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What Matters Most On Thursday, August 1, 2013

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The accused spy being brought into court in Jerusalem Thursday. (photo credit: Flash90)

Member of anti-Zionist Haredi sect accused of spying for Iran

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Jerusalem suspect, who belongs to Neturei Karta, reportedly confesses that he offered his services to Tehran, said he’d also ‘murder a Zionist’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, July 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)

Analysis

Netanyahu will have to show his cards — and a map

By Raphael Ahren

For all the secrecy surrounding the new peace talks, one thing is clear: This time, everything is on the table, and that includes the PM’s hitherto non-negotiable Jerusalem

We’ll know which way talks are headed in a month, Livni says

By Adiv Sterman

Peres: EU should ease pressure, give peace talks a chance

By Aaron Kalman

Knesset endorses withdrawal referendum bill

Malynnda Littky-Porath

Any word but that one

The use of a racial slur by Israel’s newly elected Ashkenazi chief rabbi is depressing but, sadly, not surprising

Eugene Kontorovich

Painful concessions and American Jews

Instead of urging Israel to uproot Jews in the West Bank, US Jews should uproot themselves and make aliya

Roberta P. Seid

The anti-Israel lesbian avenger

Professor Sarah Schulman hasn’t let facts get in the way of her all-out assault on Zionism and Israel

Comedian Yisrael Campbell (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

The Times of YISRAEL #1: My best friend

By Yisrael Campbell

The Senate side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC (Wikimedia Commons/File)

US House approves tough new Iran sanctions

Obama administration concerned fresh bill could hinder attempts to engage with Rouhani

Illustrative photo of an Iranian cargo ship in Malta. (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Sludgepuller, Flickr)

Tanzania cries foul over masquerading Iranian oil ships

By Stuart Winer

East African country alerts port authorities around the world that Tehran is using Tanzanian identification on its ships without permission

Bloch in her campaign office. (photo credit: Debra Kamin)

In fight for the soul of a divided city, a religious woman steps into the ring

MK Ahmed Tibi standing with his back to the plenum in protest of the electoral reform bill. (photo credit: Flash90)

Electoral reform bill moves forward, but PM to reconsider support

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Arab MKs stage dramatic silent protest in Knesset plenum over law that would raise electoral threshold beyond the current showing of any Arab party

Palestinian politician and head of the Palestinian Legislative Council Abdallah Abdallah (left), Israeli parliament member Hilik Bar (center) and member of the Central Committee of Fatah Mohammad Madani seen in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 31, 2013, with the Palestinian and Israeli flags behind them (photo credit: Miriam Alster / Flash90)

In Knesset, an upbeat start for a shadow peace summit

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Lawmakers from Jerusalem and Ramallah unite under flag of conciliation to support peace talks, two-state solution

Illustrative photo of a vaccination. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

World health body warns tourists of polio threat in Israel

By Aaron Kalman

23 children in south found carrying the virus, but none has the disease. Israeli officials prepare for vaccination campaign but say WHO warning is unjustified

A SkyTran pod (simulation courtesy of www.skytran.us)

Magnetic motion

Futuristic transport pods to land in TA

By Aaron Kalman

SkyTran said set to begin work magnetic, levitating sci-fi-esque mass transport system

File: Ashkenazi chief rabbi David Lau, July 24, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90/Yonatan Sindel)

Chief rabbi says comment about black basketball players was a joke

By Haviv Rettig Gur

David Lau responds to firestorm after he chided yeshiva students for watching professional sports and said the games were merely ‘kushim playing other kushim’

Micha'el BedarShah washes the feet of his bride, Aumatma, during the first wedding ceremony held at Urban Adamah, a Jewish educational farm in Berkeley, Calif., June 30, 2013. (photo credit: courtesy Micha'el BedarShah/JTA)

A Berkeley farm hosts a modern Essene ceremony

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Ministers Yaakov Peri and Limor Livnat visiting Haredi soldiers on their Tel Nof air base in April. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Haredi soldiers show high motivation, army reports

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Web and tech pros work at the Do It Good Hackathon (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Jerusalem tech-sperts ‘Do it Good’ for NGOs

By David Shamah

Orli Vogt-Vincent (center) with the 2nd and 3rd place winners of the contest in front of 10 Downing Street. (photo credit: courtesy of Orli Vogt-Vincent)

Change the worldLast entry wins UK Anne Frank contest

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Jim McClain points to where he was positioned as a bombardier on a B24 bomber during the Ploesti Raid while touring the United States Air Force Museum, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (photo credit: AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Raiders of ‘Hitler’s gas station’ reunite in Ohio

Leo Leiderman (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

Hebrew media reviewMeet the new boss

By Ilan Ben Zion

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, late Tuesday, July 30, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Arabic media reviewBye-bye, Brotherhood

By Elhanan Miller

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