J’lem Pride Parade starts amid threats * Mother injured in 2001 Sbarro terror dies of wounds * Baby anaconda smuggler nabbed *Thief caught with 2nd Temple-era floor tiles

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, June 1, 2023 Presented by [Tel Aviv University]( Live updates [LIVE: As Jerusalem Pride starts, Ben Gvir says we have to ensure no more ‘crazy’ killings]( By ToI Staff Far-right minister is at police command center despite calls from organizers to stay away due to prior support for anti-LGBTQ groups; reiterates support for counter-protest [Mother critically injured in 2001 Sbarro Palestinian terror attack dies of her wounds]( By ToI Staff New York-born Chana Nachenberg, 52, had been in vegetative state since suicide bombing at pizzeria in Jerusalem 22 years ago; becomes 16th fatality of attack [‘An unfathomable reality’: Father of two killed in West Bank terror shooting buried]( By ToI Staff [Two Palestinians sentenced to life, plus 30 years, for deadly Ariel attack last year]( By Emanuel Fabian [Likud MK: Some parents try to make their sons gay by giving them dolls to play with]( By ToI Staff Nissim Vaturi defends granting of control over vendor-provided curricula in schools to far-right lawmaker Avi Maoz, urges no promotion of any kind of gender identity [Police on high alert ahead of Jerusalem Pride Parade threatened by violence]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff [Backlash over ‘gender-sensitive’ Hebrew Bible translation that uses ‘God,’ not ‘He’]( By Jackie Hajdenberg from our sponsor [Graduate Students on the Fast Track to Tackle Global Challenges: Listen up!]( Tel Aviv University Int’l Graduate School for Social Sciences prepares students to make an impact through 5 trailblazing, interdisciplinary one-year MA programs… in English Top Ops Judy Halper [Jerusalem is precisely the place for a Gay Pride parade]( Proud LGBTQ+ can remind the capital’s inhabitants that acceptance and compassion are not only allowed, they are necessary Ely Karmon [Belgium’s shameful, dangerous deal with Iran]( The release of a jailed Iranian terrorist to free an aid worker held captive in Teheran spells the return of ‘hostage diplomacy’ Sarah Tuttle-Singer [‘Trust no one, and don’t spill the soup!’]( ’I listened to my teachers when they told me gay people are taboo, disgusting… I believed them!’ Lyn Julius [June 1941: Bloodbath on the buses in Baghdad]( More than a pogrom for Sephardic Jews, the Farhud – rooted in anti-Jewish legacies from the Nazi era – led to an irrevocable break between Iraqi Jews and Arabs [UN watchdog closes two probes at Iran nuclear sites, one of them prompted by Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff International Atomic Energy Agency reportedly no longer has questions about 87.3% enriched uranium found at Fordo facility or traces of man-made uranium found at Marivan [Iranian model wears ‘noose’ dress at Cannes festival to protest executions at home]( By ToI Staff [With 142 deaths, Iran’s May executions highest in a month since 2015 – rights group]( By AFP [PM kicks coalition issues down the road; Gay Pride in capital]( [listen to the podcast]( [Startup guru Vardi warns ‘there will be no high-tech or foreign currency’]( By Sharon Wrobel Veteran entrepreneur and investor says Israeli tech sector faces ‘terrible crisis,’ urges decisionmakers to resolve political debate around judicial overhaul [Israel officially recognizes Energean’s Katlan reservoir as natural gas discovery]( By Sharon Wrobel [US data analytics giant sees ‘strategic opportunity’ in launch of new Israel office]( By Sharon Wrobel [At Pittsburgh gunman’s trial, Jewish rituals feature as prominently as deadly carnage]( By Ron Kampeas Descriptions of items, practices in US synagogue proving crucial for prosecution in trial of shooter, who killed 11 Jews praying at three congregations on Shabbat in October 2018 [At trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman, worshiper describes seeing friend die]( By Peter Smith [Coalition claims imminent understandings in judicial talks; opposition disagrees]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Hebrew media runs a leaked document of general principles coming out of President’s Residence negotiations; opposition denies having received it, says no agreement reached [Likud said to pull draft bill proposing to neuter Israel Bar Association]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Op-ed David Horovitz [Echoes of the Judean People’s Front: Monty Python’s in Jerusalem, and it isn’t funny]( When the pro-democracy ‘Safeguarding Our Home’ rallies are overwhelmed and undermined by adjacent, rival-allied ‘Free Palestine’ demonstrators [Protesters hound ministers as well as policy architect of judicial overhaul]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 1: PM kicks coalition issues down the road; Gay Pride in capital]( By ToI Staff [Buried with his secrets: Mossad man who died in Italian boat capsize laid to rest]( By ToI Staff Head of spy agency describes 50-year-old retired agent as ‘pioneering’ in his expertise, says he carried out many significant actions on behalf of Israel Snakes off a plane [Woman nabbed trying to smuggle over 70 reptiles into Israel]( By ToI Staff Among the rare creatures found wriggling in socks and bags in her suitcase was a baby anaconda, which can grow to be a dangerously large constrictor [AG pans law expanding Ben Gvir’s authority over police but doesn’t recommend repeal]( By ToI Staff Gali Baharav-Miara says coalition legislation may lead to politicization of law enforcement and cause harm to personal liberties, but stops short of suggesting law be stricken down [Judges in Netanyahu trial said to have urged mediation shortly before AG nixed it]( By ToI Staff [Yisrael Beytenu: Shas MK racist for calling Liberman ‘ignoramus from Moldova’]( By ToI Staff [Settlers, Palestinians clash near new West Bank illegal outpost]( By ToI Staff Sides present conflicting report of events near makeshift Homesh yeshiva that was illegally transferred after approval from ministers [IDF rescuers pull 2 Palestinians from collapsed settlement construction site]( By ToI Staff Natural Coloring [Israeli research finds cleaning shrimps’ stripes key to better whitening agents]( By Sue Surkes Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists discover that crustaceans’ stripes are made of one of the thinnest and most efficient white materials in nature [OECD slaps Israel with poor marks on environmental performance in new report]( By Sue Surkes [Antiquities thief nabbed with ancient floor tiles used by destroyers of 2nd Temple]( By ToI Staff Bricks found in the trunk of a car in East Jerusalem apparently came from a bathhouse used by notorious Tenth Roman Legion some 2,000 years ago, possibly in Hebron area [CRM]( [Woman who stripped down to swimsuit at Western Wall is charged with disturbing peace]( By ToI Staff Maya Benvenisti, 36, staged protest against since-shelved legislation that would have made it a criminal offense to dress or pray ‘immodestly’ at Jerusalem Old City holy site [Tel Aviv teacher sentenced to 7 years in prison for rape of 12-year-old student]( By ToI Staff [Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing classified Iran file after leaving office]( By AP and ToI Staff 2021 recording undercuts former US president’s repeated claims that he declassified documents he took with him from White House to Mar-a-Lago [Mike Pence set to launch his presidential campaign in Iowa next week]( By Jill Colvin More Headlines [Jordan’s royal wedding kicks off as Britain’s William and Kate make surprise arrival]( By Isabel Debre [Most decorated living Aussie soldier murdered unarmed Afghan civilians, judge finds]( By mark baker and Rod McGuirk [NIS 50m per year to be invested in boosting English proficiency among undergraduates]( By ToI Staff [Sackler family to pay $6B in deal shielding them from civil lawsuits in opioid deaths]( By JTA and AP [IDF cyber defense system, three other classified projects win top security prize]( By Emanuel Fabian [Incomplete / Backstreet Boys can’t reschedule nixed Israel show for this year]( By Jessica Steinberg [Fast friends / Robbie Williams bonds with Noga Erez ahead of Tel Aviv show]( By Jessica Steinberg [Largest-ever British House of Lords delegation visits Israel to further tighten ties]( By Jacob Judah [Youth soccer trainer, 72, killed by driver of stolen car fleeing police in Holon]( By ToI Staff [Yeezy shoes go back on sale — months after Adidas cut ties with Kanye West]( By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS [Framed differently / Haifa artworks can be seen on the way to work (or school)]( By Jessica Steinberg [In the picture / Creatures large and small draw caricaturist’s attention]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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