Pleas and warnings on annexation as PM, Gantz meet US envoy * Interview: Why some on right see PM’s trial as unjust, even if he’s guilty * ’Woke ’ Orthodox women v. racism

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Sunday, June 14, 2020 [Netanyahu, Gantz, Ashkenazi meet US envoy, amid differences on annexation]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli leaders sit down with David Friedman as PM’s planned July 1 start date for unilateral move nears; report says partial annexation or postponement of plan being weighed]( [UAE said to warn Washington annexation will cripple Gulf backing for Trump plan]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel media review / Kill ’em with kindness, confusion or nukes: 5 things to know for June 14]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( From the blogs [Yossi Klein Halevi]( [A plea to Gantz, Ashkenazi: Israel and its friends need you to block annexation]( [Such a step, in any form, will undermine Israel’s commitment to negotiate over disputed territory and betray defenders of Zionism throughout the world]( [Supreme Court justice receives threat; ‘incitement’ blamed]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Statement says letter with unspecified ‘despicable’ content was sent to Judge Anat Baron, links matter to attacks on justice system by Netanyahu and his allies]( [Justice minister vows to defend courts, rejecting attacks by Netanyahu, allies]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [Why some on the right see Netanyahu’s trial as unjust – even if he’s guilty]( [Prosecuting the PM for trading influence for favorable media coverage isn’t an attack on the right, but on ‘the legitimate boundaries of politics,’ says attorney Gil Bringer]( [Likud MK asks AG to probe reporter days after PM retweeted call for imprisonment]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [We are in 2nd virus wave and it’s spreading rapidly, top health official warns]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Sigal Sedetzky tells lawmakers that policy professionals cannot identify danger zones because spread of virus is so wide and uncentralized]( [Israeli suspects in Hebron attack on Palestinian yet to be questioned]( By [TOI staff]( [Law enforcement officials said to identify those involved in assault broken up by IDF soldier, some of them minors]( [Gantz commends IDF soldier who helped Palestinian man flee violent Jewish group]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli soldier helps Palestinian man flee violent Jewish group in Hebron]( By [TOI staff]( [Despite PA objections, UN still hoping to get UAE virus aid to West Bank, Gaza]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Second installment to be sent to Ashdod port once it clears customs at airport; 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