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What Matters Most On Friday, May 8, 2026

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Britain's Reform Party leader Nigel Farage shows his socks as he arrives at a polling station in Walton on the Naze, England, May 7, 2026 to cast his vote in the local elections.(AP Photo/Richard Pelham)

In UK local elections, anti-immigrant Reform soars; anti-Israel Greens rise, win 2 mayoralties

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Starmer says he won’t quit; new mayor of Hackney reportedly blocked letter praising London police for response to antisemitic attack; Farage says results show ‘truly historic shift’

Green Party leader Zack Polanski, center, and former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (far left) join protesters holding placards and waving flags as they take part in a march against the far right in central London on March 28, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)

Inside StoryUK Greens engulfed in antisemitism scandals as Jewish leader Polanski targets historic local election gains

By Shira Li Bartov

A police forensics officer works during an investigation into an attack in the early hours of the morning, at the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026. (Toby Shepheard / AFP)

UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

UAE says it's under renewed missile and drone fire from Iran

US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff

Iran accuses US of violating truce but says situation ‘back to normal’; Trump calls strikes ‘love tap’ but says Iran ‘led by LUNATICS’ and will be hit again if it doesn’t agree to deal

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026, vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP)

US said hoping to resume Hormuz naval escorts as it awaits Iran’s response to peace offer

By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, May 5, 2026. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

Report: Rubio okays $25.8B sale of interceptors and other arms to Israel, Mideast nations

Witness Stefanie Schwartz speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)

Inside Story'I’m not sure I see a future for Jews in this country'

Giving chilling testimony, Australian Jews unsure antisemitism inquiry can bring change

By Nomi Kaltmann

Royal commission launched after Bondi massacre hears accounts of harassment, threats and fear as Jewish community fears unprecedented post-Oct. 7 surge in hate could be here to stay

Exclusive

UAE sends Board of Peace $100 million for training of new Gaza police force — officials

Transfer is largest sum US-led oversight body has received to date after $17 billion in pledges, indicating Abu Dhabi’s commitment to initiative even as Iran war has forced countries to reprioritize spending

Illustrative: Hamas police officers in the streets of the Gaza Strip, as seen in footage published by the Hamas-run Interior Ministry, March 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israeli officers bring Spanish flotilla activist Saif Abu Keshek to a court in Ashkelon on May 5, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)

Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of Spanish flotilla activist

By AFP and ToI Staff

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya gives a televised speech about the hostage-ceasefire deal between the Palestinian terror group and Israel, in the Qatari capital of Doha on January 15, 2025. (YouTube screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)

Son of Hamas’s chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said killed in IDF strike on Gaza City

By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

May 8: Adviser to Iran supreme leader compares control of Hormuz to ‘atomic bomb’

Poll says 42% of Likud voters considering or have decided to back different party in next election * Palestinian man and young son reportedly attacked by settlers in southern West Bank

8:45 pm

Lebanon raises toll from Israeli strikes to 10
8:45 pm

US revises UN resolution on Iran but China, Russia still expected to veto
8:42 pm

Police arrest suspect who shot at Jews outside Toronto synagogue with gel blaster gun

Analysis

With ceasefires on three fronts, hoped-for war gains suspended in dangerous limbo

In Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, much has been achieved, but by no means has Israel accomplished all its goals, and Trump’s desperation for a deal is unlikely to help matters much

A building destroyed in a previous Israeli airstrike is seen in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP/Bilal Hussein)

US Senator Peter Welch speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, January 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

12 US Senate Dems: IDF mass evacuations in Iran, Lebanon ‘likely’ violate international law

By AP and ToI Staff

Israel's 2026 Eurovision contestant Noam Bettan. (Yair Sigron)

Interview'Be who you are, completely; don’t give up on who you are'

Facing a mixed reception at Eurovision, Noam Bettan is ready ‘to enjoy the journey’

28-year-old singer, born in Israel to French parents, says his years of ‘Sisyphean work’ in the music industry have made him ready to shine ‘the light I have to give to the world’

Miss Israel says Mamdani’s wife shunned her at NYC café

Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a special plenum session in honor of visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Levin says he’ll let Supreme Court ‘disappear’ if his justice picks are not selected

By Jeremy Sharon

Justice minister’s comments come as deadline to submit timeline for convening Judicial Selection Committee is set to expire; office won’t say whether he intends to comply with it

Salah Khalil Faisal Na'ameh, an Arab Israeli prosecutor in the Southern District Attorney's Office, is seen after he was attacked by police officers during arrest in Beersheba on May 1, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Police said to beat, break nose, arrest a state prosecutor, who is Arab, over noise complaint

By Charlie Summers

Police say that State Attorney’s Office lawyer attacked officers, but he and coworkers reject the claim; Department of Internal Police Investigations opens probe

Netanyahu, defending Mossad pick, tells court security responsibility his alone

Petition challenges choice of Gofman to lead spy agency; bereaved families group says PM, in his response, unwittingly accepted responsibility for failures surrounding Oct. 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), his military secretary Brig. Gen. Roman Gofman (left) and Likud MK Boaz Bismuth attend a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokeman's Office)

Not all antisemitism wears swastikas

Sometimes, double standards, selective outrage, or moral exceptionalism with regard to Jews and Israel are disguised as justice, ethics, or even love

Michael Feldstein

When the wind knew our names

Once, a bike without training wheels meant freedom. Today’s kids are richly programmed with playdates, practice, and carpools. They’re missing out

Protesters gather outside a court in Petah Tikva, holding signs and calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Zelka, a Pizza Hut employee who was stabbed to death on the eve of Independence Day, May 5, 2026. (Roy Alima/Flash90)

Police seek aggravated murder charge for main teen suspect in Yemanu Zelka killing

Cops say they’ll also recommend charges of joint enterprise murder, aggravated assault for several of other suspects in youths’ deadly stabbing of 21-year-old Pizza Hut employee

Lazar Focus podcast

LTC Nadav Shoshani: Is Israel telling the right story to the world?

By Lazar Berman

Outgoing IDF spokesman says he recognizes the challenge and that Israel’s reputation is abysmal. Still, he says that his unit is performing well in an inherently biased environment

Inside story

Shekel hits 33-year-peak, hammering exports, yet policymakers are insistently inactive

The strength of Israel’s currency is forcing exporters and startups to make tough decisions about hiring abroad and moving R&D centers out of Israel, stirring fears about future growth

Illustrative photo of a shekel and a US hundred dollar bill, April 13, 2026. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Talks scheduled for May 14 and 15 at State Department

US to host third round of talks between Israel and Lebanon next week

Military representatives from both sides set to participate for first time, Israeli official says, as sides aim to advance concrete measures for disarming Hezbollah

From left: Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad at the State Department in Washington, April 14, 2026. (Shmulik Almany / Israeli embassy, Washington)

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on May 7, 2026. (Abbas Fakih / AFP)

IDF cancels events in north amid concern over potential Hezbollah revenge attacks

By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman

Analysis

Star-crossed bromance? Bennett and Lapid aim to unify Israel, but electoral heavens may not align

Bennett is distrusted by many, while Lapid is seen as left-wing. Their bond, apparently genuine, may not be enough to heal the country’s rifts or unseat Netanyahu

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett, left, and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid announcing their joint run in the coming elections, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Eisenkot-Liberman merger would be biggest faction, could boost opposition – survey

By ToI Staff and Tal Schneider

Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell

By Jeremy Sharon and Shira Silkoff

Amid speculation of merger, Eisenkot and Liberman say they’re ‘deepening cooperation’

A Civil Administration excavator uproots a Palestinian olive tree in the northern West Bank, May 7, 2026. (Courtesy)

Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank

By Jeremy Sharon, Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Civil Administration says trees’ removal, latest in a series of such actions, will enable the creation of a new settlement; 3 Palestinians reportedly injured in settler attack

Federal prosecutors weighing whether to seek death penalty

Firebomber sentenced to life without parole for deadly attack on Colorado hostage rally

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Mohamed Soliman, 46, pleads guilty to 184 felony counts in state court but not guilty to federal hate crime charges, with his lawyers arguing ‘Zionists’ not protected class

Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is seen as he launched an attack on demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages, at an outdoor mall, June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. (Lisa Turnquist via AP)

Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, puts his hands behind his back as he leaves Ventura County Superior Court in connection with the death of Paul Kessler in Ventura, California, on November 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jewish leaders decry ‘inadequate’ plea deal for California man guilty of pro-Israel protester’s death

By Grace Gilson

Attorney Ron Bamieh, left, listens to his client Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji in Ventura County Superior Court on November 17, 2023, in Ventura, California. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

California prof. pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in death of Jewish man

By AP

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Medical personnel in hazmat suits wait for patients, evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 6, 2026. (AP/Peter Dejong)

Health officials race to find dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality

By AP and Diana Bletter

Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella, left, attends a press conference to support far-right candidate for Marseille mayoral election, Franck Allisio, right, in Marseille, south of France, on March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)

French far-right leaders quietly meet Israeli, German envoys ahead of run for presidency

By AFP and ToI Staff

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch in an interview in February 2026. (YouTube)

Ohio GOP primary candidate who asked AI bot to praise Hitler loses, gets 17.5% of vote

By JTA and ToI Staff

The Austin Police Department and the FBI investigate a shooting at Buford's on 6th Street, March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)

FBI: Austin bar shooter was motivated by support for Iran, but acted alone

By ToI Staff and AP

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