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What Matters Most On Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, (left) and his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2025. (AP/Ghaith Alsayed)

Live updates (closed)

Jan. 6: Syrian and Turkish FMs meet in Paris to talk ‘regional and international developments’

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rally against conscription in capital * Iran warns it could preemptively strike enemies in response to an imminent threat

9:40 pm

Haredi demonstrator killed by a bus in Jerusalem is Yosef Eisenthal, 14
9:35 pm

President laments 'deeply sad and painful evening' after Haredi protester run over by bus
8:51 pm

Haredi demonstrators continue to block Jerusalem streets near bus-ramming scene

Shopkeepers and traders protest in the street against the economic conditions and Iran's embattled currency in Tehran on December 29, 2025. (FARS NEWS AGENCY / AFP)

At least 35 people, including 4 children, said killed in growing Iran protests

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iranian protesters clash with security forces during sit-in at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar; group says over 1,200 detained as mass rallies spread to hundreds of locations around country

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a meeting with students in Tehran on November 3, 2025. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Iran’s leaders struggle to end protests as US action in Venezuela stokes fears

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University on December 9, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Shin Bet, police foil 2nd Iran spy plot targeting Bennett in past month; 1 arrested

By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse for an initial appearance to face US federal charges in New York City, January 5, 2026 (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Maduro pleads not guilty at NYC court in first appearance since capture by US forces

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and Eric Tucker

Deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro led into courtroom wearing a blue jail uniform along with his co-defendant wife, tells judge, ‘I’m a decent man, president of my country’

Demonstrators protest the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces, Rio de Janeiro, January 5, 2026. (AP/Bruna Prado)

Splits emerge over Venezuela’s future as UN Security Council meets to discuss US raid

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, left, and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, speak on April 27, 2025, in Marienborg, Denmark. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

Greenland and allies reject threats to island, as Trump reiterates US ‘need’ for it

ExclusivePA official says Netanyahu gov't dragged feet on change

Israel grants 4G access to Palestinian West Bank cell companies after war delay

Communications Ministry ratifies deals inked by Israeli, Palestinian telecom firms; implementation expected to take 4-6 months; move won’t cover Gaza, where networks stuck on 2G

A vendor offers mobile phone contracts from a booth on a street in Nablus in the West Bank on November 15, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)

Left: Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing in the so-called Qatargate investigation at the Central District Court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40-signatures debate in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu speaks with aide Urich after year-long ban due to Qatargate probe

By Jeremy Sharon

Court says request to prolong restrictions came after they’d already lapsed, making ‘extension’ impossible; Urich is accused of doing PR work for Qatar while working in PM’s office

Jonatan Urich seen after a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Attorneys for Qatargate suspect Jonatan Urich say he plans to resume working for PM

Somalia fumes over FM's 'unauthorized incursion'

Sa’ar visits Somaliland to meet with president for 1st time since Israeli recognition

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

Alongside Somaliland’s president, foreign minister says Israel ‘truly honored’ to be first to recognize country, hopes others will follow; both reiterate pledge to open embassies

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's visits Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa, January 6, 2026. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)

The mechanics of defiance

If Israelis can dance in the rain while the world condemns them, then despair loses its foothold. Joy becomes an act of insurrection, the physical insistence on life

Peter Himmelman

The outrage is selective. The reality Is Venezuelan

Those who condemn Maduro’s capture are quick to cite international law. Where is their outrage on behalf of the people crushed by his regime?

Susya: An ancient synagogue and a modern tragedy

What does an archeological treasure located in the middle of a bitterly contested tract of land mean? It’s not what some Jews think

Adham (left) and Nadim Nasser, the father and son who were shot and killed in Nazareth on January 5, 2026. (Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

3 shot dead within hours in Arab gangland violence amid bloody start to 2026

By Charlie Summers

Father and son bystanders gunned down in Nazareth hit reportedly gone awry; barber slain in Kafr Qara; Herzog decries ‘national scourge’ as death toll reaches 7 within first week of new year

Hadash-Ta'al MK Ahmad Tibi speaks to the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police threaten legal action after Arab MK calls force’s spokesman ‘a loser’

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

Hadash-Ta'al party chairman Ayman Odeh attends a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

MK Odeh demands probe into deadly police shooting of Bedouin man, as funeral held

By Charlie Summers and Ariela Karmel

Families of hostages and slain soldiers from the Tikva Forum hold a press conference at the Knesset on January 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset event fetes hostage families who supported government’s war policy

Tikva and Gvura forums, which opposed early deals with Hamas, lauded as having ‘raised nation’s spirit,’ in contrast to those who protested against government

A woman holds a child as they stand in front of their tent in a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians set up in an area in Gaza City, December 29, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)

Seven Israelis stranded in Gaza blocked from returning due to bureaucratic stalemate

By Stav Levaton

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40-signature debate at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘You were completely wrong’: Netanyahu spars with Lapid in stormy Knesset debate

By Lazar Berman and Ariela Karmel

PM, opposition leader argue over relations with US, October 7, Haredi draft exemption bill in so-called 40-signature session called by Gantz to discuss ‘extremist government’

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a conference in Jerusalem on November 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Gearing up for election, Bennett unveils ‘flagship’ proposal upping soldiers’ benefits

By Ariela Karmel

Illustrative: A phone shows the faces of Israeli political figures on March 2, 2020. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)

Central Elections Committee to work on combating AI influence on vote

Marking up bill, Knesset committee head erases clause meant to protect AG’s independence

By Jeremy Sharon

Opposition lawmakers assail Constitution Committee chair MK Rothman after he edits legislation to allow incoming governments to sack attorney general within 100 days without cause

MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting, January 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Displaced Palestinians shelter at a UNRWA school in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 24, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

7 European countries condemn latest Israeli laws targeting UNRWA, NGOs

Statement slams law barring water and power companies from supplying UNWRA facilities, as well as delisting of 37 aid orgs, as violation of international law; calls for reversal

Rioters break the shop window of a Starbucks during anti-Israel demonstrations in Barcelona on October 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

Spanish map of Jewish and ‘Zionist’ businesses taken down amid uproar

Real Madrid's Facundo Campazzo falls on the court during the Euroleague basketball match between Real Madrid Baloncesto and Panathinaikos Aktor Athens at Movistar Arena in Madrid on November 13, 2025. (Oscar DEL POZO / AFP)

Real Madrid to face Maccabi Tel Aviv in basketball match without fans, citing protests

By AFP

This February 3, 2011, illustrative photo shows hair being straightened at a salon in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP/Felipe Dana)

'There's danger going from curly hair to straight'

Despite ban, dozens still suffering kidney failure from toxic hair treatments

By Diana Bletter

After two hospitalized within weeks, doctor behind pioneering study on glyoxylic acid says straightening products still entering Israel and seeping into scalps

An electronic monitoring bracelet fitted to a Jewish minor, January 5, 2026. (Courtesy of Honenu)

Army OKs tracking bracelets to enforce West Bank restraining orders as settler attacks spike

By Stav Levaton

Move comes after Shin Bet chief reportedly told government that devices would be effective way to limit extremists’ movement in territory; one minor said already tagged

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, April 7, 2025. (Sharon Wrobel/The Times of Israel)

In bold move, central bank cuts interest rates for 2nd straight time after ceasefire

By Sharon Wrobel

Bank of Israel lowers rates to 4%, citing a moderation in inflation, a strong shekel, and growing labor market participation following the ceasefire agreement with Hamas

An illustration of a man working on computers. (scyther5; iStock by Getty Images)

New US venture fund bets big on Israel, promising millions for fledgling startups

By Sharon Wrobel

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Palestinian journalists march at the funeral of colleagues killed in Gaza City on August 11, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Ban on media access to Gaza should stay in place, government tells High Court

By AFP and ToI Staff

A screenshot from a video uploaded to social media by an IDF soldier in December 2025 showing him firing a volley of bullets. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF says soldier seen firing volley toward Gaza in viral video may face consequences

View of the Army Radio headquarters in Jaffa, on January 5, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Threatening graffiti sprayed outside Army Radio office: ‘Your days are numbered’

Emergency services and local citizens arrive at the scene following an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon on January 5, 2026. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

IDF strikes Hamas, Hezbollah targets deep in eastern and southern Lebanon

By Stav Levaton and AFP

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