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What Matters Most On Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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July 29: Official says Netanyahu reiterated desire to wean Israel off US aid during DC meetings

Trump says it’s ‘our turn’ to hit Iran ‘very hard’ after Tehran’s strikes on US bases * IDF chief: If needed, troops ‘will push deeper’ into Lebanon

8:55 pm

Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
8:27 pm

Trump assured Netanyahu Saudi normalization is part of nuclear deal, says Israeli official
8:13 pm

Saudi Arabia seeks international coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthis -- sources

Members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces stand near a portrait of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Hussein on the eve of his funeral ceremonies in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on July 7, 2026. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)

IRGC says it struck 3 Hormuz tankers that ignored warnings

US and Saudis hit back at Iraqi pro-Iran militias, as Iran renews attacks on US forces in Jordan

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Shiite armed groups embedded in Iraqi military, blamed for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, report 20 members killed; Tehran nixes Omani proposal to jointly run Hormuz, official says

An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)

Yemen’s Houthis considering fees for ships traversing the Red Sea, sources say

By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari

Illustrative: Rebel-fighters monitor the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah, on the northern outskirts of Homs, on April 20, 2016. (MAHMOUD TAHA/AFP)

Iran set to receive up to 400 Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense systems within weeks

By John Irish and Jonathan Saul

Analysis

Wary of perception that Israel driving war, Trump and Netanyahu opt to avoid optics altogether

President keeps press out of meeting amid concern that a widely covered sit-down, as he mulls renewing Iran offensive, would bolster belief that PM wields outsized influence over US

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)

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

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 29 – Why Netanyahu got the side-door treatment at the White House

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid

Illustrative. A criminal in handcuffs. (Yakobchuk Olena/ iStock, by Getty Images)

‘I know a lot’: Veteran of secret IDF unit charged with spying for Iran

By Emanuel Fabian

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)

Israeli official: 'We're at critical period' as regards Iran

Netanyahu: Meeting with Trump was one of our best ever; White House: Productive, positive

By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies

Reporters kept out; PM’s aide claims Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility not discussed, president didn’t press Israel to advance reconstruction of Gaza, or to withdraw IDF from Syria, Lebanon

People burn an image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against Israel and the US, in Istanbul, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Bid by Iran to harm senior Israeli officials prompted Netanyahu’s secretive DC departure – reports

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, right, in conversation with former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2026. (Ron Kampeas via JTA)

Visiting DC, Netanyahu and Lapid vie for critical title of Israel’s most adept US whisperer

Op-ed

While Trump blusters, and Netanyahu spins, is Iran already on the brink of the bomb?

PM enthuses and president notes a good and important meeting behind closed doors at the White House on Tuesday. But the critical war they began in February is anything but over, and it’s not clear they agree on how to win it

Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump being grabbed by the neck alongside the message “Revenge is inevitable” in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A menorah is pictured after the seventh candle is lit for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah as mourners stand next to floral tributes laid out in memory of the victims of antisemitic terror shooting attack at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, December 20, 2025. (David Gray / AFP)

After deadliest year in decades for Diaspora Jews, task force warns hate is ‘new normal’

Group representing major Jewish communities urges governments to take action after 20 people were murdered in attacks in 2025; 23,000 antisemitic acts were recorded in 7 countries

Inside story

Dismissing warnings, Israelis increasingly venturing into forbidden West Bank cities

Cheaper prices and perceived sense of security seen driving uptick in Jewish civilians entering Area A, in trips that often end with IDF extracting them from PA custody

An Israeli sign is displayed on a road at the entry of the West Bank town of Jericho, on February 22, 2014, warning Israeli citizens they are entering a Palestinian area 'dangerous to their lives.' (AFP/Thomas Coex/File)

An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beats two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)

Police arrest man seen attacking a Palestinian last month while in IDF uniform

By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers

Daphne Lazar Price

The moral clarity of Boy George

With so many choosing silence or worse, it’s shockingly refreshing to hear an old favorite defend my people’s humanity. I’m fan-girling all over again

The shared white Shabbat dress

Packing for camp seemed complicated to me; then, I saw my daughter and her friends unknowingly mimic Tu B’Av’s ancient culture of generosity and I got it

At Graham funeral, Netanyahu and Zelensky speak in person for first time in 3 years

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

Report says PM’s office rebuffed request to meet with Ukrainian leader, as FM stresses threat that Iran poses to both Israel and Ukraine during call with his counterpart in Kyiv

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) attend the funeral service for US Sen. Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Eric Trump and his wife Lara,, White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles attend the funeral of senator Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘He loved Israel’: Lindsey Graham eulogized by Trump and other dignitaries at DC funeral

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

Netanyahu and Zelensky, both of whose countries were strongly backed by the late senator, join US leaders in remembering Graham, who Trump quips ‘never saw a war he didn’t like’

What Matters Now podcast

Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel’s religious societies

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

The head of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Religion and State Program does a deep dive into the Religious Zionist and Haredi communities

Palestinians inspect a site of an Israeli strike on a storage facility that was warned by the Israeli military to evacuate earlier before it was struck, in Gaza City, July 27, 2026. (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters)

Vetting of first 5,000 cadets for Gaza police force complete, says official

By Nava Freiberg

Cadets to undergo training abroad in the coming weeks as part of reconstruction plan as US pushes Rafah pilot, though future of police force still uncertain

An Israeli tank drives through Zawtar al-Sharqiyah village, occupied by Israeli forces, as seen from the southern Lebanon village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, on July 27, 2026. (AP/Mustafa Jamalddine)

Hezbollah drone hits IDF bulldozer, violating Lebanon truce, IDF says, days ahead of talks

By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman

Israel mulling response to attack on unmanned vehicle in buffer zone; IDF decries ‘blatant violation’ as Zamir says army can ‘push deeper’; ahead of Rome talks, Israel said to reject further withdrawals

Jewish legal groups slam Mamdani’s exclusion of Jews from judicial appointments panel

Failure to find a single Jewish lawyer to sit on 18-member committee meant to ‘reflect’ New Yorkers is part of a ‘troubling pattern’ in far-left mayor’s administration, letter says

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lights the Empire State Building in celebration of America 250 at The Empire State Building in Manhattan on July 4, 2026. (John Nacion/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust/AFP)

US Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed, left, and US Rep. Haley Stevens participate in a televised debate moderated by Roop Raj, July 27, 2026, in Southfield, Michigan. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP, Pool)

AIPAC features as key topic at last Democratic debate before Michigan primary vote

By Andrew Lapin

Maine Democratic nominee for US Senate Troy Jackson (L) and Maine Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R). (Tom Williams/Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images via JTA)

As Senate race kicks off in Maine, some Jewish voters find themselves politically adrift

By Grace Gilson

A man, suspected of breaking into an apartment and raping a woman in Gedera, arrives for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, on February 5, 2023. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Man sentenced to 21 years over 2023 rape that charged Jewish-Arab tensions

By Charlie Summers

Bedouin construction worker raped mother in front of her child; Ben Gvir appears in court and alleges nationalistic motive for assault, despite no evidence pointing to this

Police seen detaining murder suspect Avior Sasson in a taxi in the Harel Tunnel at the entrance to Jerusalem, July 28, 2026. (Screen captures/Israel Police)

Fugitive teen arrested in murder case; prison officer suspected of helping him hide

Police close off the street near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence on Azza Street in Jerusalem. November 6, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Expenses at Netanyahu’s 3 homes cost taxpayers NIS 2.7 million over past 18 months

By Ethan Rubinson

Data shows state paid NIS 28,500 for 2 new bathtubs at one residence; 76 purchases of food and prepared meals made on a single day last year

Walla news site offered pre-election promo campaign to Ben Gvir’s ministry — report

Aborted ‘On the Home Front’ project reportedly would have seen newsroom produce articles, documentary about civilian security squads that the far-right minister has championed

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit party at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The border between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams is seen July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Fringe settler group has been sneaking into Syria in bid to claim land for Jewish outpost

By Natalie Melzer, ABBY SEWELL and Julia Frankel

‘Bashan Pioneers’ regularly cross border in violation of the law; leaders tout support from right-wing ministers, say area must be ‘cleared of enemies’

More Headlines

Israeli startup Oasis Security founders Danny Brickman (right) and Amit Zimerman. (Courtesy of Ohad Kab).

Cyera to acquire Israeli AI startup Oasis Security in $1 billion deal

By Sharon Wrobel

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)

Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi’s faltering bid to lead Iran

By Steve Stecklow, Nathan Layne and Gavin Finch

Illustrative photo of a young man reading from a Torah scroll (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Over a dozen Torah scrolls stolen from synagogue in Paris suburb

By Shira Li Bartov

Demonstrators holding signs as they gather near the Francis Scott Key Bridge during a rally in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran, in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2026. (Amid Farahi/ AFP)

Some Iranian prisoners facing execution reportedly sew lips shut amid hunger strike

By ToI Staff and AFP

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives at the stadium before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images/AFP)

FIFA chief’s plan to have $20 billion Kushner-backed outfit run World Cup sparks outcry

By Graham Dunbar

Then-US president Joe Biden speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2025, as he delivers his final foreign policy speech. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)

Audio tapes reveal Joe Biden discussed sensitive information with his ghostwriter

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