Court weighs PM recusal law, ministers challenge its authority * 5 Bedouin family members shot dead at home * A Brooklyn golem * Horovitz: Post-Yom Kippur tolerance plea

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, September 28, 2023 Presented by [Berkeley Moshav]( [At hearing, Knesset lawyer admits PM recusal law is personal, argues that’s irrelevant]( By Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner Yitzhak Bart tells High Court that law’s greater purpose – fixing problem in existing law – transcends MKs’ motive in passing it; judges suggest motive colors the purpose [Ministers pan court review of recusal law: ‘A discussion on nixing election results’]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sep 28: Why the PM sees the recusal law as a referendum on his coalition]( By ToI Staff [5 Bedouin family members shot dead in northern home; Arab community toll rises to 188]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and Michael Horovitz Police checking for possible link between killing of Atef Abu Kalib in Haifa on Wednesday morning and those shot dead in nearby Basmat Tab’un a few hours later [AG approves use of Pegasus phone spyware in probe of shooting that killed 5]( By ToI Staff Interview [A 21st-century golem tackles US white nationalism in modern retelling of Jewish myth]( By Amy Spiro In darkly comic novel ‘The Golem of Brooklyn,’ author Adam Mansbach sets a nine-foot clay creature hurtling toward a neo-Nazi rally in Kentucky with an unlikely duo in tow from our sponsor [The First Jewish Urban Cohousing Community Opens to Families]( Berkeley Moshav reimagines Jewish communal future by re-creating the village models of the past. Live updates [LIVE: Lawyer for AG tells top court that she doesn’t have authority to order PM’s recusal]( By ToI Staff Hayut: Not discussing abolishing recusal law, only the timing of its application; justices cite PM’s own remarks as evidence the law is personal; his lawyer: court cannot delay it Inside story Gianluca Pacchiani [Netanyahu government nixed effective programs to fight Arab crime, experts say]( Amid unrelenting wave of violence, stakeholders call for smarter approach to organized crime, dialogue with local leaders, community-wide cooperation, and putting politics aside Top Ops Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz [Tel Aviv’s Yom Kippur struggle could have been avoidedÂ]( Instead, it highlighted the harm this government is wreaking, not just on Israel’s democracy, but on its Jewish character Dan Perry [Yes to a Saudi deal, no to Netanyahu]( The Opposition can support normalization from outside the government – joining the Coalition to rescue the PM would be folly Yoni Leviatan [Being in the majority changes you]( When motorcycles whizzed by on Yom Kippur, I wanted to force them to stop – until I realized I’d never felt that way in the Diaspora Martin Kramer [Golda Meir’s filtration system]( Her selective hearing – and not just hers – had calamitous consequences for Israel: There’s a lesson in that for today Op-ed David Horovitz [We all know who to blame for the Jewish intolerance of Yom Kippur 5784]( And we all find it abhorrent and inexplicable that the other side acted in the way it did. But mutual accusation is not going to heal our destructive national divide [Facing wave of pressure, Ben Gvir cancels planned Tel Aviv prayer rally]( By ToI Staff [Herzog: 50 years after Yom Kippur War, Israel facing ‘state of emergency’]( By ToI Staff [Germany signs nearly €4 billion deal for Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Biggest-ever Israeli defense sale expected to be finalized next month, but signing Thursday kicks off manufacturing of batteries set to form top layer of European Sky Shield plan [Why the PM sees the recusal law as a referendum on his coalition]( [listen to the podcast]( [Israel reopens Gaza border crossing, despite ongoing riots]( By ToI Staff Erez Crossing again allows thousands of Gazans into Israel for work after being closed 2 weeks ago due to violent protests [Shin Bet busts Iranian terror cell planning attacks on Ben Gvir and ex-MK Glick]( By Michael Horovitz Security agency says 2 West Bank residents tasked with smuggling arms, organizing terror attacks including torching cars; 2 Israelis also enlisted, directed by agent in Jordan [Iran claims to launch imaging satellite into orbit; IRGC chief: It will gather intel]( By AP Interview [Ex-envoy Nides: Visa waiver success proves Israel can make concessions when it wants]( By Jacob Magid Jerusalem agreed to reforms regarding Palestinian travelers that it initially thought were ‘nuts,’ former ambassador tells ToI, offering lesson as Saudi normalization moves forward ToI Community [Introducing: ToI’s Hidden Gems]( By Sarah Tuttle-Singer Uncover Israel’s secret treasures with this insider’s guide around the country, composed by ToI staff Analysis Lazar Berman [With diplomatic gains in the US, Netanyahu briefly soared above the overhaul fight]( Though protesters hounded his every move, the prime minister managed to temporarily recast his role. Back on home ground, he was in the thick of the partisan melee once again [4 convicted of 2020 gang rape of teenage girl in Eilat hotel; 7 others aided assault]( By ToI Staff Judges note that none of the group tried to help their 16-year-old victim, say individuals who commit crimes as a group are still personally responsible for their actions [Canada PM offers ‘unreserved’ apology for applause of ex-Nazi, ‘pain’ it caused Jews]( By Marion THIBAUT Trudeau admits ‘terrible mistake’ in recognizing Ukrainian WWII veteran Yaroslav Hunka, who served in unit that fought alongside Nazis [Leading US Jewish groups decry top legal award for anti-Israel UN official]( By Luke Tress [CRM]( More Headlines [Haredi minister presses government to keep its word on army draft exemptions]( By ToI Staff [Mysterious antimatter observed falling down due to gravity for the first time]( By Daniel Lawler [Over 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X]( By Ron Kampeas [FDA advisers vote against Israeli experimental ALS treatment pushed by patients]( By MATTHEW PERRONE [Trump skips latest GOP presidential debate; rivals take him on directly]( By Will Weissert, Steve Peoples and JONATHAN J. COOPER [Top Education Ministry official quits, cites ‘organizational climate’]( By ToI Staff [Video of Jewish men treading on Muslim gravestones in Jerusalem sparks condemnation]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Dozens hurt as school bus overturns near Beit Shemesh]( By ToI Staff [The right note / German maestro to take baton from Barenboim at Berlin opera]( By Deborah Cole [Shufersal backs out of deal to open local stores for Dutch SPAR supermarket chain]( By Sharon Wrobel [Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll [Acting out / The best onscreen villains played by Jewish actors]( By Eric Schulmiller [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