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What Matters Most On Thursday, May 14, 2026

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US President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)

Live updates (closed)

May 14: Trump says Xi wants Hormuz reopened

IDF ‘strongly condemns’ demonstration outside residence of Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin * Army installing mesh nets to counter Hezbollah FPV drones

8:51 pm

Spanish PM hits back after Katz accused Barcelona star who waved Palestinian flag of 'inciting hatred'
8:38 pm

IDF 'strongly condemns' ultra-Orthodox protest outside Military Police chief's home
8:03 pm

Haredi extremists demonstrate outside Ashkelon home of Military Police chief, two weeks after breaking into house

Scuffles near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day activities, May 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Jerusalem braces for clashes, friction as tens of thousands gather for annual Flag March

By Charlie Summers

More Palestinian shopkeepers close businesses ahead of anticipated violence in Old City as thousands of police deploy in the area; alternative march nixed, lacking government funds

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO); Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

Netanyahu says he secretly visited UAE during Iran war; UAE denies it

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

PM hails ‘historic breakthrough’ as source says his meeting with Emirati president took place on March 26 in a city close to the Oman border; Abu Dhabi denies premier made covert trip: ‘Entirely unfounded’

A billboard depicting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's late supreme leader who was killed on February 28 in an Israeli strike in Tehran, standing behind an Iranian soldier with a caption in Arabic reading 'A martyr leads the battlefield' is displayed along a road in the Ameriyah neighborhood in western Baghdad on March 18, 2026 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Saudi warplanes struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq during war, sources say

By Timour Azhari, Ahmed Rasheed and Humeyra Pamuk

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Inside story

US thought Iran war would hasten Gaza’s demilitarization. Instead, Hamas is emboldened

While Washington believed conflict would leave a weakened Tehran unable to aid its proxies, Hamas has dug in on refusing to disarm and, like its patron, sought to drag out talks

Illustrative: Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Board of Peace envoy: Hamas tightening its grip on Gaza, taxing those with nothing left

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and coalition whip Ofir Katz seen in the Knesset, March 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

'We're ready': Opposition heads cheer coming elections

Coalition files bill to dissolve Knesset, doesn’t set an election date

By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol

Netanyahu’s chief whip submits legislation to preempt opposition bill that would bring vote forward from Oct. 27 deadline, as Haredi mutiny throws government’s legislative plans into disarray

Reporter's Notebook

Hezbollah drone threat is serious, but blown out of proportion, IDF tells ToI in Lebanon

In Khiam, southern Lebanon, Givati officers say UAV attacks prove that ‘the enemy are cowards,’ take ToI into Hezbollah tunnel found deep under children’s clothing charity

Soldiers from the IDF Tzabar Battalion in the Givati Brigade examine a Hezbollah tunnel they discovered in Al-Khiam, Lebanon, May 13, 2026 (Lazar Berman/ The Times of Israel)

A temporary military roadblock is set up near Rosh HaNikra in northern Israel, after four people were wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in the area, May 14, 2026. (FLASH90)

4 civilians hurt in Hezbollah attack on north as Israel, Lebanon set for 3rd round of talks

By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff

A soldier photographed wearing a velcro patch with the word "Messiah," unknown date. (X/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Soldier jailed, commanders penalized after IDF chief calls out ‘Messiah’ patch

By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Nahal Brigade commander, after handing soldier 30-day sentence, tells subordinates ‘discipline is a basic value’; right-wing politicians assail penalty, urge serviceman’s release

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (center) is seen with officers in the West Bank on May 13, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF officers said to tell PM Jewish terror accounts for up to 80% of West Bank incidents

By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian

Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Explainer

From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, implausible anti-Israel dog rape claim goes mainstream

By PHILISSA CRAMER and Grace Gilson

Israeli officials reject allegation canines were trained to sexually abuse Palestinian prisoners, which Jewish groups call ‘modern day blood libel’ and experts say is virtually impossible

Daily Briefing May 14 – What are ToI’s guiding principles in covering ‘blood libels’?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

NYT column alleging Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners sparks debate among Jews

By Grace Gilson

Messaging wars

From anti-Israel Legos to fake footage, Iran’s AI propaganda owns the digital battlefield

Harnessing artificial intelligence for cutesy songs and other content, Tehran proves adept at spreading its narrative, dominating Israel’s attempts to win hearts and minds of internet users

Official Iranian social media accounts share AI-generated Lego propaganda promoting its wartime narrative. (X)

Inside story

US-Iran talks stalled after Tehran tried skirting up-front nuke concessions — officials

Washington wanted temporary ceasefire that included Iran compromises on its nuclear program, but Islamic Republic demanded permanent truce followed by separate talks on enrichment

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, fifth left, meets with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)

US President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, May 13, 2026. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with China’s Xi on trade, US arms sales to Taiwan

By AAMER MADHANI, Will Weissert and Josh Boak

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

From the shadow of death to the light of Jerusalem

The miracle I witnessed in the summer of 5727 (1967) was a breathtaking change – as though heaven itself had opened before our eyes

Real Zionists recognize the Nakba

And real pro-Palestinians reject the genocidal impulses within their movement and acknowledge Israeli fears of extermination

A rare 2,000-year-old coin bearing the earliest known depiction of the Temple’s menorah was returned to the State of Israel on May 12, 2026, after a joint investigation by the US authorities and the Israel Antiquities Authority. (Eitan Klein/Israel Antiquities Authority)

'Coins were the Instagram of the first century BCE'

2,000-year-old coin with earliest menorah image returned to Israel after seized in US

By Rossella Tercatin

Joint operation also sees return of 2,500-year-old silver coin, one of two known examples in the world, as officials stress importance of international cooperation to combat looting

A mysterious tunnel, hewn through the rock over a length of some 50 meters and likely hundreds, if not thousands, of years old, was unearthed near the Ramat Rachel neighborhood in Jerusalem in a discovery announced on May 14, 2026. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority)

Mysterious ancient tunnel, possibly thousands of years old, discovered in Jerusalem

By Rossella Tercatin

Dating and purpose of structure near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel still not clear; archaeologists say its construction required significant resources and manpower

President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Herzog calls on Netanyahu to accept his proposal for plea bargain talks

By Jeremy Sharon

President says he believes ‘understandings and agreements’ are the only way to settle the issue, after attorney general agrees to talks but premier’s legal team keeps mum

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)

PM tells court he’s at ‘top of health scale,’ says now-treated cancer diagnosed late 2025

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, April 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

High Court annuls Karhi’s decision to fire key public broadcaster official

By Jeremy Sharon

UK cops plan ‘unprecedented’ operation for concurrent Nakba Day, ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rallies

By Agencies and ToI Staff

British police say they will be using ‘the most assertive possible use of our powers’ to prevent unrest on Saturday, when at least 80,000 are expected to attend protests

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather on Whitehall after a march through central London, on May 17, 2025, calling for a "Free Palestine" and an end to "the Genocide," as they commemorate the 77th anniversary of the "Nakba." (Henry Nicholls/AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry visits Kyiv, Ukraine, April 24, 2026. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Prince Harry: UK antisemitism ‘deeply troubling,’ Mideast violence cannot justify it

UN Special Rapporteur in the West Bank and Gaza Francesca Albanese speaks at a press conference in Geneva on September 15, 2025. (Fabrice Cofrini/AFP)

US federal judge blocks Trump’s sanctions against anti-Israel UN envoy Albanese

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Judge says measures against Francesca Albanese violate her 1st Amendment rights, after US imposed measures on her last year for ‘political and economic warfare’ against US, Israel

Michail Chkhikvishvili (US Department of Justice)

Neo-Nazi who plotted to poison Jewish children gets 15-year sentence in NYC

Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters march outside Columbia University, in New York City on May 23, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)

NY school district pays $125K to settle suit over erased pro-Palestinian student art

By Grace Gilson

US Rep. Mike Lawler, of New York's 17th District, marches in the 2025 Israel Day Parade, on New York's Fifth Avenue, May 18, 2025. (Richard Drew/AP)

US Senator Rand Paul’s son accosts NY congressman with drunken antisemitic tirade

By JTA and ToI Staff

William Paul apologizes after berating Rep. Mike Lawler about ‘you Jews’; when told his comments were hateful, he had reportedly told lawmaker to ‘watch more Tucker Carlson’

In a new ad for the reelection of Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a rainbow Star of David is prominently featured behind Republican activist investor Paul Singer, who is Jewish. (Screenshot via YouTube/JTA)

Jewish Republican Paul Singer tarred with rainbow Star of David in Kentucky primary ad

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at the national leadership summit of the Jewish Democratic Council of America in Washington, DC, May 13, 2026. (Joseph Strauss/JTA)

At Jewish Dems event, Minneapolis mayor says anti-Zionism can blur into antisemitism

By Joseph Strauss

Palestinian artists paint a mural depicting soccer player Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag during Barcelona's title parade, on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati camp in Gaza City on May 13, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

FC Barcelona distances itself from star’s Palestinian flag-waving, amid Israeli anger

Defense minister says Lamine Yamal ‘chose to incite against Israel,’ shortly after Israeli fans share statement from team saying player’s act was spontaneous and not on its behalf

Israeli flags hang in the designated Israel "Euro Cafe" MQ Kantine during the 70th Eurovision Song Contest week in Vienna, Austria, May 13, 2026. (AP/Martin Meissner)

A Vienna cafe offers refuge for Israel supporters as tensions brew at Eurovision

By AP and ToI Staff

More Headlines

A Wizz Air plane flying over central Israel, December 7, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)

Lufthansa group and Wizz Air to resume Tel Aviv flights after three-month war hiatus

By Sharon Wrobel

Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Government offers summer extension of school programs following wartime disruptions

By Ariela Karmel

Footage from a video showing the fatal crash between a minibus carrying Israeli passengers and a bus in Panama, on May 13, 2026. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israeli tourist killed, four injured in Panama bus crash

Actress Gal Gadot (R) and First Lady Michal Herzog speak on stage at the "Time to Talk" conference in Jerusalem, May 13, 2026 (Kobi Gideon / GPO)

‘Enough of the hatred’: Herzog, Gal Gadot call for dialogue at Jerusalem conference

Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi, left, researches microbial eco-genomics in June 2025. (Courtesy/Dani Michalis/Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

Israeli scientists’ microbial research delves into bowels of cow belch prevention

By Diana Bletter

Illustrative: An illegally held lion cub discovered by Israeli police in the central city of Tira on April 24, 2025. (Israel Police)

Palestinian handed 30-month sentence for trying to sell illegally obtained lion cub

A local resident collects the ballot papers upon arrival at a polling station to cast their ballot during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Marseille, southern France, on March 15, 2026. (Elodie CLEMENT / AFP)

France probing if shadowy Israeli firm BlackCore meddled in municipal elections: sources

By Gabriel Stargardter and Raphael Satter

Microsoft's campus in Herzliya, Israel, inaugurated in Nov. 2020 (Amit Geron)

Microsoft Israel head ousted reportedly over IDF’s controversial use of cloud tech

By Sharon Wrobel

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