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What Matters Most On Saturday, March 16, 2013

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File: Americans rally in support of Israel, Chicago, November 2013. (photo credit: Courtesy JUF Chicago/JTA)

Americans’ sympathy for Israel at 22-year high

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Ahead of Obama’s visit, Gallup poll finds 64% of Americans sympathize more with Israel, just 12% with the Palestinians

US Pesident Barack Obama pauses during a speech on Dec. 16, 2012. (photo credit: Evan Vucci/AP)

AnalysisObama needs to muster all his charm to win over skeptical Israelis

Scene of the Jordan bus crash, March 16 (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Death toll in Jordan bus crash rises to 17

By Michal Shmulovich

Vehicle, en route to the Allenby Bridge crossing into the West Bank, was filled with Palestinian pilgrims returning from Mecca

The seder guest who stayed

Remembering a first plunge into Jewish tradition and family: utter chaos, thoroughly delightful

Norman L. Cantor

A ray of light in Israeli Arab-Jewish relations

A marked increase in Arab volunteers performing national service may be cause for optimism

Israel: Stop stringing us along

Keep telling the majority of world Jewry they’re less equal than the Orthodox and they may just give up the courtship

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 12 (photo credit: Flash90)

Lapid: I don’t think PM gave me Treasury job to get rid of a rival

By Ron Friedman

Incoming finance minister meets his predecessor; Yesh Atid coalition deal sees laws within 45 days for fairer sharing of national burden

Labor party Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)

Labor head has no regrets about saying no to Netanyahu

By Ron Friedman

Baby survives fall strapped to suicidal mom

Woman jumps from NY building, lands on her back, allowing 10-month-old son to roll away unscathed

New pope turns on charm in first meeting with press

By Nicole Winfield

Francis shares his ‘simple and direct’ vision of ‘a poor church and a church for the poor’ with thousands of journalists

Illustrative: Participants at JOFA's inaugural London meeting brainstorm issues of concern. (Courtesy of JOFA)

Orthodox women’s group sets sights on Jewish life in UK

By Miriam Shaviv

A Syrian boy waves the Syrian revolutionary flag during a commemorative celebration of the second anniversary of the Syrian revolution, in Amman, Jordan, March 16, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

Syria expands use of widely banned cluster bombs, group says

Human Rights Watch: At least 156 of the devices, which scatter small bomblets, used in 119 locations in past 6 months

French Jews slam TV portrayal of school killer

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Watched by millions, Mohammed Merah doc omits family testimony about anti-Semitism and portrays terrorist as mental health victim

In this April 2006 file photo, Egyptian Copts cross their wrists in defiance outside the Saints Church in the Sidi Bishr district of Alexandria in Egypt. (photo credit: AP/Ben Curtis)

Christians claim they were tortured in Libya

Libyan security forces allegedly detain, abuse dozens of Copts in Benghazi

The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense (CC BY-SA mindfrieze, Flickr)

US to beef up missile defense against North Korea, Iran

By Robert Burns

Pentagon mulls adding an East Coast interceptor base in case Iranian threat increases

Ahmed Ferhani appears in a New York City courtroom on state level terrorism charges in March 2012. (AP/Seth Wenig)

Man sentenced to 10 years for NYC synagogue bomb plot

Algerian national Ahmed Ferhani apologizes for humiliating family, says he will spend his years behind bars strengthening his mind and character

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

15 runners still hospitalized after Tel Aviv half marathon

By Yoel Goldman and Adiv Sterman

Several in serious condition after racing in the sweltering heat; funeral for sergeant who collapsed and died set for Saturday evening

Coypus babies (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

Israel travels

Take a walk on the wild side at Huleh Agamon

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

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President Barack Obama, with various mustaches (photo: screen capture esquire.com )

A mo fit for BoAll the president’s mustaches

Zippo will no longer produce lighters with the iron cross and other images that have been adopted by German extremists. (Versand der Bewegung screenshot)

Zippo withdraws lighters sold on anti-Semitic website

By Michael Rubinkam

Interpol won’t lift warrants for 6 Iranians in AMIA bombing

Yeshiva University High School for Boys in New York City (Facebook)

YU dean warns against reporting unconfirmed sex abuse claims

An illustrative photo of Egyptian women waiting in line outside a polling station last December. (photo credit: AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

131 countries adopt UN plan to combat violence against women

The Russian warship Varyag (illustrative photo: CC BY-randychiu, Flickr)

Three Russian warships headed for Syrian port

Jewish graves in Amsterdam (photo credit: CC BY-SA, Frederik Balhuizen, Wikimedia commons)

Moroccan youth help reopen Jewish cemetery in Amsterdam

Eric Harroun (photo credit: Facebook)

American fighting Assad denies reports of his death

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