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What Matters Most On Thursday, August 6, 2026

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Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock (left) and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Tamir Vaknin, who were killed in southern Lebanon on August 5, 2026. (Courtesy)

Rome talks end early; US cites 'events on the ground'

Two reservists killed, four seriously wounded by IED blast in south Lebanon; IDF strikes Hezbollah in response

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies

Initial probe indicates explosive detonated when troops entered building in Majdal Zoun; Lebanon reports 1 killed, 12 others hurt as IDF responds to ‘blatant violation’ of ceasefire

The border fence between Lebanon and Israel as seen from the Arab village of Ghajar, in northern Israel, September 7, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

After hours-long search, IDF says all settlers who entered Lebanon have returned

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Analysis

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary win is a watershed moment for anti-Israel Democrats

Progressive in key swing state takes a step closer to the US Senate, after tens of millions of dollars spent by AIPAC, marking a huge victory for opponents of Israel in the party

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, speaks during a primary election night event August 5, 2026, at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Left: Yinon Levy attends an Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem after being sanctioned by the US, on February 14, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Right: Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, over whose death Levy is accused of reckless homicide. (Eldad Rafaeli)

Extremist settler charged with reckless homicide over death of Palestinian activist

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

More than a year after deadly clash at Umm al-Khair, state says Yinon Levy killed Awdah Hathaleen, as seen in footage from slain activist’s phone

Residents in Khirbet a-Tuba in the West Bank's South Hebron Hills attempt to douse flames after extremist settlers allegedly set fire to several homes and attacked people, August 6, 2026 (Screenshots/Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Settlers torch West Bank homes, attack Palestinians, injuring several; police probing

By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

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Analysis

After attacking AIPAC, El-Sayed seeks support from Michigan’s pro-Israel Democrats

Having edged out pro-Israel Stevens, Democratic Senate nominee asserts commitment to Jewish safety, calls for party unity, while maintaining opposition to military aid for Israel

Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, August 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Detroit, waves to the crowd during a campaign rally for Michigan Democratic US Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed, July 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Anti-Israel Michigan state rep. McKinney defeats sympathetic incumbent in US House primary

By Shira Li Bartov

William Lawrence, Democratic candidate for US Congress in Michigan, speaks at a rally headlined by US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and US Senator Bernie Sanders, July 19, 2026, Lansing, Michigan. (Screenshot via YouTube/ via JTA)

William Lawrence, anti-Israel progressive, takes Dem House nomination in Michigan

By Andrew Lapin

Analysis

As Iran chokes off Hormuz, Gulf turns its back on strait to look at new energy routes

New pipelines are being created and old ones are being restored to transport oil and gas to the Red Sea and Mediterranean. But Tehran won’t let that happen without a fight

Iraqi trucks loaded with oil wait to drive toward the Baniyas oil refinery along a highway in Tartus Governorate, western Syria, May 1, 2026. (AP/Omar Sanadiki)

Left: US President Donald Trump arrives for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 15, 2026; right: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (AP/Vadim Ghirda; Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)

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August 6: Iran’s chief negotiator mocks Trump’s repeated U-turns

Trump denies reports he’s unhappy with Hegseth, says deal on Hormuz not reached yet * Yair Golan won’t reserve spot on party’s list for hostage activist Einav Zangauker

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GOP Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says Rep. Max Miller should leave House after abuse allegations
8:56 pm

Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani leaders to hold Jeddah summit tomorrow, source says
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Sa'ar slams Turkish counterpart, defends Israel's Syria buffer zone

Trump, ‘exasperated’ with Iran war, bashed Hegseth over munition shortages – reports

President’s team can’t agree on path forward, report says, as official warns US risking ‘strategic defeat’; Trump says talks ‘going well,’ but Iran says it’s only speaking to Oman

US President Donald Trump steps off from Marine One upon his arrival at the Ellipse just outside of the White House, August 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP/Fatima Shbair)

Iran, Oman said nearing deal that will restore US truce, give Tehran some control over Hormuz

By Agencies and ToI Staff

The Democratic party divide is regional, not ideological

From Michigan to Missouri, local politics explain US primary election results better than sweeping narratives about a leftward shift

Israel’s secular ethos is unraveling – with surprising results

Once Torah study is enshrined in the country’s basic laws, it must belong equally to all citizens

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

The crocodile: Israel’s latest candidate for public service

Ben Gvir wants to deploy fearsome reptiles as prison guards, but their real habitat is the media cycle

Steven M. Albert

The time my mother bought me an antisemitic book

Is it too much to ask editors, retailers, or even an AI program to flag books that are unabashedly, blatantly promoting Jew-hatred?

Nearly all Jewish college students in Canada experienced antisemitism last year — report

Comprehensive national study finds that ‘persistent and proliferating’ Jew-hatred has become ‘a normalized and systemic feature of campus life’ in the country

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel students and activists protest at an anti-Israel encampment on the campus at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on April 29, 2024. (Graham Hughes/AFP)

Screenshot of Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former convict and neo-Nazi, and recently selected local Conservative Party candidate, in an interview with Channel 4, February 10, 2026. (Channel 4/YouTube)

Former neo-Nazi pulls out of local race in UK, tapped as anti-radicalization adviser

Hendel, Tropper launch Zionist Home party, demand national security portfolio

New center-right party calls for establishment of a ‘Zionist government,’ conditions joining next coalition on passage of ultra-Orthodox conscription bill

Yoaz Hendel, Chili Tropper and other party members attend the official launch of their new Zionist Home-The Reservists party's campaign in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Courtesy)

Former interior minister Eli Yishai arrives to testify before the Meron Disaster Inquiry Committee, in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Former Shas leader Yishai said to mull run with new Eisenkot-linked Haredi party

Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Aug. 6: The latest alliances shaking up Israel’s fateful election

By Jessica Steinberg and David Horovitz

MK Yuli Edelstein (left) speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90); former Likud MK Gilad Erdan takes part in a ceremony for a bulletproof ambulance donated by the Harvest Christian Fellowship to Magen David Adom, at the Tower of David, in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ex-Likud ministers Erdan, Edelstein to launch new right-wing party on Thursday

As-yet unnamed party will push for ultra-Orthodox conscription; is the latest to attempt to offer a right-wing alternative to Netanyahu’s ruling Likud

MK Mansour Abbas (left) in the Knesset, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); MK Yoav Segalovitz (right) speaks at a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting, June 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Poll shows Ra’am winning 2 more seats if Yesh Atid MK Segalovitz joins the party

MK Dan Illouz (L) stands with Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman after joining the party following his resignation from Likud, on August 5, 2026. (Yisrael Beytenu)

Rebel Likud MK Dan Illouz joins Yisrael Beytenu, touts its ‘national and liberal values’

A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in the northern Israeli village of Maghar on November 1, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

70% of Israelis fear for integrity of election, minority upbeat on democracy — poll

Israel Democracy Institute finds only 40% of Israelis, and only 24.5% of Arab citizens, are optimistic about the future of democracy in the country

Protesters from the Arab-Jewish left-wing movement Standing Together block the entrance to the Religious Zionism party's office in Shoham, August 5, 2026. (Standing Together on X)

Left-wing demonstrators with ‘bloody hands’ protest outside Religious Zionism party HQ

People at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, July 21, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

'Tourists actually love the noise and crowds'

Revamp of Jerusalem’s historic Mahane Yehuda market aims to bring it up to date without selling out

Sweeping renovation planned for 2027 will replace aging infrastructure, while planners work to preserve the local charm that draws millions of shoppers and visitors each year

Tel Aviv University Prof. Dan Ben David joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on this week's What Matters Now podcast. (Courtesy/Flash90)

ToI podcast

Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

The prominent economist explains how a complete overhaul of the education system is needed to stave off an almost inevitable economic downfall

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (center) is seen in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief visits Gaza, vows army will continue ‘operating proactively’ against Hamas

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Military says combat engineers destroyed a tunnel containing dozens of rockets, as Israel pushes back against US-backed disarmament plan’s call to halt military operations in Strip

(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and World Zionist Organization Chairman Yaakov Hagoel at a state ceremony marking the reinterment of the remains of Theodor Herzl's grandparents, August 5, 2026 (Haim Zach / GPO)

Remains of Herzl’s grandparents reinterred in Jerusalem in state ceremony

Shimon and Rivka Herzl’s bodies buried next to Zionist visionary’s grave on anniversary of his own 1949 reburial

Woody Guthrie (left) and Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. After Guthrie married Greenblatt's daughter, Marjorie Mazia, the two developed a close bond, explored in the new documentary 'Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls.' (Woody Guthrie Publications via JTA)

Film review

Woody Guthrie was surprisingly in tune with Judaism. A new documentary explains why

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

‘Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls,’ now making the rounds on the Jewish film circuit, shows a little-known side of the legendary American folk singer that was steeped in Jewish culture

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An El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

El Al profit doubles as many major foreign airlines steer clear after Iran war

By Sharon Wrobel

Germany jails several members of ‘Last Wave of Defense’ far-right militant group

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