Levin tells court it can’t force him to convene judge selection panel * Deri: Don’t force overhaul through * Smoking’s back at Ben Gurion Airport * PM confirms Musk meet

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, September 14, 2023 [Court issues injunction against Levin for refusing to convene judge selection panel]( By Jeremy Sharon Order switches burden of proof onto justice minister, who tells court it doesn’t have right to force him to have committee meet, as he seeks to expand coalition control of judiciary [Levin tells court: ‘Only I have authority to convene Judicial Selection Committee’]( By Jeremy Sharon [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept 14: Yariv Levin’s mic drop before next week’s High Court showdown]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu confirms Musk meeting, said part of effort to end X antisemitism row]( By ToI Staff Washington Post says Musk’s Jewish friends and allies want PM to help smooth over ongoing feud with the Anti-Defamation League over amplifying anti-Jewish rhetoric [Deri: Coalition shouldn’t force overhaul through Knesset, ignoring intense opposition]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Shas chief insists he doesn’t plan cabinet return; admits powerful protest movement has hindered judicial shakeup, was spawned by government’s hardline nature and rhetoric [Herzog urges leaders to ‘end crisis,’ claims wide support for overhaul compromise]( By ToI Staff [Haredi extremists block roads in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv to protest draft dodger’s arrest]( By ToI Staff [‘Have we not learned anything?’: Ben Gurion Airport reinstates smoking room]( By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff Health Ministry and health organizations denounce decision to give smokers a room in Terminal 3, with Israel Cancer Association warning it will ‘take Israel back to the 1950s’ [A gun in every synagogue: Jerusalem cops gear up for holiday tensions]( By ToI Staff Both Jews and Muslims will be able to visit Temple Mount during tense High Holiday period, as cops step up security measures amid reported uptick in threats [Terrorist who stabbed Border Police officer in neck gets 20 years in prison]( By ToI Staff [6 killed in Gaza border blast during rioting, apparently while planting bomb]( By Emanuel Fabian and Gianluca Pacchiani [Officials: Saudis assured Palestinians they won’t be abandoned in normalization talks]( By Jacob Magid PA delegation has several demands, but Riyadh is still studying the issue and will take months to decide which of them to put on the table in talks with the US on peace with Israel [Saudis want steps toward two-state solution as part of normalization, Blinken says]( By Jacob Magid [UAE envoy: De facto West Bank annexation unfolding, but our ability to stop it wanes]( By Jacob Magid Top Ops Jay Rosenbaum [Why I’m optimistic about Israel’s future]( What began as a protest movement could become a movement to forge an exciting new vision for the Jewish people Jonathan Davis [A Rosh Hashanah kiddush amidst the skies of duty]( We’re refueling our Sikorsky helicopter when a military rabbi suddenly rushes out to us bringing a glass of wine [Ohana says coalition could set up ‘constitutional court’ to bypass judicial oversight]( By ToI Staff Knesset speaker says new body would ‘deliberate values… from the world of ideology’; is accused of trying to cow justices as they mull striking down law curbing judiciary powers Inside Story Carrie Keller-Lynn [‘Jewish and democratic’ were never in question for state’s founders, scholar says]( Government attorney’s critical claims in High Court about Declaration of Independence are partially inaccurate and ‘totally explosive,’ argues author of recent book on early Israel [Yariv Levin’s mic drop before next week’s High Court showdown]( [listen to the podcast]( [Ben Gvir suspends support for coalition amid dispute over Palestinian prisoners]( By ToI Staff Far-right minister tells Netanyahu his party will boycott government until demands are met, though move will have little impact until Knesset returns for winter session [Likud MKs lead call to ease conditions for extremist who killed Palestinian family]( By ToI Staff [‘Bodies everywhere’: Libya toll passes 5,100 as authorities struggle to get aid in]( By Samy Magdy and YOUSEF MURAD At least 9,000 remain missing after catastrophic floods, though that number could drop as communications are restored [Displaced by earthquake, Moroccan families brace for nights with no shelter]( By SAM METZ and MOHAMED BOUKDIRE ToI Presents [Webinar: Diaspora Jews & Israel’s judicial overhaul: Differing stances]( REGISTER NOW: Join former United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman, former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Prof. Gil Troy on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Israel / 12 p.m. ET. Hosted by ToI’s Amanda Borschel Dan. [European powers, US warn Iran over unexplained nuclear materials]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Washington, London, Paris and Berlin tell IAEA that if Iranians don’t provide explanations needed, UN atomic agency will need to take further action to hold Tehran accountable [Analysis / Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between foes]( By Jon Gambrell [US should help win the freedom of Israeli scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says]( By Eric Tucker Inside story [In West Bank Area C village, Bedouin locals fear settler violence will push them out]( By Charlie Summers Residents of Ein Rashash say that their hamlet, like many others in Jordan Valley, is on its last legs due to harassment from a nearby outpost, soon to be legalized [Paul Simon takes a bow with a new career-spanning documentary]( By Jake Coyle Jewish musician premieres expansive film about his life by renowned director Alex Gibney, says hearing loss makes recording difficult [CRM]( Analysis [Why the Oslo peace process failed – and what it means for future negotiators]( By Aaron David Miller 30 years ago, the Israelis and Palestinians signed an agreement many thought was set in stone. Now, as it lies battered and seemingly done for, here are the lessons we can draw [30 years after Oslo, FM Cohen rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue]( By Julia Frankel [PA’s Fatah blasts academics for ‘dangerous’ letter decrying Abbas’s antisemitism]( By AP and Gianluca Pacchiani More Headlines [Austrian group asks to place Holocaust exhibit at Hitler birth site]( By ToI Staff [In reversal, PM’s office to allow reporters onto Netanyahu’s return flight from US]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Court okays state food voucher program said to prioritize ultra-Orthodox]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu to meet Turkey’s Erdogan on sidelines of UN General Assembly]( By Lazar Berman [Turkey frees Israeli held over ornamental bell it claimed was artifact]( By ToI Staff [Over 20,000 pilgrims arrive in Uman to mark Jewish New Year under boosted security]( By AFP [US withholds $85 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses — senator]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Alleged Israeli strikes hit Syria for 2nd time, hours after attack on air defenses]( By Emanuel Fabian [Israeli HMO finds celiac sufferers up 600% in less than 20 years]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Israel issues tender for fifth solar energy plant in the Negev desert]( By Sharon Wrobel [At Rosh Hashanah reception, Emhoff and Harris talk combating antisemitism]( By Ron Kampeas [Father of Russia-held journalist Gershkovich asks world leaders to help free him]( By Edith M. 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