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Clashes erupt at Jerusalem funeral of Palestinian mortally wounded on Temple Mount
Police say 6 cops lightly injured, at least 15 Palestinians arrested; Red Crescent says 71

Police: Buffalo gunman aimed to continue to second supermarket if he got away
Federal prosecutors say they are contemplating federal hate crime charges against Payton Gendron, who wrote

Netanyahu accuses Bennett of ‘gambling with lives’ as PM defends Ra’am partnership
‘His vision was, how can we – Israeli citizens – get along,’ premier says of

Air travel to Israel won’t require any COVID tests starting Saturday
Health Ministry says that, like Israelis, foreign arrivals also will not have to submit to

Iranian academic and author Said Madani arrested on national security charges
Professor of sociology has published several books on social issues in Iran, was sentenced to

2 members of Lev Tahor cult extradited to US from Guatemala for prosecution
Suspects from extremist Jewish group face life imprisonment for charges including international kidnapping; 2 other

Cabinet advances reappointment of Yamina’s Kahana as minister
Move requires vote in Knesset, where coalition lacks majority, so ministers also approve MK’s appointment

Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's brother slams violent actions of Israeli police at her funeral
The brother of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Monday blasted the violent intervention

EU innovation program granted $1.35b to over 1,600 Israel projects since 2014
Since Horizon 2020 was set up in 2014, grants went to some 2,045 researchers, startups;

Lebanon elections weaken Hezbollah, strengthen reformists, provisional results show
Iran-backed terror group seems to retain its parliamentary seats, while some of its allies lose

Video shows cops storming hospital before reporter’s funeral, firing shots
Security camera footage shows officers with batons out in Jerusalem Saint Joseph’s Hospital before heavily

After Syria strike, Gantz vows to stem Iranian transfer of ‘advanced capabilities’
Defense minister hints at recent raid attributed to Israel that ‘completely destroyed’ facility in Masyaf,

Sweden joins Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending neutrality
PM describes move as ‘a historic change in our country’s security policy’; Putin says ‘expansion

‘Aren’t you embarrassed?’: Bennett kicks Silman out of faction meeting
PM lashes out at former coalition whip after she refuses to commit to voting in

Women entrepreneurs are leading the charge to make Israel a femtech powerhouse
Fed up with gender discrimination, founders are offering solutions to improve women’s lives, and investors

Woman found dead in Ashdod, ex-husband arrested
Forensic experts at scene as investigation launched; Na’amat chairwoman notes ‘bleak picture’ of violence against

Liberman urges boycott of PA’s Abbas, in apparent swipe at Gantz
Finance minister says meetings with Palestinian leader must stop, calls him a ‘terrorist who engages

Lobbyists petition High Court to force Bennett to move to official Jerusalem home
Movement for a Quality Government demands timetable for prime minister relocating from his private home

McDonald’s begins selling off its Russian business, continues paying workers
The fast food chain says holding on to business in Russia ‘is no longer tenable,

Iran to consider postponing death sentence of academic convicted of aiding Israel
Ahmedreza Djalali was arrested during visit to Islamic Republic in 2016, with Tehran claiming he

Police ask attorney-general to allow criminal probes of Joint List MKs Tibi, Cassif
Force accuses the two lawmakers of assaulting police officers, obstructing a police officer in carrying

Air force commando in serious condition after snake bite
20-year-old from Shaldag unit rushed to hospital in unstable condition with bite marks on his

Top Catholic clergyman condemns police action at Al Jazeera reporter’s funeral
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa says incident was a ‘disproportionate use of force’ and ‘severe violation’

Education Ministry, Shin Bet said cooperating to identify terror-backing teachers
Report of collaboration – said to be revealed at closed-door Knesset committee hearing – prompts

Video shows cops inside Jerusalem hospital where journalist’s funeral set out from
Newly released security camera footage shows officers armed with batons inside building before heavily criticized

In Israel, Nobel-winning author Olga Tokarczuk reflects on Poles, Jews and a messiah
Writer says she doesn’t like to get involved in politics, but notes that Poles share

Daily Briefing May 16: In besieged Mariupol, Jews fight alongside infamous Azov Unit
Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David speaks about two troubling new reports; diplomatic correspondent Lazar