UN: Israel killed Abu Akleh * Iran denies targeting Israelis in Turkey, fires intel chief named in plot * When Moscow turned on a teen * Saudis to host antisemitism envoy

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, June 24, 2022 [UN claims Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli fire, calls for criminal inquiry]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Human Rights Office probe finds bullet which killed Abu Akleh ‘came from Israeli security forces’; Israel says it can’t be sure who killed her without examining bullet, held by PA]( [‘Where’s the bullet’: Israel rejects UN probe blaming reporter’s death on IDF]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Nearly half of Senate Democrats call for US involvement in Abu Akleh probe]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Iran dismisses ‘ridiculous’ allegations of planned attacks on Israelis in Turkey]( By [TOI staff]( [Tehran accuses Lapid of trying to ‘destroy relations’ between Iran and Turkey, day after Israeli foreign minister met his Turkish counterpart in Ankara]( [IRGC replaces intelligence chief following killings, Israeli accusations]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [In Ankara, Lapid praises security ties with Turkey after alleged Iran terror bust]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Documentary filmmaker casts lens on Russian teen allegedly framed by Putin’s regime]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [After fleeing to safety in Israel, director Anna Shishova completes ‘The New Greatness Case,’ portraying Russian use of cyber-entrapment against youth calling for more freedom]( [CRM]( [US envoy Lipstadt plans Saudi trip next week to kick off global antisemitism fight]( By [Jacob Magid and JTA]( [Ambassador charged with battling Jew hatred abroad says Riyadh jumped on proposal to visit, noting Saudi influence on Muslim education worldwide]( [Vatican publishes thousands of Holocaust-era files, including pleas to pope]( By [Nicole Winfield]( [Coalition snatches bills from rebel-held committee to stymie snap election delay]( By [TOI staff]( [Legally questionable maneuver by Labor MK aims at keeping Orbach from dragging feet to give alternate government a chance; panel will also discuss bill barring Netanyahu as PM]( [Readying to leave office, Bennett says at IDF ceremony: ‘I did the best I could’]( By [TOI staff]( [Poll shows no clear path to future government, with Netanyahu-led bloc weakening]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Aaron Boxerman]( [As elections loom, Arabs take stock of Ra’am’s year-long experiment in government]( [The Islamists were supposed to bring historic change to Arab Israeli life, but with slow movement on key policy issues, some voters may punish the party at the polls this fall]( [After two decades, female religious advisers get state recognition and hope for more]( By [Charles Summers]( [Government’s plan to pay salaries of female experts on Jewish law is important, says seminary head, but further steps are integral in bringing women into official religious life]( [Born Christian, French woman becomes one of Israel’s few female Orthodox rabbis]( By [Michael Blum]( [‘I had no choice but to become a rabbi if I wanted to study what fascinated me,’ says 40-year-old former journalist Eliora Peretz]( Top Ops [Elizabeth Brenner Danziger]( [Parshat Korach: I have been two wives]( [Once, I might have sent my family to join Korach. Today, I’m more like the midrashic wife of On ben Peleth, prizing kindness and honor over status or wealth]( [Grant Arthur Gochin]( [107 years late for dinner]( [When your grandmother’s last words make it clear that she’s not who you thought she was, you are willing to move all the mountains in Europe to get to the truth]( [Bishara A. Bahbah]( [7 issues President Abbas will raise with President Biden]( [In a post-Trump era plagued by other geopolitical matters, Palestinians face an uphill battle to repair damaged ties and return to negotiating a 2-state solution]( [Dov Maimon]( [The rise of the French anti-system parties: Implications for European Jewry]( [The extremist blocs now flanking President Emanuel Macron’s party disagree on nearly everything, but they are both angry – and neither bodes well for the Jews]( [A series of 19th-century murders connects an Argentine writer to his family’s past]( By [Julian Voloj]( [When Javier Sinay learned that his great-grandfather was a fellow journalist who covered the killing of shtetl immigrants, he connected with his Jewish roots – and wrote a hit book]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Come for the cabbage, stay for the fennel, says cooking maven Jamie Geller]( By [TOI staff]( [Known as the Jewish Rachael Ray, Geller’s latest cookbook is ‘Farmer’s Kitchen Cookbook: 50 Recipes Celebrating Israel’s Veggies and their Growers’]( [After Zelensky’s critique, Israeli envoy says Israel doing everything it can to help]( By [Tobias Siegal and Lazar Berman]( [Acknowledging Jerusalem and Kyiv’s ‘shared fate,’ Michael Brodsky says Israel has challenges of its own and ‘needs to think of its own interests’]( [European Union okays Ukraine candidacy for bloc membership]( By [Samuel Petrequin and Mike Corder]( [US to send more rocket systems, other military aid to Ukraine]( By [Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee]( Inside story [Protests gain steam as Israelis struggle with housing prices. But will they succeed?]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [A decade ago, people moved into tents to call attention to the high cost of living. After years of government promises, they’re back outside — and housing prices have only soared]( [Israel’s new housing starts must now go green, with energy efficiency labels]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Housing snapshot: 10 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [In major ruling, US Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public]( By [Chris Lefkow]( [Landmark 6-3 decision against New York law has far-reaching implications for states and cities across US confronting a surge in gun violence]( [Senate approves bipartisan gun violence bill for tougher background checks]( By [Alan Fram]( [At Capitol hearing, US justice officials outline Trump’s ‘brazen’ takeover bid]( By [Frankie TAGGART]( [CRM]( [Argentine probe into grounded cargo plane focuses on pilot’s alleged ties to IRGC]( By [AP]( [The Venezuelan-owned Boeing 747 with Iranian, Venezuelan crew has been grounded outside Buenos Aires for two weeks as authorities try to figure out ‘true objective’ of its arrival]( [Flights resume at Damascus airport nearly 2 weeks after strike attributed to Israel]( By [AP]( [EU foreign policy chief heads to Tehran in effort to revive nuclear talks]( By [AFP]( [Josep Borrell tweets that ‘diplomacy is the only way’ to return to the 2015 deal, while Iran says meeting will focus on ‘status of negotiations to lift sanctions’]( [Iran says it’s ‘serious’ about reaching revived JCPOA, expects ‘realism’ from US]( By [AFP]( [Former US VP Pence denounces Iran, urges Biden not to renew nuclear deal]( By [LLAZAR SEMINI]( [Documentary brings a musical theater twist to a sleepy Israeli backwater]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [‘Los Angeles Darom’ highlights real-life struggles in the development town of Kiryat Malachi, through a charismatic resident’s story and original music]( More Headlines [Suriname walks back pledge to open Jerusalem embassy, citing budget concerns]( By [Sara Serfaty]( [Baltimore teen pleads guilty to murder of Israeli man last year]( By [AP]( [Government deal to boost beef industry pilloried as bad for climate, public health]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Israel helps battle forest fire in Turkey-backed north Cyprus]( By [AP and Emanuel Fabian]( [Quake death toll rises as aftershocks rock hard-hit Afghanistan]( By [EBRAHIM NOROOZI]( [Classrooms to reopen Friday as teachers pause strike after two days]( By [TOI staff]( [BDS movement disavows Boston project mapping Jewish groups]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [IDF disavows soldier filmed removing local government’s gay pride flag in north]( By [TOI staff]( [Son of alleged predator rabbi accused of raping one of father’s complainants]( By [TOI staff]( [In blow to beleaguered Johnson, UK Conservative Party blasted in by-elections]( By [Justin Tallis and Joe JACKSON]( [Brazil rabbi noted for Kaddish prayer honoring journalist, expert killed in Amazon]( By [Marcus M. Gilban]( [One year later, Surfside remembers 98 victims of condo building collapse]( By [Adriana Gomez Licon and Curt Anderson]( [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved