Netanyahu’s coalition chief: It’s over * Huge fires near J’lem, arson feared * Haviv Rettig Gur: Netanyahu, architect of his own demise * Images show Iran nuke cover-up

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Presented by Keren Aynor Live updates [LIVE: Likud MK: I can’t see any way to prevent ‘change government,’ Netanyahu’s ouster]( By [TOI staff]( [Outgoing coalition chief Miki Zohar says he doesn’t believe Bennett, Sa’ar will ‘mess up’ their bid to replace the PM; expresses doubt over prospects for last-minute defectors]( [Fires rage near Jerusalem-area towns, prompting evacuations]( By [TOI staff]( [Residents of Kibbutz Ma’ale Hahamisha evacuated; Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train halted, further blazes in northern West Bank; authorities suspect fires caused by arson or negligence]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing June 9 – Netanyahu will not go gentle into that good night]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Israel media review / Whack-a-pol: What the press is saying about the new coalition’s new battles]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Security beefed up for New Hope head Sa’ar amid tense run-up to government vote]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [Netanyahu, not Lapid or Bennett, is the chief architect of his looming undoing]( [In repeatedly breaking his most solemn promises to coalition partners, Netanyahu has convinced growing ranks of potential allies it’s simply not profitable to do business with him]( [Heading to opposition, Likud lawmakers prepare for fierce internal battles]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [New Hope MK files libel lawsuit against Netanyahu’s son]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Change bloc’ heads debate term limits bill that could hamstring Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Reports say Yamina resisting pressure by other parties to bar a long-serving PM from running for Knesset for 4 years; leaders want to finalize law by Thursday]( [Change bloc chiefs meet to iron out wrinkles as Likud steps up hunt for rebels]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( From our sponsor [Keren Aynor Organization]( [30 years after Operation Solomon, Israel’s Keren Aynor helps build careers for Ethiopian Jews by providing support, scholarships & guidance to over 4,500 people. 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But self-satisfaction is the worst possible response]( [CRM]( [Army chief says IDF victory in Gaza conflict may not have deterred Hamas]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Kohavi says military struck a ‘critical blow’ to terror groups tactically, but Israel must now turn that into a strategic victory]( [As he sums up term, Ashkenazi says Israel will strengthen PA against Hamas]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Israeli envoy tells AP: Hamas sought to jam Iron Dome from your Gaza tower]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Army chief defends censoring death of officer accused of grave security crimes]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Kohavi says military prevented the suspect, who died mysteriously in custody, from damaging a state secret ‘at the 11th hour’]( Archaeology [Preserved in poop: 1,000-year-old chicken egg found in Yavne cesspit]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Archaeologists discover almost fully intact but nearly empty egg and three rare Islamic-period bone dolls in excavation of settlement dating from Byzantine period]( [Israelis recommend 1-dose shortcut to herd immunity for vaccine-poor countries]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Under-30s are almost fully protected after just one shot, so give their second dose to others to inoculate entire populations more quickly, Ben-Gurion University team urges]( [COVID vaccine effective for 90% of cancer patients, Israeli study finds]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Israeli tech to help pathologists detect cancer gets FDA ‘breakthrough’ nod]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [WWII victim’s 1938 novel about Kristallnacht makes English-language revival]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Writer Ulrich Boschwitz fled Germany after pogrom and wrote contemporary account ‘The Passenger’ before death at sea by a Nazi torpedo. Now rediscovered, it’s earning rave reviews]( [Israeli tech raises whopping $10.5 billion this year, topping 2020 record total]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Funding rounds are higher on average for all stages, January-June 8, with 30 investment rounds of over $100 million held, vs 21 for full year 2020]( [Imagindairy makes milk proteins for ‘no-cow inside’ dairy duplicates]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Voiceitt launches speech recognition app for people with disabilities]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [CRM]( More Headlines [11 fighters said killed in alleged Israeli strikes in Syria]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli boy orphaned in Italy cable car crash is told about his parents’ death]( By [TOI staff]( [Movies in reel life / Jerusalem Film Festival scheduled for August, in person]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Rivlin asks Prince Charles to intervene in case of sick UK toddler]( By [TOI staff]( [Panel reaffirms call to shut down Haifa Bay’s oil refineries within a decade]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Interior Ministry calls off Tel Aviv merger with suburb Bat Yam]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel returns to Jordan 2 who planned attack, says they’ll be dealt with there]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Tel Aviv Museum of Art receives $15 million gift]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Strike a note / Jazz festival returns to Israel Museum with all-Israeli lineup]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [French far-left candidate claims 2012 Jewish slayings an election conspiracy]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Russian-Israeli tennis player Karatsev reaches French Open mixed doubles final]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Anti-Israel protesters block Zim ship from Oakland port]( By [Sue Fishkoff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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