Iran vows revenge for killed officer said to have planned attacks on Israelis, Jews * PM’s CofS quits * Temple Mt. prayer ruling sparks furor * Reality TV meets Rabbinate

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, May 23, 2022 Presented by [Beauchamp Estates]( [Slain Iranian officer said to have planned attacks against Israelis, Jews worldwide]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran threatens revenge; TV reports say Hassan Sayad Khodayari was behind recently uncovered attempt by Iran operatives to kidnap Israelis, alleged plot to kill Israelis in Cyprus]( [Iran will ‘avenge’ killing of Revolutionary Guards colonel, president vows]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Senior Iran Revolutionary Guards member assassinated in Tehran]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Bennett’s chief of staff quits, in latest sign of discord in PM’s office]( By [Lazar Berman and Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Tal Gan-Zvi, who has advised Bennett since 2013, is latest top aide to leave; rival Shimrit Meir is stepping down in coming days]( [Report: After Meretz MK returns, Yamina lawmaker threatens to jump ship]( By [TOI staff]( FROM OUR SPONSOR [Beauchamp Estates: Looking to buy luxury property in Tel Aviv?]( [Beauchamp Estates combines years of local knowledge and market intelligence from working in the heart of Israel with the benefits of an established international network of offices.]( [Judge rules against Temple Mount ban for Jewish youth caught praying there]( By [Tobias Siegal and TOI staff]( [PMO insists no change to status quo after Magistrate’s Court cites statement by police chief on freedom of religion for all; cops say statement was distorted; prosecution to appeal]( [Two Jews prevented from praying on Temple Mount, a day after court ruling]( By [TOI staff]( [Jordan: Court support for Jewish prayer at Temple Mount breaches international law]( By [TOI staff]( [Amman warns ruling in favor of teens who recited ‘Shema Yisrael’ is also ‘a gross violation of international decisions’; Hamas warns decision ‘plays with fire’]( [PA refers Abu Akleh death to International Criminal Court prosecutors]( By [Lazar Berman]( [IDF’s top lawyer says Israel continuing investigation, but without examining bullet that struck Al Jazeera journalist, the deadly incident cannot be resolved]( [Ben-Gurion University students hold pro-Palestinian rally, drawing outrage]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing May 23: Iran gets angry; Lapid gets vocal about disabilities funding]( [Military reporter Emanuel Fabian discusses a recent turn of events with Iran, as political correspondent Tal Schneider looks at Knesset debates over an IDF education bill]( Comment [Amy Spiro]( [When reality TV meets the reality of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate]( [Israel’s ‘Married at First Sight’ features its first same-sex couple, dating show ‘New Love’ includes a woman whose mother isn’t Jewish; all are unable to wed in the Jewish state]( [Tens of thousands march in New York’s Israel parade in major show of solidarity]( By [Luke Tress]( [Top government officials from US and Israel join hundreds of Jewish groups in Manhattan, in a long-delayed affirmation for community after 3-year COVID hiatus]( [Russian soldier gets life sentence in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial]( By [Elena Becatoros, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and Ricardo Mazalan]( [Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating thousands of potential war crimes; in virtual address to Davos economic conference, Zelensky calls for ‘maximum sanctions’]( [Zelensky urges ‘maximum’ sanctions, oil and trade embargo on Russia in Davos talk]( By [Jamey Keaten]( [Ukraine defends eastern city from Russian bombardment]( By [Elena Becatoros, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and Ricardo Mazalan]( [Supreme Court chief accuses politicians of seeking to ‘destroy’ justice system]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid harsh criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Esther Hayut warns that discourse about court is ‘deteriorating’ to ‘dangerous places’]( [Netanyahu said to have offered to nominate billionaire Milchan for president]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-Hasidic woman gives tours of her former NYC stomping grounds from the outside in]( By [Danielle Ziri]( [Frieda Vizel takes participants on an intimate journey into the insular Williamsburg enclave. But far from a critique, she offers a detailed and objective look at life there]( [Hours before Knesset vote, fate of coalition’s IDF veterans scholarship bill unclear]( By [TOI staff]( [Some opposition leaders said to tell Netanyahu they’ll vote with his Likud party; Netanyahu says disputed funding should come from cash promised to Arab towns]( Live updates [LIVE: Israel to extend visas of Ukrainian refugees, allow them to work in country]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Three-month tourist visas of those who fled Russian invasion to be automatically prolonged; those in Israel illegally at start of war will be allowed to stay, but not work]( [Prospect of millions in funding for Arab towns ends 3-day coalition crisis]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Meretz MK Rinawie Zoabi reverses move to quit after facing pressure from Arab leaders, who expect already-earmarked funds to be released]( [In reversal, Meretz MK to stay in coalition, removing immediate election threat]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Phil Cohen]( [The war is over; the good guys lost]( [Home to regular mass shootings, America does little to stop them – and then the next guy pulls his constitutionally guaranteed trigger and kills some more]( [Naomi Chazan]( [Quick-fix politics on the deck of the Titanic]( [Overhauling the electoral system will do nothing to change the course of a country headed toward implosion]( ToI@10 event [Tickets here! J’lem, tomorrow: Matti Friedman on Leonard Cohen’s Yom Kippur War tour]( [Join us for the first evening in our ToI@10 series: Author Matti Friedman in conversation with ToI’s David Horovitz at Jerusalem’s First Station — plus a Leonard Cohen cover band!]( [In historic first, alleged ‘disappeared’ Yemenite baby exhumed]( By [TOI staff]( [Sister of Uziel Houri, who according to records died in 1952, says she has doubts as to whether answers will be found regarding her brother’s fate]( [Top health official, virus expert call for calm over monkeypox outbreak]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [There is currently only one confirmed case in Israel, and officials say it is unlikely to become a new pandemic]( [Report finds 360% increase in violence, anxiety among youth after pandemic’s onset]( By [TOI staff]( [Patient pepper-sprays doctor at Beersheba psychiatric hospital]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( More Headlines [At least four dead, 80 trapped under rubble in Iran building collapse]( By [AFP]( [US Ambassador Nides moves into new residence in Jerusalem]( By [Jacob Magid and TOI staff]( [Lapid in tears as cabinet discusses budget boost for people with disabilities]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Gantz says US holding firm against Iran’s demand to remove IRGC from terror list]( By [Luke Tress]( [Palestinian fatally hurt on Temple Mount wasn’t hit by sponge bullet – report]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel said to begin evictions, demolitions in W. Bank land declared a firing zone]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [‘We’ll use our voice’: Female Afghan TV hosts vow to fight against new burqa rule]( By [Jay Deshmukh and Abdullah Hasrat]( [European Parliament president touches down in Israel amid spat over Spanish member]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Man fatally shot on New York subway train; suspect at large]( By [AP]( [Turkey dreams of far-fetched gas pipeline with Israel]( By [Fulya Ozerkan]( [The daily edition]() [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved