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What Matters Most On Saturday, March 9, 2013

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A UN peacekeeper from India waves while driving a UN armored vehicle as it leaves from the UNDOF Ziouani camp to cross to Syria at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ariel Schalit)

Freed UN peacekeepers cross from Syria to Jordan

After four days being held by Syrian rebels in village near Israeli border, all 21 Filipino captives reach safety

Illustrative: A UN peacekeeper from the UNDOF force stands guard on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between the Syrian and Israeli sides of the Golan Heights, on Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

UN peacekeepers on Syrian border halt night patrols

The "Wizard of Oz" prequel opening Friday in the US is based on the ideas of L. Frank Baum, whose descendants would eventually apologize for his hateful racial views. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Lions and tigers and genocide? Oh yes

By Matt Lebovic

L. Frank Baum, the creator of Dorothy and ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ — opening Friday in the US — also dabbled in murderous racism

Between racists and traitors

Change will emerge only from a politics of empathy that allows the right and left to start hearing one another

Gustavo D Perednik

On Vincent Browne: anatomy of a Judeophobe

Demonization of Israel is today’s most recurrent expression of anti-Semitism

A Merkava tank participates in a reserves drill in 2011. (photo credit: Ori Shifrin/IDF Spokesperson Unit)

TДИks Д lot

Putin’s patriotic Israeli army rip-off

By Philip Podolsky

Local blogger identifies image on patriotic billboard for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party as picture of Israeli tank from IDF’s official Flickr account

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)

Coalition talks

70-strong Israeli coalition nearing completion

By ToI Staff and Ilan Ben Zion

Lapid to be finance minister, Bennett to be minister of trade, foreign portfolio to be held for Liberman; ultra-Orthodox parties going into opposition

The Taba border crossing between Israel and Egypt (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Egypt tries to lure Israelis back to the Sinai

By Ron Friedman

Once a prime vacation destination, revolution, terrorism and lawlessness now keep tourists away from Peninsula’s pristine beaches

Egyptian human rights activist Samira Ibrahim initially claimed her Twitter account was hacked. (screencapture: Youtube/AlJazeeraEnglish)

Award canceled, Egyptian activist acknowledges anti-Semitism

After the US State Department withdraws her prize, Samira Ibrahim refuses to ‘apologize to the Zionist lobby in America’

Illustrative: A man suspected of sexual abuse at a court hearing in Jerusalem. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Top cop details the complexities of fighting cyber-crime

By David Shamah

Traditional investigation techniques fall short when facing cyber-criminals from bank robbers to pedophiles… and then there’s the struggle to explain the cases to judges

Venezuela's then-vice president Nicolas Maduro attends the funeral of the late president Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, in March (photo credit: AP/Rodrigo Abd/File)

Nicolas Maduro swears in as Venezuelan president

Former vice president ascends to interim role against the objections of the political opposition

Italy kingmaker’s anti-Jewish views under scrutiny

By Frances D'Emilio

Suddenly a force in politics, comedian Beppe Grillo is generating unease with comments on Jewish conspiracies and media control

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference at Ankara Palace in Ankara, Turkey, March 1, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

From the web

John Kerry meets with family of ex-FBI agent missing in Iran

Reuters: ‘The US government remains committed to locating Mr. Levinson and reuniting him safely with his family,’ says secretary of state

Members of Yachad tour the West Bank hills near Hebron. Britian's Zionist Federation recently rejected the group's membership application. (Courtesy of Yachad)

Left-wing Zionist group’s rejection ignites UK debate

By Miriam Shaviv

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Appeals court to reconsider Jerusalem passport case

Paris police probing use of Nazi symbols against Jews

A compilation photo of President Shimon Peres and model Bar Refaeli (photo credit Flash90)

Age before beautyMove over, Bar; make room for Peres

French President Francois Hollande during a joint press conference with President Shimon Peres at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Friday (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)

Peres: Iran may miss chance for peaceful resolution

By Philip Podolsky

Egyptian soccer fans of Al-Ahly club celebrate in front of their club in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday. An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences against 21 people for their role in a deadly 2012 soccer riot that killed more than 70 people in the city of Port Said. Banner at background showing some pictures of the victims with Arabic that reads, "we will never forget you." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Death toll rises to three as Egyptians clash with police

By Aya Batrawy, Hamza Hendawi and ToI Staff

A student interacts with a surprised and delighted member of the audience (photo credit: image capture/YouTube)

Dancing with doctorsA classical take on flash mobbing

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