Israel fumes as IAEA closes Iran nuke probes * Robbie Williams’ TLV lovefest * Bill to limit foreign funding is ’dead’ * US raps Israeli misreporting of Saudi deal hopes

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, June 2, 2023 [After IAEA closes uranium probes, Israel says it bowed to Iranian pressure]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Foreign Ministry claims credibility of IAEA ‘severely damaged’ by ‘impossible’ explanation for trace uranium at suspect site; PM warns Israel will do what it must to stop bomb [Security cabinet set to meet to discuss threat of multi-front clash with Iran]( By ToI Staff [US sanctions IRGC member over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide Bolton]( By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer and Eric Tucker [IDF: Returning fire at Palestinian gunmen, troops critically wound Palestinian child]( By Emanuel Fabian Military ‘regrets’ harm to civilians, says troops near settlement responded to gunfire, mistakenly hitting father, toddler; separately, soldier lightly hurt in shooting near Nablus [Shin Bet chief in Washington for talks with US officials fearful of PA collapse]( By Jacob Magid [Likud bill targeting NGOs that receive foreign funding is ‘dead’ – senior US official]( By Jacob Magid PM has ordered legislation be temporarily shelved and MK behind it says he’s not giving up, but Biden aide says Washington doesn’t expect it to be raised again [Top Biden official flags ‘misreporting’ in Israeli press on Saudi normalization]( By Jacob Magid Assistant secretary of state says there’s been ‘a lot of hyperventilation’ in the media following reports supposedly revealing details of US-led talks between Jerusalem and Riyadh [Hungary denies it’s decided to move embassy to Jerusalem]( By Lazar Berman [30,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade under tight security but without incident]( By Jeremy Sharon National Security Minister Ben Gvir jeered by participants, who shout ‘Nazis out’ at the far-right minister; marchers also call to protect democracy, hold anti-overhaul banners [Visiting British Lords warn of potential fracture in Israel’s institutions]( By Lazar Berman Top Ops Esther Sperber [An Israeli in NY for 25 years, it’s my first march in the Israel Day Parade]( I’ll be there on Sunday to stand up in support of our Jewish homeland, because I fear Israel has lost its way David Sedley [The trouble with visionaries]( It is our responsibility to think constantly about what we are doing for our present and our future, but that’s no small feat (Behaalotcha) Inside story [Porto Jews decry ‘Soviet-style antisemitism’ as lucrative citizenship vetting probed]( By Canaan Lidor Jewish community in coastal Portugal city has flourished, but is now being torn by decision to attack investigation into handling of citizenship process for Jews deemed Sephardic [Rabbi recounts fear and heroism during deadliest antisemitic attack in US history]( By Peter Smith At trial for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, survivors of 2018 massacre describe moments of terror, escape as gunman hunted worshippers in building Concert review [Robbie Williams at Tel Aviv show: ‘You have something incredibly f*cking special here’]( By Charlie Summers In energetic, lively concert for audience of tens of thousands, UK pop star touts his Jewish wife, kids and Hebrew tattoo, gushes about Israeli duet partner Noga Erez [After backlash and under German probe, Roger Waters drops Nazi costume at UK concert]( By ToI Staff Comparison between killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Anne Frank also left out of Birmingham show; says he’s ‘pissed off’ at ‘antisemitism bullshit,’ blames Tel Aviv [Lecture on Holocaust in Poland canceled after far-right lawmaker storms podium]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev [Champions League finals referee apologizes for ties to far-right Polish leader]( By Graham Dunbar ToI podcast [What Matters Now to lobbyist Rachel Gur: Why Israel is so #₪@$! expensive]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Monopoly isn’t just a board game for Lobby 99’s director of public policy. This week, we hear how a mere handful of powerful companies control prices in almost every sector [Havoc as wild winds send thick clouds of swirling sand skyward in south, center]( By ToI Staff Sandstorm blamed for 4 deaths in Egypt; no major injuries reported in Israel, though weather creates hot mess, grounding flights and felling trees; temperatures to climb Friday [Nationwide fire-starting ban ordered for Friday as temperatures spike]( By ToI Staff [Visiting US climate envoy Kerry meets ministers on water, solar projects with Jordan]( By ToI Staff [Galilee street concert offers respite from locals’ polarization surrounding overhaul]( By Canaan Lidor Hundreds attend conciliatory event in Kiryat Shmona, where left-leaning kibbutzniks and right-wing residents have been picketing for weeks [Judicial overhaul backers rally in Tel Aviv, urge end to ‘High Court’s dictatorship’]( By ToI Staff [Rally held outside New Jersey synagogue during speech by overhaul architect Rothman]( By Luke Tress and ToI Staff [Bill in Congress aims to defund colleges for antisemitism after NY law school speech]( By Luke Tress Pressure mounts on City University of New York over anti-Zionist commencement address, with lawmakers, Jewish groups and civil rights outfits hitting college system from both sides [In reversal, Arkansas pays Jewish doctor who rebuffed pledge not to boycott Israel]( By Andrew Lapin [CRM]( [Alfred Moses sees the Codex Sassoon he bought for over $30 million for the 1st time]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Holocaust memorial project marks milestone with 100,000 ‘stumbling blocks’]( By Pauline CURTET and Deborah Cole Gunter Demnig, who began initiative, says he hopes the Stolpersteine will help create ‘a different image of Germany,’ as US ambassador lays memorial plaque for her relatives [Jewish group protests UK auction of pencil said to have been Hitler’s]( By Canaan Lidor [Overdue or overdone? Two US scholars hope to secure the legacy of ‘Jewish Renewal’]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll In a chapter from a newly released collection on US Judaism, Jerome Chanes and Shaul Magid argue that the countercultural movement had an outsized impact – but not all agree [Jordan’s crown prince marries scion of Saudi family in star-studded wedding]( By Isabel Debre Royals including Britain’s William and Kate and other VIPs like Jill Biden on hand to watch Hussein tie knot with Rajwa Alseif More Headlines [Israeli strikes in Syria said to target training base for Hezbollah’s ‘Golan File’]( By Emanuel Fabian [Cases of whooping cough spike among children in Haredi Jerusalem communities]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [With just days to spare, US Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal]( By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, Farnoush Amiri and MARY CLARE JALONICK [2 Beit Shemesh teens arrested for ‘cruel and shocking’ rape of toddler]( By Michael Horovitz [Newly obtained records detail lead-up to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide]( By Michael R. Sisak and MICHAEL BALSAMO [Hezbollah bashes military tribunal after its fighters accused of killing peacekeeper]( By AFP [After Shas MK mocks Liberman’s Moldovan origin, envoy protests ‘ignoramus’ remark]( By Alexander Fulbright [Man fatally shot in northern city of Umm al-Fahm; 4 suspects arrested]( By ToI Staff [Barcelona mayor who cut ties with Tel Aviv loses reelection bid]( By Orge Castellano [Accelerator Fusion secures $20m for investments into Israeli early-stage startups]( By Sharon Wrobel [Ukraine shoots down missiles, Iran-made drones in 6th Russian air assault in 6 days]( By susie blann [Biden takes face-first fall after speech at Air Force Academy]( By AFP [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 © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved