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What Matters Most On Thursday, June 17, 2021

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The parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police, Khiri, right, and mother Rana, talk during an interview in Jerusalem, June 3, 2020. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Cop who fatally shot autistic Palestinian man charged with reckless manslaughter

By Aaron Boxerman

Iyad Halak, 32, was killed last year by Border Police who say they mistook him for a terrorist; he was shot a 2nd time on the ground, posing no threat, investigators say

Palestinian protesters attend a demonstration against the Evyatar settlement outpost, south of Nablus, on June 4, 2021, in the West Bank. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Palestinian teen shot by IDF, allegedly while throwing explosive, dies

Illustrative: Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze in southern Israel that was sparked by a balloon-borne incendiary device launched by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, on June 15, 2021. (Flash90)

Incendiary balloons from Gaza spark fires in south for second day in a row

Illustrative: Explosions light up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as IDF planes hit the Palestinian enclave, early on June 16, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Israeli military strikes in Gaza as volatile border heats up again

Jerusalem has reportedly warned Hamas that if attacks from territory do not stop, it could launch a fresh operation in the Strip

7:45 pm

Israeli military strikes in Gaza as border heats up once again
6:26 pm

Opposition introduces right-wing immigration legislation
6:08 pm

3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in southern Israel

Op-ed

Netanyahu’s not going anywhere, and Bennett’s helping him stick around

At the start of what will be a relentless fight to protect his coalition against a predecessor who is treating him despicably, the new PM is already radiating weakness

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, loser of a recent election, walks away after briefly shaking hands with new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, after the Knesset voted confidence in Bennett's coalition by 60-59 votes, June 13, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP)

Analysis

Bubblegum and magic tape: How PM Bennett’s kippa stays on, and why it matters

The new prime minister is the first to regularly wear a head covering, identifying as a Modern Orthodox Jew, a stark shift from Israel’s secular founding fathers

Naftali Bennett, in 2014, gives a speech holding his kippa to his head. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

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A police enforcement operation against illegal Bedouin construction in the Negev desert on Sunday, June 13, 2021 (Courtesy: Salman ibn Hamid)

'We haven't seen anything like this for years'

How a Negev police operation nearly foiled establishment of the new government

By Tani Goldstein and ToI Staff

Hours before the coalition was confirmed, a large patrol announced demolitions in a Ra’am party stronghold, prompting an MK to abstain in the key vote. But who ordered the move?

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Daily Briefing June 17 – What the Bennett government must do within 100 days

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Sitting from left to right: Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, as Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin walk past after a special Knesset plenum session to approve the new government, June 13, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)

Ministers approve new security cabinet; Bennett holds 1st meeting with IDF chief

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Likud MK Miki Zohar at a meeting of opposition parties in Netanyahu's right wing-religious bloc, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud files no-confidence motion against ‘government established on lies’

A woman holds a sign that says 'Intifada until victory' at a pro-Palestinian rally held during Israel's Operation Guardian of the Walls, in Nathan Phillips Square, downtown Toronto, May 15, 2021. (Screenshot YouTube)

Canada’s Jews say antisemites declared ‘open season’ on them since Gaza conflict

By Robert Sarner

May’s Operation Guardian of the Walls brings huge spike in antisemitic incidents. Condemned by politicians, lack of public reaction spurs concerns hate is now socially acceptable

Party leader of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul, speaks during a vigil for the victims of the deadly vehicle attack on five members of the Canadian Muslim community in London, Ontario, Canada, June 8, 2021 (Nicole OSBORNE / AFP)

Jewish head of Canada Green party survives leadership challenge amid Israel rift

By PHILISSA CRAMER

A woman shows her 'Green Pass' as she arrives at a theater in Jerusalem, on February 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel issues new proof-of-vaccine, recovery documents valid until end of 2021

Health Ministry acts to prevent current documentation expiring without replacement, potentially leaving Israelis unable to travel

Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) holds the weekly cabinet meeting via videoconference call from the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem due to coronavirus regulations, March 15, 2020. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Gantz asks Bennett to release minutes of cabinet meetings on pandemic

An Israeli man walks past Emirati staff after passport control upon arrival from Tel Aviv to the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates, on November 26, 2020. (Karim Sahib/AFP)

Israel issues ‘severe’ COVID travel warning for UAE

Security camera footage shows suspects carrying out firebomb attack on Gintazi family home in Jaffa, May 14, 2021 (Screen grab)

3 Arab men charged over Jaffa firebombing that seriously hurt boy during riots

2 accused of attempted murder, 3rd indicted as accomplice to multiple attacks including mistaken assault on Arab home

Lod imam Yusuf Elbaz (screen capture: YouTube)

Lod imam arrested on suspicion of encouraging violence against cops

Rivlin proved the importance of the presidency

The president helps balance a country that risks being pulled off course by extreme factions and special interests. He also keeps an eye out for world Jewry

My Mizrahi mom and why Pride matters

She survived the Farhud massacre, struggled with terminal cancer, and once said the worst trauma in her life was finding out her daughter was a lesbian

Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz speaks at the annual Greenbelt arts, faith, and justice festival in the UK in 2016. (YouTube)

UK teacher dropped by Orthodox school after she receives rabbinical ordination

By Jenni Frazer

Statement from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis says Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz ‘stepped beyond the boundaries of mainstream Orthodoxy’

Then-prime minister Naftali Bennett (L) talks with Mansour Abbas, head of the Islamic Ra'am party, during a special session to vote on the new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)

New coalition unable to extend ban on Palestinian family reunification

In bid to embarrass new government, opposition parties refuse to vote for law even though they support it; Ra’am opposes it and won’t vote with coalition partners

From left: Manfred Gans (Courtesy of USHMM); Peter Masters (Courtesy of Anson family); Colin Anson (Courtesy of Anson family)

87 members were mainly Jewish refugees from Germany, Austria

Secret WWII Jewish British military commandos finally come out of the shadows

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Declassifying records, author Leah Garrett uncovers amazing story of X Troop, a unit of German-speaking refugee volunteers determined to outwit and outfight the Nazis at all costs

A supporter of Iranian ultraconservative presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi carries a portrait and waves a national flag during a rally in the capital Tehran, on June 16, 2021, ahead of the June 18 presidential election (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Activists say Iran presidential frontrunner responsible for mass executions

By Stuart Williams

Campaigners say Ebrahim Raisi should stand trial rather than lead country; Amnesty says he was member of the Tehran ‘death commission’ that secretly killed thousands

Supporters of Iranian ultraconservative presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi carry posters bearing his portrait and wave national flags as they attend a rally in the capital Tehran, on June 16, 2021, ahead of the Islamic republic's June 18 presidential election. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran hardliner headed for presidency as election rivals pull out

By Marc Jourdier and Frank Zeller

An IDF tank deployed to the Golan Heights, near the Syria border, on July 1, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli tanks destroy outpost used by Iranian proxies on Syrian border — report

By Judah Ari Gross

Syrian media says strike hit observation post near al-Qahtaniah, used by Hezbollah and other Tehran-linked groups; follows IDF attack on Syrian military base nearby

Illustrative: View of the border between Israel and Jordan, in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, on June 17, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)

IDF: Soldier hurt thwarting smuggling on Jordan border was hit by friendly fire

By Judah Ari Gross

Dry earth in time of drought, north of Israel's Dead Sea.(ABIR SULTAN/Flash90)

After years of delays, Jordan said to nix Red Sea-Dead Sea canal with Israel, PA

Report says kingdom will pull the plug on pipeline and instead focus on internal desalination project

Liba Yoffe (Courtesy of Yoffe via JTA)

Meet the Orthodox mom competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’

By JACQUELINE RODERICK

The monday.com team opens trade on the Nasdaq on June 10, 2021 (Nasdaq)

Israeli shares traded on Wall Street reach massive $300 billion valuation

By Shoshanna Solomon

Calcalist: The aggregated value of the shares of the 85 Israeli companies traded in the US accounts for 75% of Israeli GDP, and is more than market cap of shares on the TASE

The Tel Aviv office of Israeli startup Cortica; Feb. 12, 2019 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)

Good news and bad news: Israel’s maturing ecosystem means plunge in new startups

By Shoshanna Solomon and AFP

Illustrative image: A woman undergoing CT scan as part of cancer screening (Drazen Zigic via iStock by Getty Images)

Immunotherapy startup KAHR gets $46.5 million from investors

By Shoshanna Solomon

More Headlines

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporters at Israel's Nevatim air base Monday, with an Israeli F-35 fighter jet in the background, on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Israel. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Americans for Peace Now urges conditioning of military aid to Israel

Victims of the April 30, 2021, Mount Meron disaster: Top row (L-R): Chen Doron, Haim Rock, Ariel Tzadik, Yossi Kohn, Yisrael Anakvah, Yishai Mualem, Yosef Mastorov, Elkana Shiloh and Moshe Levy; 2nd row (L-R): Shlomo Zalman Leibowitz, Shmuel Zvi Klagsbald, Mordechai Fakata, Dubi Steinmetz, Abraham Daniel Ambon, Eliezer Gafner, Yosef Greenbaum, Yehuda Leib Rubin and Yaakov Elchanan Starkovsky; 3rd row (L-R): Haim Seler, Yehoshua Englard, Moshe Natan Neta Englard, Yedidia Hayut, Moshe Ben Shalom, David Krauss, Eliezer Tzvi Joseph, Yosef Yehuda Levy and Yosef Amram Tauber; 4th row (L-R): Menachem Knoblowitz, Elazar Yitzchok Koltai, Yosef David Elhadad, Shraga Gestetner, Yonatan Hebroni, Shimon Matalon, Elazar Mordechai Goldberg, Moshe Bergman and Daniel Morris; 5th row (L-R): Ariel Achdut, Moshe Mordechai Elhadad, Hanoch Slod, Yedidya Fogel, Menahem Zakbah, Simcha Diskind, Moshe Tzarfati, Nahman Kirshbaum and Eliyahu Cohen.

Ministers to vote Sunday on formation of state inquiry into Meron disaster

Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)

Woman found dead near highway in Hadera

Police confiscated the tote bag here in the display window of The Pink Peacock in Glasgow, Scotland. (Courtesy of The Pink Peacock via JTA)

Glasgow police charge Jewish anarchist cafe owner for displaying anti-cop slogan

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Crimean Karaites attend a religious service in a room outside their house of worship in Simferopol, Crimea, June 9, 2018. (Sergei Malgavko/TASS via Getty Images via JTA)

Ukraine honors 2 sects with Jewish roots as ‘indigenous peoples,’ angering Putin

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota at the Capitol in Washington, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP voters likelier to see antisemitism if they know Ilhan Omar made comment

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, gestures as he talks to Britian's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a meeting, in Downing Street, London, October 8, 2020. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

Bennett speaks to Ukraine’s Zelensky in one of his 1st calls with foreign leader

Police stand in front of demonstrators from the Lehava Jewish extremist group at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, on April 22, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Activist in extreme-right group probed over sexual harassment complaint

Illustrative image of a cancer patient (KatarzynaBialasiewicz; iStock by Getty Images)

Israel’s OncoHost, UK’s NHS to study cancer patient responses to immunotherapies

By Shoshanna Solomon

This combination of photos from the Associated Press shows Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, left, and Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, and AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats, GOP back off plans to rebuke Ilhan Omar, Marjorie Taylor Greene

A woman touches a jellyfish at beach in Netanya on April 30, 2014. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)

Beachgoers beware: Jellyfish swarming toward Israeli shore

The Gipsy Kings by Andre Reyes will perform four nights in Israel in September 2021 (Courtesy Sergey Demanchuk)

Reyes of lightGipsy Kings break-off band to perform in Israel in September

By Jessica Steinberg

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