Friction deepens between coalition and IDF * A reporter’s personal Pittsburgh odyssey * Israel may uproot, loan out ancient Christian mosaic * Found: Israel’s oldest gate

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, August 15, 2023 [Security officials tell TV network PM trying to shift blame onto them for harm to IDF]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu said to ignore request by IDF chief to condemn attacks on military brass by coalition allies over impact on readiness; PM said to express concern at Sunday briefing [Minister rails at reservist ‘rebels,’ slams IDF chiefs who warn readiness being hurt]( By ToI Staff Criticism by Likud’s David Amsalem forcefully opposed by Defense Minister Gallant and President Herzog; Amsalem also says anti-overhaul leaders should rot in jail for life [PM’s son shares a post calling Herzi Halevi worst-ever IDF chief]( By Michael Horovitz Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu, Levin said aiming to halt overhaul for a year to focus on Haredi draft law]( By Michael Bachner Report comes as ultra-Orthodox parties are separately reported to demand legislative package be frozen and only be advanced with opposition’s okay; Likud, UTJ deny any friction Reporter's notebook Ron Kampeas [A Jewish journalist’s experience covering the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting]( Veteran JTA reporter tells of his conflicted, emotionally tolling odyssey, from day the 2018 Tree of Life massacre took 11 lives through recent conclusion of the murderer’s trial [2 US shuls evacuated during Shabbat services amid wave of bomb threats for 4th week]( By Andrew Lapin [ADL teams up with Jewish frat to fight antisemitism on US college campuses]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Court releases main suspect in killing of Palestinian in Burqa to house arrest]( By ToI Staff Judge rejects law enforcement appeal of decision to release Yehiel Indore; police arrest 2 Palestinians suspected of taking part in violent clash earlier this month [Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic, send it to US Evangelical museum]( By Ilan Ben Zion Megiddo Mosaic could be loaned to Museum of the Bible in Washington; some worry it will be used in ideological, rather than archaeological, context Archaeology [Discovery of Israel’s oldest gate resets clock on local urbanization by centuries]( By Melanie Lidman Alongside 5,500-year-old entrance to fortified city at Tel Erani, near Kiryat Gat, archaeologists find evidence of social stratified city-dwelling in Israel [Palestinian group tries to fire rocket from northern West Bank at nearby settlement]( By Emanuel Fabian Israeli forces discover projectile that failed to launch, following claims by Al-Ayyash Battalion [Police: Undercover officers kill two Palestinian gunmen during raid near Jericho]( By Emanuel Fabian [Why the PM won’t speak up for top IDF brass but will for women]( [listen to the podcast]( [After cases of discrimination against women on buses, PM calls to punish offenders]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu says Israel ‘a free country, in which nobody will set limits on who can use public transportation,’ following series of incidents involving drivers and Haredi passengers [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug 15: Why the PM won’t speak up for top IDF brass but will for women]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Emily Kaiman [Hillel, Shammai and J Street]( We must avoid the prevailing impulse to exaggerate and distort and learn to disagree without fracturing our community Barry Shaw [Biden’s bad Iran deal is cause for dire Israeli concern]( The Administration must be told that for Israel, the Iran problem is not a can to be kicked down the road until 2025 [Netanyahu ‘won’t relax at our expense,’ protesters vow outside Galilee vacation spot]( By ToI Staff As PM’s convoy enters Moshav Ramot near Sea of Galilee, hundreds hold noisy rally nearby; similar protests were held last week when premier vacationed in Neve Ativ [In New York Times ad, prominent Netanyahu critics spurn unity government prospect]( By Canaan Lidor Analysis Lazar Berman [US-Iran deal doesn’t mean full nuclear pact is next — but it shows Israel’s limits]( Iran has little reason to run toward a new deal now, but prisoner agreement last week underscores that the Netanyahu government has minimal influence on Washington’s Iran policy [Israel, US wrap up 2-week joint navy drill aimed at boosting ties, shared learning]( By Emanuel Fabian [Nasrallah says Israel ‘will cease to exist’ if war erupts, as rhetoric escalates]( By ToI Staff [Hamas talks local Gaza elections — in apparent push for general Palestinian ballot]( By Gianluca Pacchiani While PA leader Abbas is in Egypt attending regional summit, pressure mounts throughout Palestinian territories to end his ‘culture of decrees’ and hold elections [Firefighter succumbs to wounds, marking 3rd death in pit rescue attempt]( By ToI Staff Dekel Marciano, 33, suffered serious injuries during attempted rescue operation in Deir al-Asad, which also claimed another responder and Palestinian laborer who fell into hole [Man killed in northern Arab town in suspected gangland hit]( By ToI Staff [Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia for racketeering over 2020 election meddling]( By Agencies In 4th indictment against twice-impeached ex-president, prosecutors charge Republican frontrunner for 2024 presidential nomination with 13 felony counts, including RICO accusations [Mini library at Holocaust memorial in Berlin torched in suspected antisemitic act]( By PHILISSA CRAMER Witnesses say they saw suspect start blaze inside the ‘Bucherboxx’ at train station in German capital; 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