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What Matters Most On Saturday, June 24, 2023

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A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)

Putin: 'The fate of our people is being decided'

Putin vows to crush ‘treason’ as rebel Wagner leader takes Russian city, eyes Moscow

Russian president urges unity, calls move by mercenary force a ‘stab in the back’ to Russia; Prigozhin seizes military HQ handling fighting in Ukraine, sends convoy toward capital

In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Rebellious Wagner leader says he’s taken key military sites in Russian city

In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

Kremlin orders arrest of Wagner leader after he calls to oust Russian defense chief

By AP

Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich takes part in a march to the illegal West Bank outpost of Evyatar, near the West Bank city of Nablus, during the Passover holiday, on April 10, 2023. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

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Smotrich says ‘morally wrong’ to compare settler attacks to terror against Israelis

Far-right leader says settlers ‘feel like sitting ducks’ but calls ‘to refrain from acts that harm settlement’; off-duty soldier detained for suspected involvement in latest riot

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Off-duty soldier detained over latest settler attack on Palestinian town
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Smotrich says ‘morally wrong’ to compare settler attacks to terror against Israelis
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Kremlin: Wagner chief to leave for Belarus, case against him to be closed

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Yevgeny Prigozhin: Russian mercenary chief turned firebrand critic, target for arrest

MOSCOW, Russia -- Russia's large-scale offensive in Ukraine has propelled businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin from the Kremlin's shadows to become a firebrand critic of Russia's military brass, for whom he called to be ousted on Friday. Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to Ukraine in February 2022, 62-year-old Prigozhin dispatched mercenaries from his private fighting force to conflicts in the... Continue Reading

In this Monday, September 20, 2010 file photo, Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, around his factory which produces school meals, outside St. Petersburg, Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)

Analysis‘Russia’s weakness is obvious’: World watches and reacts to Wagner mutiny

By AFP

In this grab taken from video and released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, June 23, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the outspoken millionaire head of the private military contractor Wagner, speaks during his interview at an unspecified location. Prigozhin assailed the Russian military top brass, accusing it of downplaying the threat posed by the Ukrainian counteroffensive. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

Wagner chief vows to ‘go to the end’ to oust Moscow top brass, says forces rebelling

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial at the Jerusalem District Court on May 31, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Netanyahu allies claim doubts over bribery charge prove need to overhaul judiciary

After judges in Netanyahu trial reportedly warn prosecutors over weakness of accusation, politicians say it shows dangers of allowing a state body to act without oversight

Prosecutor Judith Tirosh arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Prosecution rejects retreat from Netanyahu bribery charge after judge pushback

Photos show an attack by settlers on the Palestinian village of Umm Safa in the West Bank on June 24, 2023. (Yesh Din)

Settlers riot in another Palestinian village; IDF spokesman: ‘Shameful acts of terror’

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

On fifth consecutive day of violence, assailants drive on Shabbat to set fire to cars and homes in Umm Safa, near Ramallah; IDF troops detain one suspect

Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (second left) with settlement leaders at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 24, 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

US responds: We oppose additional settlement activity

Visiting Evyatar, Ben Gvir tells settlers to ‘head for the hilltops,’ expand outposts

Hardline minister calls for punishing military offensive to kill thousands of ‘terrorists’ alongside wide campaign to settle West Bank; US opposes new settlement activity

People at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 22, 2023. (Flash90)

Settlers set up several unauthorized outposts in West Bank overnight — report

US conveys condolences for Israelis killed in terror attack

US calls to bring ‘extremist settlers’ to justice for attacks against Palestinians

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan conveyed Washington's condolences to Israel for the killings of four Israelis in a Palestinian terror attack on Tuesday near the West Bank settlement of Eli, and its "deep concern" over a series of settler reprisal attacks against Palestinian towns and villages since the shooting three days... Continue Reading

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a fire set by settlers in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian-Americans Olfat Abdel Aziz, left, and her daughters Nur, center, and Amal, right, pose for a portrait with their US passports in their damaged home in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, days after a rampage by settlers, Friday, June 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

US, EU officials pay solidarity visit to Palestinian town ransacked by settlers

By Jacob Magid and Agencies

Israeli soldiers at the entrance to Turmus Ayya, as smoke rises over the West Bank town after settlers set fire to cars and homes, June 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

IDF: ‘We failed’ to stop settler rampage through Palestinian town

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, arrives at the New Global Financial summit in Paris, June 22, 2023 (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Israeli officials reportedly blocked from Saudi-hosted Paris event despite invite

Pair may have been removed from guest list in light of government policies in West Bank, recent escalation in violence, according to Hebrew-language report

Negev Forum participants hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry)

Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’

Steven Windmueller

Framing a 21st Century American Jewish manifesto

Serving the next generation demands a new paradigm built on security, engagement, connection, education, and relationship-building

The Democratic Party’s anti-Zionist wing is growing. Here’s how

Israel supporters should look carefully at the New York political scene – and they should be alarmed. Very alarmed.

Police at the scene of a shooting attack at the Qalandiya checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, early June 24, 2023. (Israel Police)

Israeli guard lightly hurt in shooting at checkpoint near Jerusalem; attacker killed

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Palestinian gunman shot after opening fire on Qalandiya checkpoint in West Bank; civil guard hit in shoulder by bullet ricochet, taken to hospital

A general view of the settlement Avnei Hefetz, east of Tulkarem, July 31, 2009 (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

Gunfire toward West Bank settlement; no injuries reported

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers at the Tapuah checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 30, 2014 (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Israeli woman ‘dressed as Palestinian’ shot while trying to stab troops in West Bank

Inside story

Gianluca Pacchiani

Jewish schools need staff, Arab teachers need jobs – but it’s not so simple

With the school year about to end, Israel's Jewish education system is still short thousands of teachers. At the same time, the Arab community is seeing a massive surplus of teachers, with as many as 11,000 estimated unemployed. Though a solution to the years-long staffing crisis may seem obvious – provide additional training so Arab teachers can be hired to... Continue Reading

An Arab teacher in a Jewish school. (Courtesy: Merchavim Institute)

Sigmund Freud's visitors' room couch. (Hertha Hurnaus/ Sigmund Freud Privatstiftung)

Nazis arrested 75 Jews from the building; most were murdered

In Vienna, updated Freud Museum slips in an exhibition space and Holocaust memorial

By Rich Blaustein

Beset by challenges during the pandemic, the half-century-old institution is seeing new life after expanding its focus and seeking out younger visitors with a massive renovation

Obituary

Sheldon Harnick, award-winning lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies aged 99

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as "Fiddler on the Roof," "Fiorello!" and "The Apple Tree," has died. He was 99. Known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay, Harnick died in his sleep... Continue Reading

Sheldon Harnick accepts the special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the Theatre at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016, in New York (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Israel's artistic swimming team pose with their gold medals at the European Game, in Krakow, Poland on June 23, 2023 (Israel Swimming Federation)

’10 minutes from Auschwitz’: Israel’s artistic swimmers win gold at European Games

Victory, with Germany taking silver, even more poignant, occurring just a few dozen miles away from the Nazi death camp in Poland

Eliza Kanner is entering her third season as a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. (Courtesy of the New England Patriots/Dwight Darian)

'If I’m not the one standing up for Israel, who will be?'

Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night

By jacob gurvis

Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she’s also an NFL cheerleader

This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

What caused the Titan to implode? Right now, it’s not even clear who will lead probe

By PATRICK WHITTLE and JENNIFER McDERMOTT

Questions abound on who has authority to lead what is likely to be a complex investigation involving several countries

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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, October 18, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons via JTA)

Charleston rabbi resigns, leaving South Carolina over anti-LGBTQ legislation

By Andrew Lapin

Illustrative -- A sign reading 'We Do Not CO-PARENT with the Government" is seen in the hallway during the inaugural Moms For Liberty Summit at the Tampa Marriott Water Street on July 15, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

Moms For Liberty Indiana chapter apologizes for Hitler quote in newsletter

By Andrew Lapin

Amari Bailey participates during the NBA basketball Draft Combine in Chicago, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Court JewsJewish guard Amari Bailey drafted 41st overall by Charlotte Hornets

By jacob gurvis

FILE - Paul McCartney poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'If These Walls Could Sing' in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

‘It’s all real’: McCartney clarifies use of AI to make new Beatles record

By ToI Staff and AP

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