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[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](
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[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](
[IDFâs 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](
[Israelâs âMarried at First Sightâ features its first same-sex couple, dating show âNew Loveâ includes a woman whose mother isnât 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! Jâlem, tomorrow: Matti Friedman on Leonard Cohenâs 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 âdisappearedâ 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 brotherâs 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]()
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