Another Iranian scientist eliminated? * Israeli study: One in 5 reptile species faces extinction * God’s anatomy: How did ancient people view Him * Chief rabbi in church

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, June 5, 2022 [Report claims Iranian scientist was deliberately poisoned, assassin has fled country]( By [TOI staff]( [Iranian opposition outlet says Ayoob Entezari, who worked on missiles and drones, died last week after attending a dinner party, the host of which has since fled]( [Israeli officials deny killing alleged spy IRGC colonel who ‘fell off roof’ – report]( By [TOI staff]( [One in every five species of reptiles worldwide is facing extinction, study finds]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Covering over 10,000 species, study involving Israeli researchers is the most comprehensive of its kind to date; half of all turtles and crocodiles in danger of dying out]( Interview [God’s anatomy: How did people in ancient times view the Heavenly Body]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Is God circumcised? In new book, Francesca Stavrakopoulou displays God as portrayed by His early worshipers: with genitals, passions, powers – and a penchant for the monstrous]( [Police clash with Palestinians on Temple Mount as Jews visit during Shavuot holiday]( By [TOI staff]( [Rioters barricade themselves in Al-Aqsa Mosque, throw stones at officers as Jewish groups tour flashpoint compound; no injuries or arrests reported]( [Israeli troops arrest terror suspect during overnight raid in West Bank]( By [TOI staff]( [Macron speaks with Abbas over rising violence in West Bank]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US court convicts 2 members of extremist Lev Tahor cult for international kidnapping]( By [TOI staff]( [Cousins Mordechay and Matityau Malka took part in a scheme to kidnap two minors from their mother in upstate New York, smuggle them into Mexico]( [Why was the UK chief rabbi in a cathedral, if Orthodox rabbis don’t enter churches?]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [A London rabbinical court ruling from the 1970s says Jews can attend Christian ceremonies if requested by a monarch, opening door for Ephraim Mirvis’s attendance at queen’s jubilee]( [Queen Elizabeth II kicks off star-studded Jubilee gig with tea with Paddington Bear]( By [SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA]( Reporter's notebook [Lazar Berman]( [‘Israel is back’: Revitalized ties in Africa touted at Paris conference]( [Officials from nations that don’t recognize Israel among those at event highlighting Jewish nation’s unique potential on continent; ‘Palestinian issue a non-issue,’ says envoy]( Top Ops [Sharon Nazarian]( [Missing the zeitgeist: Iraq legislates anti-Israel bigotry]( [Baghdad’s move to legislate anti-Israel and antisemitic prejudice holds onto a hateful and archaic past that refuses to see the light of normalizing ties with Israel]( [Shmuly Yanklowitz]( [Haiti’s plight: A Jewish response to reverse-reparations]( [The Torah teaches that a freed person must be given the resources necessary to build a free life from scratch, not be further extorted by their enslaver.]( [Al-Qaeda again finding a safe-haven in Afghanistan under Taliban, UN report warns]( By [Edith M. Lederer]( [Islamic State now poses main military threat to new Afghan rulers as they try to consolidate hold over war-torn country]( [‘Is there an alternative?’: MK Rozin says Meretz has no option on settlement bill]( By [TOI staff]( [Left-wing lawmaker says if legislation doesn’t pass and government falls, ‘the right will pass it within a week’; stresses backing for two-state solution]( Pride month [Double mitzva? Birthright’s gay participants embrace Jewish, queer identities Â]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [Once jokingly dubbed ‘Jewish baby-makers,’ Birthright Israel trips have evolved to ‘respect diversity’ among young Jews, say staff and participants]( [Iran and Oman sign deals to build gas pipelines, oil field along maritime border]( By [AFP]( [Deal could be complicated by sanctions imposed on Iran; oil field is located in the strategic Strait of Hormuz near the UAE]( [Death toll in catastrophic Iran building collapse rises to at least 38]( By [AP]( [Khamenei says two tankers were seized by IRGC after Greece ‘stole’ Iranian oil]( By [AFP]( [Russian missile barrage strikes Kyiv, shattering city’s month-long sense of calm]( By [John Leicester]( [Unspecified ‘infrastructure’ attacked in first airstrike on Kyiv since late April, showing Moscow is still ready to hit capital despite focus on Ukraine’s east]( [Ukraine: Russia using ‘all its power’ to capture strategic city of Severodonetsk]( By [Blaise GAUQUELIN and Quentin Tyberghien]( [Analysis / How long can Ukraine keep fighting as its troop losses mount?]( By [John Leicester and HANNA ARHIROVA]( [3 dead, 11 wounded as gunmen fire into crowd in downtown Philadelphia]( By [AP]( [Two handguns recovered, no immediate arrests, after Saturday night attack in popular South Street area]( [On the kibbutz, Shavuot is a time for remembering the movement’s glory days]( By [Hillel Kuttler]( [The biblical harvest festival resonates with the agricultural collectives’ largely secular residents and offers an opportunity for pageants, concerts, fairs and other celebrations]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Fears for safety of mother-of-two missing since Thursday; partner arrested]( By [TOI staff]( [27-year-old seriously injured in shooting in Kafr Qara; police launch manhunt]( By [TOI staff]( [Biden briefly evacuated after plane enters airspace near his beach home]( By [AP]( [18-year-old indicted for hate crime against Jewish man in Brooklyn]( By [TOI staff]( [North Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles]( By [AP]( [Real Deal / Real Madrid’s Courtois said engaged to Israeli model Mishel Gerzig]( 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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