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Trump says deal with Iran ‘scheduled to get signed tomorrow,’ Hormuz Strait to be ‘OPEN TO ALL’

MOU said set to be signed virtually * Iran yet to confirm * Trump claims regime no longer wants nukes, indicates uranium won't be removed for now * Israeli officials say MOU endangers Israel's security, fails to resolve war's key goals, removes US military leverage * Anti-government protesters rally at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square, gather in Jerusalem, Haifa

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit, June 13, 2026. (Abbas Fakih/AFP)

IDF says over 70 Hezbollah sites hit as troops advance near south Lebanon’s Nabatieh

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Lebanese army withdraws from southern city, says soldier seriously injured in Israeli drone strike; seven terror operatives killed earlier this week after emerging from tunnel

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Iran MOU would cap self-defeating ceasefire for Trump, marks huge problem for Israel

Combo photo: US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); Pro-government demonstrators in Tehran, after a ceasefire announcement, early on April 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Shalev Shalom/Pool)

As US president waxes optimistic about chances for a 60-day deal with Tehran, Netanyahu seems unsure of how to react. Spinning this as victory before the elections won't be easy

Jackals at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on February 19, 2022 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

‘Her whole face was covered in blood’: 11 campers attacked by jackals at Sea of Galilee

Authorities said to be concerned at least one of the animals could be infected with rabies; all of those injured have been vaccinated and released from hospital

Two Palestinians walks with their bicycles past past the damaged Gaza City headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on February 15, 2024 (AFP)

UNRWA fires 70 Gaza staffers amid Israeli accusations agency riddled with Hamas operatives

Pro-Israel watchdog welcomes move but accuses refugee agency for Palestinians of hypocrisy in refusing to openly acknowledge links to Hamas; UNRWA: Dismissals not a validation of claims

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As Kahanist ideas gain ground, Religious Zionism’s failure to confront settler violence is endangering both Israel’s future and the movement’s soul

Micha Odenheimer

Micha Odenheimer

The false choice: Why Tikkun Olam without Israel betrays both

The belief that universal justice and Jewish peoplehood are competing commitments is a false binary that has weakened American Jewish life

Rawan Osman

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

The ‘hate speech’ we need to stop for elections

A little curiosity and humility will help keep us from blaming dispute for hatred and hatred for dispute –the latter is preventable, at least (Korach)

Ab Boskany

The perilous fantasy of US withdrawal from the Mideast

For those who imagine a peaceful region if America retreats: What will happen when Iran’s radical proxies fill the power vacuum and Israel has to face them alone?

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

I have met the enemy and she is wearing Lycra

There’s a lot less of me than there used to be, but now they say I have to exercise and I’m conducting treaty negotiations with myself about a 10-minute walk

Tobey Finkelstein

Tobey Finkelstein

If only just a few Haredim were calling police ‘Nazis’ and women ‘shiksas’

Ultra-Orthodox rioters are no longer fringe extremists: I watched local teens block cars and my Haredi neighbors cheer them on – as the police did nothing

Rafi Josselson

I had to choose between my Zionism and my disability advocacy

Protest encampments may no longer block our path to class, but Jewish students like me who are attached to Israel are still barred from full participation in campus life

Morey Schwartz

When hands speak louder than politics

The Knesset’s recognition of Israeli Sign Language is a historic victory for human dignity – and for leaders who can transcend partisan battles

Shimon Sheves

How chaos became the government’s most powerful political tool

By normalizing disruption, the country’s leadership is chiseling away at the public’s discomfort with tyranny, as we head to elections

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jaclyn S. Clark

Dave Matthews answered me from the stage. Now comes the hard part

The rocker read a message about antisemitism to 20,000 people. It wasn’t perfect, but those calling it a fraud are missing the point of why any of us write anything at all.

Dan Sagir

Israel needs a deal with Iran, not another war

After years of escalation, military gains have reached their limits. A US-Iran agreement can freeze Tehran’s nuclear program and open the door to disarming Hezbollah

An Israeli settler records as security forces clash with Palestinians during a protest in Khirbet Humsa, west of Hebron in the West Bank, June 9, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Settler shoots Palestinian in West Bank; reports say he was mentally disabled

Man with reported intellectual disability wounded after allegedly threatening settler with rock, Palestinian mayor claims Israeli forces withheld medical treatment for over an hour

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Tony Blair takes on larger role as US-led Board of Peace struggles to advance Gaza plan

Sir Tony Blair, former prime minister of United Kingdom and Board of Peace Gaza Executive Board speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on The situation in the Middle Eas in New York, New York on April 28, 2026. (Lev Radin/ZUMA Press Wire)

Former UK prime minister to assume a more managerial role on US-led body, while also taking on responsibilities relating to aid and continuing engagement with PA on reforms

Participants in the Miszpucha Foundation trip for Polish Jewish emigrants and their descendants have lunch at the Jewish Community Center in Warsaw, Poland. (Adam de Kaminski via JTA)

'This generation’s story is still something really silenced'

13,000 Jews were driven out of Poland in 1968. Now, some are returning to tell their story

By Shira Li Bartov

Decades after anti-Zionist purge virtually decimated what was left of post-Holocaust Jewish life, government-funded trip brings emigrants back for reunion with those who remained

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Elchanan Poupko

Elchanan Poupko

Settler violence is reshaping Religious Zionism

As Kahanist ideas gain ground, Religious Zionism’s failure to confront settler violence is endangering both Israel’s future and the movement’s soul

Micha Odenheimer

Micha Odenheimer

The false choice: Why Tikkun Olam without Israel betrays both

The belief that universal justice and Jewish peoplehood are competing commitments is a false binary that has weakened American Jewish life

Rawan Osman

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

The ‘hate speech’ we need to stop for elections

A little curiosity and humility will help keep us from blaming dispute for hatred and hatred for dispute –the latter is preventable, at least (Korach)

Ab Boskany

The perilous fantasy of US withdrawal from the Mideast

For those who imagine a peaceful region if America retreats: What will happen when Iran’s radical proxies fill the power vacuum and Israel has to face them alone?

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

I have met the enemy and she is wearing Lycra

There’s a lot less of me than there used to be, but now they say I have to exercise and I’m conducting treaty negotiations with myself about a 10-minute walk

Tobey Finkelstein

Tobey Finkelstein

If only just a few Haredim were calling police ‘Nazis’ and women ‘shiksas’

Ultra-Orthodox rioters are no longer fringe extremists: I watched local teens block cars and my Haredi neighbors cheer them on – as the police did nothing

Rafi Josselson

I had to choose between my Zionism and my disability advocacy

Protest encampments may no longer block our path to class, but Jewish students like me who are attached to Israel are still barred from full participation in campus life

Morey Schwartz

When hands speak louder than politics

The Knesset’s recognition of Israeli Sign Language is a historic victory for human dignity – and for leaders who can transcend partisan battles

Shimon Sheves

How chaos became the government’s most powerful political tool

By normalizing disruption, the country’s leadership is chiseling away at the public’s discomfort with tyranny, as we head to elections

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jaclyn S. Clark

Dave Matthews answered me from the stage. Now comes the hard part

The rocker read a message about antisemitism to 20,000 people. It wasn’t perfect, but those calling it a fraud are missing the point of why any of us write anything at all.

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Israel needs a deal with Iran, not another war

After years of escalation, military gains have reached their limits. A US-Iran agreement can freeze Tehran’s nuclear program and open the door to disarming Hezbollah

Four UK pro-Palestinian activists jailed for violent raid on Israeli defense factory

Samuel Corner (far right) and other Palestine Action activists Jordan Devlin, Leona Kamio, Charlotte Head, Fatema Rajwani and Zoe Rogers. (Used under clause 27a of the Israeli copyright law; taken from social media)

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Judge hands out years-long sentences as he highlights 'terrorist connection' in 2024 attack on Elbit, during which one activist fractured a policewoman's spine with a sledgehammer

Noam Horev (left) and Ziv Koren, the writer and photographer behind 'We Will Rise,' an installation about October 7, created with the Azrieli Group, opened on June 9, 2026 (Digist)

Rooftop installation brings searing Oct. 7 imagery and poignant lyrics to Azrieli Mall

By Jessica Steinberg

'We Will Rise,' opened June 9 and running through October, pairs texts by writer and poet Noam Horev with Ziv Koren’s photographs in a 45-minute journey through trauma and resilience

The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

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US Justice Department: Deal unlikely to harm competition, consumers; Democrats concerned Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE sovereign wealth funds investing in company that would control CBS stations, CNN

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The Jaffa Institute in Israel has launched an urgent campaign to provide a safe haven for hundreds of traumatized youth this summer in Tel-Aviv Jaffa.

Activists rally to ‘kick Israel out of FIFA’ despite team’s absence from World Cup

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Protesters in Toronto wearing 'Jews for a free Palestine' shirts unfurl banner calling for Israel's ouster from FIFA, hold event calling for release of jailed Hamas medical officer

Browsing vegetables for sale at Lira Shapira's Tel Hubbes garden in south Tel Aviv, May 28, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

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Compost makes the world go round?

In south Tel Aviv, organic plant waste powers an eco-friendly mini-economy

Residents of the Shapira neighborhood trade organic refuse for 'currency' to help fund a thriving community garden and farmers' market. Now, the idea is spreading

Helen Mirren arrives at the Golden Globes Golden Eve on January 6, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Helen Mirren receives prestigious British royal honor alongside Jewish recipients

By AP and ToI Staff

Actress, who portrayed Golda Meir and has spoken out against boycotts of Israel, among honorees, including Israeli-British architect and former chair of National Holocaust Museum

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ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss Joseph Cedar's newly resonant 2007 Oscar-nominated film

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'The average user tends to treat ChatGPT as if it were God'

AI chatbots are telling Israeli voters exactly what they want to hear

By Eran Hildesheim

With 1 in 4 Israelis likely to ask AI for voting guidance, a tech startup tests how leading models handle such queries, warns chatbots rely on biased sources and prioritize pleasing users over stating facts

People march in the Tel Aviv Pride parade on June 12, 2026. (Flash90)

Man arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Pride participants

Tel Aviv holds first Pride parade since Oct. 7; cops impede some anti-government marchers

By Noam Lehmann

Trans model assaulted in Tel Aviv last month dances on float as estimated 100,000 people march along beach, following the city's call to 'vote with your feet'

KKL Chairman Eyal Ostrinsky speaks at the dedication of the renewed Sayeret Shaked Park in the southern city of Ofakim, February 2, 2026. (Michael Houri, KKL-JNF Photo Archive)

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Youngest-ever KKL-JNF chair vows to cut waste, mend fences and rebuild trust

Eyal Ostrinsky says the org won't buy West Bank land or fund projects for right-wing settler youth, claiming his priorities are more traditional -- forestry and boosting populations in the periphery

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Steffen Seibert: Gaza won’t sever special Germany-Israel ties

By Lazar Berman

Berlin's outgoing ambassador confident close relationship will continue, while expressing support for Palestinian state and calling for diplomatic solution to Iran threats.

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A drainage tunnel in Nyack Memorial Park, New York from where dozens of Jewish girls on a school field trip entered the city's sewer system on June 10, 2026. (Screenshot/CBS New York)

Jewish schoolgirls get lost in NY creek tunnel; antisemitism ensues online

By Grace Gilson

Jane Yolen and her most famous book, 'The Devil's Arithmetic' (Courtesy of Jason Stemple and Penguin Random House via JTA)

Jane Yolen, author whose novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became Holocaust classic, dies at 87

By Penny Schwartz

This April 4, 2009, file photo, shows a gas production facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar. (AP/Maneesh Bakshi)

Report: Qatar offered to cut gas production in exchange for Iran sparing key facility

Mayerson Hall at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)

Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity law suit violates its First Amendment rights

By Andrew Lapin

Ireland's Seamus Coleman walks as tennis balls are thrown on to the pitch during the international friendly soccer match between Ireland and Qatar in Dublin, Ireland, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/ Peter Morrison)

Irish, Israeli soccer teams to play at neutral sites after calls to boycott the matches

US President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US strike killed leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Trump says

By AP

Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JTA)

Jacob Reses, Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, to leave US administration

By Joseph Strauss

Goalkeeper Matt Turner, of the United States men's national soccer team, displays his jersey during the announcement of the team's 2026 FIFA World Cup roster, in New York City, May 26, 2026. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Meet Matt Turner, the only Jewish player on Team USA in the World Cup

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Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Yotam Haim (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Yotam Haim, 28: Heavy metal drummer dreamed of being famous

Taken captive from Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, accidentally shot dead by the IDF on December 15

Staff Sgt. Or Mizrahi (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Or Mizrahi, 20: IDF balloonist helped all his classmates

Killed when Hamas attacked the Erez IDF outpost on October 7

Dr. Michael Murzakhanov (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Michael Murzakhanov, 69: Prison doctor who spread ‘positive energy’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists on the way from Netivot to Ashkelon on October 7

Avraham Tyberg (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Avraham Tyberg, 24: Law student ‘wanted to make a difference’

Murdered at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Staff Sgt. Idan Raz (IDF)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Idan Raz, 20: Golani soldier dreamed of career in education

Killed battling the Hamas invasion of the Paga IDF outpost on October 7

Col. Jonathan Steinberg, the commander of the Nahal Brigade who was killed on October 7, 2023, in an undated photo (Israel Defense Forces)

Those We Have Lost

Col. Jonathan Steinberg, 42: Commander and consummate family man

Nahal Brigade commander killed fighting Hamas terrorists near Kerem Shalom, October 7

Stav Barazavi (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Stav Barazani, 22: Slain partygoer ‘was a really happy girl’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7

Omri Lavi (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Omri Lavi, 25: A ‘red-headed kid who was one of a kind’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7

Sgt. Roei Peri (IDF)

Those we have lost

Sgt. Roei Peri, 19: Golani soldier who loved tennis and playing music

Killed battling the Hamas invasion of the Paga IDF outpost on October 7

Dor Toar (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Dor Toar, 27: Fitness enthusiast was ‘loved by everyone’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists while fleeing the Supernova music festival on October 7

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The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

This picture of a kayaker rowing above sharks in central Hadera won Gilad Topaz a special mention in a marine photography competition organized by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, June 9, 2026. (Gilad Topaz/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)

Making waves

Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life

Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

People visit the opening of the 100th Hebrew Book Week at Sarona in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Story hour

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Amid declining reading rates nationwide, annual book event opens in both cities following one-day delay caused by Iranian missile fire

By Jessica Steinberg

Gwyneth Paltrow poses in an ad for Herzliya luxury apartment project 51 Park. (Courtesy)

Park plug

Gwyneth Paltrow lends her face to Herzliya real estate project

Award-winning actress fronts video commercial for 51 Park residential towers

By Jessica Steinberg

US President Donald Trump gestures during the National Anthem as he attends an NBA Finals playoff basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, June 8, 2026, with Kai Trump, left, Knicks owner James Dolan and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Political arena

Trump booed at NBA Finals game in Madison Square Garden

'We've waited a lifetime for this, and he's made it about himself, like everything else,' one fan says of US president, who has had a complicated relationship with his former hometown

By Amy Tennery and Bo Erickson

A view of 'Drifting With Magritte: Castles in the Air,' the Israel Museum's new exhibit offering an in-depth look at the iconic Surrealist work, through October 2022 (Courtesy Zohar Shemesh)

Surrealism in 3D

Magritte masterpiece at Israel Museum being repaired after pinecone puncture

'The Castle of the Pyrenees,' which was donated to the museum in the 1980s, was damaged by a young boy who idly pierced the canvas while visiting with his family

By Jessica Steinberg

Kosha Dillz in his video "Parade." (Screenshot via YouTube)

Go New York go

Jewish rapper’s song celebrates Knicks mania in NYC

Team's run in the NBA Finals brings in New York City Jews, from kosher watch parties to radio talk shows and a viral slogan involving bagels

Hebrew Book Week at Tel Aviv's Sarona in 2025 (Courtesy)

Cancel culture

Culture events called off in wake of Iranian missile attacks

Hebrew Book Week opening and inaugural Theater Award ceremony are postponed, many museums close doors

By Jessica Steinberg

A Great White shark spotted in the Strait of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea, in late May. (Healthy Seas/SDSS/GhostDiving screenshot)

Jaw-some!

Diver has rare encounter with Great White shark in Mediterranean

Volunteer clearing fishing nets from wreck off Sicily says fingers trembled while videoing creature; hopes it doesn't spark hunt for endangered species, which was spotted far from shore

By Michael Horovitz

From 'Noga,' the new documentary about the indie singer premiering June 7, 2026, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York (Courtesy)

Indie attention

‘Noga,’ documentary about singer, to premiere at Tribeca

Film about Noga Erez's rocky road to stardom to screen at New York City film festival

By Jessica Steinberg

A photo of the Western Wall from the 1920s (AO Freedman)

Stone setting

Tower of David Museum wants your old Western Wall photos

Request for people to search for images comes as Jerusalem institution prepares 2027 exhibit for 60th anniversary of city's reunification following 1967 Six Day War

By Jessica Steinberg