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What Matters Most On Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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Israeli security personnel at the scene where two Palestinians carried out a stabbing attack near the Old City’s Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, December 23, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Fifty steps from terror

By Howard Feldman

Visiting Jerusalem’s Old City when havoc unfolded just a few feet away: ‘There was more blood than I could have imagined’

Police and rescue services at the scene of a stabbing attack outside of Jaffa Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem on December 23, 2015 (United Hatzalah)

Three wounded, one critically, in Jerusalem stabbing

By Raoul Wootliff and Judah Ari Gross

Two attackers shot dead by police at the scene, outside Old City; critically wounded victim was hit by police gunfire

IDF arrests 17 in West Bank raids, preps house for demolition

By Raoul Wootliff

Israel to hand over two female terrorists’ bodies

Gaza woman said killed by IDF near border fence

The Shin Bet security service reveals photographs of a laboratory allegedly used by Hamas operatives to create explosive devices for use in suicide bombings and other terror attacks in the West Bank, December 23, 2015. (Courtesy)

Hamas cell planned suicide and car bombings, Shin Bet reveals

By Judah Ari Gross

Security service finds laboratory used to make explosives; many of the suspects were students at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis

Paramedics at the scene where two Palestinian stabbed three Israelis at the Old City's Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem on December 23, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Politicians line up to condemn film feting Dawabsha murders

By Ilan Ben Zion

Livni, Herzog, Ariel, Smotrich and other lawmakers speak out against film showing wedding participants dancing with guns, knives and firebombs

Israeli security forces detain a right wing protester during a demonstration against the arrest of Jewish youth suspected of involvement in the arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma, earlier this summer. December 20, 2015. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

18 arrested at protests over alleged torture of Duma suspects

Police arrest 17 rightwingers trying to block junction in north; 1 detained in Jerusalem in demo at entrance to city

5-year-old victim of Duma attack regains ability to walk

Foreign report says American-Israeli teen held in Duma case

By ToI Staff and JTA

Shin Bet ‘broke’ my client, says attorney for Jewish terror suspect

Illustrative photo of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 20, 2009. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Facing death chants and hate crimes, Sweden’s Jews live in a climate of fear

By Josefin Dolsten

‘A lot of Jews are scared’ in this Nordic community of 15,000, as lines blur between criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism

Hungary: Labeling of settlement goods is counterproductive

By Raphael Ahren

Stop trying to gag my Rivlin criticism

By airing Israel’s dirty laundry in public, the president outstrips his largely ceremonial position as a PR man

David-Seth Kirshner

Steve Harvey is a model for our children

The Miss Universe blunder may have been embarrassing, but admitting a mistake on worldwide TV was inspiring

Keep your nose out of my plate

Whether you’re serving fine cuisine or cornflakes and ketchup, reserve your judgments for your own kitchen

Joseph would nix Israel’s gas deal

The biblical forefather managed limited resources to benefit everyone — Israeli leaders aren’t following his lead

Side by side photos of an emaciated Syrian in an Assad-regime prison next to the paunchy looking Samir Kuntar leaving an Israeli jail after nearly 30 years, posted by al-Jazeera journalist Faisal al-Qassem in December 2015 (Facebook)

Photo of plump prisoner Kuntar drives rare Arab praise of Israel on Facebook

By Raoul Wootliff

Split screen picture of notorious terrorist leaving Israeli jail, starved Syrian captive highlights stark differences in treatment of prisoners

Members of Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah carry the coffin of Samir Kuntar during his funeral outside Beirut on Monday, December 21, 2015 (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)

Slain terrorist Kuntar commemorated in Ramallah

By Stuart Winer

Bahar Davary and others pose wearing yellow stars (Facebook)

Iranian-American prof, 100 students wear yellow stars against Islamophobia

By JTA

U. of San Diego teacher introduces Holocaust era stars with ‘Muslim’ written on them ‘to raise awareness’ and with ‘utmost respect’ for Jewish lives lost

Chairman of the Histadrut labor union Avi Nissenkorn (center) speaks in the Knesset on August 30, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

General strike called off as unions, Treasury reach ‘historic’ deal

Shutdown of schools, airports, and municipalities averted; public sector workers guaranteed 7.5% salary increase over 5 years

Convicted murderer Roman Zadorov in the courtroom of the Supreme Court, Jerusalem, December 23, 2015. (Gili Yohanan/POOL)

Supreme Court upholds conviction in teen’s murder

By Stuart Winer

Panel of three judges votes 2-1 to reject appeal by Roman Zadorov, who was found guilty of murdering Tair Rada in 2006

File: Israeli activists demonstrate across from the Prime Minister's Residence demanding to end the blockade on Gaza, April 29, 2015 (photo credit: Free Jerusalem Facebook page)

Turkey: Israel hinting flexibility on Gaza closure, but no deal yet

Netanyahu vows naval blockade will continue, while top Israeli official says reconciliation agreement ‘isn’t even half-baked’

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the military draft in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, December 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest IDF draft

Demonstrators say new legislation does not cancel penalties for dodging service, accuse UTJ of giving in to principle of conscription

Ultra-Orthodox men (illustrative photo: Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)

Former ultra-Orthodox Jews demand basic education

By Tia Goldenberg

Disneyland (Wikipedia / Alfred A. Si)

US bars family of 11 UK Muslims from Disneyland trip

By AP and ToI Staff

Cameron to investigate after Londoners were turned back as they prepared to board their plane to Los Angeles

Syrian refugees arrive aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, on September 10, 2015. (AP/Petros Giannakouris, File)

British Jews lay groundwork for influx of Syrian refugees

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Arab party’s Facebook post compares PM to Islamic State

By Jonathan Beck

Hadash’s condemnation of Kuntar assassination includes image of IS fighter in Netanyahu mask; Herzog: They ‘crossed a line’

Illustrative photo of a lecture by a member of Breaking the Silence. (Gili Getz)

Students brawl during Breaking the Silence lecture at Hebrew U

Fight breaks out after right-wing students enter lecture hall waving Israeli flags and chanting derisive slogans

Gift boxes of West Bank and Golan Heights products sent out by Israel's embassy in Washington, December 2015. (Twitter screen capture)

BDS buster

Dermer sends settlement products as holiday gifts

By Jonathan Beck and ToI Staff

Israeli ambassador to Washington rails against ‘fanatics and fools’ who are ‘singling out’ the Jewish state

Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU's new coordinator for efforts to combat anti-Semitism. (courtesy EU Commission)

Interview

EU mulls adopting definition of Jew hatred, says new anti-Semitism czar

By Raphael Ahren

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US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, September 9, 2015. (AFP/NICHOLAS KAMM)

Clinton won’t respond to Trump’s ‘schlonged’ comment

A view of Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Fernando Flores/Flikr CC BY-SA 2.0)

Jewish father and son freed in Venezuela with $400K ransom

By JTA

Picking Christmas trees at Jaffa Gate (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Evergreen taleDon’t pine, Jerusalem has Xmas cypresses fir yew

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative: This undated photo provided by Sotheby's in New York shows the first-ever printing of the Talmud in Venice in the 1520s. (Sotheby's via AP)

16th century Talmud fetches over $9 million at auction

By AFP

Portrait of Professor Asa Kasher, in 2014. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

Cannabis opponents take a hit as top ethicist calls for legalization

By Raoul Wootliff

Lauren Katz appears on Good Morning America with judge Johnny Iuzzini after winning the Great Holiday Baking Show, December 22, 2015. (Courtesy)

Let her eat cake!Sweet holiday victory for Jewish baker on primetime TV

By Renee Ghert-Zand

The Feedvisor team (Courtesy)

Speed demon pricing platform Feedvisor raises $5 million

By David Shamah

Illustrative photo of a steering wheel (Pixabay)

Is your phone a nudnik?The fine art and gentle science of digital nudging

By David Shamah

An illustration of an illustration of a dinosaur surfing the world wide web. ( Dino computer

Hebrew media reviewIn defense of the daily dinosaur

By Joshua Davidovich

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