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What Matters Most On Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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Former president Shimon Peres at the launch of a a new Israeli Innovation Center at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, July 21, 2016 (Yair Sagi/POOL/Flash90)

Cautious optimism as Peres shows signs of improvement after stroke

Former president responds to speech, remains in stable condition after being rushed to ICU; physician says only time will tell what kind of recovery can be expected

Peres transferred to intensive care as he fights for his life after stroke

Clinton, Putin, Blair call Peres to wish him well after stroke

Hours before stroke, Peres issued video urging Israelis to buy home-made products

US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the White House on August 2, 2016 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)

Live updates (closed)

Obama: US commitment to Israel’s security ‘unshakeable’

Man moderately hurt in Ra’anana stabbing, motive unclear; police searching for assailant, unclear if attack terror-related

Arab Israeli parliament member MK Basel Ghattas of the Joint (Arab) List in the Knesset, February 12, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

MK sparks outcry by calling Peres a ‘blood-covered war criminal’

Basel Ghattas says ex-president a despicable pillar of colonialism, leading to calls for his ouster; Hamas official says Peres ‘wore cloak of peace, but hid dagger of treachery’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres , file photo (Photo credit: Flash90)

President, PM lead greetings and well wishes for Shimon Peres

A photo taken from the Golan Heights shows smoke rising from the Syrian village of Jubata al-Khashab. Israeli aircraft struck Syrian army positions after fire from its war-torn neighbor hit the Golan, September 10, 2016. (AFP/Jalaa Marey)

For 2nd time in one day, IDF strikes Syrian positions for spillover mortar fire

By Judah Ari Gross

After projectiles hit Golan Heights, Israeli aircraft target Assad regime artillery batteries across the northern border

After strikes, Moscow signals Israel to lower flame on Golan

Syrian official: Israeli strikes an attempt to disrupt truce

Mortar shells hitting Golan are ‘new reality,’ says IDF colonel

Israelis celebrating a wedding in Tinos, Greece, June 24, 2016. (We Are Red/JTA)

Turned off by the rabbis, Israelis plan big fat Greek weddings

By Andrew Tobin

A new Israeli company is offering tailored chupa getaways to couples seeking to escape grip of Orthodoxy

Neil F. Blumofe

We must learn our enemy’s language

The purpose of a now-canceled stop at Arafat’s tomb was to learn about the continuing dangers of his legacy

Why Israeli Muslims can hang at the mall without fear and vacation all over Israel without trepidation

Shutting down the Start-up Nation

Israelis may think they live in a progressive society, but that’s an illusion

Half a bridge is not better than none

A campaign in Britain pushing Israeli-Palestinian dialogue instead of boycotts has a single, glaring flaw

A Tamir missile fired from an Iron Dome missile defense battery during a trial in the United States in April 2016. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)

US, Israel finalize massive military aid deal

Ten-year, $38 billion agreement — ‘single largest pledge of bilateral military assistance in US history’ — to be signed Wednesday in State Department ceremony

From left: Head of of COGAT Maj- Gen Yoav Mordechai, Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheik, Israel's Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Israel's Ministry of Finance Director-General Shai Babad sign an agreement to resolve NIS 2 billion of debt owed by the Palestinian Authority to the Israel Electric Corporation, September 12, 2016. (Facebook/COGAT)

Israel, PA sign deal on massive Palestinian electricity bill

Ramallah to hand over quarter of NIS 2b debt, take control of West Bank power lines, in end to 10-year crisis

Illustrative photo of an Israeli army jeep in Hebron, November 7, 2013 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Don’t rely on navigation apps, IDF says, again, after latest rescue

Army sharpens message after 2 soldiers mistakenly enter Tulkarem in the West Bank and come under attack

Young Israelis attend relocation meeting in Herzliya, (Courtesy: Shoshanna Solomon)

Zionism jilted as Israelis flock to far lands in tech push

By Shoshanna Solomon

The University of California, Berkeley. (Charlie Nguyen/ Flickr, CC BY 2.0/via JTA)

UC Berkeley suspends course labeled anti-Israel by critics

By JTA

‘Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis,’ which explored a ‘decolonial alternative’ to Israel, failed to meet academic standards, officials say

Israel's Ofek-11 spy satellite takes off from Palmachim air base in central Israel on September 13, 2016. (Ministry of Defense Space Administration)

Israel’s new spy satellite ‘not functioning’ as expected

By Judah Ari Gross

IAI, Defense Ministry fear system errors as they try to ‘stabilize’ the newly launched Ofek-11 recon satellite

Left to right: Oron Shaul, Hadar Goldin and Avraham Mengistu. (Flash90/The Times of Israel)

Israel: Hamas rejected deal for soldiers’ bodies, captive Israelis

Chief negotiator Lior Lotan says terror group making ‘unprecedented’ demands for release of prisoners unconnected to 2014 Gaza war

A knife found concealed under the shirt of a Palestinian man at a West Bank checkpoint near Bethlehem on September 14, 2016 (Israel Police)

Palestinian with knife arrested at West Bank checkpoint

Security forces search suspicious youth at Rachel’s Crossing near Bethlehem, find weapon hidden under his shirt

Pope Francis waves to faithfuls upon his arrival at Saint Peter square to lead his weekly general audience on September 14, 2016 in the Vatican. (AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI)

Murder in God’s name is ‘satanic,’ pope says at mass for jihadi-slain priest

By AFP

Pontiff honors Jacques Hamel, whose throat was slit by extremists in northern France in July

File: New York City police secure a crime scene in the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)

NYPD seeks man who tried to set Muslim woman ablaze

By AFP

5th Avenue attack on hijab-clad Brit caught on video, being investigated as possible hate crime

Illustrative: The United States Steel Edgar Thompson Works is seen on September 7, 2016, in Braddock, Pennsylvania. (AFP PHOTO / DOMINICK REUTER)

America’s decaying Rust Belt could decide White House race

By Ivan Couronne

If Pennsylvania and Ohio’s disaffected voters swing to Trump in November, the Republican stands a good chance of becoming president

In this Feb. 5, 2015 file photo, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Democrats call for probe of Trump payment to Florida AG

By Michael Biesecker and CHAD DAY

US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton (AP)

Poll shows Clinton trouncing Trump among Jewish voters

Democratic nominee would defeat GOP rival 61% to just 19% — with both candidates underperforming their recent predecessors

Illustrative: Members of the Lev Tahor sect leave Guatemalan city San Juan La Laguna after being forced out in August 2014. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Guatemalan authorities raid secretive compound of Jewish cult

Lev Tahor members in small tourist town suspected of child abuse; Israeli Foreign Ministry following developments closely

Activists in Syria’s besieged Aleppo protest against the United Nations for what they say is its failure to lift the siege off their rebel-held area, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Modar Shekho via AP)

Syrian cease-fire holds as Aleppo awaits relief

By AP

Despite scattered violations, UN hails ‘significant drop in violence,’ seeks assurances of safety for aid deliveries

GoforIsrael 2015 (Courtesy: Dror Sithakol)

Mobileye, ReWalk to attend Shanghai conference

By Shoshanna Solomon

About 100 Israeli high-tech and startup firms expected at GoforIsrael event to woo Chinese investors

Shachar Shpaier, a 16.5-year-old raising soccer star in Kfar Saba's highest youth league, is the sole religiously observant player on his team. (Courtesy Moshe Shpaier)

In Israel, many religious athletes must still choose sports or spirituality

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

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Victoria Woodhull. (Wikipedia/Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco/Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum, Historical Photographs and Special Visual Collections Department, Fine Arts Library/public domain)

Hear me roarClinton sparks interest in 1st woman nominated, in 1872

By JULIE CARR SMYTH

Muslims enjoy Jaffa beach on the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Tel Aviv-Jaffa on July 7, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90

Palestinians throng Tel Aviv beaches during festival

By AFP

Illustrative: The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transit the Strait of Hormuz. (CC-BY SA 3.0/Official US Navy Imagery)

US says planes threatened by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

By AP

File: Alan Gross displaying his Cuban cigars at his apartment in Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2015. (Suzanne Pollak/Washington Jewish Week)

US Jew once held in Cuba hails new internet freedoms

Actor Richard Gere introducing fans to filmmaker Joseph Cedar, who wrote and directed Gere's latest film, at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September. (Courtesy YouTube screen grab)

Stormin' NormanCedar wins standing ‘O’ with Olmert-based flick

By Jessica Steinberg and Sue Surkes

Illustrative: Israeli high school students prepare for their final exam in mathematics in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, May 20, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Catch me a catchEducation Ministry urges matchmakers in Orthodox schools

By JTA

Illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding at the Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey. (courtesy Turkish Jewish community)

GOP hopeful apologizes for made-up tale of Jew and money

By JTA

Elie Wiesel during a news conference in Budapest, Hungary, in 2009. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, file)

US House approves resolution honoring Elie Wiesel

By JTA

Illustrative photo of newborn babies in an Israeli hospital nursery. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)

SeaborneBaby born aboard US Navy aircraft carrier

By AP

Pouring some Jezreel RedBlended 2012 (Courtesy Jezreel Vallery Winery)

Drink and be merryLuxury mag lauds ‘surprising quality’ of Israeli wine

Backstage at the Noon by Noor show with the Heed app (Courtesy Heed Instagram)

Front row seatFashion app brings users to the runway

By Jessica Steinberg

From the kitchen of Chef Jose Avillez from Belcanto in Lisbon, who will be working with Chef Shahaf Shabtay at Nithan Thai during the November Round Tables in Tel Aviv (Courtesy Nuno Correia)

Table for twoPull up a chair at Tel Aviv’s Round Tables

By Jessica Steinberg

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