Joint List says it will vote for new elections * Flight delayed as plane crash photos sent to passengers * 1st Muslim Supreme Court judge * Pulitzer for Netanyahus satire

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Presented by [Bar Ilan University]( [Tibi says Joint List will back Wednesday bill to dissolve Knesset]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [MK says party will vote in favor if brought to preliminary vote; if it fails, opposition can’t resubmit for 6 months; Ra’am reportedly holding talks with Joint List on reuniting]( [Poll: In new elections, coalition parties would sink to just 53 seats]( By [TOI staff]( [Top pollster: Ra’am consistently bleeding support, falling below Knesset threshold]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Coalition fends off no-confidence challenges as Knesset gets back to work]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Israel denies deal with Jordan to expand Waqf staff on Temple Mount]( By [TOI staff]( [PM’s office rejects report that public security minister and police are okay with adding 50 new members, says 6 Hamas supporters fired]( [Jordanian king to meet Biden at White House amid Temple Mount tensions]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [Police round up hundreds of Palestinians in Israel illegally after Elad attack]( By [TOI staff]( [Flight delayed at Ben Gurion as photos of plane crashes sent to passengers’ phones]( By [TOI staff]( [Passengers suspected of sending pictures are removed from flight; plane departs after extensive security checks]( [Tourists detained in Sinai after waving Israeli flags for social media video]( By [TOI staff]( from our sponsor [Study online for your MA from Bar Ilan University]( [Bar Ilan University offers a unique study from anywhere program. 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