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What Matters Most On Friday, February 8, 2013

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Members of the Beitar Jeursalem soccer club inspect the team's administrative offices after unknown arsonists set it on fire. (photo credit: Flash90)

Arsonists set fire to Beitar Jerusalem’s offices

By Yoel Goldman

Trophies, memorabilia destroyed; soccer club officials blame extremist fans, angry over signing of two Muslim players in January

Beitar Jerusalem fans at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem in 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Beitar fans charged over racist chants as cops vow to crack down

By Philip Podolsky

A screenshot from a video created by Liran Altman Kadury and Yuval Kadury Altman in order to raise money for a child (photo credit: screen capture YouTube)

Look who's crowdsourcingLook who's crowdsourcing

Gay couple turns to the Web for a baby

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Tel Avivians use Mimoona funding platform to raise money for a surrogate pregnancy

‘Eurabia’ is a self-defeating myth

No, Europe is not increasingly and irreversibly anti-Israel

How to avoid real dialog on Israel/Palestine

Responding to Lumish: Stop the ad hominem attacks and no, saying ‘apartheid’ is not attempted murder

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Palestinian jailed for insulting Abbas

Court sentences Anas Awwad to a year in prison for commenting on picture of PA head kicking soccer ball

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, shakes hands with Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett at the opening session of the Knesset in February 2013, as President Shimon Peres looks on. Behind them are Labor's Shelly Yachimovich and Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid. (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Netanyahu finally invites right-wing rival for talks

Prime minister meets Lapid a second time and even hosts Meretz’s leader before reaching out to Jewish Home’s Naftali Bennett, his former aide, for coalition talks next week

Illistrative: Lebanese, Palestinian and Hezbollah flags on the northern side of Israel's border with Lebanon. (Hamad Almakt/Flash90/File)

Lebanon, Hezbollah ‘upping preparedness for attack’

By Yoel Goldman

Following the IAF’s ‘mock raids’ over southern Lebanon in recent days, officials reportedly fear a Syria-style Israeli strike

Cars burn next to the cemetery where thousands of Tunisians are gathered at el Jallez cemetery to attend the funerals of slain opposition leader Chokri Belaid, near Tunis, Friday Feb. 8 (photo credit: AP/Hassene Dridi)

Clashes break out at Tunisian politician’s funeral

Police fire tear gas at youths outside cemetery; tens of thousands chant anti-government slogans

British MP takes back anti-Semitic slur… sort of

By Miriam Shaviv

Facing flak over his criticism of ‘the Jews,’ David Ward says he’d be ‘happy’ to change terminology to ‘the Jewish community’

The bombed Israeli tour bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, July 2012 (photo credit: Dano Monkotovic/Flash90)

Iran denies involvement in Burgas bombing

By Yoel Goldman

The Islamic Republic, a known backer of Hezbollah, opposes ‘any form of terrorism,’ says Iranian ambassador to Bulgaria

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, leaves a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

Ahmadinejad lauds Iran’s heartfelt ‘love’ for Egypt

By Hamza Hendawi

Ending landmark trip to Cairo, Iranian president calls for ‘unfettered’ ties, announces plans to waive visas for Egyptians

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Panetta: US backs arming Syrian opposition

Defense secretary’s statement is in contradiction to America’s previous official rhetoric on the civil war in Syria

Bashar al-Jaafari (right) at the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in August 2012 (AP/Kathy Willens)

Syria denies Israel hit arms convoy

Assad’s UN ambassador reiterates claim that the IAF struck a research facility, killing civilians

Families of victims of the 1994 AMIA bombing mark the anniversary of the attack in 2006. (photo credit: AP/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentine president defends cooperation with Iran

‘Dialogue is a part of Argentina’s foreign policy,’ says Fernandez of move to involve Tehran in investigation of 1994 bombing

Avi Levy in his HaMotzi kitchen (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Interview

Breaking bread with a master chef

By Jessica Steinberg

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Dan Meridor. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Outgoing minister calls for limit on West Bank building

By Asher Zeiger

UN agency fires anti-Israel tweeter

Syrian soldiers dance to Usher (photo credit: screenshot from YouTube)

Taking a breakSyrian soldiers dance to Usher

Jay Leno (right) puckers up for Bar Refaeli (photo credit: image capture from YouTube)

Lowering the BarRefaeli reprises ad for Leno… sort of

Alicia Keys in concert (photo credit: Shutterstock)

Music to our earsWill Alicia Keys play Tel Aviv?

Pedophile with US record cops to multiple assaults

By Philip Podolsky

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Yesh Atid leader, Yair Lapid, at the opening session of the Knesset, February 5, 2013 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewRumors, innuendo and catchy headlines

By Joshua Davidovich

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