Did Israel admit to Tehran hit? Leak to NYT causes furor * US embassy bans staff from Old City Sunday as J’lem Day tensions soar * Dani Karavan’s TLV * Beauty of Ladino

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, May 26, 2022 [Top MK: US leak saying Israel admits hit on Iran colonel may harm trust, isn’t true]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Ram Ben-Barak denies Israel took responsibility for Sunday’s killing in Tehran of IRGC’s Khodaei; Israeli officials believe American counterparts talked to New York Times]( [Israel said to tell US it killed IRGC officer, who was deputy head of covert unit]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Hamas urges crowds at Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day: ‘Thwart the occupation’s plans’]( By [TOI staff]( [Gaza border town of Sderot deploys mobile bomb shelters amid concerns Palestinian terrorists could fire rockets toward Israel during nationalistic march in Old City on Sunday]( [US Embassy bans employees from Old City during Jerusalem Day, and previous Friday]( By [TOI staff]( [In warning ahead of contentious parade on Sunday, US government workers in Israel also ordered to stay away from Damascus Gate and keep out of Old City altogether after dark]( [US pushing Israel to reroute controversial Jerusalem march away from Muslim Quarter]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Police ramp up alert to top level ahead of contentious Jerusalem Flag March]( By [TOI staff]( [Judge rules against Jews who prayed at Temple Mount, accepting state’s appeal]( By [TOI staff]( [District Court says right to freedom of Jewish worship on holy site ‘is not absolute, and should be superseded by other interests’; earlier ruling angered PA, Hamas and Jordan]( [Ahead of Flag March, Hezbollah chief says Al-Aqsa violation ‘will blow apart region’]( By [TOI staff]( [Making history with Jerusalem to benefit Israel’s most vital causes]( [In honor of Jerusalem Day 2022, an ambitious week of giving will be held in support of charities on the pulse of Jerusalem’s future.]( [Likud opposes its own lawmaker’s bill to widen tax on plastic bags]( By [TOI staff]( [Coalition rallies to support Gila Gamliel’s legislation, but falls a vote short after Ra’am chair accidentally votes against; Knesset advances 2 similar bills proposed by coalition]( [Liberman said to be planning fresh economic cuts targeting Haredim]( By [TOI staff]( [Bill to expand tax on plastic bags divides Netanyahu-led opposition]( By [TOI staff]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Israel’s untenable political dysfunctionality exposed in a ridiculous Knesset battle]( [Our government strains to govern. Our opposition is unremittingly hostile — as opposed to constructively and pointedly critical. Meantime, external and internal challenges mount up]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing May 26: Political minefield at West Bank settlement Homesh]( [Political reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn is debriefed on a crazy week before heading off to the Homesh hotspot; news editor Amy Spiro uses reality TV as a window into Israel’s reality]( Top Ops [Ariella Nadel]( [When do you take down the flag?]( [For generations, the blue and white that became our Israeli flag were a dream. And now it inspires us and shelters us… until we take it down for next year]( [Evan Gottesman]( [The futility of seizing a Palestinian flag]( [The nationalistic symbolism draped over Shireen Abu Akleh’s death doesn’t actually change the political situation, and that is what actually warrants attention]( [Engineer said killed in incident at Iran’s Parchin military facility]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Another employee injured at site that has been linked to country’s nuclear program and seen mysterious blasts in the past]( [US envoy on Iran: Chances of new nuclear deal are ‘tenuous’]( By [Jacob Magid and AFP]( [Iran said to have utilized confidential IAEA papers to cover up its nuclear activity]( By [TOI staff]( [US says it hasn’t been asked to help in probe of Al Jazeera reporter’s killing]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Israeli officials appear to dispute State Department spokesman’s remark, insisting they’ve invited US to participate in their inquiry]( [Israel-born director dedicates film at Cannes Festival to ‘assassinated’ reporter]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Top Abbas adviser al-Sheikh to lead PLO’s executive committee]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [Mother of 18-year-old Texas school shooter says he ‘wasn’t a violent person’]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [‘He kept to himself; he didn’t have many friends,’ Adriana Reyes says of her son, rejecting reports of a violent history; Biden urges new limitations on guns]( [Onlookers say cops hesitated to charge into Texas school as massacre unfolded]( By [Jake Bleiberg, JIM VERTUNO and Elliot Spagat]( [Minutes before attack, Texas gunman wrote he shot grandmother, planned to kill kids]( By [Acacia Coronado and JIM VERTUNO]( [Jewish groups share horror over Texas shooting, but remain split on gun control]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [In Morocco, Israeli innovation minister hails ‘amazing’ opportunities ahead]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Orit Farkash-Hacohen to sign wide-ranging agreement with counterpart to boost Israeli-Morocco cooperation in agri-tech, water management, food, AI]( [At Davos, Herzog issues sweeping call for ‘renewable Middle East’]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Gantz to make delayed India visit next week, marking 30 years of security ties]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [On Open Houses weekend, TLV honors Dani Karavan, site-specific sculpture pioneer]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Annual Batim Mibifnim architectural event, starting Thursday, marks first anniversary of award-winning artist’s death, with tours of his studio and his monumental public works]( [Senior US officials reportedly in Riyadh for talks on deal that’ll need Israeli nod]( By [TOI staff]( [McGurk, Hochstein make covert trip in effort to finalize transfer of Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia; Israel hopes Riyadh will take steps toward normalization in tandem]( [Israeli orchestra performs in Egypt for the first time in 40 years]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ joins short list of TV and movie shows featuring Ladino]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [The language was spoken by Jewish communities in the Ottoman Empire and North Africa who had fled the Spanish Inquisition; today, their descendants are seeking to reclaim it]( More Headlines [Amid wage dispute, Israelis abroad increasingly unable to get replacement passports]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Son of Holocaust survivors reunites with daughter of rescuer at Yad Vashem]( By [TOI staff]( [With fork, knife and scissors: Man indicted for ‘frenzied’ attack on Haifa passersby]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Finance minister seeks to penalize Ben-Gurion University for pro-Palestinian rally]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF captures 105-kilogram drug shipment on Egypt border, arrests one]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel’s Air Force One being mothballed before even making first operational flight]( By [TOI staff]( [East Jerusalem man accused of planning to launch fireworks at light rail]( By [TOI staff]( [Sale of Chelsea FC by Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich okayed by Portugal]( By [AP]( [Military court increases sentence of IDF officer who secretly filmed female soldiers]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Government advances long-dormant plans for new Beersheba hospital]( By [Amy Spiro]( [In Texas Democratic primary, AIPAC-backed candidate claims victory]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [US Supreme Court rejects petitions against longtime Ann Arbor anti-Israel protesters]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [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? 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