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What Matters Most On Monday, February 15, 2016

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Former prime minister Ehud Olmert (L) arrives at Ma'asiyahu Prison in the central Israeli city of Ramle on February 15, 2016 as he begins serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. (AFP/Jack Guez)

Ehud Olmert, former prime minister, goes to prison

Before entering Ma’asiyahu for 19 months, Israel’s first ex-premier to go to jail proclaims his innocence

Ehud Olmert: A politician’s fall from grace

By AFP

Dawn roll call, prison food: Olmert’s new life

By AFP

Ahead of departure for prison, Olmert denies he took bribes

A bus involved in a fatal accident on Route 1 (screen capture: Channel 2)

Bus driver in fatal crash suspected of tampering with evidence

Haim Bitton, involved in Sunday’s accident that left 6 people dead, was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes

Scene of the bus accident on the Route 1 highway near the Anava Intersection on February 14, 2016. (Courtesy United Hatzalah)

6 killed, at least 12 hurt when bus hits parked truck

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Scene of the bus accident on the Route 1 highway near the Anava Intersection on February 14, 2016. (Courtesy United Hatzalah)

Bus driver in crash that kills 6 had collided with truck on same road in 2013

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers aim their weapons at Palestinian protesters on February 15, 2016 at the Amari Palestinian refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, during clashes. (AFP/ABBAS MOMANI)

Live updates (closed)

US envoy Power accuses UN of bias against Israel

By Joshua Davidovich

Speaking to students near Tel Aviv, ambassador maintains problem is members, not world body

Illustration. Palestinian uses a sling to hurl stones towards Israeli troops (unseen) during clashes near the West Bank city of Ramallah on February 12, 2016. (Flash90)

Soldier lightly hurt in clash with Palestinians near Ramallah

By Judah Ari Gross

28 rioters said injured as IDF tries to disperse a protest in al-Am’ari refugee camp in the West Bank

One of shooters at Damascus Gate was Palestinian policeman

Police arrest Palestinian girl who pulls knife on them

By Judah Ari Gross

Police thwart attempted stabbing in Hebron

By Judah Ari Gross

Likud MK Amir Ohana (center) flanked by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (left) and Likud MK Nava Boker in the first meeting of a Knesset caucus on lobbying for less restrictive gun control at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, February 15 2016. (Knesset)

Freshman Likud MK inaugurates Knesset caucus on gun rights

Amir Ohana says reservists should be able to carry arms at all times; minister touts benefits of trained armed civilians in face of terror wave

Irene Rabinowitz

To the thief in my bedroom

The robber who ran from a 68-year-old woman in PJs got away with some precious treasures

Israeli democracy on the brink

Legislation to enable suspension of Knesset members is a significant leap in a process of “de-democratization”

The all male prayer of the monks in his community has an urgency to it, like exercises on the training ground

Perhaps the Kotel will forgive

Mixed emotions on the new prayer arrangements, while remembering a Tisha B’Av when his community was spat upon

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) walks with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) as they review an honor guard prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on February 15, 2016. (Nicolas Datiche/AFP)

PA: Palestinians to ‘never’ again negotiate directly with Israel

By AFP and ToI Staff

Abbas’s FM warns IS may take over West Bank, says wave of Palestinian attacks is rooted in ‘humiliation, desperation’

AnalysisPA, Israeli officials meet to discuss shared security concerns

By Avi Issacharoff

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (R) shakes hands with Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2016 (Ariel Harmoni/Defense Ministry)

Defense chief raps West over missteps in Iran, Syria

By Marissa Newman and Judah Ari Gross

Moshe Ya’alon touts back-channel talks with Sunni Arab states, says they’re furious over ‘lack of support’ against Iran, accuses Europe and US of lacking ‘grand strategy’ in Syria

Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, left, speaks as Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. (Photo by AP Photo/John Locher)

Supreme Court vacancy highlights stakes in presidential race

Following death of Justice Scalia, court divided between 4 liberal and 4 conservative justices, putting ideological tilt up for grabs

A Border Police officers pushes a Palestinian man out of his wheelchair in Hebron on February 14, 2016. (Screen capture: Shehab News Agency)

Border Police officer filmed shoving Palestinian out of wheelchair

By Judah Ari Gross

Bystander films incident, which occurred after Palestinian girl tried to stab troops Sunday; police to investigate the case

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from left), seen at the High Court in Jerusalem, February 4, 2016. (Gili Yohanan, Pool)

Approve gas deal or lose buyers, PM warns in rare court appearance

Netanyahu defends controversial agreement in High Court hearing, arguing the gas monopoly is important for national security

Illustrative image of slot machines in an US casino in Atlantic City in 2006. (CC By-SA Wikimedia commons)

Netanyahu to talk Eilat casino with key ministers

Palestinians mourn over the bodies of three men who were killed by Israeli security forces as they carried out a deadly attack in Jerusalem, during their funeral in the village of Qabatiya , near the West Bank city of Jenin, on February 5, 2016 (AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

In first, body of E. Jerusalem attacker delivered to family

By Adiv Sterman

Ahmad Abu Shaaban was shot dead as he carried out a stabbing attack at the capital’s central bus station in October

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Jerusalem, February 14, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GP0)

Time for Arab states to publicize their Israel ties, Netanyahu says

By ToI Staff and Raphael Ahren

Most moderate countries in region see Israel as ally, not enemy, PM tells visiting US Jewish leaders, urging more openness about covert contacts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) meets with a delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, led by Stephen M. Greenberg (right) and Malcolm Hoenlein (center), in Ankara, February 9, 2016. (Courtesy)

Jewish leaders: Erdogan is intent on thaw with Israel

By AFP and ToI Staff

Turkish president moves toward detente as he speaks ‘in a positive way’ about ongoing negotiations

Knesset House Committee Chairman David Bitan speaks at a committee meeting October 26, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Knesset committees could get more leeway to kill legislation

By Marissa Newman

House Committee head David Bitan (Likud) recommends capping number of bills, eliminating preliminary votes

Lightapp in action (Screenshot)

How much electricity does a bottle of beer take? Israeli start-up Lightapp knows

By David Shamah

Big data project by Israeli firm, California panel aims to show how energy efficiency can save manufacturers money

Pope John Paul II places a letter between the stones of Jerusalem’s Western Wall on March 26, 2000. (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/Israel Government Press Office via Getty Images/JTA)

Pope John Paul II had intense friendship with married woman

By AFP

While it doesn’t claim pontiff broke vow of celibacy, documentary points to strong feelings between him and Polish-born philosopher

The rabbi who leads the weekly Jewish prayer service at Deer Valley ski resort sometimes alters the traditional prayer for rain to a prayer for snow. (Uriel Heilman/JTA)

You are welcome at the most uplifting Shabbat service in the world

By Uriel Heilman

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Yosef Salamsa, left, killed himself in July 2014 after he was allegedly abused by police, his family has charged. (Facebook)

Investigators close Ethiopian-Israeli police abuse case

Also peddling Jewish kitsch-- Hello Mazel, a Jewish care package service (screen capture: Kickstarter)

Jew in a boxHipster care pack startup sets Kickstarter record

By JTA

Illustrative image: DNA (Pixabay)

A new way to keep genes ‘down’ could lead to cancer cure

By David Shamah

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, in hat, leaves the Supreme Court in Jerusalem after appealing his sentence, November 16, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Convicted kabbalist rabbi okayed to serve time in medical facility

By ToI Staff and Sue Surkes

Illustrative: Laser beam attack on a plane (CNN screenshot)

Air scareUS-bound plane turns back to UK after laser attack

Illustrative photo of signs calling for the boycott of Israel at an anti-Israel protest in San Francisco, April 2011. (CC BY-dignidadrebelde, Flickr)

UK to advance legislation to block Israel boycotts — report

Illustrative photo of members of Brazil's Jewish community rallying in solidarity with Israel, June 17, 2014 (photo credit: courtesy)

Record number of Brazilian Jews moving to Israel

By JTA

In this screen capture from the new 'Eretz Nehederet' promo, the cast is seen standing around an open Torah scroll. (screen capture: YouTube)

More leyning, less laughingRabbis not giggling after comedy sketch in synagogue

By Daniel Douek

CCTV video footage showing the moment when two hit and run suspects managed to evade police due to a runaway cruiser on February 13, 2016. (Facebook)

Wheel-spinningSuspects escape after police forget to put car in ‘park’

Scene of the bus accident on the Route 1 highway near the Anava intersection on February 14, 2016. (United Hatzalah)

Hebrew media reviewRoute of all evil

By Joshua Davidovich

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