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What Matters Most On Thursday, March 9, 2017

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Illustrative. A female tank instructor peeks out of her vehicle during an exercise on May 4, 2012. (Israel Defense Forces/Flickr)

Putting women in tanks, IDF treads new ground

By Judah Ari Gross

15 recruits set to begin training for all-female tank crews; will learn on Merkava Mark 3, eventually deploy on Jordan and Egypt borders

Interior minister praises ‘brave’ rabbi who called female IDF troops ‘crazy’

By Alexander Fulbright

Levinstein refuses to apologize for disparaging female soldiers

Fresh scorn heaped on rabbi who derided female soldiers

State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner answers reporters' questions during the department's first on-camera briefing since President Donald Trump was inaugurated March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

Kerry’s last-minute $221m. to Palestinians, frozen by Trump, now released… maybe

By ToI Staff and AP

State Department promises to ‘double-check’ matter, says none of Obama-promised money delayed by new administration will go directly to PA

Shin Bet: Hezbollah operative in West Bank planned kidnappings

By Judah Ari Gross

Israel arrests female Hamas MP in West Bank raid

By Judah Ari Gross

Hamas said set to recognize Palestine on 1967 borders, but not Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) during their meeting in Moscow on March 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Pavel Golovkin)

Netanyahu tells Putin that Iran must not replace IS in Syria

By Raphael Ahren

PM says Iran seeking to build up its military forces and infrastructure in order to establish itself in Syria, including an attempt to build a seaport

US considering sending 1,000 troops to Kuwait to expand ‘options’ in IS fight – report

By ToI Staff and AP

Netanyahu heading to Moscow to warn of Iranian meddling

IS leader al-Baghdadi has fled Mosul, US official says

By AFP

Illustrative image of Superbus buses, 2014 (CC BY-SA Yossi.malki, Wikimedia commons)

7 bus drivers arrested for using, dealing drugs on the job

Drivers for Superbus company among 10 held for regularly buying and consuming illegal substances at Beit Shemesh gas station

Illustrative: An Israeli agricultural engineer inspects marijuana plants at the BOL (Breath Of Life) Pharma greenhouse in the country's second-largest medical cannabis plantation, near Kfar Pines in northern Israel, on March 9, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP)

In pioneering study, Israeli researchers target autism with cannabis

Parents of children who suffer from the neurodevelopmental disorder are lining up for the new trial — the first of its kind worldwide

Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump's special representative for international negotiations. File photo. (Uriel Heilman/JTA)

Live updates (closed)

Trump’s envoy Greenblatt to meet with Abbas on Israel trip

By Itamar Sharon

Israel said to fear IS chemical bomb attack in Europe on Passover; Netanyahu says Iran seeks to build seaport in Syria; Tehran claims it successfully test-fired ballistic missile

An inset of 'Portrait of Émile Zola' by Édouard Manet, 1868, which hangs at the Musée d'Orsay. (public domain)

How Émile Zola’s role in the Dreyfus Affair irrevocably changed European politics

By JP O’ Malley

Anti-Semitism was the vogue and criticizing the state tantamount to treason, but a new book shows that when the French novelist wrote ‘J’accuse,’ he reshaped a nation

Those Israel-bashing loons

Calling out those who distort the facts and exaggerate the scale of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Taking stock on Int’l Agunah Day 5777

Israel takes one step forward and then two giant steps back, when it comes to protecting women in rabbinic courts

On #NoAgunahDay, let’s #GettProactive

A social media campaign pushes people to recognize personal agency, reject passivity, and shift their mindset on agunot

Gerald M. Steinberg

Swiss Parliament pulls the plug on BDS

Knesset members should help Europe complete its due diligence about clandestine funding of radical anti-Israel NGOs

Then-Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, January 10, 2017. (AP/Alex Brandon, File)

JCC leaders demand Sessions be a ‘stronger partner’ against continued threats

By Eric Cortellessa

Amidst another wave of bomb threats, 141 community center heads send AG a letter asking for more action in combating anti-Semitism

Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump's adviser on Israel, and an Orthodox Jew, in a conference room at Trump world headquarters in Manhattan. (Uriel Heilman/JTA)

Trump adviser to visit Israel, discuss settlements

Jason Greenblatt will be in Jerusalem next week, reportedly to formulate guidelines for building in the West Bank

Britain's Prince Charles attends the funeral of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (AFP/Pool/Abir Sultan)

First official UK royal visit to Israel ‘looks set’ for this year

By Raoul Wootliff

Palace sources said to confirm trip being planned in Balfour centennial year, a day after President Rivlin issues formal invitation via Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 8, 2017.(Kobi Gideon / GPO)

Netanyahu and UK’s Boris Johnson spar over settlements

By Raphael Ahren

In Jerusalem, foreign secretary defines ‘illegal settlements’ as obstacles to ‘peace and progress,’ says US also ‘anxious’ about them

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 8, 2017. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)

British FM: Alternative to two-state solution is apartheid

By AFP

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman meets with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Liberman urges US to cut ties with Israel-bashing UN bodies

By Raphael Ahren

In Washington, defense minister asks secretary of state to reconsider support for UNRWA and UNHRC, which ‘demonize Israel’

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn joins on April 26, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL)

UK’s Corbyn could be barred from Israel by new anti-BDS law

Legislation may potentially block Labour leader, who supports limited boycott of Israel, from entering, but Israeli officials say it likely wouldn’t be used

New immigrants from North America land at Israel's Ben Gurion airport after a Nefesh B'Nefesh chartered flight from New York, July 19, 2016. (Shahar Azran)

MKs advance bill granting immediate passports to immigrants

BDS supporters protesting in New York, October 2015. (BDS Facebook page)

NY Senate: Defund campus groups seeking boycott of Israel

By AP

Supporters of new measure say Israel must be shown solidarity in the face of increasing anti-Semitism

Illustrative image of a mosque and minaret in Arara. (Public Domain/Wikipedia)

Jordan says ‘Muezzin Bill’ is discriminatory, violates peace treaty

Minister warns Israel legislation would breach human rights conventions, infringe upon Jordan’s authority over holy sites in East Jerusalem

Arnon Milchan, left, and Benjamin Netanyahu on March 28, 2005. (Flash90)

Milchan makes ‘dramatic’ changes to his testimony in Netanyahu case — report

Hollywood mogul said to hamper case by walking back previous assessment of the amount he spent on gifts for the PM and his wife

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a delegation of young leaders from Germany, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 3, 2015
(Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Weeks after berating Senegal and Venezuela for anti-settlement motion at UN, Israel seeks warmer ties with them

By Raphael Ahren

Foreign Ministry issues official 2017-18 work plan; curiously brief on Netanyahu’s much-hyped talk of potential new regional alliances

A memorial to the victims of 1992's Israeli embassy bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Wikipedia)

Israeli ministers said unwilling to attend Buenos Aires bombing commemoration

TV report says no cabinet members slated to appear at Argentina’s state-sponsored events marking 25th anniversary of attack on Israel Embassy that killed 29

Screenshot from Yael Meyer's music video 'The Hunt.' (YouTube)

This spicy Chilean Jewish singer is hot in Korea

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A participant in the 'Make Room' campaign for the inclusion of people with disabilities (YouTube screenshot)

Access deniedNew video demands inclusion for people with disabilities

By JTA

Israelis shop at the IKEA furniture store in the central Israeli town of Rishon le Tzion. October 10, 2014. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

From the webIsrael’s economy gets big boost in 2016

Israel's national baseball team players celebrate their victory against the Netherlands after their first round game of the World Baseball Classic at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je)

Undefeated Israel beats Netherlands in World Baseball Classic

Israeli security forces guard at the Qalandiya Checkpoint near Ramallah on July 26, 2016. (Flash90)

Army to seal off West Bank for Purim

By Judah Ari Gross

Taibe Hebrew teacher Jehan Jaber (L) meets with President Reuben Rivlin in his Jerusalem residence on March 8, 2017. (Screen capture/Facebook)

Singing in the rainRivlin showers Arab Hebrew teacher with praise

A shopper stands in front of televisions broadcasting a speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an electronics shop in Jerusalem. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Government proposal could see more political control over public broadcaster

By Raoul Wootliff

Former 'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow on late night show 'Conan,' May 14, 2014. (photo credit: screen capture: http://teamcoco.com/)

Mother of all rolesLisa Kudrow plays parent to infant superspy

By Frankie TAGGART

Optibus' software helps bus scheduling to solve real time problems (Courtesy)

Optibus turns from buses to flexible vehicle market

By Shoshanna Solomon

Hebrew University's HIPPY educational program helps parents better prepare their children for school (Courtesy)

Teaching parents to teach their kids: Hebrew U program goes to East Asia

By Shoshanna Solomon

File: Soldiers of the Caracal Battalion prepare for a hike as part of their training on September 3, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewThe rabbi gets a rapping

By Joshua Davidovich

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