Ben Gvir, Smotrich vow to quit gov’t if PM backs hostage-ceasefire deal * High Ct asks why Haredim not conscripted * Fire near Israel Museum * Horovitz: Biden’s game plan

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, June 2, 2024 [Far-right parties vow to bring down government if PM backs hostage-ceasefire deal]( By Jeremy Sharon Ben Gvir says deal would spell ‘total defeat’ rather than Netanyahu’s promised ‘total victory’; Smotrich warns terror would surge, insists fighting continue until Hamas destroyed [Netanyahu accepts invitation to address joint session of Congress]( By Lazar Berman [Avigdor Liberman says Netanyahu offered him defense minister post]( By ToI Staff Op-ed: Day 240 of the war David Horovitz [Biden’s fateful, carefully timed, and highly complex challenge to Netanyahu and Hamas]( It seems the PM is being asked to choose between his own interests and Israel’s, while Hamas is urged to consent to its own demise. But maybe there’s a more limited US game plan [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 2: Day 240 – Why did Biden urge Israel to take a deal it proposed?]( By ToI Staff [Senior Netanyahu adviser: Israel okayed Biden-touted hostage deal, but work needed]( By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman Ophir Falk tells UK’s Sunday Times there will be no permanent ceasefire until Hamas is destroyed; President Herzog tells PM he will back him on hostage release proposal [Qatari, Egyptian, US mediators urge Israel, Hamas to accept hostage deal outline]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Israeli, Egyptian and US officials to hold talks Sunday on reopening Rafah Crossing]( By AFP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: High Court justices demand to know why 3,000 Haredi men can’t be conscripted immediately]( By ToI Staff Gallant says Israel working to replace Hamas with ‘different government’ in Gaza * Several barrages of rockets, drones target northern communities as IDF strikes Hezbollah targets [Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv to demand hostage deal, denounce government]( By ToI Staff Protests urging early elections and Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal estimated to be largest since Oct. 7; arrests reported, 14 officers said hurt [‘Thank you, Biden’: Thousands in Jerusalem rally in support of new hostage deal offer]( By Charlie Summers Top Ops Jonathan Lipow [Should Israel ‘clear and hold’ Gaza?]( A time will come when Israel must occupy the Strip, finish off Hamas, and take responsibility for the governance of its population Shlomo Cohen and Yaacov Samet [The genocide claim against Israel doesn’t add up]( The ratio of combatant-to-civilian casualties in Gaza should be recognized as a historical achievement of protecting civilian lives [Online watchdog prods platforms to tackle posts denying sexual assault on Oct. 7]( By Sharon Wrobel Antisemitism monitor CyberWell says social media moderators are not doing enough to remove content that casts doubt on credible accounts of rape and other Hamas atrocities [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Nine-justice High Court panel hears petitions calling for immediate Haredi draft]( By Jeremy Sharon AG says government ‘violating express rules of the court’ in its treatment of new legal situation on ultra-Orthodox conscription; 3,000 could be called up to IDF by end of year [Jerusalem fire forces evacuation of Israel Museum, damages youth wing’s roof]( By ToI Staff Museum says none of its collection at risk as firefighters bring blaze in Valley of the Cross under control after several hours [2 Palestinian teens shot dead by troops; IDF says they were throwing firebombs]( By Agencies and ToI Staff West Bank has seen a surge in violence for more than a year, particularly since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7 [After criticism, PM’s aide says bereaved father will read prayer at state ceremony]( By ToI Staff Cabinet secretary denies reports that Netanyahu barred Shai Hermesh, whose son was murdered on Oct. 7, from taking part in Jerusalem Day event over anti-government column he wrote [CRM]( [Belgian university severs ties with all Israeli academic and research institutions]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Ghent University, which has been partly occupied by protesters against Israel, accuses the institutes of no longer aligning with its human rights policy amid Gaza war [Chicago students walk out of graduation after diplomas withheld for anti-Israel camp]( By SOPHIA TAREEN [Israeli siblings Ron and Leah Polonsky chase Olympic dream from US colleges]( By JANIE McCAULEY Brother and sister from Haifa live only an hour apart in California, but it’s the farthest they’ve ever been from each other [After ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ AI graphic goes megaviral, pro-Israel rebuttals proliferate]( By jacob gurvis [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Analysis Emma Burrows [Trump’s attacks on US justice system could be useful to autocrats like Putin]( Authoritarian leaders could manipulate convicted former president’s claims of an unfair trial to boost their own standing at home, tarnish US image as a reliable democracy [Russia threatens former chess champion Garry Kasparov with criminal charges]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Stormy Daniels: Trump should be jailed, given community service at women’s shelter]( By AFP [Iranian ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 election]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Khamenei ‘right-hand man’ Vahid Haghanian, who’s under US sanctions, also among candidates awaiting hardline Guardian Council’s approval to vie in race called after Raisi’s death [Day 240 – Why did Biden urge Israel to take a deal it proposed?]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Haifa wild boar culling has some residents up in arms]( By ToI Staff [OpenAI says it disrupted covert influence operation by Israeli firm STOIC]( By AFP [Workers allege prisoner mistreatment at field hospital for October 7 suspects]( By AP and ToI Staff [ANC loses majority in South African elections for first time since apartheid]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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