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What Matters Most On Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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From left, Michael Needham, counselor for the US Dept. of State, US. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before a meeting at the State Department in Washington, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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May 26: Rubio promotes aide who helped broker Israel-Lebanon talks to top White House national security post

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

US said to tell Israel not to strike Beirut in expanded op against Hezbollah to avoid harming Iran talks * Trump to hold cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss Iran, as Rubio says talks will take several more days

8:03 pm

France probes alleged election interference by an Israeli company
7:24 pm

IDF says it identified suspected drone near Baram in north; incident now over
7:23 pm

PM seeks to tap hardline aide critical of progressive Jews to serve as NY consul general

Illustrative: A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force)

Four IRGC members said killed in strikes

US attacks missile sites in Iran despite ceasefire, says it acted to defend troops

By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

Khamenei warns US will no longer be able to use Gulf states as safe haven; Rubio insists deal still possible but is ‘a few days’ away; Trump: Tehran must hand over enriched uranium or destroy it

Two women use a smartphone in northern Tehran, Iran, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran judiciary suspends presidential body after it ordered internet access restored

By AFP and ToI Staff

A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with a graphic showing the Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of US President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian officials in Qatar for talks on Hormuz as Tehran, US downplay chance of deal

By Stav Levaton, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

Anti-Israel protesters hang effigies of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, Trump at Montreal rally

Canadian politicians call the display at demonstration on Sunday ‘disgusting, antisemitic and clear incitement’

Figures representing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump hang from nooses at an anti-Israel protest in Montreal, May 24, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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Witnesses at Australian antisemitism inquiry targeted with online hatred

By AP and ToI Staff

Head of royal commission says Jewish people who gave evidence to forum have been subjected to online ‘harassment and intimidation’; one case referred to police

Rebeca Grynspan at a press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, October 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Diaz)

Profile'Peacemaking will be my first priority'

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Costa Rican running to head the UN?

Candidate for United Nations secretary-general, who would be first Jew and woman to head the world body, has family in Israel and has led UN office critical of the Jewish state

Shin Bet head met exiled PA Gaza security chief Dahlan in UAE — sources

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Since falling out with Palestinian Authority president 15 years ago, former Fatah strongman has advocated for reforming PA and bringing democracy to West Bank and Strip

(L) Shin Bet director David Zini at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) (R) Mohammed Dahlan in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid waits to cross from the Egyptian side of Rafah en route to the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2025 (AFP)

Gaza smuggling ring was allegedly aided from within Israeli security forces – report

Israeli security forces are seen outside a home in Metula, near the Israel-Lebanon border, that was hit by a Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle on May 25, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

School canceled in many communities near border

Netanyahu orders IDF to ‘intensify blows’ against Hezbollah amid surge in drone attacks

By Nava Freiberg, Stav Levaton, ToI Staff and Agencies

Residents flee southern Beirut after threat, as US indicates it will allow greater Israeli action against Iran-backed terror group; northern mayor expects ‘war will intensify’ in coming days

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid addresses his Yesh Atid party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ben Gvir to PM: Bang on Trump's desk; Lebanon war must resume

Lapid takes aim at ‘disaster’ US-Iran deal, says Netanyahu failed to achieve victory

Opposition leader says it’s ‘absurd’ negotiations to end conflict did not include Israel, which must ‘maintain freedom of action’ regardless of agreement

News editor Ben Sales joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing May 26: Trump sidelines Netanyahu as Israel eyes Iran

By Jessica Steinberg and Ben Sales

A picture shows a portrait of an Iranian opponent and flowers placed on a gallows, during a demonstration of the exiled Iranian opposition to protest against the Iranian government on February 8, 2019 in Paris. (Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Iran executes man over alleged cooperation with Mossad spy agency

By AFP and ToI Staff

Incoming Mossad director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman arrives for a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Senior committee re-approves Gofman’s appointment as next Mossad chief

By Jeremy Sharon

3 members support general taking up role, but panel chair opposes; Netanyahu says Gofman was subjected to ‘unjust ordeal’, urges High Court to reject any petitions against him

UK said not willing to approve his diplomatic credentials

Netanyahu ex-chief of staff to be indicted for obstruction of justice, pending hearing

By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg

Braverman is accused of telling PM’s media adviser Eli Feldstein of an investigation into his leak of classified information to the Bild newspaper

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, at the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to the premier, at a cemetery in Modiin, February 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)

Religious Zionism party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (R) with new party member Zvika Mor during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Zvika Mor, father of former hostage Eitan Mor, joins Smotrich’s Religious Zionism

By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

Former Tikva Forum leader opposed hostage deals, backed comptroller’s October 7 probe over a state commission; far-right minister praises Mor for ‘standing firm’ in his values

Former hostage Gadi Mozes releases doves into the Kibbutz NIr Oz fields as a sign of peace during the May 22, 2026 Shavuot holiday celebrations. (Courtesy)

Harvest and rebirthGaza border kibbutzim mark first Shavuot without hostages

By Jessica Steinberg

Yardena Bagantz

What is it like to be that schoolchild who fails every day?

Behind the disastrous education data are kids losing confidence and opportunity – and a society that will bear the cost if it fails to act

Joshua Boone deserved more than a funeral wreath

As long stints of reserve duty blur the line between soldier and civilian, the IDF owes much more to veterans who die by suicide

Culture minister interrogated by police for 3rd time in labor federation graft probe

By Charlie Summers

Miki Zohar suspected of taking a bribe from an insurance agent who exploited his connections to secure jobs in government-owned corporations and local authorities

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud MK Distel Atbaryan says she won’t seek reelection

By Ariela Karmel

Texas Democrat’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday’s primary runoff

By Grace Gilson

Maureen Galindo’s extreme comments will be put to the test in the contest over who will represent the party in the San Antonio congressional district

Maureen Galindo participates in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in San Antonio on May 6, 2026. (Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images)

Artifacts featuring three early 20th-century Jewish psychics — from left, Terfren Laila, Erik Jan Hanussen and Abraham Hochman — are featured in the YIVO exhibit, 'Jews Are Magic.' (JTA)

NYC exhibit ‘Jews are Magic’ traces Jewish occultism from palm readers to psychics

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Opening today, YIVO display spotlights fortune-tellers, mind-readers, wonder rabbis, and the enduring appeal of the supernatural in moments of social anxiety

Screen captures from video of Gaza flotilla supporters at Vienna Airport, May 24, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

One arrested as Gaza flotilla activists face rowdy welcome on return to Austria

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Video shows man pinned to ground as he chants ‘Free Palestine’; others march through Vienna airport chanting ‘From the river to the sea’; police say they used ‘proportionate force’

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, May 14, 2026 (Gil Yohanan/POOL)

Netanyahu briefly treated at Jerusalem hospital; his office says it was for dental work

By Nava Freiberg

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron speaks during a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on August 6, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Bank of Israel cuts borrowing costs, while flagging geopolitical risks

By Sharon Wrobel

Fire pours out of a car that exploded, killing one, in Afula, northern Israel, on May 26, 2026. (Magen David Adom)

Man killed in car blast in Afula, woman found dead in Haifa as crime wave sweeps Israel

By Charlie Summers

Passengers disembark at the Wilshire/La Cienega station during the opening of the Metro D Line subway extension in Los Angeles on May 8, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)

Iranian hackers behind March’s LA transit system breach, Israeli researchers say

By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens

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