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What Matters Most On Tuesday, June 6, 2023

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Women look at Fattah missile in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Iran is claiming that it has created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. (Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

Iran unveils claimed hypersonic missile, says it is able to evade all air defenses

By Jon Gambrell

State TV says Fattah missile — ‘Conqueror’ in Persian — has a range of up to 1,400 kilometers; claims it can get past Iron Dome, which Israel would not use for long-range missiles

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, shown in the poster at top right, at his mausoleum just outside Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing June 6: What’s in it for Israel if there’s a new Iran nuke deal?

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, addresses a news conference during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, February 6, 2023. (AP/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Rebuffing Israel, head of nuke watchdog denies caving to Iran on closed probes

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (right) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018. (Avi Ohayon / PMO)

Netanyahu and Sissi speak in wake of deadly border attack, reaffirm security bond

PM’s office cites ‘deep condolences’ offered by Egyptian leader, whose spokesperson merely says conversation addressed the ‘shooting incident’; both sides pledge investigation

Several coalition MKs come out against mixed-gender units

Sister of slain female soldier: Reporter who implied impropriety should be ‘ashamed’

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

The sister of a female soldier killed in a weekend shooting attack on the Egypt border has slammed a right-wing news network for appearing to imply impropriety on the part of the male and female soldiers who had been stationed at the targeted post. Channel 14 has come... Continue Reading

Ofir Ben Nun, sister of Sgt. Lia Ben Nun who was killed on the Egyptian border the day before, at the military cemetery in Rishon Lezion, June 4, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Labor party leader Merav Michaeli attends a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Labor leader slams TV channel for implying impropriety by soldiers killed at post

Mourners carry the body of 2.5-year-old Mohammed Haitham al-Tamimi during his funeral in the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank, June 6, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Clashes erupt as Palestinians hold funeral for toddler mistakenly shot by IDF

By Emanuel Fabian and AFP

Several Palestinians injured near West Bank’s Nabi Saleh following burial of Mohammed Tamimi, 2, who died Monday after succumbing to wounds from Thursday shootout

An Israeli ambulance rushes to the scene of an alleged car-ramming attack in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 5, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)

IDF: 2 soldiers hurt in northern West Bank ramming; assailant detained

By Emanuel Fabian

Ukraine warns of 'global ecological disaster'

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam; villages flooded, thousands evacuated

Official warns some 16,000 people are in ‘critical zone’ on bank of Dnipro River in Kherson region; Moscow counter-accuses Kyiv of damaging embankment in strikes

Ukrainian soldiers ride an APC on the frontline near Bakhmut, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, June 5, 2023. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Ukraine moves to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive

Ukraine's delegation with ambassador-at-large of the ministry of foreign affairs Anton Korynevych, right, and director general of international law of the ministry of foreign affairs Oksana Zolotaryova, second right, wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state,’ opening hearings in case at top UN court

OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. (Chen Galili)

Israel will have ‘huge role’ to play in AI revolution, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says

By Sharon Wrobel

Visiting co-founder of Microsoft-backed OpenAI says firm is examining various investment options in Israel; meets with President Herzog, speaks to high-tech leaders and students

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv, attended by thousands of leading multi-national corporates, SMB's, start-ups, private and corporate investors, venture capital firms, experts and clients. January 31, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90/File)

Israel to develop policies for AI use, Netanyahu says after talks with Musk, Altman

By Jeremy Sharon

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel public affairs committee policy summit in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2023. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Biden administration planning new post aimed at expanding Abraham Accords

Top US diplomat Blinken tells AIPAC that integrating Israel in region a ‘cornerstone’ of policy, pans Israel for steps undermining Palestinians’ dignity, settlement expansion

An IDF contingent of soldiers from the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion in Morocco to take part in the US-led African Lion military exercises on June 5, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

In first, IDF sends troops to participate in major US-led drill in Morocco

By Emanuel Fabian

The lady with the white cane is me

Straight talk about what it means to be visually impaired on this awareness-raising day that Israelis call simply, ’Blind Day’

Yehudah Wengrofsky

The last days of Tzvi M. Lewis

Even after my training in suicide prevention, I failed to see that the ’New York Romantic’ was clearly at risk*

Barbie doll creator Ruth Handler, left, gets a kiss from Kristi Cooke, an actress dressed as a Barbie doll, during the 35th birthday celebration for the doll at FAO Schwarz in New York City on March 9, 1994. (AP Photo/Robert Clark)

'It was a radical idea: Girls would no longer play mama'

Way before icon Barbie got the Hollywood treatment, she was ‘born’ with Jewish roots

By Cathryn J. Prince

From her creation by unconventional entrepreneur Ruth Handler to her inclusivity and ability to adapt with the times, the famous doll bears some trademarks of the Tribe

Israel holds first demonstrations of air taxi flight tests. (B.Y. Creative & Productions)

Drone taxis take first test spin in Israel in bid to ease traffic congestion

By Sharon Wrobel

As part of a government-led initiative, Israel prepares infrastructure for national airspace network of large drones that are designed to carry passengers and heavy cargo

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev and Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai during a ceremony marking the opening of a new police station in the northern Israel city of Kiryat Ata, August 11, 2021. (Roni Ofer/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Police commander tasked with tackling crime in Arab communities quits post

As violence soars, Deputy Commissioner Natan Bozna submits request to retire, with conflicting reports suggesting he was forced out or quit due to lack of funding

6:25 pm

UK court rejects petition calling for judicial review of arms sales to Saudi Arabia
6:07 pm

US State Department says recent concerts by Roger Waters are antisemitic
5:52 pm

Blinken lands in Saudi Arabia with Israel normalization deal on the agenda

View of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumin and the E1 area in the West Bank, January 1, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)

Hearing on controversial E1 settlement project scheduled for next week

By Jeremy Sharon

Left-wing Peace Now group says move part of an attempt by ‘current government to create conditions for annexation of the West Bank’

Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset on June 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

As deadline nears, bickering over judge selection panel puts opposition seat at risk

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Coalition also yet to formally announce candidate for key nine-member committee tasked with judicial nominations, but threatens to snatch both spots reserved for MKs

Anti-overhaul activists demonstrate outside the Tel Aviv home of Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, June 6, 2023 (screenshot: Twitter)

‘No compromise’: Anti-overhaul protesters rally outside Lapid’s home

Anti-overhaul activists disrupt Economy Minister Nir Barkat at a Jerusalem Post conference in New York, June 5, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Anti-overhaul protesters disrupt Economy Minister Barkat’s speech at NY conference

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on June 1, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ben Gvir steps up push to ease gun license criteria, including for volunteer medics

Amid unabating crime wave, far-right police minister boasts of near-tripling of number of licensed firearms on the streets in recent months

Hadash-Ta'al leader MK Ayman Odeh and MK Ahmad Tibi host their faction meeting at the Knesset, June 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hadash-Ta’al meets with Netanyahu as Arab MKs search for answer to rampant bloodshed

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Illustrative: A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at the scene of a suspected murder in Ramle, August 27, 2022. (MDA)

Man shot to death as crime spree claims 91st Arab victim this year

Beitar Jerusalem fans storm the field at Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, May 23, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

Pitch invasion at cup final earns Beitar Jerusalem 1-year ban from European soccer

Runner-up Maccabi Netanya may get spot in UEFA tourney instead, as Israel Football Association punishes club following chaos when it won the State Cup

Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans protest near the home of Israel Football Association prosecutor Nir Reshef in Givatayim on June 5, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

With death threats and fireworks, Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans protest Europe ban

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Undated photo of Adel Hayeb, who was acquitted by a district court of raping an 82-year-old Holocaust victim, June 5, 2023. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Court clears man of raping Holocaust survivor, 82; says it’s not certain she objected

By Stuart Winer

Outrage as judges say they are unconvinced that alleged victim did not consent to sex, noting lack of resistance toward 43-year-old man previously convicted of raping 70-year-old

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second left) heads a committee meeting of ministers and government officials to tackle the cost of living in Jerusalem, June 5, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Key ministers absent as panel on high cost of living holds first meet

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski in Warsaw, Poland, September 8, 2020. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Polish government delegation visits Israel after contentious deal on youth trips

Los Angeles leaders cut the ribbon for the unveiling of a new mural in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. (Pictured from left to right: Ilan Davidson, President of LA County Commission on Human Relations; Robin Toma, executive director of LA County Commission on Human Relations; Supervisor Lindsey Horvath; Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky; Jeff Abrams, ADL Los Angeles regional director; Rabbi Rebecca Schatz, Temple Beth Am; Rabbi Noah Farkas, President and CEO of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles; Senator Ben Allen. Image courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles)

New mural showcases Jewish diversity near site of antisemitic shootings in LA

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform a sold-out show in Tel Aviv, June 5, 2023. (YouTube screengrab; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

'Happy you stopped by'Guns N’ Roses rocks sold-out crowd of 60,000 in Tel Aviv

By Jessica Steinberg

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends an Independence Day state ceremony at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset Speaker Ohana stays away from special LGBTQ rights session

The Jewish Museum London. (Wikimedia Commons)

London Jewish Museum to close Camden campus with plans to relocate within 5 years

By Jenni Frazer

The aftermath of the car crash on Route 6 on June 5, 2023 (South District Fire Fighting Services)

3 killed in multi-vehicle crash in southern Israel

Illustrative: A newborn baby at the Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem, on October 29, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

10-week-old infant dies of whooping cough in Jerusalem

By ToI Staff and Renee Ghert-Zand

File: Bjoern Hoecke of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gives a TV interview during a congress for the party in Dresden, eastern Germany. - German prosecutors charged Hoecke on June 5, 2023 with using a banned Nazi slogan in an election campaign. (JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)

German prosecutors charge far-right politician over Nazi slogan

By AFP

File: Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen at the Knesset on November 22, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Otzma Yehudit MK Cohen is ousted from Knesset panel over insubordination to Ben Gvir

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