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[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Weekend Edition Sunday, May 31, 2020 [A Jewish and a Palestinian scientist team up for MIT at-home coronavirus test]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Jonathan Gootenberg and Omar Abudayyeh are now the only researchers allowed inside the McGovern Institute, working relentlessly on an efficient, inexpensive test kit for COVID-19]( Coronavirus Crisis [Israel’s Iron Dome deviser prepares to tackle COVID-19, with 100,000 daily tests]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Danny Gold, who oversaw Israel’s best-known missile defense system, has four teams working on 60-second kits for detecting coronavirus]( [Masks may become self-cleaning, with Israeli scientist’s USB-powered hack]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Fauci protégé sending gallons of Israeli blood to US to probe virus mysteries]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [‘Hospital room of future’ aims to give Israel edge against 2nd virus wave]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( Mental health month [Virtual initiative promotes teen well-being, mental health in COVID-19 crisis]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( Analysis [Raphael Ahren]( [Death of a dogma? After annexation, world likely to abandon two-state paradigm]( [Process may take years, but officials and analysts accusing Israel of killing option for future Palestinian state have started calling for a unitary state with equal rights for all]( [Inside story / Settler leaders produce map they claim shows Trump plan for Palestinian state]( By [Jacob Magid]( Analysis [How ultra-Orthodox parties became the biggest winners in Israel’s new government]( By [Haviv Rettig Gur]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Victim of a left-wing coup? Why Netanyahu’s conspiracy theory is foul and absurd]( [PM claims cops, prosecutors et al want to oust him for ideological reasons. But his predecessor, Olmert, was also prosecuted. And he was set to cede settlements, parts of Jerusalem]( [Reporter's notebook / Making a literal stand, Netanyahu sends message it’s not just him on the bench]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Amir Fuchs]( [A prime minister on trial: questions and answers]( [CRM]( Photo essay [View stunning ‘Tel Aviv From Above’ in aerial photo series shot during lockdown]( By [Lord K2]( [As denizens of the Big Orange slowly return to the outdoor activities, tennis courts, beaches, and volleyball courts offer a photogenic opportunity]( [Times of Israel Podcast / LISTEN: For Jerusalem Day, writer Tuttle-Singer takes us onto Old City rooftops]( By [TOI staff]( Inside Story [Canada welcomes two new Jewish outlets, but COVID-19 has media on life support]( By [Robert Sarner]( [Leaders say a ‘news desert’ threatens the health of their communities as Diaspora Jewish journalism dwindles alongside an advertising drought]( [Trump signs ‘Never Again’ Holocaust education bill into law]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( Reporter's notebook [As retail chains flourish, NY’s Orthodox small business owners protest closures]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( Shavuot [Orthodoxy can withstand an unflinching, academic look at the Bible, says scholar]( By [Sam Sokol]( [In new book ‘Ani Maamin,’ Bar-Ilan University prof/Orthodox rabbi Joshua Berman faces crises of faith head on, using academic research to uphold the integrity of the biblical text]( [Elana Stein Hain]( [Going to Sinai without community]( Necessary Stories [Tikun]( By [Haim Watzman]( StartUp Israel [Unemployment could be Achilles heel of Israel’s road to recovery – experts]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [New finance minister Katz must get people back to work as a first priority, with uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic persisting and employers wary of the future]( [Medical tech dispute illuminates power struggle between entrepreneurs, investors]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Some autoimmune diseases are work of overzealous T cells, researchers say]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( Author interview [Silver Surfer as Rabbi Eliezer? 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