Jerusalem Day: Clashes in Old City as march begins * 2,600 Jews, a record, visit Temple Mt; some raise flags, pray, in breach of rules * Report: Israeli bizfolk in Saudi

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, May 29, 2022 Presented by [Tel Aviv University InternationalÂ]( [Palestinians, Jews scuffle in Old City as contentious Jerusalem Day march begins]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Emanuel Fabian]( [Pepper spray fills the air near Damascus Gate, along with rocks, bottles and chairs, as police attempt to restore calm; several alleged rioters arrested]( [Jewish youths parade in Old City on eve of Jerusalem Day march]( By [Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: PA, Jordan condemn Israel as over 2,600 Jews visit Temple Mount for Jerusalem Day]( By [TOI staff]( [Spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israeli authorities of ‘playing with fire’ as Jordanian foreign ministry warns nationalist Flag March could lead to eruption of violence]( [Amid rising Jerusalem Day tensions, Jewish group waves Israeli flags on Temple Mount]( By [TOI staff]( [Police say violators removed from site; Palestinian rioters barricade themselves in Al-Aqsa Mosque; 1,800 Jews visit compound, including far-right MK Ben Gvir; Hamas issues threats]( [Gaza terror factions at odds over response to Jerusalem Day march — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian terror groups warn of ‘explosion’ ahead of controversial Jerusalem march]( By [Jacob Magid, Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( FROM OUR SPONSOR [Discover the Unexpected | TAUi Virtual Open Day | June 1-2, 2022]( [Discover a new kind of Education at TAU’s upcoming Open Day. 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So said Lawrence of Arabia, who was there]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing May 29: Tensions flare in Jerusalem; Saudis and Israelis talk]( By [TOI staff]( [ToI editor David Horovitz and US correspondent Jacob Magid discuss Jerusalem Day and the flag march, updates on the coalition crisis, and who’s been visiting the Saudis]( [Lapid to rabbi who said he’s worse than Nazi: My grandfather was killed in Holocaust]( By [TOI staff]( [FM notes his father also faced death in Budapest Ghetto; Gantz says ultra-Orthodox Haredi cleric Mazuz’s remarks border on Holocaust denial; PM: ‘Must guard our tongues from evil’]( [Leading Haredi rabbi: Lapid, Liberman are traitors to their people, worse than Nazis]( By [TOI staff]( [Dozens of Israeli business and tech figures visit Saudi Arabia — report]( By [Ricky Ben-David and TOI staff]( [Businesspeople, entrepreneurs fly to kingdom on Israeli passports with special entry visas for talks on deals and investments, according to Globes]( [After killings attributed to Israel, Bennett vows ‘no immunity’ for Iranian regime]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Whoever funds terrorists, whoever arms terrorists, whoever sends out terrorists, will pay the full price,’ PM says]( [Ex-IDF intel chief: Some form of nuclear deal with Iran is ‘least bad’ option]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran airs footage of underground drone base, days after strike at Parchin facility]( By [TOI staff]( [Ethiopian Jews mourn the thousands who died on the journey to Israel]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Ethiopia-born Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata says work is underway to teach Israelis more about the community’s losses, and compensate their families]( [Coalition MKs granted free vote on banning Palestinian flag at state institutions]( By [TOI staff]( [Bill sponsored by Likud MK is up for a vote on Wednesday, following controversy over display of Palestinian banner at Ben Gurion University]( Archaeology [New segment of Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Low-Level aqueduct revealed]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Excavations in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood uncover a 40-meter piece of the capital’s main water carrier, 21 kilometers long, which was used until British Mandate]( [Car with toddler inside stolen at highway gas station, chased to West Bank town]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Police, IDF search for vehicle after it was taken on Route 6, find it ‘after a few minutes’ in Far’un; infant is unharmed]( [Two children among four killed in car crash in southern Arava desert]( By [TOI staff]( [Traffic jams just a math problem, says Israeli AI firm]( By [Jonah Mandel]( [With nation’s congestion ranking near worst among developed economies, EcoMotion hopes to use algorithms to smartly direct flow]( [Israeli company’s tiny arachnids provide alternative to pesticide]( By [TOI staff]( [Former jailer of Hamas head Sinwar: He’s a coward who used others for his dirty work]( By [TOI staff]( [Betty Lahat says that while in prison, terror leader never took responsibility for incidents he helped instigate; remembers him ‘falling apart’ with fear when he had cancer]( [Brother of Hamas leader Sinwar: Firing rockets at Tel Aviv as easy as drinking water]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Iconic NYC cheesecake emporium Junior’s buys back guns to protect city it loves]( By [julia GERGELY]( [Taking dozens of weapons off the streets, Alan Rosen says he was touched by small differences he felt the event made in the community]( More Headlines [Israel reports second case of monkeypox, in 30-year-old man]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Group led by LA Dodgers owner signs $3.2b deal to buy Chelsea FC from Abramovich]( By [AP]( [Iranian police violently disperse protest over building collapse that killed 29]( By [Jon Gambrell]( [Jewish high school student in Nevada says phony anonymous gun tips used to bully him]( By [Ken Ritter]( [Biden to travel to Uvalde to console residents of town rocked by school shooting]( By [Gerard Martinez]( [Undercover border cop lightly injured, 3 Palestinians wounded in West Bank clash]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Ukraine denies Russia claim to have encircled key eastern city Severodonetsk]( By [Dmitry Zaks and Patrick Fort]( [How many times? / Dylan rerecords ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ for auction of one disc]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [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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