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What Matters Most On Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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US President Donald Trump speaks on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

'They want to take out the US leader. I'm on all their lists'

Trump: Iran MOU likely over, ‘we’ll hit them hard again tonight,’ but talks with ‘scum’ Tehran can continue

By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff

US president fumes at regime as military hostilities resume; says he thinks truce has ended, may look to ‘do it without a deal’; Khamenei funeral heads to Iraq’s Najaf

Mourners attend funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

US strikes Iran, revokes oil sanctions waiver after attacks on tankers in Hormuz

By Agencies and ToI Staff

This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026 (AFP)

Third ship hit in Hormuz within 24 hours, as Doha blames Iran for striking Qatari tanker

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Top cop: Police will obey court 'without batting an eyelash'

Levin urges Knesset to ignore High Court order for new state comptroller vote

By Jeremy Sharon

Justice minister says Michael Rabello should take up the post of independent watchdog despite court’s order to hold a new election because the last one was illegal; Eisenkot calls Levin enemy of Israeli democracy

Op-ed

A plea to the prime minister: Heed the lessons of our history in this land, and pull back from the brink

You may consider this appeal itself divisive and unjustified, but do internalize that many fine, patriotic and responsible Israelis feel this way

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)

Founding editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 8 – Is the US-Iran ceasefire over?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon)

LiveUpdated 2mo ago

July 8: Trump dodges question on Netanyahu endorsement: ‘I don’t know anything about his politics, but think he should be popular’

By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff

10-year-old child among 4 killed in IDF strike on Gaza tent; no immediate comment from IDF * Israel says it’s holding Gazan man’s body as bargaining chip, even though there are no more hostages

11:15 pm

US conducting strikes against Iranian military targets in Strait of Hormuz
10:55 pm

Clashes reported between Haredi rioters and IDF soldiers outside military prison
10:38 pm

Iran says FM called Qatari PM after military flare-up with US

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, speaks with White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller at the Bestepe Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Hegseth’s visit to Israel canceled amid rising tensions between US, Iran

By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies

US defense minister’s trip would have been his first since he became Pentagon chief; Hegseth had been expected to meet Netanyahu, Katz amid concerns over potential F-35 sale to Turkey

US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset, October 13, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

Poll: In new low, just 28% of Israelis think Trump prioritizing Israel’s security

'Look how many lawyers we have...from there monsters emerge'

Shin Bet chief says he took the job out of ‘loyalty to the elected leadership’

‘I have an agenda, I want to advance it,’ says Zini, who is reportedly considering removing department head over harsh treatment of Jewish terror suspects

Shin Bet chief David Zini gives a speech on July 7, 2026 (Screengrab)

Screen captures from video of a vandalism attack on the offices of the Haaretz newspaper in Tel Aviv, July 8 2026. (Haaretz)

Door to Haaretz offices smashed in second attack on media this week

Sherwin Pomerantz

Another nail in the coffin of Israeli democracy

The entire system rests on the rule of law, so a government that refuses to abide by the High Court’s conclusions undermines the very source of its own authority

The mothers we become

Being a parent is the lifelong work of watching pieces of your own heart walk out into the world, even when they travel beyond your reach

This isn’t a constitutional crisis — just Netanyahu testing boundaries

The prime minister is checking how far he can go with pressuring institutions that get in his way; the High Court ruling on media regulation is incidental

Andrew Silow-Carroll

A New York Times map tells America’s immigration story. Where are the Jews?

Jewish people moved to the US from all over, but census data erased their unique contributions to America, and the NYT should have acknowledged them

Analysis

Alarm over potential Eilat attack met with skepticism, though not toward Houthi threat

After Shin Bet chief reportedly warns October 7 style attack could target remote southern city, experts say Yemen-based terror group has the will, though probably lacks a way to carry out assault

Houthi supporters raise a banner showing their leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, during a rally against Israel and the United States' war with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 3, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)

A Zim cargo ship is seen outside the port of Haifa on May 1, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)

Inside story

National security concerns threaten to capsize sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim

By Sharon Wrobel

Government must okay $4.2 billion deal with Hapag-Lloyd, but officials raise red flags over German firm’s Gulf backers and worry non-Israeli owners could leave country without vital strategic lifeline

From left: MK Chili Tropper, former minister Yoaz Hendel, Shira Shapira, and Elyasaf Peretz hold a press conference announcing the formation of a new political party ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, on July 7, 2026. (Flash90)

Gantz calls for no Haredi or Arab parties in next government

Yoaz Hendel’s Reservists teams up with ex-minister Chili Tropper ahead of election

By Ariela Karmel

Bereaved family members Shira Shapiro and Elyasaf Peretz also joining new alliance; Smotrich’s Religious Zionism to hold primary on July 26 as polls show it shedding support

Central Election Committee workers count the final ballots at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 3, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

State comptroller: Government has no policy to combat foreign election meddling

By Jeremy Sharon

Friends and relatives mourn over the body of Omran Abu Jarad, 48, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

IDF fire said to kill 7 in Gaza, including terror operative, aid worker and child

By Agencies, ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan

6 reportedly hurt in settler attack in South Hebron Hills, as Netanyahu blames ‘very lenient courts’ for unchecked violence by Israeli extremists in West Bank

US President Donald Trump, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend the plenary session at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Trump lashes out at allies at NATO summit, orders trade halt with ‘wasted cause’ Spain

US president complains pact’s members didn’t help in war with Iran, says he still wants to take Greenland, declares Madrid ‘hopeless’

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel mingles ahead of the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony June 18, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. (AP/Alex Brandon)

In Tel Aviv speech, Rahm Emanuel to tear into Netanyahu for leading Israel to ‘dead end’

By AP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Israeli-descended Democrat and likely 2028 presidential candidate slated to accuse Jerusalem of denying aid to Gazans and call for sanctioning violent settlers along with firms that back settlements

3 in 10 US Jews have stopped talking to someone over Israel

Poll reveals sharp differences on Israel between religious, secular US Jews

By AP

Survey finds younger Jews less likely to see Israel as important to their Jewish identity; about 4 in 10 religiously unaffiliated Jews say Israel committed genocide; US Jews are mostly Democrats

People holding Israeli and American flags gather for the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on June 2, 2024, in New York (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Anti-Israel demonstrators protest against the war in Iran on March 2, 2026, in New York City. (Adam Gray / Getty Images via AFP)

Poll: Third of US Jews say Israel committed genocide in Gaza, as broader support dives

By AP

NYC Muslim groups announce anti-BDS campaign in response to Mamdani

Unbreakable Bond Coalition aims to invest $500,000 in Israeli treasury bonds to promote coexistence, push back against anti-Zionism

A pro-Israel Muslim delegation at New York's annual Israel parade, May 31, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Illustrative: An anti-Israel protest in Times Square, New York City, January 6, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

US training program aims to address concerns of antisemitism in psychology field

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Top Democrats urge anti-Israel candidate accused of rape to drop out of Senate race

By AFP

A fan carries a giant banner depicting Lionel Messi as Argentina fans gather to celebrate and show support for their team at a beachfront park in Miami Beach, Florida, July 2, 2026, one day ahead of Argentina's World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Cape Verde. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

'Every time I see the crest, it still amazes me'

How a Jewish superfan designed Argentinian soccer team’s iconic crest 50 years ago

By Juan Melamed

Star player Messi, who has visited the Jewish state, wore the uniform when inspiring Argentina’s epic comeback in the World Cup Round of 16 game against Egypt on Tuesday

Messi leads Argentina in stunning late 3-2 comeback to oust Egypt from World Cup

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The Jewish settlement of Elazar, in Gush Etzion, West Bank, on June 29, 2020. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Ireland passes bill banning Israeli goods made in East Jerusalem and West Bank

By AFP and ToI Staff

A police officer guards in a street in Monaco, on June 30, 2026, a day after an explosive device seriously injured three people at a residential building there. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)

Suspect in bombing that hurt sanctioned Jewish Ukrainian-born oligarch found dead

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom after the verdict of her appeal trial, in Paris, France, July. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French court clears Le Pen for 2027 presidential run under condition she rejects

By Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester

Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage waves as he leaves Milbank Tower in London on July 7, 2026, after announcing he would resign and seek reelection. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

UK hard-right leader Farage quits as MP to force snap vote amid scrutiny of finances

By Peter HUTCHISON

A cyclist rides past a billboard bearing pictures of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along a street in Baghdad on July 2, 2026, ahead of his funeral in Tehran. (Ahmad al-Rubate/AFP)

Lawsuit accuses US of sharing confidential info on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE

Arsen Ostrovsky, who was with his family at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the deadly December 14, 2025, terror shooting, describes the attack in an Australian TV interview. (Sky News Australia screenshot)

YouTube defends video falsely claiming Bondi Beach massacre survivor is ‘crisis actor’

Stephen King attends the premiere of "The Life of Chuck" during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Under fire, Stephen King retracts support for anti-Israel candidate accused of rape

By Grace Gilson

Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for Michigan's US Senate seat, appears in a campaign ad trumpeting 'No Corporate PAC Money,' July 30, 2026. (Screenshot via Abdul El-Sayed/Facebook)

Anti-Israel PAC says it will spend on Abdul El-Sayed, though he refuses super PAC funds

By Andrew Lapin

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