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Thousands expected at 39th week of anti-overhaul demonstrations
timesofisrael.com...Organizers said that this week’s protests would highlight the fractious and destructive nature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule.... ...the country’s religious-secular divide bitterly exposed by Yom Kippur clashes at a public prayer service in Tel Aviv.... ...attorney general from ordering a prime minister to step aside.... ...Keller-Lynn, Political Correspondent...

Thousands expected at 39th week of anti-overhaul demonstrations
timesofisrael.com...Organizers said that this week’s protests would highlight the fractious and destructive nature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule.... ...the country’s religious-secular divide bitterly exposed by Yom Kippur clashes at a public prayer service in Tel Aviv.... ...attorney general from ordering a prime minister to step aside.... ...Keller-Lynn, Political Correspondent...

Jerusalem Latin Patriarch among 21 new cardinals anointed by Pope
timesofisrael.com...Leaders of the church in geopolitical hotspots like Hong Kong and Jerusalem, fragile communities like Juba, South Sudan, and sentimental favorites... ...Among the new cardinals are the controversial new head of the Vatican’s doctrine office, Victor Manuel Fernandez, and the Chicago-born missionary... ...cardinals often selected by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.... ...It was a much-debated decision given Fernandez himself has admitted he made mistakes handling a case while he was bishop in La Plata, Argentina,...

1 killed, 9 wounded in south Tel Aviv violence
timesofisrael.com...One person was killed and nine wounded during violence in south Tel Aviv early Saturday, police and medics said.... ...A 20-year-old was rushed to a hospital in serious condition with penetrating wounds to his body, the Magen David Adom emergency service said.... ...Keller-Lynn, Political Correspondent... ...The area is home to a large population of asylum-seekers from north Africa....

US on brink on government shutdown, funding chaos
timesofisrael.com...WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts... ...at a temporary budget agreement, throwing into doubt everything from access to national parks to Washington’s massive support for Ukraine.... ...And White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made clear that US President Joe Biden, who is seeking a second term in 2024, did not intend to... ...A shutdown “unnecessarily” places the world’s largest economy at risk, White House National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard told CNBC....

US pro-Palestinian group lauds Second Intifada that ‘renewed flame of resistance’
timesofisrael.com...“Today on September 28th, we remember the Al-Aqsa Intifada (the Second Intifada),” SJP said in an Instagram post on Thursday.... ...The US National Students for Justice in Palestine celebrated the anniversary of the start of the Second Intifada, this week, saying the violent uprising... ...Israel withdrew from Gaza under then prime minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan.... ...Keller-Lynn, Political Correspondent...

1 killed, 9 wounded in south Tel Aviv violence
timesofisrael.com...One person was killed and nine wounded during violence in south Tel Aviv early Saturday, police and medics said.... ...A 20-year-old was rushed to a hospital in serious condition with penetrating wounds to his body, the Magen David Adom emergency service said.... ...Keller-Lynn, Political Correspondent... ...The area is home to a large population of asylum-seekers from north Africa....

Israelis in Greece are taking a stand – against a tourist takeover of their new home
timesofisrael.com...PAROS, Greece — When Ronit Nesher and her husband moved to Greece several years ago, the couple specifically chose to make their new home on the... ...Everything is invaded, it’s like an occupation,” said Nesher. “They want to turn Paros into Ibiza or Mykonos, but we don’t want it.... ...“Access to the beaches was just the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Elias Petrakis, one of the members of Paros’s Towel Movement who also... ...Through a Facebook group called Saving Paros Beaches which now has more than 12,000 members, the movement organized protests, demonstrating several...

Photographs document US Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics
timesofisrael.com...with Tony Bennett, who famously crooned of leaving his heart in San Francisco.... ...and Supervisor Harvey Milk.... ...Keller-Lynn, Political Correspondent... ...During debate on the ban, Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig suggested Feinstein study up on the issue of guns....

‘Wannabe dictator’: US army chief swipes at Trump in farewell speech
timesofisrael.com...Chiefs chairman under Trump.... ...“We don’t take an oath to a king or a queen or to a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator,” he said.... ...Milley’s four-year term as chairman ends at midnight Saturday, and Air Force Gen. CQ Brown takes over Sunday.... ...Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recalled Milley as a battle buddy, noting with a grin that he was always “eager to get into the fight....