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It's Tuesday, june 2nd. This episode was recorded at 6pm new york time on Monday. I'm deborah pardes and this is ark news daily. There's a new ceasefire agreement in Lebanon. That's according to a post from President Trump on Truth Social yesterday. He said, I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel and there will be no troops going to Beirut, and any troops that are on their way have already been turned back. He added that he also had a very good call with Hezbollah and they agreed that all shooting will stop, that Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel. The news came after a flurry of updates yesterday, starting with reports that Iran had called off its negotiations with the US Due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Shortly after, Netanyahu announced that Israel would be attacking the suburbs of Beirut, specifically the Dahia district, which he said housed Hezbollah's terrorist headquarters. The IDF later issued a statement in Arabic urging all residents of the area to flee. Thousands did, and the roads were flooded with frantic people trying to escape a potential bombardment. Ultimately, none came. According to Axios, President Trump put a stop to it on a phone call with Netanyahu. Trump reportedly called him crazy and said that Israel's actions in Lebanon were destroying Israel's reputation around the world. Sources quoted by Axios also said Trump accused Netanyahu of being ungrateful. Trump supposedly claimed he'd helped keep Netanyahu out of jail, referencing his support during Netanyahu's corruption trial. Netanyahu later released a statement that said he spoke with Trump and told him, quote, if Hezbollah does not stop firing at our cities and citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut. He also said the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese government, which confirmed the new ceasefire agreement. The specific terms are that there will be no Israeli strikes on Beirut's suburbs and that Hezbollah will stop its attacks on Israel. It's worth noting the specificity around Beirut's suburbs, as opposed to all of Lebanon. That could mean this turns into the same kind of ceasefire as the last one, where both sides were firing at each other. Almost D When the Board of Peace was set up earlier this year, its mission in Gaza was supposed to be get Hamas to disarm, hand governance over to a technocratic committee, and begin rebuilding. That plan has been stuck for months. Hamas won't disarm. The committees still haven't entered Gaza. And now, according to two Arab diplomats who spoke to the Times of Israel. The board is quietly reviving an idea it had previously shelved. The idea is to allow reconstruction to begin in the parts of Gaza that Israel currently occupies and build temporary housing there. The hope is that Palestinians, desperate for shelter, will move out of Hamas controlled areas and into zones under Israeli control. Those parts were supposed to make up just over half of the Strip, but Netanyahu announced last week that he'd ordered troops to expand that to 70%. The model was first abandoned earlier this year after donor countries pushed back. Their concern was that it would lead to a permanent division of the Gaza Strip. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are still underway. A meeting in Egypt is set for tomorrow. If the stalemate continues, perhaps this alternative plan could be the thing to finally get reconstruction underway.
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The horror and shame are global. Our actions must be local, and they start they start with clearly admitting that Canada's civic compact is failing Jewish Canadians
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Canada is taking a new step to address what its prime minister called the scourge of antisemitism hitting the country's Jewish community. In a speech Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of a new advisory council. Its job will be to study what's actually driving antisemitism in Canada across campuses, workplaces and online, and to build a coordinated government response. Carney also pointed to six pieces of legislation introduced over the past year, including the Combating Hate act, which creates new criminal offenses for intimidating or blocking access to synagogues, schools and community centers. Like other countries around the world, Canada has seen a dramatic spike in antisemitic attacks since October 7th. Last month, three visibly Jewish people were shot at with an imitation gun outside a synagogue in Toronto. Posters for a missing Jewish teenager have been repeatedly torn down, synagogues have been firebombed and Jewish schools shot at. Canada isn't alone in trying to find answers. Australia has a Royal Commission on Antisemitism underway, and the UK Has a dedicated police task force. But it remains to be seen what impact any of this will have. For the first time in history, a kosher restaurant has earned a Michelin star. The restaurant is called Mutra in Miami. It's named after chef Raj Shabti's grandmother, and the achievement is exactly what it sounds like. A kosher kitchen, bound by centuries of Jewish dietary law, has been recognized at one of the highest levels of the culinary world. A video shows Shapti celebrating with his team in the kitchen. He breaks down in tears of joy as members of the staff jump up and down and release streams of confetti for those who don't know the Michelin guide is the gold standard of fine dining. A single star means a restaurant is, quote, very good and one that is worth seeking out. Earning just one star can transform a chef's career overnight. And for decades, the assumption in the fine dining world was that the constraints of kashrut no mixing of meat and dairy, strict sourcing requirements, shabbat closures made it nearly impossible to compete at that, shapti said in a statement, We've always believed kosher dining deserves the same ambition and creativity as any great restaurant in the world. Growing up in Jerusalem, I was surrounded by incredible flavors, spices and food that told stories. I wanted to bring that same feeling here, not only to the local Jewish community, but for all of South Florida, michelin said. Mutra's menu is hyper local and rotates often, but highlighted a few favorite dishes like a quote Showstopper stopping plate of beets in a pool of ajo blanco and the signature lamb kebab with smoked aubergine cream and tomato oil. I'm Deborah Pardes and this is ARC News Daily. See you tomorrow.
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