ToI’s weekly deep dive: How to protest judicial overhaul – in Arabic * 4 pristine Roman-era swords * What Matters Now to Yossi Klein Halevi, Daniel Gordis, Matti Friedman

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, September 10, 2023 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 & Hebrew teacher and activist who dreams of being elected to the Knesset ToI Investigates [Before crash, FTX deals with alleged binary options operatives could have raised flags]( By Simona Weinglass Explainer Carrie Keller-Lynn [What Herzog’s overhaul plan means, and the impediments to a potential breakthrough]( Lack of clear coalition support imperils proposal, which as reported hands coalition a minimal win in exchange for freezing changes to Judicial Selection Committee for 18 months Op-ed David Horovitz [A prime minister who takes the public for fools]( Opposition politicians who could conceivably help extricate Israel from the potentially existential crisis into which Netanyahu has plunged us know that he simply cannot be trusted 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 [In Tel Aviv’s tense south, business owners guard stores damaged in Eritrean riots]( By Canaan Lidor An eruption of violence, ostensibly over politics in Eritrea, has left some stakeholders in despair about the area’s prospects [Israeli family in Morocco to memorialize 1960 quake victims is caught in deadly tremor]( By ToI Staff United States [Jack Lew, US ex-treasury secretary and Obama chief of staff, tapped as Israel envoy]( By Jacob Magid A top US official says willingness to face confirmation process, which GOP will use as pre-election referendum on Biden’s Israel policies, shows how important issue is to president [US, Saudi Arabia, UAE and India said aiming to ink joint railway deal at G20]( By AP and Jacob Magid [Top Biden aide: There’s still work to do on Israel-Saudi Arabia normalization deal]( By Jacob Magid [In last-ditch plea, 15 senators tell Blinken not to okay visa-free travel for Israelis]( By Jacob Magid Top Ops Howard F Jaeckel [Three eminent authors are wrong on judicial reform]( Klein-Halevi, Gordis and Friedman should focus on electoral reform instead of advocating unbridled judicial supremacy 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 Tamar Meir [We must open our eyes to so many murders in our midst]( Israel knows how to stop gang violence; it must do so, and build up the communities where Arab citizens live in fear after so much neglect Yaakov Menken [NYTimes smears Hasidim again… now, in Yiddish]( No matter that a thriving community speaks Yiddish as their first language – it’s only relevant when spoken by non-Hasidim Religion [In first, leading kosher authority Orthodox Union certifies lab-grown meat]( By Luke Tress Israeli startup SuperMeat’s chicken products sidestep restrictions on using parts of living animals by growing meat from egg stem cells [Magical find / Centuries-old Jewish prayer book smashes expectations at UK auction]( By ToI Staff [CRM]( [Finally invited to multi-sport Invictus Games, Israel sends team of 20 to Dusseldorf]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Injured IDF veterans with no prior international competition experience say they are proud to represent country in swimming, cycling, table tennis, archery, and indoor rowing Food [Cookbook author Adeena Sussman brings her kind of Shabbat to the table]( By Jessica Steinberg The ‘Sababa’ author launches second solo cookbook, serving up recipes and rituals of the Friday night dinner party [This food stylist sets the table according to her clients’ personalities]( By Jessica Steinberg [Where’s the beef? Israeli robot chef serves up 3-D printed burgers to US students]( By Sharon Wrobel Interview [Filmmaker Luca Barbareschi has two films premiering at Venice — and a bone to pick]( By Amy K. Rosenthal The Jewish-Uruguayan-Italian actor, director, producer and former parliamentarian expounds on cancel culture, his Judaism, and why he feels Roman Polanski isn’t getting his due [Ophir-nominated dramedy features Eritrean asylum seeker as lead character]( By Jessica Steinberg [New exhibit opens at Ramat Gan museum, spanning century of Israeli art]( By Jessica Steinberg Health [As COVID variant Pirola gathers pace, Health Ministry mum on plans to fend off threat]( By Renee Ghert-Zand With cases mounting in Israel and abroad, some are raising alarms and making moves to combat the fresh coronavirus threat [Israel’s Pluri wins NIH contract for drug that could save lives in nuclear event]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Archaeology [Crack unit of rock-climbing archaeologists claims success in curbing antiquities theft]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Six years into wide-scale Judean Desert cave survey operation, few Dead Sea Scrolls fragments are found. But the Land of Israel’s historical picture is ever more in focus, says IAA [Archaeology / Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt]( By Melanie Lidman [Archaeology / Redeciphered First Temple inscription may shed light on biblical ‘Valley of Salt’]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Archaeology [Ancient humans in Israel once ate elephants. When tusks went bust, weapons improved]( By Melanie Lidman A new paper from researchers at Tel Aviv University proposes a link between the disappearance of large prey and advancements in hunting and technology [Archaeology / Israeli experts cast light on mysterious orbs carved by humans 1.4 million years ago]( By Melanie Lidman [Local officials say Acre historical aqueduct is crumbling, but government won’t fix]( By ToI Staff From The Blogs [Meat, climate and kashrut: Is beef the new pork?]( By Susan Subak What if ecological viability was originally the Torah’s paramount reason for establishing a dietary prohibition? [Weekly Deep Dive]( [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