Lapid, Bennett race midnight deadline to oust Netanyahu * Isaac Herzog elected 11th president * Iran’s biggest ship catches fire, sinks * Beatin g COVID: 2 experts’ advice

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Presented by Begin Heritage Center [Hours before deadline, talks with Ra’am, Yamina on forming government said stuck]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Lapid still struggling to close gaps with Ayelet Shaked and Islamist party before midnight; prospective vote to swear in new government won’t be held for 12 days]( [Judicial appointments the remaining snag as Lapid bids to declare government]( By [Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff]( [Most Joint List MKs to vote against unity government that would oust Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Isaac Herzog elected Israel’s 11th president, with 87 votes of Knesset’s 120]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Jewish agency head, former Labor chief and son of 6th president defeats educator Miriam Peretz, says he’ll work to ‘build bridges’ within Israeli society and with Diaspora]( [‘Mazel tov, Mr. President!’: Herzog feted after winning vote in landslide]( By [TOI staff]( [Analysis / Wednesday’s presidential race is a microcosm of Israeli Jews’ deeper divides]( By [Haviv Rettig Gur]( Live updates [LIVE: Elkin says Ra’am’s demands are ‘impossible, we won’t agree to them’ - TV]( By [TOI staff]( [Concern grows in change bloc amid struggle to close gaps with Yamina and Ra’am, as Lapid’s deadline to form a coalition expires at midnight]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing June 2 – Hail President Herzog as change bloc looks for Hail Mary]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [MKs to elect Israel’s 11th president: A political prince vs. a bereaved mother]( By [TOI staff]( [Meretz MK flees her home after right-wing threats to her baby, protests outside]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Prospective gov’t minister Tamar Zandberg comes under attack after article on right-wing site falsely claims she wants to imprison Chabad members who offer phylacteries to minors]( [Poll shows nearly half Likud members back Netanyahu taking time out]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Netanyahu loyalist condemns right-wing threats against rival politicians]( By [TOI staff]( [Largest ship in Iranian navy catches fire and sinks]( By [Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell]( [Crew evacuated from support vessel Kharg after blaze breaks out on board in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz]( [Israel destroys Syrian army post in Golan Heights]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( From our sponsor [First ‘Begin Symposium’ to be held on June 6]( [This international symposium will examine Menachem Begin’s legacy and relevance in today’s world. A prestigious line-up of speakers will focus on key elements of his leadership. Register today.]( Top Ops [Ophir Falk]( [The end of democracy in Israel as we know it]( [Putting Naftali Bennett at the helm will mark the first time in the history of democracies that someone with less than 5% voter support is made prime minister]( [Yigal Dilmoni]( [Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria protect all of Israel]( [In Gaza, we disengaged and rocketfire steadily got worse. In the West Bank, Jews remain in our ancestral land and terror groups have posed no similar threat]( [Shayna Goldberg]( [The time I took my own advice… and wrote a book]( [I wanted to write about how fear gets in the way of good decision-making. About how trust is the key. I was sure it would help people. But I was afraid]( [Rea Bochner]( [America is over. I’m moving to Israel]( [I don’t know if another Holocaust is possible in the US, but after what I’ve seen lately, I do believe that at some point Jews will no longer be welcome here]( [CRM]( [New Mossad chief: Even as it negotiates, Iran working toward ‘dream’ of nukes]( By [TOI staff]( [Speaking at swearing-in ceremony, David Barnea says Tehran seeking ‘an international guise of protection’ as it takes strides ‘toward a weapons of mass destruction program’]( [Netanyahu: We’ll defend against Iranian threat even at cost of friction with US]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( From the blogs [Carole Basri]( [First came the Farhud: The 2-stage ethnic cleansing of Iraqi Jewry]( [Eighty years after slaughter, rape and robbery, after expulsion and dispossession, Iraqi Jews are denied access to a precious archive of their communal history]( [Biden scores 70 percent approval rating among American Jews]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [American Jewish Committee poll finds wide overall support among Jewish community for Democratic US president while Orthodox voters generally disapprove of his administration]( [Gantz expected to seek $1 billion Iron Dome restock during snap US visit]( By [Jacob Magid]( [As Israel’s COVID restrictions end, two experts offer advice for other countries]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Top epidemiologists reflect on what the world can learn from Israel’s successes, and failures, when it comes to kids, borders, long-term planning and more]( [Israel reports link between Pfizer 2nd shot and heart problem in males under 30]( By [TOI staff]( [Myocarditis side effect is extremely rare and in most cases mild; experts say finding unlikely to affect decision on vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds]( [Israel to begin vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds next week]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Despite ceasefire, most Gazans seeking medical care still can’t enter Israel]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Many treatments, including chemotherapy, unavailable in Hamas-ruled enclave; Israeli military says only ‘urgent’ cases allowed into Israel due to security situation]( [After boy killed, IDF calls to reinforce bomb shelter windows in Gaza-area towns]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Willie Zabar’s podcast takes you behind the scenes of his family’s iconic store]( By [Shira Hanau]( [As pandemic sends him back to the family business, a scion to the NYC supermarket known for its lox and other delicacies gives listeners a taste of its colorful day-to-day life]( [GOP senator: Arab leaders say they’ll enrich uranium at levels approved for Iran]( By [Lazar Berman]( [In Jerusalem, Lindsey Graham says Israel will request $1 billion to replenish Iron Dome after Gaza conflict; citing strong bipartisan support, he predicts Congress will approve it]( [CRM]( 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, ex-MK and former envoy to the US talks about his true calling and the challenges facing Jews today]( More Headlines [2 officers injured, one critically, as they approach man suspected of vandalism]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Jordan refers 2 to security court over alleged plot tied to king’s half-brother]( By [AP]( [Man suspected of killing wife who was leaving him, then killing self]( By [TOI staff]( [State allows Dead Sea Works to pump more water, even as iconic lake recedes]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Israeli boy orphaned in Italy cable car crash out of intensive care]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Israeli businesses told to think sustainability or sink financially]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Workplace collaboration firm monday.com eyes $6 billion valuation in Nasdaq IPO]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israel’s military exports hit $8.3 billion in 2020, second highest-ever total]( By [AFP]( [Unemployment benefits for young Israelis to end in July as economy reopens]( By [TOI staff]( [Textile maker Delta teams up with startup Sonovia to pilot innovative fabrics]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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