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What Matters Most On Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (back) looks on as EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson (L), Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla (C), and Israeli Minister of Energy Karine Elharrar (R) sign a trilateral natural gas deal at the ministerial meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) in Cairo on June 15, 2022. The deal provides for the export of Israeli natural gas, via Egypt, to Europe. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

'Little Israel becomes major player in global energy market'

In landmark deal signed in Cairo, Israel to export natural gas, via Egypt, to Europe

By ToI Staff and AP

Israel to send fuel to Egypt, which will liquify it for shipping; agreement will help European bloc reduce Russian energy dependence; MOU built with nod to zero emissions targets

An aerial view of the Tamar gas-processing rig off the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, June 23, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Sovereign wealth fund rules out pumping gas profits back into fossil fuel industry

Analysis

Shalom Yerushalmi

Netanyahu knows next elections are his last chance, isn’t yet ready to go to polls

Opposition leader hasn’t yet decided whether to try to dissolve Knesset next week; seeks to build satellite party with Chikli, Likud members

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on June 13, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

AnalysisAs Orbach departs, the coalition recognizes it might not survive

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas arrives at a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 12, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Abbas to Kahana: Accepting coexistence out of necessity isn’t genuine tolerance

By Michael Bachner

Kefale Tayachew, his wife, Addisie, and their six children (from left) Alemnesh, Abraham, Lemlem, Desalegn, Elssa and Muluken, in their home in Gondar on May 29, 2022. (Amy Spiro/Times of Israel)

ToI investigates'We have to put an end to it eventually'

As thousands fulfill lifelong Israel dream, other Ethiopians on hold indefinitely

A wave of 3,000 new immigrants is underway, but many activists say the piecemeal operation only prolongs the saga and provides false hope to those who will never be let into Israel

Beyond the Obvious: 5 Hidden Gems in Israel

It’s time to toss out the standard guidebook and venture beyond the Tel Aviv-Haifa-Jerusalem route.

IDF soldier Samuel Boujenah, center, gestures as he explains the Israel-Lebanon conflict to foreign journalists in the military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon and Syria, on October 30, 2019. (JALAA MAREY/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

With tensions high, IDF to hold drill near border with Lebanon

Military tells residents of area to expect sounds of artillery toward the contested Mount Dov area during exercises tomorrow

6:37 pm

TV report: Ankara warns Iran against attacking Israelis in Turkey
6:23 pm

US Fed aims to counter inflation with biggest interest rate hike since '94
6:12 pm

After spate of murdered women, MKs call on government to ratify Istanbul Convention

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry, June 15, 2022. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)

Lapid: All UN Security Council nuclear sanctions on Iran must be restored

By Lazar Berman

Speaking at a Jerusalem press conference, foreign minister calls for issue to be reverted to UN; says he is not sure government will still be in power when Biden visits

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (right) gives a joint press statement with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (left) at the foreign ministry headquarters in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran still hopeful for nuclear deal despite UN watchdog rebuke

By AFP

In this file photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, a rocket launches from missile system as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Watchdog warns global nuke stockpile set to increase for first time in years

This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows a rocket preparing to be erected at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Center southeast of Semnan, Iran, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Iran admits it is about to test rocket after photos show preparation

By Jon Gambrell

Tehran confirms it will launch its satellite-carrying Zuljanah rocket twice more following previous launch; US urges Iran to deescalate situation

This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows a rocket preparing to be erected at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Center southeast of Semnan, Iran, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)

US says Iran raising tensions as satellite images show prep for space rocket launch

By Jon Gambrell

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett address a ceremony in memory of the Israeli soldiers who were killed in the First Lebanon War at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 14, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel will defend citizens ‘anywhere in world,’ Bennett vows amid Istanbul jitters

Mohammad el-Halabi, a manager of the World Vision charity's operations in the Gaza Strip, was indicted on August 4, 2016, for diverting the charity's funds to the Hamas terrorist organization. (Screen capture: World Vision)

Gazan aid worker convicted of embezzling millions for Hamas

By Aaron Boxerman

Relying heavily on Shin Bet confession and classified evidence, court convicts Mohammad el-Halabi of diverting funds to terror group

Lebanese protesters take part in a demonstration at the Lebanese southernmost border area of Naqura, on June 11, 2022, days after Israel moved a gas production vessel into an offshore field, a part of which is claimed by Lebanon. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

Beirut tells US envoy it will drop Karish claim for full control of second gas field

Lebanese leaders meet US energy official Amos Hochstein, officials say attempt to widen disputed area to so-called Line 29 dropped by Beirut after Israel refused to engage

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, left, and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett make a press statement at the prime minster's office in Jerusalem, June 14, 2022. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)

Bennett blasts Lebanon for arguing over gas finds instead of drilling

By ToI Staff and AP

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Jun 15: EU ‘Iron Lady’ in Holy Land; when exactly will the gov’t fall

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur makes a bold prediction on coalition’s collapse; Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman on whether Ra’am actually helped Arab Israelis

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett greets visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his office in Jerusalem on June 14, 2022 (Haim Zach/GPO)

Bennett meet with EU chief marred by dispute over security check for Arab reporters

Protesters, some dressed as United States President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, stand on the steps of City Hall in New York, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (AP/Seth Wenig)

Analysis

With Saudi trip, Biden places risky bet on what ‘pariah’ nation can offer

Planned trip to oil-rich kingdom comes as China increasingly looks to Gulf Arab nations, which have mostly rebuffed US efforts to isolate Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

A Saudi reporter points to a rainbow-colored toy seized as part of a crackdown on homosexuality reported by the state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel on June 14, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter)

In crackdown, Saudi Arabia seizes rainbow toys that ‘promote homosexual colors’

By AFP

Police officers confiscate a box of documents during a judicial raid at the Plaza Central Hotel where the crew of a Venezuelan-owned Boeing 747 cargo plane are staying, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Argentina police raid hotel hosting IRGC-linked crew of stranded plane

By Almudena Calatrava

A photo released by the Health Ministry shows Dr. Idit Weisbach following an attack by a patient at a clinic in Beer Yaakov on June 14, 2022 (Health Ministry)

Health Ministry chief decries latest ‘shocking’ attack on medical worker

Nachman Ash rails at ‘atmosphere that permits blood[shed] of healthcare providers’; nurses union announces it will join work slowdown

Illustrative: Doctors and nurses at the emergency room of Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, August 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Police arrest man suspected of attacking doctor with crowbar at clinic

Illustrative: Nurses strike at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in protest of violence against medical personnel, July 4, 2018. (Courtesy: Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital)

Hospitals, clinics to go on two-day strike to protest violence against medics

The God who loves bling

Visiting a Portuguese cathedral brimming with gold, I felt disgusted. It wasn’t because of the Catholic church’s dark history – it was something else

More food, on less land, for more people

Innovating with sensors and caterpillars, two Israeli companies are making strides toward helping to feed the world’s population in the coming years

From left: Prof. Jodi Magness (George Duffield © J3D US LP); Ashes from the 586 BCE destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians at the excavation site in the City of David Park in Jerusalem. (Shai Halevi/Israel Antiquities Authority); Dr. Joe Uziel (courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)

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DON’T MISS, TONIGHT: Hi-tech archaeology reveals ancient Jerusalem’s destructions

On July 6, join us for 2nd in ToI@10 series: Archaeologists Jodi Magness and Joe Uziel in conversation with ToI’s Amanda Borschel-Dan at Jerusalem’s Begin Center — plus live music!

The problem is unique to Orthodox Judaism, and especially ultra-Orthodoxy. (photo credit: Shutterstock/JTA)

Woman freed after being ‘chained’ in her marriage for 22 years

By Judah Ari Gross

Tamar’s ex-husband fled to the US to evade child support payments and refused to grant her a divorce, preventing her from starting a new relationship and having more children

Coronavirus czar Prof. Salman Zarka attends a press conference about the coronavirus in Jerusalem on August 29, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Health official: Israel likely seeing up to 20,000 daily COVID cases amid outbreak

Virus czar Salman Zarka reiterates importance of indoor masks, says BA.5 strain quickly overshadowing Omicron

The site of a wall collapse at Ziv Hospital in Safed on June 15, 2022. (Courtesy)

Wall collapses at Safed hospital, lightly injuring 3 patients and a visitor

View of a costruction site in the central Israeli city of Be'er Ya'akov, February 22, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israel sees sharp drop in new home sales, but prices holding steady

By Danielle Nagler

Data indicates rising interest rates, new taxes could be helping to cool market, but mortgage lending is still at record levels

Illustrative view of Tel Aviv at night, August 29, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Tel Aviv ranked 7th in annual list of best global tech ecosystems

US defense contractor said in talks to take over controversial NSO surveillance tech

Kyiv Chief Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich leads the memorial ceremony and inauguration of a symbolic synagogue at the site of the Babyn Yar Nazi massacre, April 8, 2021. (Courtesy/Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center)

Leading Ukraine rabbi denies sexual misconduct allegations

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Organization representing British Jews suspends ties with European Jewish Congress over unspecified ‘misconduct’ allegations against Yaakov Dov Bleich, a chief rabbi of Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen move US-made FIM-92 Stinger missiles and other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv, on February 13, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)

Ukraine says it got only 10% of weapons requested from West

By AFP

A Russian soldier guards a pier with the grain storage in the background at an area of the Mariupol Sea Port which has recently started its work after heavy fighting in Mariupol, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, June 12, 2022. This photo was taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense. (AP Photo)

West to build silos on Ukraine border to help export wheat, Biden says

By AFP

Interview'She brought people's hearts together'

Israeli singer Bat Ella brings her Hebrew versions of Debbie Friedman’s songs to NYC

By julia GERGELY

The performer pays tribute to mark 11 years since the passing of her friend, mentor and fellow singer-songwriter whose vision revolutionized progressive Jewish prayer services

More Headlines

View of the Arab Israeli town of Baqa al-Gharbiye, April 14, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Baqa al-Gharbiya man slain in third deadly shooting to strike Arab community in days

State Rep. Russell Fry addresses a crowd on March 12, 2022, in Florence, South Carolina (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Trump win in S. Carolina as candidate he backed beats incumbent who voted to impeach

By BRIAN SLODYSKO

Britain's Prince Harry congratulates a member of the United States wheelchair basketball team after winning the gold medal in the finals during day eight of the Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia, October 27, 2018. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)

After being excluded, wounded IDF vets to compete at Invictus Games for first time

By Judah Ari Gross

A Qatar Airways plane prepares to take off at San Francisco International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, December 22, 2020(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Israel to allow overflights to and from Qatar during soccer World Cup

By Michael Bachner

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it in Kissimmee, Florida, April 14, 2022. (AP/John Raoux, File)

Synagogue led by ‘rabbi-rouser’ sues Florida over abortion ban

By Curt Anderson

A student on a trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in modern-day Poland on April 27, 2014. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Israel cancels student trips to Poland over armed guard spat

A man sorting bottles for recycling in Jerusalem, February 1, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Ministry censures beverage companies for slow collection of recycling containers

The Imperial Hotel next to Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)

Russia expresses ‘deep concern’ over Jerusalem church land ruling

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Meyer Lansky, reputed king of American gambling, takes a break outside the High Court of Israel where he was appealing for permission to stay in the Jewish state as an immigrant, March 1972. (AP)

Mobster Meyer Lansky’s WWII Medal of Freedom to go under hammer

By AFP

From Michael Liani's 'LGBTQ+ LOVE' photography project, Yael Rozin and Ayala Weiss and their children (Courtesy Michael Liani)

Rainbow exposurePhotographer highlights queer love and families on Pride month

By Jessica Steinberg

Zipi Rosenblum, creator of 'Hungry For Love,' her latest reality dating TV series, this one for HOT (Courtesy Yael Kimhi)

A lot on their plateEvery meal a date: In new TV show, singles never dine alone

By Jessica Steinberg

The major characters from the Nickelodeon series 'SpongeBob Square Pants.' (Fair use)

Are ya ready, kinder?SpongeBob SquarePants theme song gets Yiddish treatment

By Jackie Hajdenberg

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