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What Matters Most On Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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US President Donald Trump, right, speaks as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Eisenkot: PM harming Israeli interests with surrender to Trump

Trump said to yell at Netanyahu: ‘You’re f**king crazy. You’d be in prison if not for me’

By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg

Phone call about Lebanon said to see furious US president ‘steamroll’ PM and accuse him of ingratitude, saying, ‘I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this’; source in PM’s office downplays severity of call

US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / AP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing June 2 – Trump tells Netanyahu ‘Don’t’ on striking Beirut

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid

IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo published on June 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

Trump announces fresh Lebanon truce as Netanyahu appears to call off Beirut strikes

By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg

Rescue workers use an excavator to search under the rubble of a building that was hit a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Northern towns to get longer warning time for rocket attacks

Hezbollah and IDF trade fire despite nominal truce as Lebanon-Israel talks to resume

By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

5th round of talks to be held at US State Department; Lebanese army says 2 troops wounded in IDF strike; France’s FM: No justification for Israeli troops to stay deep inside Lebanon

IDF Cpt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester, who was killed in south Lebanon on June 1, 2026. (Courtesy)

IDF doctor killed, 7 hurt by Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

Screen capture from video of UN Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee, 2025. (United Nations)

At UN Security Council, envoys blame Hezbollah for Lebanon violence, pan Israeli response

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Coalition whip Ofir Katz (Likud) speaks in the Knesset before the passage of the first reading of a bill to dissolve parliament, June 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

No date set for final readings of dissolution bill

MKs advance bill to dissolve Knesset and potentially move up elections to September

By Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel

106 MKs vote to disband parliament as Haredi parties turn against coalition over IDF service exemptions; no election date set; coalition whip says it will be between September 8 and October 20

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara gives a speech at the Israel Bar Association, June 1, 2026. (Courtesy Israel Bar Association)

Legislation to split and weaken role of attorney general passes first Knesset reading

By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset revokes Smotrich’s order expanding personal import tax exemption to $130

By Ariela Karmel

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People swim on a public beach as smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit a village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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June 2: IDF says dozens of Hezbollah members hiding in Christian area of Tyre, warns they aren’t safe there

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Fresh round of Israel-Lebanon talks held in DC, as 4 IDF troops hurt by Hezbollah drone * Netanyahu announces $4.5 billion to strengthen war-battered north, after arriving late to low-attendance government meeting on matter

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8:44 pm

Netanyahu announces $4.5 billion to strengthen war-battered north, vows solution to Hezbollah drones
8:23 pm

18-year-old Haifa resident arrested for allegedly threatening LGBTQ community and Bennett amid Pride Month

Clockwise from left: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar, congressional candidate Scott Wiener, L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti are among the California primary contenders of interest to the Jewish community. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)

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In California primaries, Jewish voters face a slate of races shaped by Israel, antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin

Tuesday’s contests have some Jews weighing reality TV candidate over left-wing Israel critic, while others consider backing pro-Israel progressive who accused country of genocide

Protesters block traffic on Route 4, near the Ganot Interchange in central Israel, as they demonstrate against the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, on June 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Police rescue IDF soldier from angry mob in Jerusalem

Mass ultra-Orthodox protests block roads, halt traffic over arrest of draft dodgers

By Sam Sokol and Shira Silkoff

Public transport heavily impacted as protesters climb onto railway tracks in central Israel, block Jerusalem light rail; protester hit by motorcyclist, seriously injured on Route 4

Combo image shows Israel Police Chief Medical Officer, Chief Superintendent Dr. Valerie Shoshan, on right, and a group of ultra-Orthodox protesters trying to flip over her car in Jerusalem, June 2, 2026. (Screenshot/Avi Topurovich via X/Israel Police)

Ultra-Orthodox anti-draft mob attacks bereaved mother of IDF soldier in her car

When Jewish Heritage Month meets Gay Pride Month

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The AG bill threatens one of Israel’s key democratic safeguards

The law would turn an independent watchdog into a political appointee, eroding one of the few remaining checks on executive power

Israeli arms sales break record for 5th year in row, reaching $19.2 billion in 2025

By Emanuel Fabian

Defense Ministry says European demand still high despite Gaza war sanctions, exports to Asia nearly double; officials concerned by competition, shekel’s appreciation

Visitors attend a defense industry exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Visitors stand at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) booth at the Eurosatory international land and air defense and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, on June 13, 2022. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)

France bars Israel from leading defense expo, sparking outcry from Jerusalem

By Stav Levaton and Nava Freiberg

Gofman set to take helm of intelligence agency on Tuesday

High Court rejects petitions against Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief

By Jeremy Sharon

In a two-to-one ruling, justices say conduct of PM’s military secretary during a 2022 influence campaign cannot be considered an ethical violation

Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, December 14, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Rabbi Michael Melchior in his apartment in Jerusalem on May 14, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)

Interview'Abraham, Isaac and King Solomon gave up land to make peace'

‘God’s wish’: Religious Zionist rabbi still crusading for peace with the Palestinians

By Rossella Tercatin

20 years ago, Michael Melchior served as Knesset member and government minister when he chaired religious party Meimad; today, he believes faith-based values can yet shape a better future for Israel

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

New York leaders decry Smotrich’s participation in NYC Israel parade

State’s governor, who led march, ‘strongly condemns’ far-right Israeli minister’s appearance, which opens another wedge in heated US congressional race between Jewish candidates

Reps. Thomas Massie (L) and Ro Khanna hold a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, outside a Department of Justice office in NoMa on February 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via JTA)

Democrat, Republican lawmakers team up against US-Israel military tech synergy

By Grace Gilson

Far-left commentators Cenk Uygur (left) and Hasan Piker discuss being blocked from entering Britain to speak at events, June 1, 2026. (Screenshots/YouTube)

UK blocks entry of controversial US commentators Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US Jews mark a year since Colorado firebombing, but most Americans never heard of it

Blue Square polling finds that majority of US public is not familiar with deadly attacks on Jews, in line with other findings showing widespread ignorance about Holocaust, Israel

A man affixes a bouquet of flowers to a makeshift memorial for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County courthouse, June 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks at Holy Blossom Temple synagogue in Toronto on Monday, June 1, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney says Canada has failed its Jews amid surging antisemitism

PM announces new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion that will examine antisemitism, but stresses no curtailment on freedom of speech

Jewish men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 28, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

More Israelis now define identity as ‘Jewish first’ amid shifting Diaspora ties, survey finds

Diaspora Ministry study shows a rise of Jewish identity and pride alongside a declining sense of responsibility for overseas Jews

A man pushes a handcart past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 27, 2026, as the area remains closed to visitors amid the war with Iran. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

1 in 3 Israelis faces lower income as Iran war deepens financial strain

By Sharon Wrobel

After more than two and a half years of wars, over 50% of workers in the north report income losses, and suffer a similar plunge in employment scope, poll finds

A monkey, likely trafficked into Israel, after being rescued by police in the Negev, southern Israel, on April 10, 2025. (Israel Police)

Knesset committee extends money laundering law to wildlife trafficking

Move allows authorities to follow money trail, track down criminals involved in what is regarded as fourth-largest category of illegal global trade

Oil seeps between desert bushes in the Evrona nature reserve, December 7, 2014. (Facebook / Tamar Zandenburg)

Nature Authority to remove 40,000 tons of soil polluted in massive 2014 oil spill

The Weizmann Institute's main and secondary instrument masts in an area of acacia woodland in Kenya. (Courtesy)

Filling global data gap, Israeli team trucks roving climate lab across East Africa

Lorenzo Nourafchan (L) and Nicolo Nourafchan arrive to the federal courthouse, where they are facing charges with participating in an insider trading scheme in which attorneys at major law firms passed tips on merger deals to a network of individuals, in Boston, Massachusetts, US, June 1, 2026 (REUTERS/CJ Gunther)

15 plead not guilty to massive US insider trading scheme involving nearly 30 mergers

Indictment alleges Jewish defendants used religious background in coded messages while discussing tips, referring to one deal as a ‘flight to Israel’ and another as a ‘rabbi’

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Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul (Courtesy)

Hamas operative who allegedly held Oron Shaul’s body in Gaza to be charged this week

By Charlie Summers

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ombudsman penalizes Likud, Labor for irregularities in their financial reports for 2024

By Michael Bachner

A burning car that had two people inside and that was discovered on Route 40, June 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)

Two killed by explosive device in car on road near Beersheba

By Charlie Summers

Money seized by police in a series of raids in Nahariya, in which 14 were arrested on suspicion of participating in a bribery and corruption scheme on June 2, 2026. (Israel Police)

Nahariya deputy mayor among 14 arrested in corruption scandal

By Charlie Summers

Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Russia strikes Ukraine with drones, missiles in major attack; 11 dead, scores hurt

Ex-Syrian general defendant Khaled al-Halabi (R) covers his face as he is escorted in handcuffs for the trial to the courtroom by justice officers at the Regional Vienna's Court of Austria in Vienna, Austria, on June 1, 2026. (Joe Klamar/AFP)

Two Syrian former officials deny civil war torture charges as trial opens in Austria

By Julia ZAPPEI and Blaise GAUQUELIN

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