Netanyahu-IDF chief meet on troops’ fitness for battle * Ex-general: IDF a partner in settler war crimes * Ghosts ‘eavesdrop’ on town’s Jewish past * Top cop chases a cow

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, August 13, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu delays vacation to meet with Halevi amid concerns over IDF readiness]( By ToI Staff Pair reportedly discuss impact of reservist protests against judicial overhaul on military’s fitness for battle, as PM holds security deliberations at Kirya base in Tel Aviv [PM scorns US-Iran deal unfreezing Iranian assets in exchange for release of prisoners]( By Jacob Magid Netanyahu says Israel opposes any deal with Iran that doesn’t include dismantlement of nuclear program, arguing that any funds Tehran receives will be funneled to militias [Ex-IDF intel chief: Biden’s priority right now is presidential election, not Israel]( By ToI Staff [US, EU warn shippers to avoid Iranian waters over seizure threats]( By Jon Gambrell [Ex-IDF general likens military control of West Bank to Nazi Germany]( By ToI Staff Amiram Levin accuses the IDF of being a ‘partner in war crimes’ when it stands by as settler extremists attack Palestinians, says situation in West Bank is ‘absolute apartheid’ [Prominent rabbi urges release of Palestinian family’s killer, calls detention ‘evil’]( By ToI Staff Tzvi Kostiner, head of pre-military academy, says convicted murderer Amiram Ben Uliel ‘didn’t do anything, but even if say he did — come on, accept him’ Top Ops Judy Halper [Let them eat dates]( When the world runs out of wheat for challah, pita, rugelach, and more, we’re going to wish we’d set up back-up crops Avidan Freedman [The Artsakh humanitarian crisis is our responsibility]( The need to forge ties with Azerbaijan does not give Israel license to ignore the suffering of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh [‘The time to fight is now’: Masses nationwide rally against overhaul for 32nd week]( By ToI Staff Ex-IDF general pans PM for ‘handing country over to lawbreaking’ far-right ministers; protest heads said to warn they may shut Israel down if government defies court nixing of laws [Gallant tells fresh recruits that overhaul crisis has not hurt IDF draft process]( By Michael Horovitz [Sidelined Arab Israelis fear overhaul will further undermine their legal recourses]( By Majeda El Batsh [Is the Saudis’ first PA envoy a herald of ties with Israel?]( [listen to the podcast]( [In a Romanian synagogue, a play has ghosts ‘eavesdrop’ on a town’s Jewish past]( By Matt Lebovic Channeling everyday Jewish life before the Holocaust, playwright Sarah Brown’s ‘A Secret About Joy’ has been performed for thousands of Romanians since last year’s premiere [Saudi Arabia appoints its first ever non-resident ambassador to Palestine]( By Jacob Magid While envoy’s portfolio will also include being non-resident Jerusalem consul general, that title refers to engagement with the Palestinians, not Israel [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug 13: Is the Saudis’ first PA envoy a herald of ties with Israel?]( By ToI Staff [Explosions rock Syrian capital, with no immediate word on source or targets]( By AP and ToI Staff State media and local residents say repeated blasts heard before dawn in Damascus; war monitor says sites involved were weapons warehouses of Iran-backed militias [Report: Crashed Hezbollah truck estimated to have carried Iranian anti-tank missiles]( By ToI Staff [Hezbollah: Next war will be in Israel’s Galilee, IDF posts will become graveyards]( By ToI Staff [Likud minister mocked for saying ‘it’s my job’ to name friends to government posts]( By ToI Staff David Amsalem says he prefers to put forward people he knows well; Labor’s Michaeli calls his attitude ‘corruption at its best’ Getting a moove on [Police chief chases cow down highway]( By Stuart Winer Israel’s top cop, Kobi Shabtai, joins efforts to rope in runaway bovine as it bolts down Route 1 [Holocaust scholars debate Bollywood movie ‘Bawaal,’ about couple visiting Auschwitz]( By Andrew Lapin The film’s protagonists find answers to their marital woes in the Nazi death camp; despite its drawbacks, some say the film at least teaches Indians about the genocide [CRM]( [With 89 fatalities, Hawaii wildfire becomes the deadliest in the US in over 100 years]( By CLAIRE RUSH, Beatrice Dupuy and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Chilling stories of survival and death emerge from the island of Maui, as emergency workers go through the moonscape of ash that just days ago was the picturesque town of Lahaina [Abraham Accords inspire Arizona, Kansas State basketball teams to visit Israel, UAE]( By jacob gurvis Organized by Athletes for Israel, the trip runs Aug. 9-20 and will cover tourist sites in both countries, including the Western Wall, Yad Vashem and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque More Headlines [Firefighters fall down hole in attempt to rescue man; all 3 critically hurt]( By Michael Horovitz [After two vets die by suicide, Defense Ministry forms new team to probe procedures]( By Emanuel Fabian [Russian forces kill 7 including baby, brother and parents, says Ukraine]( By AFP [Girl, 6, killed in car crash near Eilat; 9-year-old in serious condition]( By ToI Staff [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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