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What Matters Most On Friday, March 15, 2013

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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)

Jewish Home, Yesh Atid ink coalition deal with Likud-Beytenu

After last-minute snag, Netanyahu-led government finally ready to go; ‘With God’s help, we signed it,’ says Naftali Bennett

Yisrael Beytenu Avigdor Liberman (left) and Likud MK Zeev Elkin on February 13, 2013. (Flash90)

Netanyahu may name Likud hawk as deputy foreign minister

By Ilan Ben Zion

Runners take part in the Tel Aviv half marathon on Friday (photo credit: courtesy of Jonathan Fisch)

IDF sergeant collapses and dies during half marathon; over 20 hospitalized

By Yoel Goldman and Adiv Sterman

Tel Aviv City Hall expresses condolences on death due to heat, but says race was approved by Health Ministry and local hospital; family demands investigation committee

The UN’s deadly silence on incitement

Without a vigorous international stand against fomenting genocidal hatred, ‘Never Again’ will be a distant dream

Gustavo Surazski

The iPad Tablets that Moses didn’t bring

This night is different because it starts with a question, ends with a question and is filled with conversation in between

Nir Goldshlager (photo credit: Courtesy)

The Israeli hacker who saved Facebook — twice

By David Shamah

Nir Goldshlager found a serious security breach in the social media network — and then found a hole in the ostensibly repaired code, too

President Obama's trip to Israel has inspired an animated welcome. (YouTube screenshot)

Drawn to Israel

Clip reimagines Obama as Aladdin

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Online parody rewrites Disney movie to celebrate and satirize US president’s impending visit to Israel

US President Barack Obama is interviewed on Channel 2 News, Thursday, March 14 (photo credit: image capture Channel 2)

Obama intimates US to strike Iran in a year if diplomacy fails

US president, in interview with Channel 2, says that ‘if we can resolve it diplomatically, that’s a more lasting solution’

Analysis

Netanyahu and his partner-rivals

By David Horovitz

This is not the coalition the prime minister wanted. And its likely swearing-in on Monday will not mark the end of the bickering among its component parties

Jonathan Garfinkel, right, visits the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, with director Christopher Morris. (Courtesy of Vicki Strouch)

Pakistan didn’t scare off Jewish dramatist

By Renee Ghert-Zand

An Egyptian armored vehicle commandeered by terrorists burning at the Kerem Shalom crossing August 5. (photo credit: @AvitalLeibovich, Twitter)

Egyptian report blames Hamas for killing 16 soldiers in terror attack

By AP and ToI Staff

Islamist group threatens to sue state-owned magazine over allegations regarding last year’s major attack on Israel-Gaza-Sinai border

Illustrative photo of a massive vehicular crash near Woelfersheim, Germany, caused by extreme weather conditions earlier this week. (photo credit: AP/DPA/Boris Roessler)

Israelis rescued from bus stranded by snow in central Europe

41 passengers, including children and pregnant women, escorted to safety Friday afternoon after 16-hour ordeal

IDF Home Front Command soldiers take part in a 2011 defense drill simulating a chemical attack (Gili Yaari/Flash 90)

Intelligence chief: Assad ready to use chemical weapons

By Mitch Ginsburg and AP

Aviv Kochavi says Islamist groups on Israel’s borders are veering away from global jihad and toward ‘local jihad’

Use it for your wallet, pack it with your tallit (Courtesy Elana Shahar Goldenfish)

Top five

Tchotchkes and treats while you slave away

By Jessica Steinberg

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Hebrew Media ReviewStone-throwing terror and coalition grumbles

By Yossi Nachemi

Students watching workers put up a new sign at Ariel University in December 2012. (photo credit: Amir Levy/Flash90)

US denies Obama boycotting Ariel students

Arafat Shalish Shahin Jaradat (photo credit: image capture from Channel 2)

EU calls for probe into Palestinian prisoner’s death

By Joshua Davidovich

Palestinians celebrating in the West Bank city of Ramallah after the UN General Assembly voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state, November 2012. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

IMF says Palestinians in trouble

Thessaloniki Jews to mark anniversary of deportations

Pope Francis I waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (photo credit:AP/Gregorio Borgia)

New pope hopes for ‘renewed collaboration’ with Jews

By Philip Podolsky

US court upholds ban on sale of kosher food on Shabbat

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