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What Matters Most On Saturday, May 3, 2025

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Syria's security forces gather after reaching a deal with Druze gunmen to deploy around Jaramana following sectarian violence in the Damascus suburb, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

15 wounded Druze brought to Israel; IAF said to send aid

IDF strikes military targets across Syria, says troops deployed to protect Druze

By AFP, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Army says its soldiers in southern Syria ready to prevent hostile forces entering Druze areas; Israel said making list of Syrian gov’t targets to potentially strike over minority’s targeting

A man checks a charred car that was burnt after clashes erupted between members of the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters, in the town of Sahnaya, south of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

ExplainerWhat is behind latest clashes in Syria between Druze and pro-government gunmen

By BASSEM MROUE

A rally calling for the release of those held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, May 3, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

May 3: Slain captive’s son says father’s body being ‘ransomed’ by Hamas and Netanyahu

Hostage envoy speaks to family of Maxim Herkin after latest Hamas propaganda video; 21 Syrians, including child with head injury, treated at northern Israel hospital since Thursday

7:19 pm

Government asks Labor Court to prevent Sunday's planned teachers' strike
7:12 pm

Ex-PM Barak: Netanyahu has declared war on Israel, should be recused; Likud: Won't take moral sermons from pedophile's friend
6:38 pm

Three freed hostages call on decision-makers to evoke 'true Israeli spirit' of slain captive Ori Danino

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued on April 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Netanyahu said to okay expanded Gaza op, with IDF readying for major reservist call-up

By ToI Staff and Agencies

PM reportedly waiting to launch campaign until after Trump’s Mideast trip; as aid ban reaches 2nd month, organizations warn of dire conditions, with Gazans struggling to get food

Hostage rallies set to draw thousands as families lament ‘incomplete independence’

Anti-government protest groups plan march in Ra’anana after right-wing rioters assaulted attendees at Reform synagogue viewing of Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony

Protesters rally against the government and for a deal to release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 26, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Smoke trails, apparently from the interception of a Houthi missile fired from Yemen, are seen above Kibbutz Baram in northern Israel, May 2, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

In 4th attack in a day, IDF says Houthi missile intercepted, triggering Jerusalem sirens

By Emanuel Fabian

No damage or injuries reported after latest projectile fired from Yemen; military also says Air Force intercepted drone heading for Israel; US strikes Sanaa, neighboring districts

From 'Chris Marker: The Lost Photographs of Israel,' at the Israel Museum through October 2025 (Courtesy)

Israel of yore seen in Jerusalem exhibit of French photographer’s works

By Jessica Steinberg

Stills from New Wave director Chris Marker’s award-winning 1961 film, missing until now, are currently exhibited at the Israel Museum in ‘Chris Marker: The Lost Photographs of Israel’

This photo released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility near Natanz, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

Iran claims ‘every right’ to enrich uranium as next round of talks with US delayed

By AFP

Defiant remarks by Iranian FM come after Rubio called on Tehran to ‘walk away’ from enrichment and allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, including by US experts

US President Donald Trump listens as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFP)

AnalysisNow a trusted ally, ‘Little Marco’ gets Trump’s big jobs

By Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Steve Holland

Malta, Greece, Turkey said threatening to seize Gaza activists’ drone-hit ship if it docks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Activists with pro-Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition say Palau revoked its flag from Conscience shortly before alleged Israeli attack on reportedly Hamas-affiliated vessel

Damage to the vessel Conscience is seen after what the ship's operators, Flotilla Freedom Coalition, said was an Israeli drone strike in international waters near Malta, May 2, 2025. (Screen capture: Instagram/Flotilla Freedom Coalition)

Who is a Jew of Color? Who’s asking?

Evolving identities, flawed data, and communal debate challenge how American Jews see – and count – themselves today

Ilana Sober Elzufon

Famine in the city

For two months, Israel has not allowed food or humanitarian supplies into Gaza. Jews have long known what this looks like

Analysis

Unpopular on the street, Abbas pick for potential successor may not be heir apparent

Hussein al-Sheikh named deputy PLO head, but the former liaison to Israel lacks public support and has several possible rivals; he’s only been chosen to help out, Abbas aide claims

This handout picture released by the Palestinian Authority shows its President Mahmoud Abbas, center, leading prayers next to Palestine Liberation Organization Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh, third left, during a meeting of the organization's Executive Committee in Ramallah on April 26, 2025. (Thaer GHANAIM / PPO / AFP)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 32nd Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council session in Ramallah on April 23, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

PA leader Abbas: ‘Hamas-affiliated gangs primarily responsible’ for Gaza aid looting

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

Shin Bet said to ratchet up security measures for Netanyahu to ‘unprecedented levels’

Agency reportedly begins using advanced screening machine and sophisticated surveillance cameras, alongside questioning and pat-downs of guests, at events attended by PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the International Bible Contest in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025 (GPO)

'If I forget you, O Avner'Netanyahu unable to remember son’s name at Bible contest

Representatives of the Jewish community lay flowers at the monument commemorating victims of a World War II concentration camp in Jasenovac, Croatia, April 22, 2025. (AP)

As Croatia’s fascist past sheds taboo, some local Jews fear for their future

By Larry Luxner

Symbols from the era of Nazi collaboration have resurfaced in former Yugoslav nation, and community leaders say the government in Zagreb won’t ‘accept responsibility’

A firefighting plane drops flame retardant while trying to extinguish a forest fire near Beit Shemesh, on May 2, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Authorities say ‘no dramatic incidents’ after concern over renewed Jerusalem area fires

By ToI Staff, Charlie Summers and Emanuel Fabian

Fire service says ‘several smoke locations being monitored’ but that ‘everything is under full control’; blaze in Ramle subdued after several homes on edge of central city evacuated

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center), his partner Jodie Haydon and son Nathan react as they meet the party faithful after Albanese wins a second term following the general election in Sydney, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in Australian election

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Incumbent, who has been criticized over surge in antisemitism, wins contest defined by rising cost of living and Trump tariffs; opposition leader Dutton loses seat in parliament

Trump taps shock jock, Haredi publisher, Witkoff’s son for Holocaust Memorial Council

By Andrew Lapin

Sid Rosenberg and Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz join Mideast envoy Witkoff’s son Alex on panel, after president ousted Doug Emhoff and several other Biden appointees in very rare move

Sid Rosenberg speaks at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, New York, Oct. 27, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)

This image provided by Commonwealth Media Services shows damage after a fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside on April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, PA. (Commonwealth Media Services via AP)

Security report into arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s home won’t be made public

By MARK SCOLFORO and Marc Levy

A battery of Israel's Iron Dome missile defense is seen in Ashkelon, August 7, 2022. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)

Trump’s budget plan includes Israel-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’ missile shield

By Andrew Lapin

Proposal follows US president’s praise for the defense system, but feasibility of implementation is unclear; report says project could be spearheaded by Musk

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

US gives initial okay to $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia ahead of Trump visit

By AP and ToI Staff

Joseph Czuba, then 71, stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County courthouse in Joliet, Illinois, October 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Illinois man sentenced to 53 years for hate crime killing of Palestinian child

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Joseph Czuba stabbed to death Wadee Alfayoumi and knifed his mother Hanan Shaheen days after the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel

Activists wearing masks of (L-R) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Co-leader and main candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, hold up placards as they stage a protest against the support of the US and Russia for the far-right AfD party in front of the landmark Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on February 20, 2025. (David Gannon/AFP)

US quarrels with Berlin after German spy agency brands far-right AfD as ‘extremist’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Vance, Rubio attack decision; German foreign ministry responds to US secretary of state: ‘We have learnt from our history that right-wing extremism needs to be stopped’

A float portrays co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel as witch during the parade to celebrate Rose Monday (Rosenmontag) in Duesseldorf, western Germany on March 3, 2025. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)

German spy agency brands far-right AfD as ‘extremist’, opens way for closer surveillance

By Sarah Marsh and Friederike Heine

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A member of Irish band Kneecap wears a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London on November 21, 2024. (Screen grab/YouTube)

Pogues, Thin Lizzy, Massive Attack among bands to defend Kneecap’s ‘freedom of expression’

Activists with the group Standing Together hold a silent protest at the University of Haifa in April 2025. (Alma Barski/JTA)

Group suspended at University of Haifa for unauthorized 10-minute anti-war sit-in

By Grace Gilson

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather near an area where people were being taken into custody near Columbia University campus in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Palestinian protester’s US deportation case cites internal record shared by NYPD

By Jake Offenhartz

Illustrative: An undated close-up of the insignia and slogan of an LAPD vehicle. (Getty Images)

Murders of 2 Israelis in Los Angeles on the same day said to be unrelated

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Gal Gadot poses with her new star at a ceremony honoring her on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Wonderful castingGal Gadot set to star as Holocaust survivor seeking revenge

Jill Sobule poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

ObituaryJill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66

By PHILISSA CRAMER

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