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What Matters Most On Saturday, May 20, 2023

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Noa Kirel of Israel during the flag ceremony during the Grand Finale of the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

She visited Auschwitz with her father in 2019

‘It’s painful for us’: Poland invites Noa Kirel for visit after Eurovision remarks

Warsaw upset at singer for describing the maximum 12 points she received from Poland at song competition as a ‘victory’ given that members of her family perished there in Holocaust

FILE: Israeli model and TV host Galit Gutman hosts the "Israel Calling" concert in Tel Aviv's Rabin square on April 10, 2018, (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

TV host slammed for calling Haredim ‘bloodsuckers’ during panel on state budget

Galit Gutman issues apology after facing widespread criticism for accusing right-religious coalition of ‘simply milking its citizens’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly Likud party meeting at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem on March 14, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Support for Netanyahu goes up, but voters unhappy with policies for Haredim — poll

Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Facing multiple crises, Israel’s high-tech looking to emerge stronger

By Jonah Mandel

Inside story

Shalom Yerushalmi

On the way up to the Temple Mount, Likud is becoming Otzma Yehudit

Not long ago I asked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu why he doesn't go up to the Temple Mount. The prime minister has never visited the holy site -- not even when he was head of the opposition or away from public office. The other Likud leaders, Menachem Begin, and Yitzhak Shamir, did not go... Continue Reading

From right to left: Likud MKs Amit Halevi, Ariel Kallner and Dan Illouz with former MK Shuli Mualem on the Temple Mount on May 18, 2023. (Twitter/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Protesters against the government's judicial overhaul plans in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Anti-overhaul protests enter 20th week as compromise talks remain stalled

Protest organizers rail against coalition’s budget, ‘deceptive negotiations,’ as rallies resume after pause due to Gaza rocket dangers last week

File: Noam chair Avi Maoz speaks during a function at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Far-right MK threatens to vote against budget if ‘Jewish identity’ unit not formed

The song that binds me to Israel

Not giving up on the Zionist miracle means believing that Israel is a place whose wonders have yet to cease — even now

A demographic problem of biblical proportions

If you do the math, and factor in ancient infant mortality rates, the only reasonable explanation for the Israelites’ exploding population is God

Yulia, the rare seal, briefly chased off Palmachim beach by overenthusiastic bathers

By ToI Staff and Agencies

A rare and endangered Mediterranean monk seal -- affectionately known as Yulia in Israel -- briefly returned to shore several times on Saturday, but in one instance was forced to return to the waters after being chased by overenthusiastic bathers. Later Saturday, she was again seen resting... Continue Reading

Monk seal Yulia rests on an Israeli beach, May 20, 2023, with Israeli environmental officials and volunteers keeping a protective watch (Delphis screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

MBS says Palestinians ‘the central issue’ for Arabs, as US pushes Israel-Saudi peace

Saudi crown prince stresses backing for Palestinian state amid intensified US effort to secure normalization; Egypt’s Sissi, who mediated Gaza ceasefire, slams Israeli ‘escalation’

In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, leaders of Arab countries pose for a group picture ahead of the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

‘A new phase of solidarity’: Assad caps return to Arab fold at Saudi-hosted summit

By Haitham el-Tabei

Analysis

With Erdogan on cusp of keeping power, Israel has reason to root for former foe

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have weathered what is likely the most serious challenge to his continued rule yet. Though the Turkish economy is in tatters, and his policies rendered the massive February earthquakes even more deadly, his People's Alliance protected its parliamentary majority, and he appears poised to win a run-off... Continue Reading

A person walks past billboards of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2023. (Emrah Gurel/AP)

A US Air National Guard F-16 during an exercise in Oklahoma, February 26, 2020. (US Air National Guard/Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

Biden backs F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots at G7 meeting

By Zeke Miller, Foster Klug, Josh Boak and Elaine Kurtenbach

US president tells leaders decisions on providing the fighter jets for use in battle will be made when the training is underway

A US Air Force F-16 refuels in mid-flight from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a Red Flag exercise over The Nevada Test and Training Range on February 10, 2014. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

AnalysisUS helping Ukraine get F-16s shows that for military aid, ‘no’ can become ‘yes’

By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the Grand Prince Hotel, during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

‘Peace will become closer today,’ says Zelensky, in Hiroshima for G7 talks

By Foster Klug, Adam Schreck and Zeke Miller

US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over the Osan US Airbase during a combined air force exercise with the United States and South Korea in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, December 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Russia warns West taking ‘colossal risks’ with potential supply of F-16s to Ukraine

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Day after Biden approves training for Ukrainian pilots on US-made jets, Russia’s deputy foreign minister accuses Western countries of ‘still adhering to the escalation scenario’

Head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claims the complete capture of east Ukraine's Bakhmut, in a video published to Telegram on May 20, 2023. (Screenshot)

Head of Russian mercenary group claims total capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut

By AFP

Denis Weil, director of the Israel Museum, one year after taking on the job in March 2022, in the sculpture garden he remembers visiting as a 10-year-old (Courtesy Elie Posner)

Israel Museum enters new phase with new director Denis Weil

By Jessica Steinberg

Nation’s largest cultural institution looks to reach new audiences including Arab and Haredi communities, create new programming and develop new tech

Mourners attend a ceremony marking anniversary of the death of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, shown in the posters, who was killed in Iraq in a US drone attack in 2020, at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2023. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran Guards chief threatens ‘final blow’ against US over 2020 killing of Soleimani

Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps vows to drive US from Middle East, the latest in a series of threats following the assassination of the top general 3 years ago

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel watches an American warship in the Strait of Hormuz, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

US, French and UK naval commanders traverse key waterway in show of force to Iran

By Jon Gambrell

A demonstrator holds up a sign reading 'Stop Executions in Iran' as Iranian opposition protesters carry their national flags in Paris during a rally to protest against the visit of the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, in France, January 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer)

Iran executes man convicted of leading a human trafficking and prostitution ring

By AFP

Portrait of Sir Horace Phillips. (Courtesy of the British Foreign Office)

'Our Jewish colleagues today can face similar challenges'

UK posthumously honors Jewish diplomat blocked by Saudis in 1968 for being a Jew

By Robert Philpot

19 years after his death, the British Foreign Office dedicates the ‘Phillips Room’ to Sir Horace Phillips, who overcame socioeconomic hurdles to become a long-serving ambassador

Director Jonathan Glazer’s horrifyingly ordinary Auschwitz tale chills Cannes

By Emilie BICKERTON

AFP -- The awful reality of Auschwitz seen from the other side of the wall, where the flowers grow and children play, is captured in Jonathan Glazer's long-awaited new film, "The Zone of Interest," which premiered Friday at Cannes. The horror of Auschwitz "is just bearing down on every pixel of every shot,... Continue Reading

British director Jonathan Glazer arrives for the screening of his film 'The Zone of Interest' during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2023. (Loic Venance/AFP)

Illustrative: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, standing in the center, answers a member of parliament during debate at the parliament in Lisbon, January 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

In first, Portuguese parliament passes resolution supporting Israel

Measure overwhelmingly approved for Jewish state’s 75th anniversary urges bilateral cooperation and a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

US President Joe Biden arrives for a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 18, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Over 500 rabbis say Biden’s antisemitism plan should embrace disputed IHRA definition

Letter is sent to White House endorsing outline for anti-Jewish bigotry that covers some Israel criticism, as progressive groups warn it will stifle legitimate debate

(L) US Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (R) Likud MK Amichai Chikli speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (US State Department/Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

US antisemitism envoy pans attacks on Soros, after criticism by Diaspora minister

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Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen on the coast of central Israel. (Magen David Adom)

Woman run over and killed while crossing road in northern Israel

Palestinian beekeeper Miassar Khoudair (L), 29, and her work partner wear protective outfits as they check honeycomb frames at the apiary, east of the Jabaliya camp in the northern Gaza strip, on April 30, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Gazan beekeeper returns to colony along border after latest fighting

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative image: A lab in an IVF clinic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Health Ministry slams hospital’s handling of potential embryo mix-up

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Young boy in serious condition after choking on a grape

The Empire State Building in New York City, November 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Weight of New York’s buildings is causing the city to sink, study says

US academic Noam Chomsky (photo credit: AP/Nader Daoud)

Jeffrey Epstein-linked accounts transferred funds to Noam Chomsky, Bard College head

By ToI Staff and JTA

Leah Ai Tian is the hero of 'The Last Jewish Daughter of Kaifeng.' (FairSquare Comics via JTA)

Unsung heroAsian-Jewish superhero fights 1970s Chinese mob in new comic book

By Julian Voloj

Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, and chairman of Equity International, smiles during an interview by Neil Cavuto, on the Fox Business Network, in New York, on Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

ObituaryJewish American real estate magnate Sam Zell dies at 81

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

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