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What Matters Most On Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to troops of the Kfir Brigade's Netzah Yehuda Battalion, a largely Orthodox unit, in the Gaza Strip, March 6, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief denounces ‘inconceivable’ bill that will freeze most ultra-Orthodox enlistment

By Emanuel Fabian and Jeremy Sharon

In letter to Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and Knesset defense committee, Zamir calls legislation ‘unequivocally inconsistent’ with IDF’s manpower needs, laments move to have army officers oversee exemptions

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)

DocumentFull text: IDF chief’s letter to Netanyahu, Katz against bill legitimizing Haredi non-enlistment

United Torah Judaism MKs Yitzhak Pindrus (left), Moshe Gafni, and Yitzhak Goldknopf seen in the Knesset at a session where a Basic Law enshrining Torah study as a foundational value of the state was approved, July 13, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Movement for Quality Gov't petitions court to strike it down

Israel passes quasi-constitutional law declaring Torah study a foundational value

By Ariela Karmel

Defying outcry from legal officials, the IDF, reservists and opposition parties, coalition secures final approval of flagship Basic Law, which aims to help enable ongoing broad exemption of ultra-Orthodox young men from IDF service

People walk along a street in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in central Israel, March 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Bnei Brak set to implement gender segregation on two main streets

By Michael Horovitz

Following ruling by rabbis, city will put up signs and barriers segregating sidewalks, despite Supreme Court ban on practice in 2017

Illustrative. The Tel Aviv University campus. May 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/ File)

Deans of all Israeli med schools warn against bill expanding gender segregation in higher ed

By Zev Stub and ToI Staff

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July 14: Trump backtracks from proposal to charge 20% toll for securing Strait of Hormuz

Renewed US naval blockade of Iranian ports goes into effect, says military * Trump said to urge Netanyahu to withdraw IDF troops from Syria, Lebanon, in recent call

9:17 pm

Spain defeats France 2-0 to reach World Cup final
8:50 pm

US supporting efforts to revive Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, US official says
8:45 pm

Lionel Messi latest subject of antisemitic theories, says monitoring group

This image from video released by US Central Command shows an explosion at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, as three Corsair unmanned surface vessels, also called one-way attack surface drones, fired by the US military, hit the port July 12, 2026. (US Central Command via AP)

US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across Middle East as both vie for control of strait

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

American forces strike Iran for 3rd night in a row as Trump weighs hitting Pickaxe nuclear site; Iran targets Bahrain and Jordan, claims attack on UAE tankers that killed crewman

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

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 14 – War on? Trump declares US ‘guardians’ of Hormuz

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

This image from video released by US Central Command shows an explosion at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, as three Corsair unmanned surface vessels, also called one-way attack surface drones, fired by the US military, hit the port July 12, 2026. (US Central Command via AP)

US military footage shows its first-ever suicide boat drone strike on Iran

By Emanuel Fabian and Reuters

Analysis

Iran’s strikes show its priority is flexing muscle on Hormuz, not dealing with Trump

Tehran looked to reap massive rewards from the MOU it signed with the US; now it’s risking throwing that all away, as it shuts down the key waterway and attacks US bases and allies

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Poll shows Eisenkot with significant lead over Netanyahu as preferred PM; Knesset blocs static

TV survey says former IDF chief’s Yashar party would get the most votes if election held now, though together with rest of the anti-Netanyahu bloc would lack a parliamentary majority without Arab party support

L: Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot, on November 1, 2025. (Moshe Shai/Flash90) R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Entebbe hostage rescue, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

Six of top 20: Likud okays plan to give Netanyahu more power over party’s electoral slate

By Charlie Summers

(L-R) Yair, Sara and Avner Netanyahu at a Knesset plenum session on forming Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Sara Netanyahu said pushing to guarantee security detail for family for next 5 years

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Sarah Segal-Katz

Gender segregation does not remove barriers. It builds a wall

A proposed law doesn’t just permit more separate university classrooms. It reshapes academia, with profound consequences for women and Israeli democracy

Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu

Fighting crime in Arab communities is no job for the Shin Bet

Turning the domestic security service into the primary guardian of one national minority would redefine the relationship between the state and its Arab citizens

Interview

US lawmaker detained by settlers says lack of punishment shows Israeli complicity

Israel’s ‘genocidal’ response to October 7 and the ‘apartheid’ conditions in the West Bank lead Ro Khanna to drop ‘pro-Israel progressive’ label he was using 4 years ago

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, July 9, 2026. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

Palestinians gather around the site of an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/ Jehad Alshrafi)

EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza, urges disarmament of Hamas

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows addresses attorneys and campaign staffers as election workers scan ballots for ranked choice voting, November 12, 2024, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Candidate vying to replace Platner claims Israel ‘committing genocide in Gaza right now’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Military notes Azaria has never expressed remorse

Katz seeks pardon for soldier who killed subdued Palestinian stabber; IDF opposed

By Emanuel Fabian

Defense minister’s move aims to shorten time before Elor Azaria’s record is automatically expunged; incident exposed deep rifts in Israeli society over IDF activities in West Bank

Former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead an incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the West Bank city of Hebron, appears before a parole board in the army's Tel Aviv headquarters on March 14, 2018. (Flash90)

Shin Bet director David Zini attends the funeral of an Israeli soldier at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, March 27, 2026, (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

Zini recommends banned extreme-right party be allowed to register for elections

Analysis

PEN America president’s resignation marks latest anti-Zionist uproar in literature

Dinaw Mengestu quits free-expression group over article that highlighted post-October 7 prejudice against Jewish and Israeli writers and expressed opposition to cultural boycotts

Dinaw Mengestu speaks at a PEN America event in May 2026. (YouTube screenshot)

File: Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally is greeted by Rabbi Charley Baginsky (center) and Rabbi Josh Levy as she arrives for a visit to the to Sternberg Centre to meet with the Jewish community in Finchley, London, May 14, 2026 (Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images, JTA)

Church of England urges study of Palestinian Christian document accusing Israel of genocide

By Kelly Hartog

Graffiti linked to Ziheng Fang at San Jose State University, seen in a criminal complaint released on July 9, 2026. (US Department of Justice)

‘100% woke’ US grad student charged with hoax over ‘kill Jews,’ pro-Trump graffiti

Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout ‘pilot’

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

Lebanon wants immediate movement on plans agreed to last month for its army to take control of designated zones, while Jerusalem still has misgivings

A motorcade delegation arrives on the first day of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US Embassy in Rome on July 14, 2026. (Andreas SOLARO/AFP)

Analysis

Andrew Silow-Carroll

As two-state hopes fade, more US Jews are open to a one-state future for the Middle East

Nearly half of Jewish Americans under 35 now support a binational state, a poll finds, reviving an idea long considered anti-Zionist – though many say they’re emotionally attached to Israel

Members of Standing Together protest for equal financial security for all residents of Israel outside the Knesset on May 14, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Saudi passengers enter the departure terminal of Abha airport, south of Saudi Arabia, August 22, 2019. (Amr Nabil/AP)

In major escalation, Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport

By FATMA KHALED

Iran-backed rebels warn airlines against using Saudi airspace as they fire missiles and drones in response to attack on Sanaa International Airport that they blame on Riyadh

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

ExplainerSo who actually controls the Strait of Hormuz?

By MAE ANDERSON

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With bill hobbling AG, overhaul architect Rothman moves to take coalition off judicial leash

In a wide-ranging interview, MK Simcha Rothman defends coalition’s campaign against judiciary, arguing it restores authority to elected officials, though expert says it would dismantle remaining checks on executive

MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Grenade attacks across Israel target sushi chain in escalating feud between crime families

One lightly hurt in south Tel Aviv attack, with several bombings and shootings targeting Japanika, which is owned by Barak Abramov, thought to be tied to Jarushi gang

Firefighters put out a blaze sparked by a grenade attack on a branch of Japanika in Afula, July 14, 2026 (Screen grab/Israel Fire and Rescue Services)

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/ Peter Dejong)

Trump administration launches effort to ‘dismantle’ the International Criminal Court

By Reuters and Jacob Magid

Rubio says plan’s message is ‘sovereign states over globalism’; State Dept. official says options include travel bans, visa revocations, increased sanctions against court officials

UK says Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jews, bans Revolutionary Guard

Britain also outlaws Tehran-linked IMCR over string of arsons, other antisemitic incidents in London this year; those who aid either group could face life in prison

Protesters gather near Downing Street during a 'national emergency' rally organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism following a terror stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Britain’s European parliament member Ann Widdecombe, of the Brexit party, arrives at the European parliament, on January 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

UK counterterror police take over investigation into suspected murder of ex-lawmaker

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Former vice president Mike Pence, waits outside the funeral services for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, November 20, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pence denounces antisemitism after arson allegedly targets Israeli flag in hometown

By Grace Gilson

Israeli-founded database software developer Redis' research and development center in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)

Israeli-founded data tech unicorn set to slash 25% of its Tel Aviv workforce

By Sharon Wrobel

Newly appointed US interim Senator, Darline Graham Nordone speaks to members of the press after being appointed of to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, US Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse July 13, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Lindsey Graham’s sister chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

By MEG KINNARD and Jeffrey Collins

Illustrative: A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on December 12, 2022, shows the public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard, in Iran's Mashhad city. (Mizan News/AFP)

Iran executes two men convicted of links to Islamic State, planning attacks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

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