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What Matters Most On Friday, November 20, 2015

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Jonathan Pollard is freed from prison after 30 years. November 20, 2015. (Courtesy/Justice for Jonathan Pollard)

US-Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard freed from prison after 30 years

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil and Marissa Newman

After 3 decades in jail, Pollard, 61, released from North Carolina facility where he has been serving a life sentence; Netanyahu: ‘I’ve longed for this day’

ProfileJonathan Pollard, Jewish-American spy for Israel, going free after 30 years

By Mitch Ginsburg

Knesset caucus vows to fight Pollard’s parole restrictions

By Marissa Newman and Agencies

Ahead of release, Pollard supporters pan tough restrictions

By AP

Ezra Schwartz, center, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist south of Jerusalem on November 19, 2015. At the time, Schwartz was spending a gap year at a Beit Shemesh yeshiva. (Facebook)

Ezra Schwartz had ‘unconditional’ love of Israel, helped friends overcome fears

By Matt Lebovic

Whether at camp or on the baseball field, yeshiva student, 18, killed in Thursday terror attack was known for sense of humor, commitment to others

Pictures from the scene of a shooting attack in the Etzion bloc in the West Bank on November 19, 2015. (Magen David Adom)

3 killed, several wounded in Etzion Bloc shooting attack

By Raoul Wootliff

US citizen, Palestinian among dead in attack, bringing day’s toll to 5 — the highest in a single day in latest terror wave

Israel freezes hundreds of Palestinian entry permits

By ToI Staff and Stuart Winer

Slain US youth was bringing food to soldiers in West Bank

By JTA and Raoul Wootliff

Netanyahu vows harsh response to series of deadly attacks

By Raoul Wootliff and Judah Ari Gross

Friends and family attend the funeral of Rabbi Yaakov Don, a resident of Alon Shvut settlement, on November 20, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

At funeral, slain teacher remembered for warmth, dedication to students

By Marissa Newman

Yaakov Don, 49, who was shot dead Thursday in West Bank terror attack, is buried with thousands in attendance

Top 10 things Jonathan Pollard just said

After three decades in lock-up, the world may just hold a few surprises

Micha Odenheimer

Why Sean Penn is coming to Israel

Despite the Hollywood star’s leftist lean, the idealistic young Israelis he met in Haiti made an impression

Selective grief, selective solidarity

Everyone, including Muslims, must unite against all terrorism, including terrorism against Jews

How the light gets in

A lesson from Jacob’s solo encounters with the Divine: God will never abandon the Children of Israel (Vayetze)

Melanie Goldberg

A reflection on the ones whose lives are cut short, and on the ones who are left behind

The scene of a suspected 'price tag' attack near Ramallah (Courtesy/Abdullah Al-Dado)

Palestinian homes vandalized in suspected hate crime

Hebrew graffiti found on site; windows shattered in village near Ramallah

Syrian refugees queue for food in northwestern Turkish province of Edirne, as they headed to the Greek border, September 17, 2015. (AFP/Bulent Kilic)

Moved by moral imperative, Canadian synagogues sponsor Syrian refugees

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Israeli police at the scene of where two Israelis were killed and at least two others wounded in a stabbing attack in southern Tel Aviv , on November 19, 2015. (Moti Karelitz/ZAKA TEL AVIV)

Tel Aviv terrorist’s mother ‘proud’ of her son’s actions

By Stuart Winer

Raid Halil bin Mahmoud, a father of five from a town near Hebron, says Palestinians’ plight motivated him to stab Israelis

File:French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala (screenshot: YouTube)

Family of Paris attacker: ‘We are not anti-Semitic’

By JTA

Relatives of Bataclan theater killer say their attendance at a Dieudonne show on night of attack does not mean they have issues with Jews

An illustrative photo of the Malmö Synagogue in Sweden. (photo credit: CC BY-SA jorchr, Wikimedia)

Swedish Jewish community closes synagogues amid terror threats

By JTA, AFP and ToI Staff

Tariq Abu Khdeir, 15, speaks during an interview at his home in Tampa, Florida, on July 20, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Scott Iskowitz)

US ‘disappointed’ no jail time for Israeli cop who beat American teen

By Stuart Winer and Tamar Pileggi

Border Police officer given community service despite video of him pummeling Tariq Abu Khdeir, who was cleared of wrongdoing

A still from the documentary 'Crossing the Line 2' showing a pro-Palestine demonstration on a North American campus. (courtesy)

ADL reports rise in anti-Israel activity on US campuses

Over 150 ‘explicitly anti-Israel programs’ have taken place or been planned, amid efforts by BDS and others to delegitimize Jewish state

The White House (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

IS threatens to ‘blow up’ White House in new video

By ToI Staff and AFP

Jihadists vow to ‘roast’ their enemies; FBI director says no credible threat on US territory

The Southern Command's Fire Command Center pulls together information from multiple military sources to identify targets for IDF strikes. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Who decides where the bombs fall in Gaza?

By Judah Ari Gross

Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on November 20, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN RIEUSSEC / AFP / Sebastien RIEUSSEC)

At least 3 hostages killed in Mali siege, 20 freed

By AFP and Agencies

Security forces storm luxury Radisson Blu hotel, where gunmen are holding over 150 people

US House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) speaks during his weekly briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 19, 2015. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)

In blow to Obama, House okays Syrian refugee curbs

By AP

With support of 47 Democrats, bill to suspend administration’s program receives veto-proof majority; unclear whether it will clear Senate

Members of a Chinese delegation on an economic mission to Israel in Tel Aviv, July 31, 2012 (Courtesy)

Beijing to host huge Israeli business event

By David Shamah

The China-Israel Technology, Innovation & Investment Summit is expected to be one of the biggest-ever business events involving the two countries

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Raoul Wallenberg (Wikimedia Commons)

Raoul Wallenberg’s family seek to have him declared dead

By AFP

Andrea Troyer, left, and Amanda Peet. (Kveller/JTA)

Winter is comingNew kid’s book tackles Jewish Christmas envy

Amos Oz has always spoken his mind; here, he is in a scene from 'Censored Voices,' the award-winning documentary about the Six-Day War based on the book he co-wrote (Courtesy 'Censored Voices')

Six Day War’s ‘Censored Voices’ come to NY, LA

By Jessica Steinberg

Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, clapping as he walks off the field prior to a game against the New York Giants at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, November 15, 2015. (JTA/Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Robert Kraft donating $20M to medical research

By JTA

Testing the lights on the EverBlock Systems menorah in Washington, DC, November 2015. (Courtesy)

Blaze of gloryMenorahs: Does size matter?

By Renee Ghert-Zand

The New York Times building in New York City (CC BY-Joe Shlabotnik/Flickr)

Will Peter Baker be NY Times next Jerusalem bureau chief?

By JTA

Hunger Games poster (Courtesy, via JTA)

Jennifer jettisonedLawrence cut from ‘Games’ posters in Bnei Brak, J’lem

By JTA

Innovation Ventures' Israeli Internet of Things Landscape graphic study (Courtesy)

Google founder’s VC fund sees big future for Israeli IoT tech

By David Shamah

Police at the scene of a shooting attack in the Etzion bloc in the West Bank on November 19, 2015 (Etzion Regional Council)

Hebrew media reviewThe storm after the calm

By Joshua Davidovich

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