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What Matters Most On Sunday, May 15, 2022

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Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, almost toppling it, outside Saint Joseph's Hospital during her funeral in Jerusalem, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)

Interview'I wish for this to be a new beginning of a new age'

Abu Akleh’s brother slams police ‘brutal force’ at funeral, expresses hope for peace

By Aaron Boxerman

Anton Abu Akleh, brother of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen who was killed in Jenin last week, calls Israeli police account of violence at her funeral ‘illogical and untrue’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

Blinken calls family of American-Palestinian reporter killed in Jenin, offers help

By ToI Staff and AFP

Police and mourners are seen during the funeral procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem, on May 13, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)

Some police critical of force after violence at journalist’s funeral in Jerusalem

By Tobias Siegal and ToI Staff

Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai, right, participates in the funeral of slain counter-terrorism officer Sgt. Maj. Noam Raz, in Jerusalem, May 15, 2022. (Israel Police)

‘A hero lived among us’: Yamam officer Noam Raz laid to rest on Mount Herzl

By Rachel Bernstein

Sons of fallen Border Police officer criticize government at funeral: ‘How can it be that terrorists went to the same hospital my father went to?’

Noam Raz. (Courtesy)

Police commando killed in Jenin operation receives posthumous promotion

A wounded Ukrainian soldier defending the besieged Azovstal plant flashes a victory sign, May 11, 2022 (

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Senior Zelensky adviser: 40 ‘Jewish heroes’ fighting in Mariupol steel plant

By Lazar Berman

David Arakhamia, head of Kyiv’s negotiating team, says Azov Regiment has no ties to extremism, as Ukrainian forces hold out in besieged Azovstal complex

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukrainian President Zelensky flaunts optimism as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and david keyton

Members of the band 'Kalush Orchestra' celebrate onstage with Ukraine's flags after winning on behalf of Ukraine the Eurovision Song contest 2022 on May 14, 2022 at the Pala Alpitour venue in Turin. (Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Huge public vote lifts Ukraine to win Eurovision Song Contest, amid Russian invasion

By AFP and ToI Staff

Daoud Zubeidi, a Palestinian gunman wounded in a firefight with soldiers, during a recent raid in Jenin. (courtesy)

Daoud Zubeidi, brother of jailed terror chief, dies of wounds from battle with IDF

By Aaron Boxerman

Zubeidi was taken to an Israeli hospital after his condition deteriorated; terror groups threatened to ‘open the gates of hell’ should he come to harm

President Isaac Herzog meets his new UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to pay his condolences on the passing of the Gulf state's late leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2022. (President's Office)

Live updates (closed)

Herzog, ministers meet new UAE leader during condolence visit to Abu Dhabi

President hails his counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed for normalizing ties with Israel: ‘Together we will advance and strengthen the prosperous ties of peace’

6:19 pm

Armed Palestinians march in Jenin after jailed terror chief's brother
6:17 pm

Israeli delegation to visit Kyiv as Jerusalem weighs reopening embassy
5:45 pm

In Jerusalem, Polish Nobel-winning author calls Russia a threat to 'free world'

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing May 15: Feuding narratives fuel funeral of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

Editor David Horovitz and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian break down what we do and don’t know in the probe into the shooting of the Al Jazeera journalist

Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist who was shot and killed during clashes between IDF troops and Palestinian gunmen while covering an IDF raid in Jenin on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Courtesy)

UN Security Council unanimously demands probe of Al Jazeera journalist’s death

By AFP and ToI Staff

A wider lens on the death of an iconic journalist

Whoever shot the fatal bullet, the framing of the story will be unfavorable to Israel – and not only because the Palestinians are exploiting this tragedy

Israel’s short-sighted support for Sudan’s military coup leaders

An embrace from this despotic, corrupt and incompetent African regime isn’t an asset for Israel – it’s an embarrassment

Steven E. Zipperstein

The Abu Akleh tragedy: Ask the FBI to investigate

The US agency is renowned for its capabilities in ballistics analysis and shooting investigations

Marjorie Ordene

The 1929 Hebron massacre saved my cousin’s life

To avoid the pogroms of Europe, Moe set off for the Holy Land – where he was nearly killed by Arabs wielding sabers (and later helped Israel win independence)

Police secure a perimeter after a shooting at a supermarket, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, NY (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

10 killed in ‘racially motived’ mass shooting in Buffalo, New York

By AP and ToI Staff

Nearly all victims in attack are Black; white supremacist screed posted online rails against Black people and cites hatred of Jews

Police walk along the perimeter of the scene after a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

Manifesto attributed to Buffalo shooting suspect pushes antisemitic conspiracies

Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir el-Din, in an undated photograph published by the military on May 15, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

PM: The nation has the privilege of knowing an Israeli hero

After 3.5 years, IDF releases name of ‘hero’ officer killed in botched Gaza op

By Emanuel Fabian

Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir el-Din, identified previously only as ‘Mem,’ was struck by comrade’s bullet during November 2018 intel-gathering action that went awry in Khan Younis

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon" at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

As Druze officer is hailed as a hero, lawmakers join call to ‘fix’ Nation-State Law

By Tobias Siegal

Palestinian workers wait at the Erez crossing in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, as they wait to enter Israel for work, on March 13, 2022. (Attia Muhammed/Flash90)

Erez Crossing reopens after two weeks, allowing 12,000 Gazans back to work

Decision draws mixed responses, with some politicians saying it will help ease tensions with the Palestinians and others arguing it’s an unnecessary concession

Israeli police forces in Jerusalem, March 30, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Security forces on heightened alert ahead of Nakba Day commemorations

Palestinians wave Palestinian and Islamic flags as they rally at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, following the last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 29, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Hamas warns against Jews visiting Temple Mount on Nakba Day: ‘Will lead to a clash’

Ami Baran at the European World Championships for softball in 2011. (Courtesy Israel Softball Association)

Interview

US-Israeli former cop busts into sabra sports and gets identity shock of his life

By Steve Leibowitz

Ami Baran moved to Israel by himself at age 13, and after serving in the military, became a police major – and Israel’s greatest-ever softball pitcher and national javelin champ

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks during an event held by his Blue and White party in Tel Aviv, on March 21, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Gantz said to confront Bennett for taking sole credit for government work

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

During closed-door cabinet meeting, another crack appears in the relationship between the PM and his defense minister

Yamina MK Yomtob Kalfon leads a Knesset Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 15, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

After ousting him from Knesset, Bennett thanks MK Kalfon for his service

Lebanese army vehicles drive past a sign showing the images of (R to L) the leader of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah and the movement's parliamentary candidate Mohammed Fneish, along a road while on patrol in the southern city of Nabatiyeh, on May 15, 2022 during the national parliamentary elections. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

Lebanese hope for new faces in parliamentary election as crises mount

By Jonathan Sawaya

Blast-shaken Beirut goes to polls for first time since financial mismanagement dragged it to brink of failed statehood, yet ruling elite expected to weather public anger

Electoral billboards overlook a bridge in Lebanon's capital Beirut, on May 14, 2022, on the eve of parliamentary elections. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Lebanon votes in first election since crisis, with little hope for change

By Rouba El Husseini

Hezbollah supporters wave portraits of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and their group flags, during an election campaign, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah’s weapons divide Lebanon as it holds parliamentary elections Sunday

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Finland's Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen (left) and Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto give a press conference to announce that Finland will apply for NATO membership, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, May 15, 2022. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP)

Russia’s neighbor Finland declares NATO bid, hails ‘new era’

By Elias Huuhtanen

Mircea Geoana, Nato Deputy Secretary General, arrives for an informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers' session in Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2022. (AP/Michael Sohn)

NATO says ‘Ukraine can win this war,’ gears up for alliance expansion

By Frank Jordans

President Isaac Herzog meets with then-Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on January 30, 2022. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)

Herzog to represent Israel at funeral of late UAE leader

In this photo from March 6, 2019, a Jewish man visits the Israeli controlled part of the West Bank city of Hebron. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Settlers said to occupy building in Hebron without a permit

Illustrative: Egyptian prisoners of war are shown during the Arab-Israeli Six Day War in June 1967. Exact date and location unknown. (AP Photo)

Secret UK propaganda campaign stoked Israel hatred to appear authentic — documents

Two wrecked cars involved in an accident along Route 6, north of the Kiryat Gat interchange, May 15, 2022. (Magen David Adom)

Man fatally hit by car in southern Israel

By Michael Horovitz

Shaima Dallali (formerly president of City Students’ Union) takes over as president of the UK National Union of Students. (Screenshot via YouTube)

UK government suspends funding for national student union over alleged antisemitism

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof during a photocall for the film 'Lerd' at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Valery Hache)

Iranian authorities target movie industry with arrests, filmmaker says

By AP

Kawkabani, star of an animated series launched by Qatar's first animation studio Nefaish Animation ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. (YouTube)

Bridging the GulfCartoon alien aims to ease culture shock ahead of World Cup in Qatar

By Anne Levasseur

Illustrative: Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase of gasoline prices, in the capital Tehran, November 16, 2019. (AFP)

1 reported killed in Iran unrest over government price hikes on basic goods

By AFP

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