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What Matters Most On Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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Steven Sotloff prior to his execution (screen capture)

Steven Sotloff, killed by Islamic State, had deep roots in Israel

Journalist captured and beheaded in Syria was Jewish, held Israeli citizenship and earned his undergraduate degree at IDC

Obama: US is not intimidated by beheading videos

By AP

Sotloff beheading video authentic, says White House

By AP

Second beheading raises stakes for US

An aerial view of the Tamar gas-processing rig, off the coast of Ashkelon, Israel (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Israel signs $15 billion gas deal with Jordan

By Marissa Newman

15-year agreement makes Israel chief energy supplier for kingdom; minister hails ‘historic’ move

The lucite towers of Jerusalem, as depicted in this large-model of Jerusalem, maintained by the Jerusalem Center for Planning in Historic Cities in the municipality (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

New heights for Jerusalem’s skyline

By Jessica Steinberg

The city that doggedly preserved its views is now giving in to its urban needs

First, don’t compare Israelis to Nazis

That’s just one of seven things NOT to do if you’re trying to convince Jews to criticize Israel

How to thwart ‘virtual rape’

urges new legislation in Israel to stop nude photo hackers

I’ll drink to that

asks for more at the Jerusalem Wine Festival

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, September 15, 2010. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Analysis

The lesson of this summer’s awful war

By David Horovitz

Op-ed: There are no quick fixes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. So let’s at least start working toward a slow fix

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani (center) and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal (right) in Doha, Qatar, on August 21, 2014 (AFP/PPO/Thaer Ghanem)

Abbas rips ‘liar’ Mashaal in leaked Qatari minutes

By Elhanan Miller

In emotional meeting, PA president accused his government partner Hamas of trying to assassinate him in 2006, according to record published by Lebanese daily

Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz (r) and Yossi Kuperwasser attend a session of the Security and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Knesset, October 16, 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)

Israel to lobby in Washington for tough line on Iran

Ahead of new round of P5+1 talks, strategic affairs minister will head to US in bid to strip Tehran of nuclear capacity

Rihanna performs at Tel Aviv as part of her 'Last Girl on Earth' tour, May 2010. . Rihanna was one of the celebrities whose explicit photos were released online this week. (photo credit: Flash90)

New cloud server could have kept celebrity pics safe, partner says

By David Shamah

Founder of Jerusalem based firm joined up with Respect Network says the system could have safeguarded explicit photos of stars — and anyone else — from hacking

An Israeli Navy Dolphin-class submarine. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Fourth advanced German submarine en route to Israel

Commander of Israel’s navy says Dolphin-Class INS Tanin ‘can operate at a level we have not seen until today’

Israeli soldiers seen on top of Merkava tanks near the Israeli border with Gaza on July 24, 2014, as Operation Protective Edge entered it's 17th day. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

We underestimated Hamas tenacity, top IDF source admits

By AFP

Intelligence official says Jerusalem made a ‘mistake’ by assuming Gaza terrorists wouldn’t hold out for weeks on end

From the Depths head Jonny Daniels with Polish shepherd Kazimierz Wróblewski, whose family was entrusted with a Torah scroll by Jewish neighbors who were killed in Treblinka. (courtesy)

After 75 years, ruined Torah scroll found under couch in Poland

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

The Justin Timberlake melon is safe, thanks to Beauty of Vegetables 'bug army' (Courtesy Ein Yahav)

Half-billion ‘bug soldiers’ to keep crops pest-free

By David Shamah

Hungry ‘good’ insects eat the bugs that farmers would otherwise need pesticides to get rid of

Measuring, and considering boosting, vitamin D levels could help control the worst cases of asthma. (photo credit: Asthma image)

Plenty of sunshine could help against asthma, Israeli study shows

By Andrew Tobin

Asthmatics with Vitamin D deficiency 25 percent more likely to have had recent flare-ups, research finds

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BlogFour lessons from Ralph Goldman

By Alan H. Gill

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Surfin' Tel AvivBeach Boys to play Israel on world tour

By Jessica Steinberg

The birth of a female rhinoceros calf has been a cause for celebration at the Ramat Gan Safari. (photo credit: Tibor Jeger)

Mazal tovFemale white rhino born in Ramat Gan

An Iranian woman dances on top of a car without the mandatory hijab (photo credit: Youtube)

Plucky pirouetteIran woman removes hijab, dances

Nahum 'Nahche' Gilboa, 77, is the oldest combat reservist to ever serve in the IDF. (screen capture: Channel 2)

Old gun77-year-old reservist took fight to Gaza

Gabi Ashkenazi, left, speaking to Ehud Barak at Defense Ministry headquarters in 2010. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewGabi goes down

By Joshua Davidovich

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