J’lem pride parade under way * ToI on board as Ethiopians fly in * Op-ed: 2009 all over again in Iran? * Uri Zohar mourned * The Jewish retirees behind a $160M art heist

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, June 2, 2022 Live updates [LIVE: Jerusalem on high alert as pride parade starts after threats; coincides with rabbi's funeral]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Participants at annual event begin marching under heavy security in central Jerusalem, while funeral for Rabbi Uri Zohar underway near entrance to capital]( [181 Ethiopian immigrants land in Israel as aliyah from African nation restarts]( By [Amy Spiro]( [After more than a year without immigration flights from Addis Ababa, the first of what are promised to be 3,000 new olim greeted with festive ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Visiting Israel, Iranian anti-regime activists see another 2009 moment, seek support]( [With Iranians’ anger at the ayatollahs again erupting into protests, the international community has a chance to atone for its failure 13 years ago – and every interest in doing so]( [Ex-UN nuclear inspector claims Iran already has enough enriched uranium for weapon]( By [TOI staff]( [FBI says it thwarted Iranian cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital]( By [Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman]( [Man arrested for threats to Jerusalem Pride organizer referencing murdered teen]( By [TOI staff]( [Suspect, 21, originally from Europe, allegedly sent death threats referring to 2015 murder of Shira Banki; 2,400 officers deployed for march, 180 potential attackers identified]( [2 arrested for sending bullet to mother of Netivot Pride Parade organizer]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid death threats, police on high alert for Jerusalem pride parade]( By [TOI staff]( [Father of teen murdered at 2015 Jerusalem Pride pans threats against march organizer]( By [TOI staff]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing June 2: Israel’s new Ethiopian immigrants & historic ties with Africa]( By [TOI staff]( [News editor Amy Spiro debriefs after a trip to Ethiopia; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman recaps a Paris conference on Israel-Africa relations, plus shares Shabbat in Istanbul]( [Israel, US pledge economic, diplomatic and military coordination to stop Iran nukes]( By [Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid]( [Meeting of national security advisers at White House comes a day after massive Israeli air force drill to simulate striking Iranian nuclear facilities; US denies taking part]( [Ex-IDF chief: If not for Israeli action, Iran would have had nukes 7-10 years ago]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran warns UN watchdog of ‘consequences’ over report on undeclared nuclear sites]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Israeli Navy wraps up ‘complex’ submarine exercise in Red Sea]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Navy chief says lengthy drill simulated ‘achieving maritime superiority’ while ensuring freedom of movement at sea]( [Gantz arrives in India, holds talks on increasing security cooperation]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF: Fighter jets downed Egyptian military drone that entered Israeli skies]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [2 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes as IDF razes Bnei Brak terrorist’s home]( By [TOI staff]( [1 dead, 2 critically hurt near Jenin as forces demolish residence of Diaa Hamarsheh, who killed 5 in attack; second Palestinian killed in clashes in Dheisheh refugee camp]( [Former film personality Uri Zohar dies at 86, after decades as ultra-Orthodox rabbi]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Known for his 1960s lowbrow comedies, Zohar underwent a transformation in the 1970s and turned to religion; PM: Zohar was an ‘integral part of Israeliness in all its shades’]( [Abortion reform: Approval panels stay; early terminations go from hospital to clinic]( By [TOI staff]( [Report says controversial committees won’t be eliminated, but drug-induced abortions will be done at local HMOs instead of hospitals; application forms will drop archaic questions]( [Women who give birth with epidural bond better with baby, Israeli study suggests]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Stefanie Diamond]( [You never know who is listening: Thoughts on Pride]( [Some of you reading this have gay kids, and many of you don’t know it. Staying silent, or not actively being an ally, is only harming them.]( [Mitchell James Kaplan]( [Murakami’s hard-boiled anti-Israel line isn’t antisemitic]( [The real problem is that no one objected when the Japanese novelist included an ill-informed throw-away line slamming the Jewish state]( Interview [The ‘ordinary’ Jewish retirees behind a $160M art heist – and who knows what else]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Alison Otto’s documentary ‘The Thief Collector’ posthumously examines the lives of Jerry and Rita Alter, who were found to have a priceless missing painting. But it gets stranger]( [75-year-old jailed for four hours for going to the beach during COVID lockdown]( By [TOI staff]( [Mike Peleg, from coastal city of Ashkelon, refuses to pay NIS 500 fine, is briefly locked up in Dekel Prison]( [Bill to ban Palestinian flag at state-funded institutions clears initial reading]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett’s Yamina, coalition’s fellow right-wing New Hope party back opposition measure; vote sees stormy confrontations, with Arab lawmakers told to ‘go to Gaza or Jordan’]( [Palestinian flag comes off Ramat Gan tower after outcry]( By [TOI staff]( [Sa’ar denies Likud talks, but says vote to renew civil law for settlers must pass]( By [TOI staff]( [Minister says it’s those refusing to support legislation who are putting the coalition at risk; thinks current government is still least bad option, but it must be able to govern]( [Likud MKs back New Hope bill on bereaved siblings despite vow to always oppose gov’t]( By [TOI staff]( [Meretz to back civil law for settlers bill, but coalition tensions said to persist]( By [TOI staff]( [NY rabbi says Bennett should be skewered, would welcome Liberman’s death]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel-born Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi calls PM a ‘devil’ who should be ‘silenced’ by a spear, says finance minister’s death would bring ‘eternal happiness’]( [Likud MK: Finance Minister Liberman behaving like ‘history’s biggest antisemites’]( By [TOI staff]( Double double [Identical twins give birth to boys on same day in Jerusalem]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Sisters from Gush Etzion each already had two girls, one boy; hospital says similar event happened in 1997]( [Inspired by biblical tenet, interfaith group cuts medical debt for 2,000 Chicagoans]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg and Gabe Friedman]( [Taking a page from sabbatical year loan forgiveness outlined in the Good Book, two churches and an Orthodox congregation team up to buy $1.9M worth of debts – and let them go]( [CRM]( More Headlines [IDF soldier seriously hurt by snake bite at northern base]( By [TOI staff]( [Metro plans in the spotlight as Israel seeks transportation solutions]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [He was packing / Honeymooning groom arrested at airport for gunfire at his wedding]( By [TOI staff]( [Turkey is for the birds: Country in push to be known as ‘Türkiye’]( By [AP]( [Commander reprimanded after saying IDF, settlement movement are ‘one and the same’]( By [TOI staff]( [Top detergent producer supplying state institutions with unregulated goods — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Kohavi denounces barring of female officer from leading Western Wall ceremony]( By [TOI staff]( [Bavaria releases all unpublished files on Munich Olympics massacre]( By [AP]( [Sheryl Sandberg, longtime No. 2 at Facebook, steps down]( By [Barbara Ortutay]( [Man killed in paraglider crash near Beit Shemesh]( By [TOI staff]( [Coming this summer / ‘Image of Victory’ to be first Israeli-made film to stream on Netflix Israel]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Police probe threats to key witness in Netanyahu gifts case – report]( By [TOI staff]( [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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