LIVE: Lapid, Bennett, Shaked, Sa’ar meet to finalize non-Netanyahu gov’t * US progressive Zionists jostle for space amid antisemitism* Israel li fts nearly all COVID rules

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Presented by Israel Policy Forum Live updates [LIVE: Party chiefs huddle in bid to finalize ‘change government’]( By [TOI staff]( [Yamina No. 2 Ayelet Shaked, whose demands for joining coalition are seen as key hurdle, joins the talks; Liberman: ‘With a little good will’ we can finish this today]( [Rivlin’s office rebuts Likud, says Bennett can be PM 1st with Lapid as alternate]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Yesh Atid leader expected to declare on Tuesday he has coalition to oust Netanyahu; Meretz MK says her baby was threatened; Haredi party: Lapid gov’t in ‘defiance of Heaven’]( [Lapid, Bennett said hoping to tell Rivlin Tuesday they can form government]( By [TOI staff]( [Ra’am chief meets Shaked, reportedly demands deputy interior minister role]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Danielle Ziri]( [As antisemitic violence sweeps US, progressive Zionists jostle for space on left]( [Jewish social justice activists show up for other causes unconditionally – but many find themselves alienated after Israel-Hamas conflict]( [Instagram changes algorithm after claims of anti-Palestinian bias]( By [TOI staff]( [Back to normal: Israel lifts nearly all COVID restraints as virus fades away]( By [TOI staff]( [Tuesday marks end of Green Pass and Purple Badge requirements, meaning all venues can open to all people, with no limit on crowds, as nation looks to put pandemic in rear-view]( [Vaccine panel adviser gets death threats over planned inoculation of children]( By [TOI staff]( [Czech Republic opens to inoculated Israelis; unvaccinated can show negative test]( By [TOI staff]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing June 1 – How Palestinians see the emerging Israeli government]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Palestinians happy to see Netanyahu go, but fear more of the same in Bennett]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Edelstein to challenge Netanyahu as Likud leader if party goes to opposition]( By [Shalom Yerushalmi]( Top Ops [Steven Greenberg]( [Dock or no dock, we need to steer the ship towards a two-state solution]( [Not to be aligned with American’s (nonexistent) leftward swing, and not for the Palestinians’ sake, but because it’s Israel’s only truly viable option]( [Joanna Mann]( [The danger of that #nosejob trend on TikTok]( [Today I wear my ’Jewish nose’ as a badge of honor, but it hasn’t always been that way. These videos are a nightmare for those with nose insecurities]( [David Harris]( [Hamas then, Hamas now]( [Two decades after a terrorist murdered 21 young people at a Tel Aviv disco, the group’s central goal is the same: The end of Israel]( [Barukh Binah]( [Why I support Isaac Herzog for president]( [After a wedge was driven between Israel and many US Jews, ’Bougie’ is the right person to heal the country’s painful relations with our ultimate ally]( From our sponsor [Special Briefing: A New Government?]( [Will a Bennett-Lapid government end the Netanyahu era? Join Israel Policy Forum for an exclusive conversation with Channel 12 Chief Political Analyst Dana Weiss.]( [As virus curbs canceled, top doctor sees curtains for COVID, but risks remain]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Israel has triumphed over coronavirus and is likely seeing herd immunity, says Prof. Dror Mevorach, but his research also shows a link between the vaccine and a heart condition]( [WHO to use Greek alphabet for COVID-19 variants]( By [Agencies]( [China confirms 1st human case of bird flu strain, says risk of spread low]( By [AFP]( Behind the Headlines [Michael Oren is an open book: Join ToI Community for Q&A with former diplomat]( By [TOI staff]( [In a special Behind the Headlines for Community members, the author, historian and former MK and Israel-US liaison talks about his true calling and the challenges facing Jews today]( [Being optimistic can extend your life, Israeli study finds]( By [TOI staff]( [Hebrew University researchers followed 1,200 elderly Jerusalemites for some 30 years and measured their positive outlook on life]( [Israeli scientists extend mice’s lives by 23%, say method may work on humans]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Hamas says willing to hold ‘immediate negotiations’ with Israel on prisoner swap]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Announcement comes as Egyptian spy chief visits Gaza; terror group’s deputy in the Strip says he rejects any attempt to condition reconstruction on issue of captives]( [Amid shaky Gaza ceasefire, Hamas calls for West Bank ‘Day of Rage’ on Friday]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [IDF: Gaza stabber wasn’t spotted crossing border, due to ‘human error’]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [CRM]( Analysis [Aaron Boxerman]( [After Gaza ceasefire, Egypt surges to the fore as regional player]( [In a nearly unprecedented public show of its Israeli ties, including a spy chief photo op with Netanyahu, Egypt seeks to dispel international human rights concerns]( [Suspected Gaza arson balloon sparks fire in south in apparent violation of truce]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Netanyahu: We’ll defend against Iranian threat even at cost of friction with US]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [PM says Israel will ‘do everything, but everything’ to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons; Gantz: Differences should be solved discreetly, not with ‘defiant rhetoric’]( [Iran ducking questions about uranium at undeclared sites, UN watchdog says]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [UN nuclear watchdog says no access to key Iran enrichment data since February]( By [KIYOKO METZLER and David Rising]( [We penetrated ‘heart of hearts’ of Iran, outgoing Mossad head exalts at farewell]( By [TOI staff]( [Yossi Cohen and Benjamin Netanyahu talk up raid on nuclear archive, other unspecified activities against Tehran, as head of spy agency leaves post]( [Gantz, IDF backpedal from claim that AP journalists ‘drank coffee with Hamas’]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Defense minister, army spokesperson say ‘cafeteria’ comments from IDF chief regarding bombing of Gaza tower housing both media and terror group wing were meant to be figurative]( [Gantz says Gaza rebuilding hinges on return of captives, long-term quiet]( By [TOI staff]( [In Israel, Ted Cruz says Biden showed ‘weakness,’ emboldened Hamas]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Uncovered report reveals details of UK island’s Nazi concentration camp killings]( By [TOI staff]( [British intelligence officer compiled document on WWII German camps on Channel Islands where hundreds of people, many of them Jewish, were killed or died under brutal conditions]( [Arizona said looking to restart executions with gas used by Nazis at Auschwitz]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Lebanese report claims Nasrallah sick with pneumonia and allergies, not COVID]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Sources close to Hezbollah chief say he is under medical supervision but does not need hospital treatment]( [World Bank says Lebanon’s financial crisis among world’s worst since 1850s]( By [Jean-Marc Mojon]( [Israeli woman rescued from Syria found after fleeing welfare program – report]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Ashkelon park renovation to unveil Israel’s largest Roman basilica to public]( By [TOI staff]( [2 Palestinians charged with terrorism for rock attack that injured baby]( By [TOI staff]( [Planning committee greenlights next stage of oil shale and plastic waste factory]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Move to grant Syria seat on WHO board sparks backlash]( By [AP]( [State sides with public over access to picturesque kibbutz stream]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Turkish agents snatch nephew of Erdogan foe in Kenya]( By [AFP]( [Israel, UAE sign tax treaty to encourage investment, boost economic cooperation]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Israel signs $200 million deal to sell UAVs to Asian country]( By [TOI staff]( [DayTwo, a maker of diet advice app based on gut bacteria, raises $37 million]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [CyberArk inaugurates new cybersecurity R&D center in Beersheba]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Defense contractor Rafael sets up consortium to tackle industrial hacks]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [The other web: Startup says it has produced material as strong as spider silk]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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