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What Matters Most On Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern, center, speaking to members of Iyad Halak's family during a condolence call on June 2, 2020. (Courtesy: Jerusalem Municipality)

Jerusalem chief rabbi pays condolences to family of autistic man slain by cops

Public Security minister skips visit to East Jerusalem family after father posts video saying he doesn’t want Israeli government officials to come

A protest in Jerusalem against the police killings of Iyad Halak and George Floyd, on June 2, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Fearing US-like unrest, police minister says fix needed after autistic man slain

Palestinian children pose for a photo on top of cement blocks placed by the Israeli army in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al Amud, on October 21, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Pollster: East Jerusalem Palestinians feel increasingly alienated from Israel

Marc Canter measures in case he needs to board up the doors and windows at Canter's Deli on Fairfax on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images via JTA)

'Attack on our community was vicious and criminal'

LA Jews reeling after local institutions looted and burned in Floyd protests

Synagogues, schools and Jewish memorials vandalized with anti-Semitic, anti-Israel slogans, Jewish-owned businesses battered, particularly in Fairfax district

Don Flesch, the owner of Central Camera in Chicago, vowed to rebuild after looters destroyed his store. (Courtesy/ via JTA)

‘I’m not angry at all’: Owner of looted Chicago photo shop vows to rebuild

Illustrative: Members of Jewish Community Action attend a rally protesting the killing of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Courtesy of Carin Mrotz via JTA)

Minneapolis Jewish activists shift to one issue: Support George Floyd protests

George Soros at the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/ Ronald Zak)

Rising conspiracy theory claims George Soros behind US unrest, ADL says

By Eric Cortellessa

Jewish group finds massive uptick in anti-Soros tweets, as right-wing pundits falsely claim the Holocaust survivor billionaire is paying protesters nationwide

US President Donald Trump talks to the media outside the White House as he heads to the SpaceX launch in Florida on May 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP)

Trump says New York ‘lost to lowlifes’ as US cities brace for further violence

By AP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Overhead view of an anti-police brutality Black Lives Matter protest rally on Third Avenue on June 2, 2020, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

130 US Jewish groups, outraged by Floyd killing, pledge to fight systemic racism

By Josefin Dolsten

Demonstrators on June 2, 2020, at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US streets calmest in days as looting tapers off, most protests peaceful

By Zeke Miller and Tim Sullivan

Demonstrators break curfews across the county but mainly avoid clashes with police in marked deescalation after days of rioting

‘Not stopping’: Defiant NYC protesters march through curfew

By JAKE SEINER and Deepti Hajela

Thousands across US defy curfews in 8th day of protests

By Zeke Miller and Tim Sullivan

Protests in top 25 US virus hotspots ignite fears of contagion

By Michelle R. Smith and NICKY FORSTER

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, center, and then-tourism minister Yariv Levin during a meeting to discuss mapping extension of Israeli sovereignty to areas of the West Bank, held in the Ariel settlement, February 24, 2020. (David Azagury/ US Embassy Jerusalem/ File)

US ‘highly unlikely’ to back July 1 annexation, ToI told; mapping far from done

By Raphael Ahren

Preparatory work set back by weeks, maybe even months, because of COVID-19 crisis, senior source tells ToI; Kushner visit to Jerusalem also seen as vital before finalizing process

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk with reporters before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, January 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Netanyahu said to tell settlers US enthusiasm for annexation ‘may have lessened’

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Defense Minister Benny Gantz, center, meets with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, left, and head of the Southern Command Herzi Halevi, right, in southern Israel on May 26, 2020. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Israel’s security chiefs to meet on looming annexation amid fears of violence

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

Israeli and American soldiers support each other as they kneel on a Palestinian and a black man, choking them (Al-Hayat al-Jadida screenshot)

‘Palestinian lives matter’: Activists draw parallels between Israel, US killings

By Aaron Boxerman

Social media users, politicians compare cases of George Floyd and Iyad Halak; PLO releases cartoon suggesting Israeli support for American police violence

Demonstrators attend a gathering in support of US protesters over the death of George Floyd and against police violence on June 2, 2020, in Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Protesting Floyd killing, Israelis fume over police violence in US and at home

People protest against the police shooting of Palestinian Iyad Halak, in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, May 31, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

After death of autistic man, UN says lethal force often Israel’s ‘first resort’

I got caught with my pants down – my white privilege saved me

White people take for granted the freedom to relax about making mistakes because the consequences are usually insignificant

Marilyn Katzman

That phantom airline flying to an Arab state

Air Sinai offers flights between Tel Aviv and Cairo — but good luck reaching them online, locating an office or finding Israel on their maps

‘Declare a state of moral emergency’

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself; it is more universal, more contagious, more dangerous

5 ways to improve Israel’s treatment of eating disorders

Since my daughter’s diagnosis 13 years ago, the standard of care has largely remained stagnant – which means a lot of sick people could be doing a lot better than they are

Jeremiah Scroll from the IAA's Dead Sea Scrolls collection. (Shai Halevi, Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

LISTEN: Archaeology

Pioneering DNA study reveals not all Dead Sea Scrolls are from Dead Sea

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Israelis wearing face masks walk in Jerusalem on June 2, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Senior health official warns Israel on verge of new serious outbreak — TV

Ministry source tells network recent days have seen more moderate and serious cases than in entire previous month, states main problematic area is Jerusalem

6:26 pm

PM said seeking to shirk NIS 600K in taxes for expenses at private home
6:10 pm

Settler mayor: Trump a 'true friend' and strong ally of Israel
6:09 pm

Auschwitz museum struggling for funds under lockdown

US President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take part in an announcement of Trump's Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 28, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Israel media review

Hold your wild West Bank horses: 5 things to know for June 3

With more than enough on its plate, the US puts a yellow light in front of Israel’s annexation plans; which may be godsend for Netanyahu

Left to right: EU Ambassador to Israel Emanuele Giaufret, Nili Shalev, ISERD Director General and Aharon Aharon, CEO, Israel Innovation Authority at the Horizon 2020 awards ceremony in Jaffa on June 4, 2019 (Yossi Zamir; GPO)

Israel said girding for bids to kick it out of global projects over annexation

Illustrative: Cars travel on a road in the southern West Bank (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Jordan says it foiled suicide attacks against Israelis in West Bank

The entrance to the Paula Rehavia high school in Jerusalem is seen on May 31, 2020. The school was closed after a number of students and staff tested positive for COVID-19. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

More schools shuttered by virus infections as decision on ending classes waits

Health Ministry reportedly pushing for all middle and high schools to be shut; 58 new cases recorded overnight

Members of the Higher Council for Emergencies, Qalqilya, discuss details of the new spike in cases in the governorate on June 2, 2020 (Qalqilya Governorate Facebook)

Gaza loosens virus restrictions as West Bank sees slight uptick in cases

By Aaron Boxerman

The entrance to the Paula Rehavia high school in Jerusalem is seen on May 31, 2020. The school was closed after a number of students and staff tested positive for COVID-19. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Schools to stay open for now, as Netanyahu punts on ordering new closure

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 29, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

Who runs Israel? A year of deadlock and pandemic shows it’s not the ministers

A health minister who made no health decisions, a finance minister begging to leave office — and powerful directors general setting policy in lieu of indifferent politicians

Hundreds of fans of soccer club Hapoel Tel Aviv celebrating a win outside Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on June 2, 2020, without adhering to social distancing rules. (Screenshot: Twitter)

Authorities livid after soccer fans, players mass at stadium to celebrate win

Hapoel Tel Aviv could be fined after its players cooperate with illegal rally; concern high ahead of Wednesday match between top 2 teams

Illustrative: Maccabi Tel Aviv fans during the UEFA Champions League playoff round second leg soccer match between Switzerland's FC Basel 1893 and Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on August 25, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli disinfectant tunnel may lead way to safer public events during pandemic

By Shoshanna Solomon

A nurse wearing protective gear and a pair of Microsoft HoloLens 2 glasses uses augmented reality functionality to perform maintenance tasks in Sheba Medical Center's "hospital room of the future" (courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)

InterviewCoronavirus pandemic is fast-tracking a health-tech revolution, expert says

By Shoshanna Solomon

In this photo taken near Kibbutz Misgav Am, Lebanese soldiers and UNIFIL peacekeepers watch from the southern Lebanese village of Adaisseh as an IDF Merkava tank takes part in routine maneuvers near the border demarcation line, June 2, 2020. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

Israeli forces, armed Lebanese troops square off in rare border confrontation

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Incident occurs after IDF tanks and troops cross security fence, while remaining on Israeli side of Blue Line; UN peacekeepers arrive on scene

Defense Minister Benny Gantz, center, surveys the northern border with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, right, in northern Israel on June 2, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)

Gantz tours north, hears threats assessment from IDF, meets local mayors

By Judah Ari Gross

A LORA ballistic missile, produced by the Israel Aerospace Industries defense firm, is test-fired at sea on June 2, 2020. (Israel Aerospace Industries)

IAI tests short-range ballistic missile, hitting 2 small floating targets at sea

By Judah Ari Gross

Coronavirus crisis

Excluded from US stimulus, undocumented Israelis afraid to tap into state aid

California-based Israeli expats — out of work due to stay-at-home orders — fear asking for US government assistance could jeopardize their residency applications

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP/Nick Wass)

Pressure mounts on Zuckerberg over inflammatory Trump posts

By AP

Workers repair a damaged storefront on Fairfax Avenue on May 31, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Valerie Macon/AFP)

Jewish Free Loan Association offers LA residents immediate ‘looting loss loans’

By JTA

More Headlines

In this May 19, 2020, file photo, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Louder than wordsTrump questions render Trudeau speechless for 21 seconds

US Rep. Steve King of Iowa speaks to an audience member ahead of a campaign rally at Drake University in Des Moines, January 30, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images/via JTA)

Iowa Republicans oust Rep. Steve King, shunned for incendiary remarks

By Thomas Beaumont

Police detain a woman during a yellow vest protest with other groups in Brussels, May 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Around the world, police chokeholds scrutinized after deadly arrest

By John Leicester

Congressional candidate and former CIA operative Valerie Plame seeks support from local party delegates at the Democratic Party preprimary convention in Pojoaque, N.M., March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Outed spy Plame loses New Mexico primary for House seat

IDF officers confronted by a Bedouin crowd at the entrance to the town of Bir Hadaj in the Negev Desert, May 31, 2020. (Screenshot: YouTube)

Fracas between gun thieves, IDF officers highlights struggles with base burgling

Jack Ma, the founder of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, speaking at the Prime Minister's Innovation Summit in Tel Aviv, Oct. 25, 2018 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)

Alibaba unit uses Israeli tech to offer shipping services to US businesses

By Shoshanna Solomon

From 'On the Spectrum,' the YES TV show picked up by Amazon Studios (Courtesy Yes)

From left to rightTV provider Yes starts offering shows with English subtitles

By Jessica Steinberg

A man points his finger at a screen showing the planned architectural redesign of the house Adolf Hitler was born in, during a press conference at the interior ministry in Vienna, June 2, 2020. (Joe Klamar/AFP/File)

To ‘neutralize’ Hitler’s birthplace, Austria will turn it into a police station

By AFP

Security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack that killed Taylor Force and injured 10 others at the Jaffa port on March 8, 2016. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel, File)

US court rules Iran, Syria liable for terror attacks in Israel

Palestinian workers from the West Bank city of Hebron carry personal belongings as they arrive at the Tarqumiya checkpoint to cross into Israel on March 18, 2020. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

High Court rejects petition to compensate Palestinian workers hit by crisis

By Aaron Boxerman

AnalysisBreaking China: A rupture looms between Israel and the United States

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech marking the anniversary of the 1989 death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Floyd killing shows ‘true face’ of US, charges Iran’s Khamenei

By AFP

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