Lapid: Netanyahu ’horror’ speech shows why he should have quit * Op-ed: PM’s absurd conspiracy theory * Stunning docu on ’War With No Name’ * Ec onomy shrinks 7.1% in Q1

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Monday, May 25, 2020 [Lapid says Netanyahu’s ‘horror show’ shows why he should have quit as PM]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Opposition leader lambastes premier over ‘terrible’ address before start of criminal trial; Ya’alon assails Gantz, premier’s rival-turned-ally, for keeping silent]( [Full text: In pre-trial speech, Netanyahu assails the justice system and media]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-PM Olmert, who was jailed for graft, says ‘thief’ Netanyahu to face same fate]( By [TOI staff]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Victim of a left-wing coup? Why Netanyahu’s conspiracy theory is foul and absurd]( [PM claims cops, prosecutors et al want to oust him for ideological reasons. But his predecessor, Olmert, was also prosecuted. And he was ready to cede West Bank, remove settlements]( [Netanyahu says he won’t accept plea bargain in his corruption trial]( By [TOI staff]( [PM doubles down on attack on justice system, says he has nothing to hide, in TV interview hours after taking defendant’s bench]( [After opening day of trial, Netanyahu unlikely to be in court again this year]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu’s solidarity team includes most, but not all, of Likud’s ministers]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Pics and it didn’t happen: 6 things to know for May 25]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [As his trial begins, Netanyahu comes out swinging by showing contempt for the court, but it’s photos of the PM in the dock and with all of his friends that set the tone]( [Netanyahu hosts activist suspected of threatening AG who indicted him — report]( By [TOI staff]( [TV report claims to debunk five of Netanyahu’s ‘political coup’ arguments]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [Assailant shot during stabbing attempt in Jerusalem — police]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [No injuries reported in attack in Jabal Mukaber neighborhood of East Jerusalem; condition of suspect unknown]( Stunning, infuriating TV [Judah Ari Gross]( [20 years after Lebanon pullout, docuseries dives into the ‘War With No Name’]( [Nearly 700 soldiers were killed during Israel’s 18-year occupation of Lebanon; journalist Matti Friedman teamed up with the Kan broadcaster to tell their story]( [Some of Israel’s Lebanon veterans still searching for help]( By [Alexandra Vardi]( [CRM]( Top Ops [Julio Messer]( [Intellectual inconsistency on annexation]( [Alan Solow’s suggestion that US Jews should speak out against Israel imposing what is deems a defensible eastern border is morally troubling]( [Carole Nuriel]( [Decoding the dark side of anti-lockdown protests]( [When extremist groups like the Three Percenters and Proud Boys wield guns and call officials ’tyrants,’ they are signalling a cry to resistance]( [Jessica Steinberg]( [Homesteading]( [Stuck at home, a surplus of fresh spring vegetables was the start of many culinary adventures, but none so valuable as relaxing over the bounty with family]( [Amir Fuchs]( [A prime minister on trial: questions and answers]( [How long will the proceedings take? What about immunity? And has there ever been a sitting PM anywhere who faced criminal charges? (Yes, one)]( [Israel’s economy shrinks 7.1% in Q1 amid virus, sharpest decline in 20 years]( By [TOI staff]( [Figures show only area of personal consumption to see growth during pandemic was food, drink and tobacco; Economy Ministry announces NIS 500 million in benefits for self-employed]( [Trains to restart, along with live performances, as virus regulations eased]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre fails to reopen Sunday as planned]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Cabinet earmarks another NIS 14b for coronavirus economy relief]( By [TOI staff]( Archaeology [3,500-year-old Canaanite prison scene discovered by 6-year-old on a hike]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( Reporter's notebook [Jacob Magid]( [Making a literal stand, Netanyahu sends message it’s not just him on the bench]( [As his trial opens, the premier avoids dreaded photo of himself sitting humbled on the defendants’ bench, instead releasing shot in which he is surrounded by fellow Likud MKs]( [Under fire from Netanyahu, AG says he won’t be cowed by ‘unfounded’ claims]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz: Netanyahu entitled to presumption of innocence, will get a fair trial]( By [TOI staff]( [Officer fired, 4 others censured after soldier informant dies by suicide]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [After probe, IDF chief chides Military Police investigators for their source recruitment methods, reprimands soldier’s commanders for failing to locate him after he went missing]( [First death in five days takes Israel’s virus toll to 280]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry says total number of infections is 16,720, with 14,203 people recovered; 43 in serious condition, 34 of them on ventilators]( [Masks may become self-cleaning, with Israeli scientist’s USB-powered hack]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Jerusalem kindergarten assistant gets virus, sending 30 kids to quarantine]( By [TOI staff]( [2 Palestinians try to stab soldiers, are shot — IDF]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Locals reject army’s account, pointing out that if farmers had really tried to attack soldiers they would not have been allowed to check themselves into a hospital]( [Long, intense and dangerous heat waves likely to become more common, expert says]( By [Sue Surkes]( [But as the Mediterranean region warms 20% faster than the global average, an ambitious government roadmap, with 31 action points to help Israel adapt, remains without funding]( More Headlines [16 Israeli research projects on personalized medicine get millions in funding]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Locked down? Open up to… satirical Israeli police series ‘Hashoter Hatov’]( By [Lior Zaltzman]( [Israeli VC fund Cyberstarts closes $100 million second fund]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Several windows smashed at Reform synagogue in Peoria, Illinois]( By [JTA]( [See you later / ‘Hitler’s alligator’ dies at Moscow zoo, aged 84]( By [AP]( [Services to resume in NJ county where rabbis were first to end communal prayer]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [NYC lawmaker: Being ‘Republican in New York’ like being IDF in Six Day War]( By [JTA]( [As colleges go virtual, US students plan to visit Israel on gap year programs]( By [Josefin Dolsten]( [Biden aims to move left without abandoning centrist roots]( By [Will Weissert and Bill Barrow]( [Qatar virus tracing app’s invasive requirements stir rare privacy backlash]( By [Gregory WALTON]( [Iran reopens key shrines after two-month virus closure]( By [AFP]( [Dozens arrested for illegal weapons, drugs after top criminal turns agent]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2020 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved