust speech, in which, she says, he denied ‘the historical truth of the Shoah’ [Apple releases major security update to counter Israeli firm NSO’s Pegasus spyware]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Researchers say newly discovered system flaw is being ‘actively exploited’ to deliver malware onto iPhones and iPads; recommend all users immediately update devices from our sponsor [Your top kosher wines for Rosh Hashana]( Order kosher wine for Rosh Hashana online now. It’s a one-stop shop for all your needs — pick up in store or delivery. *Available in the USA only* inside story Renee Ghert-Zand [As COVID variant Pirola gathers pace, Health Ministry mum on plans to fend off threat]( With cases mounting in Israel and abroad, some are raising alarms and making moves to combat the fresh coronavirus threat, amid concerns over a new vaccine aimed at other mutations [Supreme Court orders genetic testing to go ahead for baby born in IVF mix-up]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Fears of constitutional crisis drive shekel to three-year low]( By Sharon Wrobel Local currency weakens to 3.85 against US dollar as hopes for a judicial compromise fade, increasing odds for FX intervention, and as Moody’s meets with PM in Israel [Netanyahu said to tell Moody’s further overhaul laws will only pass with consensus]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Susan Subak [Meat, climate and kashrut: Is beef the new pork?]( What if ecological viability was originally the Torah’s paramount reason for establishing a dietary prohibition? Arnold M. Eisen [All of us together: The call and the warning]( If we continue down this road, Jews living hundreds of years from now will shake their heads at the tragedy of a promise abandoned [Top Biden aide: There’s still work to do on Israel-Saudi Arabia normalization deal]( By Jacob Magid Jake Sullivan says sides have come to ‘broad understanding of many of the key elements’ of an agreement, but that there’s no framework in place or terms ready to be signed [US, Saudi Arabia, UAE and India said aiming to ink joint railway deal at G20]( By AP and Jacob Magid [Israeli official: Netanyahu to meet Biden in New York, not in White House]( By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff Prime minister likely to spend the weekend in the US and fly back to Israel just before the start of Yom Kippur [US slams legalization of 3 West Bank outposts ‘previously illegal under Israeli law’]( By Jacob Magid [Where’s the beef? Israeli robot chef serves up 3-D printed burgers to US students]( By Sharon Wrobel Israeli startup SavorEat, in partnership with food services conglomerate Sodexo, starts sale of plant-based patties at the University of Denver as part of US commercial debut [At ex-Mossad chief’s funeral, Gallant lambastes ‘irresponsible political entities’]( By ToI Staff During eulogy for Shabtai Shavit, defense minister criticizes those who use name of security forces ‘in vain;’ warns that without unity, Israel’s national resilience ‘will crumble’ [Gallant warns terror groups of ‘crushing’ response to attacks over Jewish holidays]( By Emanuel Fabian [Amid political turmoil, Mossad chief stresses need for ‘unity in order to survive’]( By ToI Staff [Mossad reveals photo of ‘the Angel,’ Egyptian agent who warned of Yom Kippur war]( By ToI Staff Spy organization also releases transcript of Ashraf Marwan warning then-Mossad chief Zvi Zamir of a ’99 percent’ chance of war breaking out in 1973 ToI podcast [What Matters Now to authors Yossi Klein Halevi, Daniel Gordis and Matti Friedman]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan This week we present a playback of Monday’s webinar – ‘Diaspora Jews: Time to take a stand’ – in which the trio answer readers’ questions about what to do while Israel is in crisis [Netanyahu, Zelensky discuss Uman pilgrimage, as Ukraine deliberates policy]( By Lazar Berman Days before tens of thousands of Israelis descend on Ukrainian holy site, Israel urges Kyiv to ensure worshipers have access amid spike in tensions [Musk says he stopped Ukraine attack on Russian navy by withholding Starlink internet]( By AFP [ADL chief: Musk a great innovator, but he engages with users espousing antisemitism]( By Ben Sales Interview [The woman who teaches Jewish Israelis how to protest in Arabic]( By Gianluca Pacchiani ‘I want to be a bridge between communities,’ says Sondos Alhoot, an Arabic and Hebrew teacher and social activist who dreams of one day being elected to the Knesset [Three people shot overnight in two separate incidents in Haifa, Tel Aviv]( By ToI Staff Man shot behind counter at mini-market, shortly before nightclub bouncers shot after refusing entry to purported revelers, as violent crime soars [Government said weighing postponing elections in 12 Arab localities due to crime]( By ToI Staff [CRM]( [New research shows Catholic convents sheltered 3,200 Jews in Rome during WWII]( By Nicole Winfield Report from Yad Vashem, the Vatican, Italian Jewish community says at least that number were protected by church; sheds no new light on Pope Pius XII’s role during Nazi occupation Interview [How a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop in the Bronx]( By Andrew Esensten New 5-part podcast ‘Can You Dig It’ explores the story of ‘Yellow Benjy’ Melendez, who brokered peace and whose influence allowed an emerging musical genre to take root and grow More Headlines [A bad rap / Kanye West to be featured on new song called ‘Israel’]( By ToI Staff [Stained glass from Texas synagogue targeted by arson rebuilt into 3D eternal flame]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [High Court issues temporary injunction against Shas food stamp program]( By ToI Staff [Vivek Ramaswamy goes on podcast of YouTuber who said Jews ‘own almost everything’]( By Ron Kampeas [Local officials say Acre historical aqueduct is crumbling, but government won’t fix]( By ToI Staff [Sound of music / Tel Aviv’s Piano Festival celebrates 25 years with week of performances]( By Jessica Steinberg [London police hunt for ex-soldier, accused of working for Iran, who escaped prison]( By AP [At least 20 wounded as clashes renew in Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon]( By AFP [High Court skeptical of government’s firing of postal company chairman]( By Jeremy Sharon [In latest lawsuit, Yair Netanyahu sued for misquoting journalist’s remarks]( By ToI Staff [Rosh Hashanah letter-writing campaign launched for US journalist detained in Russia]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Ohio school board member apologizes for Nazi salute at public meeting]( By Marshall Weiss [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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