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Friday, June 5, 2026

 
‘A pogrom’: Haredi rioters smash windows, damage home of deputy Supreme Court chief
By Alexander Fulbright
Dozens nabbed after attempt to break into Noam Sohlberg’s house, with wife likening shattering of windows to Kristallnacht; Herzog decries ‘dangerous crossing of red line’
 
Supreme Court president: Haredi rampage at justice’s home was attack on rule of law
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
 
ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 4 – Haredi-wrought ‘Kristallnacht’ smashes red lines at justice’s home
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
 
High Court petition filed over state comptroller election after coalition MKs filmed their votes
By Jeremy Sharon
Watchdog argues secret ballot necessary to safeguard lawmakers’ freedom to vote, in order to preserve status of state comptroller as independent and impartial oversight authority
 
Netanyahu forces through election of his lawyer as state comptroller amid tainted vote
By Ariela Karmel
 
Op-ed / Netanyahu has turned the state comptroller into a branch of his loyalist court
By Tal Schneider
 
Live updates (closed)
June 4: Trump says progress being made on Lebanon ceasefire, claims Hezbollah did not reject offer
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
President tells reporters he spoke to Hezbollah about bringing peace to country * Soldier killed in southern Lebanon anti-tank missile attack * US embassy in Jerusalem issues security alert regarding Israel, West Bank and Gaza * Poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc winning majority without Arab support, in first
 
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew truce, create ‘pilot’ zones where Hezbollah is banned
By AP, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
After talks in DC, Lebanon agrees its army will take full control of specified security areas, though unclear how they will be created; sides agree ceasefire dependent on halt to terror group’s activity
 
Inside story
Israel vowed to sue over NYT’s abuse allegations. There’s no evidence it has, or will
It’s questionable whether Israel can file a defamation suit against the New York Times over claims of sexual abuse in prisons, or if it should, given the risk of what could come out in court
 
High Court annuls government ban on Red Cross visits for Palestinian security prisoners
By Jeremy Sharon
 
Detention extended for Palestinian women’s soccer player arrested for ‘throwing objects’
By AFP
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Trump suggests Iran talks could yield deal by weekend while Tehran denies progress
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US president insists ‘we will get’ Iran’s uranium stockpile, says he wants separate end to Lebanon conflict; Iran’s FM says Israeli attack on Beirut would trigger renewal of war
 
Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
 
US House backs symbolic resolution aiming to halt Iran war, in rebuke of Trump
By AP
 
Top Ops
 
Sagit Alkobi Fishman
Gaza’s women get lost in the argument about them
Girls are being handed to older men and women forced to trade sex for food. But instead of trying to protect them, we debate which side is to blame
 
Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad
After the fall, will Iran be free or just different?
The country I loved was the people, the language, the mountains… What will it take to bring it back and not risk suffering under a post-Islamic Republic regime?
 
Human bones found in Kfar Aza; family hopes they belong to son murdered on Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
During visit to site, bones, including skull, found by family members of Nirel Zini, whose head was cut off by terrorists during massacre; his body was buried without it
 
Hamas operative indicted for allegedly holding Oron Shaul’s body in fridge in Gaza
By Charlie Summers
 
Docu Nation
 
Knesset passes law granting tax benefits to dozens of West Bank settlements
By Ariela Karmel
Smotrich says law will prevent Palestinian state; opposition accuses finance minister of funneling money to voter base ahead of elections, while abandoning the battered north
 
Sara Netanyahu took part in interview of PM’s military secretary candidate — reports
By ToI Staff
Sources says premier was not present for PM’s wife’s conversation with Brig. Gen. Guy Markizeno, and that it was ‘not just small talk’
 
Interview
28 years after her son fell serving in Lebanon, activist mother slams IDF’s return
By Rossella Tercatin
Manuela Dviri led the call for Israel to leave its northern neighbor after her son Yoni was killed in 1998. Today, as the military strengthens its foothold there, she doubles down
 
Those We Have Lost
 

Those We Have Lost

Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7

 
 
Antisemitic hate crimes spiked in New York City last month — police data
By Luke Tress
NYPD figures show anti-Jewish incidents in May went up 46% compared to previous three months; NYU student arrested for flying swastika flag over school building
 
4 more charged in drive-by gel blaster gun shootings targeting Toronto Jews
By ToI Staff
 
Former Gaza surgeon and staunch Israel critic wins NJ Democratic US House primary
By Joseph Strauss
Egypt-born US veteran Adam Hamawy wins by some 12 points despite scrutiny over ties to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terror convict; expected to serve in Congress after November’s statewide vote
 
‘Lefty Jew’ who accused Israel of genocide advances in San Francisco congressional primary
By Andrew Lapin
 
North Carolina Dems reject Gaza genocide resolution after campaign by Jewish caucus
By Grace Gilson
 
Those We Have Lost
 

Those We Have Lost

Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7

 
 
Number of Nazi victims’ descendants given German citizenship jumped 61% in 2025
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Federal authority figures show 12,000 people gained citizenship under restitution laws, though unclear how many were Jews; one in five people naturalized in 2025 was Syrian
 
Dutch court rejects appeal by Jewish group, rules Kanye West allowed to perform
By Molly Quell
 
Smotrich instructs ministry to build task force to help tech firms with shekel surge
By ToI Staff
Amid wave of mass layoffs, Finance Ministry officials meet with tech reps, insist that government won’t directly intervene to stabilize currency and instead look to limit damage
 
 

Haredi-wrought ‘Kristallnacht’ smashes red lines at justice’s home

 
 
In first, female IDF combat soldier completes training for elite Sayeret Matkal unit
By Emanuel Fabian
Servicewoman to soon be integrated into commando unit’s activities, following year and a half of training, army says
 
UK Greens’ Jewish, anti-Israel leader backs ‘monitoring’ British-Israeli IDF soldiers
By ToI Staff
Zack Polanski signs open letter citing ‘public interest’ to demand disclosure of service in IDF, potential extra screening for all travelers with Israeli documents or arriving from Israel
 
In antisemitism crackdown, UK will bar NHS workers from wearing political badges
By Zev Stub
 
British Jewish doctor says colleagues told him they’d let Israeli patient die
By ToI Staff
 
More Headlines
 
Woman killed by car bomb on Ayalon Highway; police arrest estranged husband
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
 
Baby in critical condition after being left in hot car in central Israel
By ToI Staff
 
Germany misses out as five new countries elected as UN Security Council members
By Reuters
 
UK government pans protesters for ‘hijacking’ controversial death of stabbed student
By Jill Lawless
 
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