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What Matters Most On Friday, June 19, 2015

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Illustrative photo of an ambulance (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

Israeli critically injured in shooting attack in West Bank

IDF, police searching for suspects who opened fire on group of Israelis near settlement of Dolev, northwest of Jerusalem

Rav Shmuly Yanklowitz post-op after donating a kidney on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (courtesy)

Arizona rabbi donates his ‘spare’ kidney to save young Israeli

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Following the ideals he preaches, Rav Shmuly Yanklowitz gives Yossi Azran, a fledgling playwright who has suffered from kidney disease for 15 years, a new lease on life

A nun inspects the damage at the Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, June 18, 2015. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)

Left-wing lawmakers visit burned ‘Jesus loaves’ church

Arson attack on Christian holy site draws condemnation from across political spectrum, Shin Bet launches investigation

Ultra-Orthodox MK: Women of the Wall same as church arsonists

By Jonathan Beck and ToI Staff

Netanyahu calls for swift probe into ‘Jesus church’ arson attack

By Stuart Winer and Eytan Weinstein

German Jewish head to Protestants: Condemn Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism

By JTA

Tel Aviv's Snowball Studios, known for Israeli Lottery characters and other animation work, will be bringing its Disney project to Jerusalem (Courtesy Snowball Studio)

With Disney’s kiss, Jerusalem transforms into animation prince

By Jessica Steinberg

North American animation and production companies bring series to the holy city, as it works to enhance its appeal as a filmmaking destination

Alon Goshen-Gottstein

The advent of religious Jewish terrorism

The torching of the Tabgah Church marks the moment when the extremism took on a decidedly theological bent

When truth is sacrificed to power

As with today’s anti-Israel campaigns, the biblical rebellion of Korach was predicated on falsehoods

Lynette Nusbacher

America’s incurable racism

The only surprise about the slaying of 9 African American worshippers is that anyone is surprised

April 2015 photo released by the Lexington County (S.C.) Detention Center shows Dylann Roof, 21. (Lexington County Detention Center/via AP)

Jewish groups deplore Charleston church shooting

By ToI Staff and AP

Anti-Defamation League says 21-year-old gunman’s Facebook page suggests white supremacist leanings

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center) addresses a UN Alliance of Civilizations panel discussion on youth and peacebuilding on June 17, 2015. (Eskinder Debebe/UN)

UN chief singles out Israel in debate on kids in armed conflict

By AFP, ToI Staff and AP

‘Deeply alarmed’ by casualties of Gaza war, Ban urges Jerusalem to do more to protect children; Israel decries UN bias

Illustrative photo of Sudanese school children in Juba, South Sudan. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Children raped, castrated, thrown into fires in South Sudan: UN

By AFP

18-month civil war characterized by ethnic massacres, mass child abductions into service of warring militias

Illustrative: Leonid Bichevin as Marc Chagall and Kristina Schneidermann as Bella Rosenfeld Chagall in 'Chagall-Malevich' scene inspired by Chagall's 'Over the Town' painting. (Courtesy of ShiM-Film Pictures)

Actress channels Marc Chagall’s beloved Bella

By Renee Ghert-Zand

‘Mystical’ kinship keeps Kristina Schneidermann afloat as she portrays great artist’s wife in Russian film about modernism and revolution

Likud Member of Knesset Miri Regev at a political conference at Tel Aviv University, January 18, 2015 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Calling artists ‘tight-asses,’ minister escalates culture clash

By Daniel Bernstein

Miri Regev terms artistic community ‘ungrateful’ and says she ‘doesn’t feel like working for them’

Michael Douglas at the Cinematheque, before the Genesis Prize ceremony Thursday evening (Johana Garon/Flash 90)

Michael Douglas reminisces on 50-year career, from first screen role as Israeli army driver

By Jessica Steinberg

File: Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks at a press conference after an emergency meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on August 11, 2014. (AP/Amr Nabil)

Erekat: PLO should consider rescinding its recognition of Israel

Top Palestinian negotiator says State of Israel should not be acknowledged as long as Palestine not recognized

An aerial view of Alicante, Spain, where a Netafim system recycles wastewater and distributes it via a drip-irrigation system, watering all public areas in the southern Spanish town. (Courtesy Netafim)

Israel and World Bank sign water tech deal

By David Shamah

Together with the international financial institution, Israeli expertise will help countries face growing water challenges

Comedic filmmaker Jessie Kahnweiler tries to sell prescription drugs to some Los Angeles police officers in her 'Jessie Gets Arrested' video. (YouTube screen capture)

White like me

White Jewish comedian can’t get arrested

By Renee Ghert-Zand

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A car radio, illustrative (YouTube screen capture)

Deadly dittiesYour favorite music is dangerous when driving

The Dolphinarium in Tel Aviv, with a new paint job by street artist Dede (Courtesy Facebook)

Dental designArtist gets his teeth into TA bombing site

Rabbi Michael Freund (right) stands next to Absorption Minister Ze'ev Elkin (center), while the latter holds one of several young immigrants who arrived on a group flight, June 18, 2015. (Courtesy Ze'ev Elkin's office)

3,000th Bnei Menashe touches down in Israel

By Gedalyah Reback

Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam, an Arab from East Jerusalem held captive by the Islamic State group for allegedly being a Mossad spy, shown in a video apparently showing his execution, March 10, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)

Jihadists staged mock executions before killing Israeli ‘spy’

By AP and ToI Staff

Red Button app screenshots (Courtesy)

In first, Israeli app helps kids beat cyber-bullies

By David Shamah

A priest inspects the damage caused to the Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha, on the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, which was set on fire in what police suspect was an arson attack, June 18, 2015. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewOn culture wars and holy wars

By Adiv Sterman

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