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What Matters Most On Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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Iran militia chief: Destroying Israel is ‘nonnegotiable’

By Lazar Berman

Basij commander Mohammad Reza Naqdi also threatens Saudis, saying their fate will be like that of Saddam Hussein

Former Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin speaks at an event in Jerusalem on February 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Ex-intel chief: If Iran’s uranium isn’t exported, US will have failed with deal

By Lazar Berman

Amos Yadlin, Zionist Union’s candidate for defense minister, says public criticism of US positions toughened Obama administration’s stance

Iran nuclear talks to continue in new phase, officials say

By George Jahn and Matthew Lee

Be ‘very worried’ about Iran deal, says ex-Shin Bet head

By Lazar Berman

Americans unhappy with Obama’s treatment of Israel, supportive of Iran deal

Knesset members are inducted in a ceremony in Jerusalem on March 31, 2015 (photo credit: Knesset spokesperson)

Live updates (closed)

‘1,500 rockets per day’ predicted in next war with Hezbollah

By Jonathan Beck

Outgoing Home Front commander says Lebanese terror group will attempt ‘blitzkrieg’ in next confrontation

New MKs Dani Atar (L), Revital Swid and Ayelet Nachmias Verbin of the Zionist Union party seen in the plenum hall of the Knesset on March 29, 2015. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Siblings, lawyers, activists and a ‘Godfather’: New Knesset lawmakers have colorful pasts

The stories behind some of Israel’s 39 rookie MKs, who are being sworn in Tuesday afternoon

Five new Knesset members renounce foreign citizenship

By Renee Ghert-Zand

With 39 newcomers, 20th Knesset set to be sworn in

By Lazar Berman

Release of PA taxes said held up over electric bill dispute

By Lazar Berman

A trip to Zaporozhye

Thousands of displaced Ukrainian Jews are at risk of dying: a call to rise to meet this historic challenge

Talking about death and disability

He’s hoping to be more understanding the next time someone asks him why he doesn’t get a robotic eye

Shira Pasternak Be'eri

The challahs that prepared me for Pesach

A trip through the streets of Lyon turned into a lesson on the sweet freedom of celebrating Passover in Israel

Four cups of wine discovery

Researchers are sequencing the unique DNA of biblical era grapes and hope to produce wine fit for King David

A man inspects the damage to a house following a rocket attack by terrorists from the Gaza Strip on the Israeli town of Yehud, beside Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, on July 22, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

26 Americans to sue Hamas for rocket fire at Ben Gurion Airport

Litigation to be filed in US court; under American law, targeting citizens in an international airport carries heavy penalties

South African comedian Trevor Noah appearing on 'The Daily Show', December 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Comedy Central)

New ‘Daily Show’ host sparks backlash with offensive tweets

By ToI Staff and JTA

South African comedian Trevor Noah has issued series of jokes over the years at the expense of Jews, Israel, women

The Indiana Statehouse on Saturday, March 28, 2015, (AP Photo/Rick Callahan)

Indiana’s new ‘religious freedom’ law: Good for the Jews?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

File: US President Barack Obama (left) stands alongside Saudi King Salman (right) at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015. (AFP/Saul Loeb)

Analysis

In Yemen, Sunni states say ‘enough’ to Iran… and Obama

By Avi Issacharoff

Disillusioned with the US president, who they see pursuing a nuclear deal at all costs, Sunni monarchies are showing a new determination to use force to thwart Tehran’s regional ambitions

Erez Biton, a celebrated Israeli poet, at the Sharon Hotel in Herzliya on November 19, 2014 (photo credit: Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)

Poet Erez Biton first Sephardi to win top Israeli literary award

By Mitch Ginsburg

Blind, Algerian-born wordsmith to take home prestigious Israel Prize, amid spike in ethnic strife surrounding election

A small shelter stands in a flower farm in Kibbutz Sde Nitzan, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on July 20, 2014. (Photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Gaza border towns plant trees to hide from Hamas rockets

New effort seeks to conceal roads and kibbutzim from missile fire emanating from the coastal strip

A construction site in East Jerusalem, December 18 2012. (photo credit: Oren Nahshon/Flash9)

Planning body okays Arab construction push in E. Jerusalem

By Stuart Winer

Over 2,000 housing units for the capital’s Arab population to be built in south-eastern neighborhood

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves Downing Street to see Queen Elizabeth II for the official dissolution of Parliament, in London, Monday, March 30, 2015. The United Kingdom will go to the polls for a general election on May 7. (photo credit: AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Campaign begins for most unpredictable UK election in years

By Jill Lawless

Parliament dissolves as Conservative PM Cameron launches fierce attack on Labor rival Miliband, with tough-on-immigration UKIP poised for gains

US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Saul Loeb)

Senators warn Obama against rescinding UN veto

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

Amid talk of Obama backing pro-Palestine motions, bipartisan group says it opposes ‘efforts to bypass direct negotiations and impose peace terms on Israel’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 4, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Abbas Momani)

Analysis

As Palestinians join ICC Wednesday, will war crimes complaints quickly follow?

By Raphael Ahren

Ramallah denies it agreed to postpone legal action in return for Israel’s recent release of tax revenues. But it has no urgent need to act, since The Hague is already examining ‘the situation in Palestine’

Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Hussein. (photo credit: AP/Muhammed Muheisen)

Top Palestinian religious leader urges ‘liberation’ of land

The Holy Trinity Church in Istanbul, Turkey. (screen capture: YouTube)

Talk of cyber attack as huge power outages hit Turkey

By AP

Worst blackouts in years bring transportation in dozens of cities to a standstill

The TabTale family of characters (Photo credit: Courtesy)

The Israeli start-up that beat Disney at its own games

By David Shamah

When it comes to App Store downloads, Mickey Mouse and The Little Mermaid have nothing on the TabTale crew

Epson digital photo frame and printer (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Survey says ‘graven images’ OK with religious crowd

By David Shamah

Dill Horseradish Potato Croquettes with Salmon Roe are the perfect replacement for gefilte fish. (Shannon Sarna/JTA)

Spice up seder meals with easy elegant recipes

By Shannon Sarna

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Boys who have been orphaned celebrate their bar mitzva together at the Western Wall in an event organized by Colel Chabad (Photo credit: Kobi Amsalem)

Over 100 orphaned boys celebrate bar mitzva together

Actor Richard Gere landed in Israel Monday night; he stars in Joseph Cedar's latest film (photo credit: Zff2012/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Art imitates lifeGere’s Israel filming is well timed

By Jessica Steinberg

Matzah, eat with care. (photo credit: Sophie Gordon / Flash 90)

Survive the SederDoc’s 5 tips to cut Passover food risks

US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he speaks during a media briefing at the US Embassy in London on February 21, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/ Neil Hall/Pool)

FordoughKerry pizza latest player at nuke talks

By AP and ToI Staff

Anne Frank, age 12, at her school desk in Amsterdam in 1941. (AP Photo)

Anne Frank died earlier than believed, study finds

By JTA

Harvey Weinstein attending the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s National Tribute Dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif., March 24, 2015. (Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images, via JTA)

Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault

By JTA

Wanted Nazi war criminal, Søren Kam. (photo credit: Youtube screenshot / STOP CAPITALISME)

Wanted Nazi criminal Soren Kam dies at 93

By JTA

Jordanian royal desert forces stand guard in front of Al Khazneh, Arabic for the Treasury, the most dramatic of many facades carved into the mountains, in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. March 24, 2015 (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

Tourists stay away from Petra amid Jordan security fears

Some of the 1,800 Haggadahs donated by the Alterman family to the University of Michigan's Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. (Courtesy of the University of Michigan/JTA)

Passover postage?A guide for your stamp-sized seder

By David A.M. Wilensky

Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem District Court on March 30, 2015 (photo credit: Gili Yohanan/POOL/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewA guilty Olmert on the front page, again

By Ilan Ben Zion

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