Lapid: Likud left behind ’unbelievable’ chaos * Netanyahu slams ’no surprises’ Iran policy * Health experts unfazed by new outbreaks * Hunky min ister teased on beach pics

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, June 21, 2021 [Lapid: Likud government left behind ‘unbelievable’ destruction and neglect]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Gantz says coalition is working to come to agreement on Palestinian family reunification law, and he ‘expects the opposition leader not to play games’ with Israel’s security]( [Gunning for Netanyahu, Edelstein said to accuse him of ‘all possible mistakes’]( By [TOI staff]( [Report: PMO staff describes ‘significant’ paper shredding before Bennett arrival]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu: Lapid’s ‘no surprises on Iran’ pledge to US endangers Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Foreign and defense ministers rebuff claim by opposition chief, who made a similar commitment to Washington when he was PM]( [As virus infection rate rises once more, health experts say: Don’t panic]( By [TOI staff]( [40% of cases in past month said to come from abroad, amid Delta variant fears; Binyamina designated ‘yellow’ town; but professionals say Israel likely protected from serious wave]( [Daily Briefing June 21 – Israel sees COVID surge, PA rejects vaccine transfer]( By [TOI staff]( [Government orders stepped-up COVID screening at airport, quarantine inspections]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran’s Raisi says won’t meet Biden or negotiate on missiles, support for proxies]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [In first press conference since win, president-elect says the Islamic Republic will continue to be ‘a defender of the oppressed people including the Palestinians’]( [Analysis / Raisi’s win in Iran means nuclear deal must be done by August 3 or not at all]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Iran’s nuclear envoy: We’re closer to deal than ever, but US must make decisions]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu and Lapid tangle over agreement with US for ‘no surprises’ on Iran]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Opposition head charges foreign minister with committing to warn Washington about moves on Iran, but defense chief says IDF not shackled; policy used in past for Israel’s benefit]( [Iran says nuclear power plant shutdown was due to ‘technical fault’]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Bushehr facility taken off power grid for a number of days; national electricity company calls on Iranians to minimize consumption during peak hours]( [Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes unexplained emergency shutdown]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Lapid confirms plans for landmark visit to UAE next week]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Trip will be first by Israeli minister to Gulf state, and Lapid’s first as foreign minister; he will officially inaugurate Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi]( [Israel’s i24News channel to open Dubai office]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Coalition MK to co-host ‘occupation-apartheid’ Knesset event]( By [TOI staff]( [Meretz’s Mossi Raz, Joint List’s Touma-Sliman to hold conference at parliament; Yamina’s Chikli slams ‘disgrace,’ asks legal adviser to block participation of Human Rights Watch]( [Lacking a majority, vote to extend Palestinian family reunification ban delayed]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel’s Bedouin doubtful of positive change under new government]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( Don't miss a thing [Get The Times of Israel on your Google News]( [Catch everything that really matters on Israel and the Jewish world. Click here, then on the star >]( [Hamas says UN talks to bolster ceasefire going nowhere]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Terror group’s Gaza chief Sinwar says Israel ‘did not get our people’s message’ after meeting with United Nations special envoy]( [Bennett warns Hamas: ‘Our patience has run out’]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel relaxes some Gaza restrictions, as ceasefire diplomacy continues]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( Top Ops [Eva Grossman]( [The holiness of returning to summer camp]( [In a normal year, camp is the most abnormal part of my life. But this year, camp will mark a much-needed return to normalcy]( [Gilad Malach]( [Not every ultra-Orthodox woman wants to be a teacher]( [The women know they’ll earn more with a higher degree. The colleges and universities welcome them. And the teaching seminaries push hard to keep them local]( [Naomi Chazan]( [What if Israel’s diverse new coalition faced its disagreements head-on?]( [The government has begun shoring up its own instability, improving citizens’ daily lives, and stopping its member parties from going too far. It can do more]( [Steve Rubin]( [Liberman’s legacy: The epilogue is being written]( [As finance minister, the Yisrael Beytenu party chair is finally in a position to effect socio-economic change, especially in the ultra-Orthodox sector]( Interview [Rabbi wants US Jews to be more involved in boardroom battles for social justice]( By [Asaf Shalev]( [Executive VP of the ICCR, a group of 300 institutions controlling $4 trillion in assets, Rachel Kahn-Troster says the Jewish community can pressure companies to act more ethically]( [Three countries said to ask Israel for vaccine doses Palestinians don’t want]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [Palestinians return 90,000 soon-to-expire doses already sent by Jerusalem, which had planned to deliver over 1 million vaccines before PA canceled agreement]( [CRM]( [Mixed city rioting injects new urgency into peacebuilding push]( By [Jake Epstein]( [Saying violence in Lod and elsewhere showed challenges of building shared society, organizers redouble efforts for sustainable long-term fund]( [TV: Police chief formally okays use of low-caliber bullets for riots in Israel]( By [TOI staff]( The body politic [Minister’s beach pics go viral; PM: ‘Stop putting the men to shame’]( By [TOI staff]( [Cabinet members poke fun at Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov after footage of his chiseled body is a hit online; he responds that he’s just helping market Israel’s coastline]( [Meron probe to target politicians, police officials, religious figures – report]( By [TOI staff]( [Government will allocate NIS 6 million to commission of inquiry expected to investigate behavior of former ministers Amir Ohana, Aryeh Deri, and Yaakov Litzman]( [CRM]( [Steven Mnuchin, David Friedman visit Tel Aviv to check out startups]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Mnuchin is setting up investment fund backed by Gulf states; during visit last week, the US visitors were hosted by investment firm Maverick Ventures Israel]( [Israel’s Cellwize to supply Intel with software that launches 5G networks]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( More Headlines [Philadelphia food festival canceled after uproar over disinviting Israeli vendor]( By [Amy Spiro]( [UN calls for action on worst ‘cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes’]( By [AFP]( [Girl, 2, dies after being left in car for over six hours in south]( By [Stuart Winer]( [In his wheelhouse / Amateur cyclist, a dancer and barista, is new national champion]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF rejects appeal against plans to raze illegal West Bank outpost]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Jordan begins sedition trial of those nabbed in alleged April coup attempt]( By [Karin Laub]( [French far-right party falters in early regional election results]( By [AFP]( [Internet reform to see merger of ISP, infrastructure subscriptions]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Music-app maker JoyTunes said to be new Israeli unicorn with Google investment]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Bullet fired at Brooklyn synagogue on Shabbat, no injuries]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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