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What Matters Most On Friday, May 15, 2026

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US President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says he’s OK with Iran suspending nuke enrichment for 20 years if there’s ‘real’ guarantee

By Jacob Magid and Agencies

President appears to back away from long-time demand for total end to enrichment and his pledge to ensure Iran never attains nuclear weapons; Iranian FM says Tehran has ‘no trust’ in US

US President Donald Trump, center, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, at the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says ‘decimation’ of Iran’s army ‘to be continued’ after he and China’s Xi discuss Hormuz

By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

Navy Adm. Charles Cooper II, commander of the US Central Command, testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

CENTCOM head: War massively reduced Iran’s capabilities, but it’s still able to strike

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

Israel to sue NY Times over op-ed alleging widespread rape of Palestinian prisoners

By Lazar Berman

Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Sa’ar, say piece by columnist Nicholas Kristof is ‘one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press’

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof speaks onstage during the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Riccardo Savi / Getty Images via AFP)

Protesters outside The New York Times offices in New York City, May 14, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Jews protest at New York Times office against column alleging systematic sexual abuse of Palestinians

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 scraps appearance at JTS after objection from pro-Palestinian students

Israelis celebrate at Damascus Gate during the annual Jerusalem Day march commemorating Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war, in Jerusalem's Old City Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Far-right MK calls to destroy mosques, rebuild temple

Chants of ‘death to Arabs’ at Jerusalem Day march as Ben Gvir flies Israeli flag on Temple Mount

By Charlie Summers, Sam Sokol and Agencies

Extremist youth mobs spit on, curse journalists before religious Zionist revelers crowd into Old City’s Muslim Quarter; 13 arrested; police disperse left-wing group that came to protect Palestinians

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Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din Haddad, who was killed in an IDF strike in Gaza City on May 15, 2026. (Via social media)

Live updates (closed)

May 15: After strike, Israeli official says Haddad was undermining Trump’s Gaza plan

Israel said preparing for imminent renewal of war with Iran that could extend for weeks * Iraqi man charged in US for plotting attacks on Jewish targets for Iran

7:53 pm

Lebanon welcomes 45-day extension of fragile ceasefire with Israel
6:58 pm

After third round of Lebanon talks, Israeli envoy says 'potential for success is great'
6:56 pm

3 fighter jets participated in strike targeting Hamas leader, army says

Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, was killed in Lebanon on May 14, 2026. (Courtesy of the IDF)

IDF procuring mesh netting to protect from Hezbollah drones

Soldier killed by Hezbollah mortar shell in south Lebanon; rockets fired at north

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Reuters and ToI Staff

Slain soldier named as Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan; IDF issues evacuation warnings near Tyre, strikes Hezbollah targets, after third round of Israel-Lebanon talks kicks off in Washington

Col. Dakar Eilat

Lazar Focus podcast

Dakar Eilat: Inside prisons for Hamas terrorists

By Lazar Berman

An ex-prison commander reacts to The New York Times sexual abuse allegations, gives personal insights into treatment of prisoners, and explains who makes sure guards follow the rules

Op-ed

Laugh-out-loud ridiculous: How The New York Times missed the mark on Israel and Eurovision

Claims that Israel manipulates Eurovision voting ignore the obvious reality: In a politicized contest, a concentrated bloc of supporters outweighs a scattered crowd of haters

Israel's Noam Bettan celebrates with fans after having been voted into the final after his performance in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 12, 2026. (Tobias Schwartz/AFP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing May 15: Art on trial from Venice to Jerusalem

By Gabriella Jacobs and Jessica Steinberg

IDF nabs suspected driver who killed solder in hit-and-run

Smotrich: End division of West Bank into Areas A, B and C; it all belongs to Israel

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff

IDF says troops killed masked Palestinian stone-thrower, after local media reported settler attack in area; PA says he was 15, and his body was detained

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Settlers assault Peace Now director Lior Amichai at the West Bank's Ein Samiya spring on May 14, 2026. (Screenshot/ Peace NowX : used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Settlers assault left-wing activist in West Bank; IDF detains activists instead of attackers

By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan

Analysis

Ceasefire nation: Caught between war and peace, can Israelis move forward?

Day to day, most Israelis aren’t living in wartime, but with shaky truces on 3 fronts and the possibility of conflict around the corner, psychologists say that isn’t enough to heal

People stand on the beach during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2026. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

‘Jewish terrorism’ isn’t Jewish

Wielding power for violence is antithetical to Judaism, so why don’t religious Zionist leaders censure the Jews who attack their Arab neighbors?

Jacques Rothschild

Jerusalem: The city that redeemed the idea of a city

In the Torah, cities reek of corruption, power, violence, and human arrogance. In sharp contrast, Israel’s holy city glorifies sanctity and responsibility

Living the Jerusalem we once only prayed for

To all the haters who want Israel to be temporary: We’re not going anywhere – and our daily routines prove it, for it’s ordinary life that makes this our home

I want Israel to be a guy from Oklahoma

Wouldn’t it be nice if the Jewish state were ordinary, like that date who sent me decent music and never added any conflict to my life?

Inside story

Ignoring ‘pay-for-slay’ reform, Ramallah court tells PA to reinstate money for prisoner

Unclear if decision affects other 1,600 security inmates no longer receiving controversial stipends, but it potentially marks another blow to Palestinian efforts aimed at dealing with criticism of program accused of incentivizing terror

Demonstrators hold placards bearing portraits of Palestinians detained by Israel during a solidarity protest in Ramallah on April 7, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) chairs the eighth Fatah conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 14, 2026. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Fatah gathers for first election in decade, as PA’s Abbas pledges to continue reforms

By AFP, Nurit Yohanan and Jacob Magid

Elections must be held in any case by October 27

Netanyahu said seeking to dissuade Haredi parties from backing September elections date

By Stav Levaton, Rossella Tercatin and Sam Sokol

PM reportedly cites need to focus on Iran war; government said to be planning 5-year program to support ultra-Orthodox community; poll again predicts inconclusive elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at a ceremony at Mount Herzl, for the Ethiopian Jews who died while making their way to Israel. May 14, 2026. (Gil Yohanan/POOL)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who evaded the draft outside the home of Military Police chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, May 14, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Haredi extremists demonstrate outside Military Police chief’s home, 2 weeks after breaking into it

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Britain's King Charles III greets Jewish residents in Golders Green in north west London on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Richard Pohle / POOL / AFP)

Reporter's notebook'He is the king, but I felt a genuine warmth and concern'

King Charles comforts wounded Jewish community in London’s Golders Green

By Lianne Kolirin

Visit comes weeks after terrorist stabbing attack wounded two and arsonists torched ambulances of Jewish EMT service amid unprecedented wave of violent antisemitism

X agrees to UK crackdown on hate speech, terror content after antisemitic attacks

By Reuters and ToI Staff

ToI podcast

Michael Wegier: British Jews aren’t living in fear, but they’re certainly anxious

By David Horovitz and Michael Wegier

The CEO of Anglo-Jewry’s main representative group says the community is worried but resilient amid hostility to Israel, violent antisemitism, and rapidly shifting national politics

A sun halo appears in the sky over northern Israel, May 2, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Israeli tech company aiming to cool the Earth with masses of tiny particles

Stardust Solutions wants to combat global warming by releasing millions of tons of particles to reflect small amounts of sunlight, NYT reports, but critics warn of dangers in playing with weather

The Instagram account 'Sprinkles the Weenie' drew dozens of antisemitic comments on a post commemorating Jewish American Heritage Month. (Screenshot via JTA)

'It becomes very hostile very quickly'

Antisemitic comments flood posts celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month

By Grace Gilson

Blue Square Alliance says backlash over even apolitical tributes — from Sesame Street to the Grammys — is deterring groups from recognizing Jews when representation is most needed.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

IDF chief Zamir is latest top Israeli official said to have visited UAE amid Iran war

By Emanuel Fabian

US officials previously confirmed Israel equipped UAE with Iron Dome during conflict, but Gulf country denies ‘claims’ of visits by Netanyahu, Shin Bet and Mossad chiefs

A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off the coastal city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern United Arab Emirates on February 25, 2026. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

UAE to accelerate oil pipeline project to help bypass Hormuz amid Iran war fallout

Illustrative: A worker collects engine oil as he works at a degassing station in the Zubair oil field near Basra, Iraq, on March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Iraq seeking assistance from IMF and World Bank after oil income slashed by Iran war

By Andrea Shalal and Muayad Hameed Suad

'Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt' at the Ashdod Museum of Art will close on August 15, 2026 (Elad Sarig)

InterviewSome 200 items from the clothes maker's archive on display

Exhibit on iconic designer Dorin Frankfurt looks at the clothes that made the woman

By Jessica Steinberg

Open through August 15, ‘Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt’ at the Ashdod Museum of Art showcases nearly 50 years of local fashion, manufacturing, and Israeli style

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Aides Yisrael Einhorn (left) and Jonatan Urich (center) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019. (Courtesy/ File)

AG suspends case against Netanyahu aides accused of harassing key witness in PM’s trial

Boats belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying activists and humanitarian aid, prepare to depart for Gaza from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in an attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade. (AP Photo/Murat Kocabas)

Activist flotilla leaves Turkey for Gaza weeks after Israel intercepted previous convoy

By AP, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

From L to R: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90); Incoming Mossad head Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman arrives at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

High Court brushes off AG’s concern over Gofman meetings with Mossad official

By Jeremy Sharon

Members of the National Socialist Network perform Nazi salutes during a protest rally in Melbourne on June 4 2023. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP)

Australia bans neo-Nazi organization under new law criminalizing hate groups

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY

Colored artifacts are seen at the tomb of RabuIa, door keeper of Amun during the 18th Dynasty, after restorations help by the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage and Antiquities in Luxor, Egypt, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo)

Egypt unveils two colorfully decorated, restored, New Kingdom tombs in Luxor

By Sayed Sheasha

Candidates running in the upcoming Hadash party primaries, May 14, 2026. (Hadash)

Arab party Hadash to pick new leaders, hopes to energize efforts for Joint List revival

By Ariela Karmel

Members of the US Council of Muslim Organizations gather to pose for a group photo on the steps of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol as the group holds its 11th National Muslim Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP)

Muslim Americans accuse Republicans of using congressional hearings to stoke fear

By Kanishka Singh

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks through the House of Commons to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, London, May 13, 2026. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)

UK health secretary resigns, setting up potential leadership challenge to Starmer

By DANICA KIRKA, brian melley and Pan Pylas

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