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What Matters Most On Thursday, July 16, 2026

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US Vice President JD Vance appears on Joe Rogan's podcast on July 15, 2026. (Screen capture via X)

Vance pushes conspiracy that Epstein had Israeli intel ties

‘Go to hell’: Vance rails at reported Israeli-backed online campaign smearing Iran MOU

In Joe Rogan interview, VP claims some elements within Israeli ‘system’ are ‘beyond a shadow of a doubt manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely’

US President Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the conclusion of a joint press conference in the White House State Dining Room in Washington, September 29, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)

Netanyahu pushes off US trip to late July as Lindsey Graham’s funeral delayed

By Lazar Berman

A Jewish supporter of US President Donald Trump holds a Trump kippah in front of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, November 6, 2024. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

New York Republicans make pitch to Jewish voters: ‘You have a home with us’

US House Minority Whip Katherine Clark speaks as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries listens during a press conference on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

US House defeats amendment to end Israel aid, but nearly half of Democrats vote in favor

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

Measure’s sponsor Thomas Massie is only GOP lawmaker to back the proposal, which splits Democratic leaders and underscores steep decline in support for Israel among party’s members

US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 16: What the latest House vote says about support for Israel

By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid

Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman celebrates with Justice Minister Yariv Levin (back to camera) following the passage of a law to weaken the powers of the attorney general, at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Opposition casts law as assault on Israeli democracy

Coalition passes law gutting attorney general’s powers, removing key check on government

By Ariela Karmel

Law allows ministers to reject AG’s positions, which are currently binding, grants government effective control over appointing the AG; Netanyahu skips vote; MK Kariv, critics petition High Court

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Hamas terrorist Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada is seen by an IDF tank on October 7, 2023, in a photo published by the military on June 28, 2026, stating that he was eliminated. (Israel Defense Forces)

Echoes of Munich 1972'They are all marked for death wherever they are'

Israel steps up campaign to kill all 5,000 Oct. 7 terrorists; 1,200 were killed on the day, 1,500 so far since

By Emanuel Fabian

Times of Israel analysis shows sharp increase, despite Gaza truce, in strikes targeting those who participated in the massacre or held and abused hostages; 300 more have been captured

Israel’s latest strikes said to kill 12 in Gaza, including Hamas police officers

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Jacob Magid and Agencies

Lapid: 'Deri is a danger to national security'

Deri accuses IDF chief of election interference for opposing ban on arresting draft dodgers

By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

Shas chair, a member of key security cabinet, claims Zamir harmed the army by speaking out against law benefiting Haredi evaders, says he no longer recognizes High Court’s authority after it froze legislation

Shas chair Aryeh Deri (left) attends a Knesset plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers of the attorney general, on July 15, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of Haredi youth to the Israeli army, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Haredim protest at IDF induction centers against peers who enlist

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

Analysis

Pyrrhic victory on law banning arrests of draft dodgers could cost Netanyahu coalition at ballot box

Likud and its allies went to mat for an unpopular law meant to shield ultra-Orthodox from military conscription, losing vital support in the name of legislation that is already on its way to being struck down

MK Yitzhak Goldknopf, center, alongside Likud's Justice Minister Yariv Levin, left, and Defense Minister Israel Katz, right, during a Knesset vote on a bill to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks at the launch of his party's election campaign in Hod Hasharon, June 30, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Opposition Zionist bloc led by Eisenkot would win narrow 61-seat majority – poll

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against conscription to the IDF, July 15, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

High Court freezes implementation of law banning arrest of Haredi draft-dodgers

By Jeremy Sharon

Court cites previous rulings and ‘weighty arguments’ by petitioners who argue law is discriminatory. Cabinet minister, MKs call on police to disobey the order

Opposition MK: Seeks to oppress us, erase us, restrict freedom

Law expanding gender segregation in academia passes; sponsor claims it will advance women

By Ariela Karmel

Coalition-backed law approved 52-43 over objections of academic representatives; allows institutions to offer segregated master’s, doctoral programs, expanding court-approved limited track for Haredi undergrads

Illustrative: Students at the Hebrew University campus in Jerusalem, on May 28, 2024 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

July 16: Opposition parties lambaste media overhaul law as ‘Erdogan style’

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Israel said preparing for possible US-Iran escalation next week * IDF says Hamas commander who took part in Oct. 7 onslaught killed in Gaza

7:38 pm

US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says
7:24 pm

Iran judiciary denies Trump statement that American prisoner was freed
7:23 pm

White House avoids saying if Trump agrees with Vance criticism of Israel's reported MAGA influence campaign

'Netanyahu had to end his term immediately after October 7'

Likud MK resigns, says a third of party MKs wanted to oust Netanyahu after Oct. 7

Dan Illouz says Likud has been ‘hijacked’ by Haredi interests: Efforts to enshrine draft exemption are a ‘disgrace that made it clear to me that my place is no longer in Likud’

Likud MK Dan Illouz attends a plenum session in Knesset, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Immigration and Absorption Minister Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Right-wing minister critical of Haredi draft exemption efforts says won’t seek reelection

Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, interviewed on Channel 12 news, July 15, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)

Eisenkot: PM asked me as IDF chief to order troops into bunkers in area where his son was serving

By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg

FILE: Israeli soldiers wounded in the war with Hamas walk in the rehabilitation division of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, December 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Government approves sweeping overhaul of wounded veterans’ rehab system

By ToI Staff and Stav Levaton

Adopting public health committee’s recommendations, new plan looks to increase staffing, funding and independence for system after Defense Ministry warned it could ‘collapse’

Footage released July 15, 2026, by US Central Command shows aircraft and precision munitions launched against Iranian military targets. (Screenshots/CENTCOM via X)

Iranian military vows Hormuz a 'red line'

US expands strikes into Tehran area as Iran threatens to ‘resist until the end’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

American attacks reported across northern provinces, US fires on Iranian tanker headed for Kharg island; Iran responds with missile and drone fire on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait

A billboard bearing anti-Trump messages, including the English-language phrase 'We Kill Trump,' and an apparent image of the US president in a coffin, is displayed at Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 15, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Trump said leaning toward expanding military offensive against Iran, saying it ‘better behave’

By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

This combination of images from video released by US Central Command, and annotated by the source, shows three Corsair unmanned surface vessels, also called one-way attack surface drones, fired by the US military, closing in on Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, July 12, 2026. (US Central Command via AP)

US strikes on Iran prepare ground for more intensive operations, officials say

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Klil Halevi (far left) poses with other researchers from the laboratory of Prof. Ron Milo (center, in blue top) located at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. (Courtesy)

'Microbes could eventually replace food systems'

‘It’s like magic’: In world first, Weizmann scientists on path to create food from air

Researchers engineer bacteria that grow fast on diet of CO₂ with eventual aim of developing microbial food products for humans and animals

Illustrative image of an elderly woman lying in a hospital bed. (gorodenkoff, iStock by Getty Images)

Study: During heatwaves, chronic disease sufferers visit hospitals more, stay longer

Coming soon: ‘Basic Law: Modesty’

Gender segregated buses, sidewalks, and now, academic institutions – the next battle may be over enshrining it in constitutional law

Andres Spokoiny

American Jewish exceptionalism is ending. Here’s what must come next

Instead of mourning a lost Golden Age of belonging, Jews should break free of political parties, strengthen their identity and defend their rights unapologetically

Weapons destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon that were captured by Syrian authorities, July 16, 2026. (SANA)

Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq

By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff

Missiles and first-person-view drones destined for Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon came across border from Iraq; Katz speaks with Hegseth on regional developments

A motorcade arrives at the United States’ Embassy in Rome, Italy, where ambassadors-level talks between Israel and Lebanon are expected to take place, July 14, 2026. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)

Lebanon talks in Rome wrap up without specific timeline for pledged IDF withdrawals

By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian

Actor Noa Cohen in Avi Nesher's October 7 film, 'Our Loves,' coming to Israeli theaters in September 2026 (Courtesy)

Film review

Sidestepping boycotts, Avi Nesher’s Oct. 7 film gets a little closer to the Oscars

By Jessica Steinberg

At Jerusalem Film Festival panel this week, famed director discusses blacklisting of Israeli filmmakers while showcasing ‘Our Loves,’ his new feature about the 2023 Hamas invasion

Colombia's incoming foreign minister Omar Bola Escobar (left) meets with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in Washington on July 14, 2026. (Shmulik Almany/Foreign Ministry)

Colombia’s next FM says Bogota will open embassy in Jerusalem – 9th country to do so

By Lazar Berman

Jerusalem says the two countries also agreed to restore full diplomatic ties; President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned on ‘renewing a strategic alliance’ with Israel

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Police officers outside the scene of the murder of a 19-year-old man in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem, July 11, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Government okays Shin Bet to fight crime in Arab society, sparking rights concerns

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Westminster Magistrates Court is shown in London, October 21, 2021. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)

British 14-year-old, said inspired by Hitler, pleads not guilty to mosques attack plot

Benayahu Razi, a 19-year-old resident of Jerusalem who was found stabbed to death in a rental apartment in the city's Nachlaot neighborhood on July 11, 2026. (Facebook)

Two women suspected in deadly Jerusalem stabbing named; allegedly ordered hit on victim

By Charlie Summers

This image provided by US Central Command shows Navy sailors signaling to at F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during operations in support of the war in Iran, on March 3, 2026. (US Navy via AP)

Boosting cyber skills, Iran apparently tried to track US military personnel via phones — report

Calves transported from Australia to Israel by sea photographed covered in dried excrement. (Israel Against Live Shipments)

Welfare activists petition High Court in bid to end live animal shipments

'Vacuum Service,' part of the Outdoor Sculpture series for the Manofim Festival, July 14-19, 2026. (Michal Shahar)

Leveraging artManofim art festival gives a boost to Jerusalem’s creative scene

By Jessica Steinberg

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