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What Matters Most On Wednesday, June 7, 2023

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(R) Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Jerusalem, May 17, 2023 (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90) and (L) US Vice President Kamala Harris on May 27, 2023, in West Point, New York (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

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VP stresses importance of independent judiciary at Israeli embassy independence bash

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Blinken visits Saudi Arabia to rebuild strained ties, promote Israel normalization

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Gantz rules out joining gov’t to secure Saudi normalization, would offer safety net

Iranian and Saudi delegates attend the reopening of Iran's embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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Kherson Jews among thousands forced to flee rising water after Ukraine dam rupture

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Some 20 Jewish families living in low-lying areas of frontline southern city being aided by community, says rabbi, with help also planned for those in danger in countryside

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Ukraine, Russia trade blame for devastating dam collapse that displaces thousands

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Israel sees its first-ever case of rare rapid aging ‘Benjamin Button’ disease

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2-month-old girl is being treated at Haifa’s Rambam hospital; children with progeria disorder age extremely quickly and suffer ailments of the elderly while still very young

Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks in the Knesset on June 7, 2023. (Screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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Levin calls current judge selection process ‘invalid’ and ‘unworthy’ of a democracy

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Opposition parties quelled their latest round of infighting Wednesday, aligning behind Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar as their candidate for a June 14 vote on selecting two lawmakers to serve on Israel's judicial appointments panel. The opposition is still facing coalition threats to snatch both of the spots for lawmakers on the nine-member... Continue Reading

Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid (R) speaks with MK Karine Elharrar (C) during a Yesh Atid Knesset faction meeting, May 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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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)

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