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What Matters Most On Sunday, July 17, 2016

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Israeli soldiers evacuate a wounded soldier following a grenade explosion near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on July 17, 2016. (AFP / JALAA MAREY)

2 IDF soldiers die in accidental grenade blast on Golan Heights

By Tamar Pileggi

3 wounded in explosion that kills Sgt. Shlomo Rindenow and Staff Sgt. Hussam Tafesh at outpost near Majdal Shams

Police at the scene of a thwarted bombing on King George street in central Jerusalem, on July 17, 2016 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Palestinian carrying bombs tries to board light rail in Jerusalem

Alerted by security guard at tram stop, police close off Jaffa Road and search suspect, find several explosive devices in his bag

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, attends the funeral of victims of the coup attempt in Istanbul on July 17, 2016. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS)

Live updates (closed)

Hezbollah official says group sent drone to photograph IDF drill

By Joshua Davidovich

UAV said to return safely after Israeli Patriot missiles fail to shoot it down, reportedly injure girl instead; Erdogan hints he’ll seek to reinstate death penalty amid post-coup purge

People wave flags as they gather in Kizilay Square in Ankara on July 16, 2016 during a demonstration in support of the Turkish president. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regained control over Turkey after a coup attempt. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)

Analysis

Failed coup could spark anti-Semitism, Turkish ex-MP warns

By Raphael Ahren

As with 2013 Gezi Park protests, attempted putsch unlikely to derail rapprochement between Ankara and Jerusalem, but could slow it down significantly

‘I love Turkey’: Jubilant Erdogan supporters celebrate coup failure

By Raziye AKKOC

Denying role in Turkey coup, cleric Gulen says Erdogan may have staged it

By CHRIS POST and Michael Rubinkam

Turkey rounds up generals, judges after failed coup

By AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on July 17, 2016 (AFP PHOTO / POOL / ABIR SULTAN)

Netanyahu: Failed Turkey coup won’t affect reconciliation

PM tells ministers that while Palestinians condemned Nice truck attack, they ‘encourage’ car-rammings against Israelis

Hamas, PA hail ‘victory for democracy’ in Turkey

US-Turkish tensions rise after failed coup attempt

By Bradley Klapper

Alleged coup leader was once military attaché to Israel

By ToI Staff and AP

A woman reacts after she found out the death of her grandson as she still searches for her daughter at the Pasteur hospital in Nice on July 16, 2016.(AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT)

Nice truck attacker visited site twice before attack

Contradicting family claims, some witnesses say Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31, had shown signs of being religious

Two new arrests in French truck massacre case

By AFP

Paradise lost: Attack dims sunny Nice’s sparkle

By Thomas Adamson and Frank Jordans

Facing withering criticism on terror, Paris urges Frenchmen to join security forces

By AFP

Illustrative: A newborn baby in an Israeli hospital. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)

For Israel’s sake, time to stop being fruitful?

By Melanie Lidman

Environmentalist Alon Tal takes on one of the country’s most taboo subjects –- the high birthrate –- in an attempt to re-envision the meaning of Zionism

A Turkish Jew witnesses the coup attempt

Blogger Jack E. Gozcu was in Istanbul when chaos erupted. Then he got an alert from the Jewish community — on the Sabbath. That was a very bad sign

Decorum on an Israeli basketball court

A bunch of sweaty, aging olim ‘respect the call’ for the greater good of the game…and with luck, beyond it

Illustrative: A missile launched from the Alborz mountains in Iran on March 9, 2016, reportedly inscribed in Hebrew, 'Israel must be wiped out.' (Fars News)

Iran conducts 4th missile test since signing nuke deal

By ToI Staff and AP

North Korean-developed rocket explodes after launch, just days after Tehran vows to defy UN resolution on tests

Masked crypto-anarchists speak to Yuval Orr in a scene from 'Down the Deep, Dark Web' (Courtesy)

Who’s afraid of the deep, dark web?

By Simona Weinglass

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government meeting in Jerusalem on July 17, 2016. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

Cabinet okays 2-year budget, drawing opposition criticism

By Marissa Newman

Netanyahu says move will improve fiscal stability, but Zionist Union MK calls it an ‘economic terror attack’

This May 18, 2016 photo shows buildings in Amona, an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank, east of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Ministers shelve bill to avert Amona outpost’s evacuation

By Marissa Newman

A-G says legislation, which would offer other plots and compensation to Palestinian landowners, is unconstitutional

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, introduces Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, during a campaign event to announce Pence as the vice presidential running mate on, Saturday, July 16, 2016, in New York (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Low-key Trump intro for ‘my partner,’ running mate Pence

By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire

Clinton team pounces on Republican candidate’s chaotic VP selection process, painting billionaire as ‘always divisive, not so decisive’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses Turks from a mobile phone on July 15, 2016 (YouTube screenshot)

There's an app for that

How Erdogan stopped a coup with his smartphone

By AFP, ToI Staff and AP

The president called on his people to take to the streets and resist the putsch — and his people obliged

Noam Goldstein and his band of dancing brothers on the gym floor stage of Misgav's community center (Courtesy Dganit Rom)

A hora away from professional, Misgav’s troupes showcase Israeli dance

By Jessica Steinberg

More Headlines

A man holds up his cellphone with a screenshot of the Pokemon Go game in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Augmented deathPokemon Go player finds body near US Holocaust museum

By JTA

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Republican Jewish Coalition at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center December 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)

Trump vows to end ban on churches endorsing candidates

By JTA

Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch in a music video (YouTube screenshot)

Risqué Pakistani social media star murdered by brother for ‘honor’

By shazia Bhatti

Kimberly Ferry, who had endured years of homelessness and mental health struggles, working at the Altamont Bakery in Tulsa. (Courtesy of Congregation B'nai Emunah/via JTA)

How one Tulsa synagogue is baking its way to a better world

By Victor Wishna

Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer have rekindled their email correspondence. (Screenshots from Twitter via JTA)

Everything is enumeratedPortman and Safran Foer’s cringeworthy email moments

By Gabe Friedman

Director Hector Babenco attends the 'Words With Gods' photocall during the 71st Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2014 in Venice, Italy. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images via JTA)

Brazilian film director Hector Babenco dies at 70

By JTA

Screenshot of a ransomware exploit (Courtesy)

Israeli system keeps hospital data safe from ransomware

People hold a banner depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they gather outside the Turkish Parliament durign an extraordinary session in Ankara on July 16, 2016, following a failed coup attempt. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)

Hebrew media reviewCan Erdogan create a rock so heavy he cannot lift it?

By Joshua Davidovich

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