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What Matters Most On Friday, June 2, 2017

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Britain's main opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (L) speaking during a general election campaign speech in central London on May 26, 2017 and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) speaking at the launch of the Scottish manifesto in Edinburgh on May 19, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS AND Dan Kitwood)

British elections 2017

Britain’s Jews want to see May in June, but will Corbyn rain on her parade?

By Robert Philpot

A Labour victory next week would be an upset akin to Trump’s election last November. Nonetheless, polls indicate the Brexit-rocked nation could surprise

Naz Shah speaks in the House of Commons, April 27, 2016 (Guardian screenshot)

From our partner‘Jew Jew Jew’ shouted at UK MP after she defends Israel’s right to exist

US President Donald Trump visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Gali Tibbon)

AnalysisJust like his presidential predecessors

Trump’s embassy waiver is another key policy disagreement with Israel

By Raphael Ahren

White House says the decision will ‘maximize the chances’ of reaching a deal with the Palestinians; Netanyahu says it will just push peace further away

Israel ‘disappointed’ with Trump for not moving embassy to Jerusalem

By Raphael Ahren and Raoul Wootliff

Palestinians: Trump embassy decision shows his commitment to peace

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Evangelicals pray for God to give Trump courage to move embassy in the future

Construction in the Israeli West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, near the city of Hebron, on April 2, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

As many as 2,600 homes set to be advanced

Hundreds of new West Bank homes said slated for approval

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Civil Administration committee to meet for first time in months after it was pushed off for Trump’s visit last month

Trump team looks to Obama-era West Bank security plan – report

Reality drags more East Jerusalem Arabs toward quiet Israeli citizenship

By Shatha YAISH

Rivlin: Under peace deal, Jews will continue to live in Hebron

By Jacob Magid and Stuart Winer

Sarah Halimi (Courtesy)

France’s disgrace

By Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine

An open letter to the new French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb on the horrific murder of Sarah Halimi

Suspect in brutal murder of French-Jewish woman may not be tried

By ToI Staff and AFP

Pine cones are set up to spell 'Kill the Jews,' form a swastika in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania (YouTube screenshot)

‘Kill the Jews’ spelled out in pine cones near Pittsburgh

By JTA

Swastika also formed in Mt. Lebanon incident; woman who finds message rearranges display to read ‘love’

US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord, Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump says US will abandon global climate accord

President says US ceasing all implementation of Paris accord immediately, negotiating re-entry not a major priority

Israel committed to Paris climate deal, no matter what Trump decides

AnalysisRejecting climate pact, Trump tilts ‘America First’ toward ‘America Alone’

UN chief: Climate action ‘unstoppable,’ nations should stay course

By AFP and AP

Illustrative photo of people smoking cigarettes. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Takes your breath away

For first time in decades, number of smokers rises

22.5% of Israelis, nearly one-third of men, use cigarettes; tobacco companies spend NIS 60 million annually on advertising

Israeli actress Gal Gadot arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Wonder Woman' at the Pantages Theatre on May 25, 2017, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP)

Gal Gadot censored from speaking about Lebanon ‘Wonder Woman’ ban

By ToI Staff and AFP

Channel 2 asks Israeli actress her thoughts on movie boycott, but production company orders it not to show her response; in protest, it scraps entire interview

A woman, center, strips down to her bra in a show of protest to Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev during the opening of the Israeli Film Festival in Jerusalem, June 1, 2017. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Uproar at Israel Festival opening as culture minister jeered over nudity ban

By Jessica Steinberg and AFP

Protester strips down to her bra, audience turn their backs as Miri Regev takes to the stage to make opening remarks for top arts event

Resisting boycott calls in order to have ‘voice heard,’ Ai Weiwei unveils Jerusalem exhibit

American-Israeli artist goes to the dogs at the Israel Museum

By Jessica Steinberg

Hundreds take to Jerusalem streets in annual SlutWalk

Trump leaves Israel hot and dry

In quitting the Paris accord, the US president has condemned the region to further warming and volatility

When a Palestinian dies of cancer

The Washington Post ignored Hamas priorities that put terror tunnels and rockets ahead of chemo wards

Philippines police officers come out from the Resorts World Hotel in Manila on June 2, 2017 following an assault. (Noel Celis/AFP)

Dozens dead after gunman torches Philippine casino

By Ayee Macaraig

Police say grisly incident in which at least 36 were asphyxiated by toxic flames was likely a robbery gone wrong; perpetrator later set himself on fire

Illustration: Pakistani Muslims pray before breaking their fast on the start of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Peshawar on May 27, 2017. (AFP/Abdul Majeed)

The Hunger Games

4 Tunisians jailed for eating during Ramadan

By AFP

Sentencing comes ahead of planned demonstration to defend rights of those who decline to fast

Palestinian Muslim worshipers attend the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan outside the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on June 2, 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

Jerusalem on high alert for first Friday prayers of Ramadan

By AFP and ToI Staff

Thousands of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque; police chief vows to keep order

IDF medics treat a Palestinian woman who stabbed a soldier outside the Mevo Dotan settlement in the northern West Bank on June 1, 2017. (Samaria Regional Council)

Palestinian teen who stabbed soldier dies in hospital

By ToI Staff and AFP

In this May 18, 2017, photo, Syrian boys pose for a picture as they sell balloons at the Hamadiyah market, in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

In Damascus, a general feeling that the war is winding down

New shops opening, business is brisk and some who fled are contemplating return, but optimism is not shared in areas recaptured by regime from rebels

Illustrative: An Islamic State terrorist waves the jihadist organization's flag (CC BY-SA Alatele fr, Flickr)

Ireland jails IS-praising man who threatened to behead Jews

By JTA

Dutch national, a diagnosed schizophrenic, sentenced to five years; suspect has said Zionists ‘should have their throats cut’

Former Ben-Gurion University president Rivka Carmi (Dani Machlis/Ben-Gurion University)

Ben-Gurion University: MKs who called a hearing against us were ‘bought’

By Marissa Newman

Institution says lawmakers convened meeting under false pretenses to protect a friend and donor — board member Michael Gross, who fears ouster

Rabbi Darren Levine leading a youth service at Tamid Downtown Synagogue in New York. (Courtesy)

Basketball dads help Manhattan Jewish congregation score historic church space

By Cathryn J. Prince

More Headlines

In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo Linda Sarsour, right, and Carmen Perez, co-chairs of the Women's March on Washington, speak during an interview in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Muslim activist critical of Israel cheered at NY graduation

By Deepti Hajela

Sri Lankan villagers cross a landslide site as military rescue workers and villagers search for survivors in Athweltota village in Kalutara on May 28, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI)

US Jews providing emergency aid to storm-struck Sri Lanka

By JTA

Protesters hold up signs during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC on June 1, 2017, objecting to US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate accord. (AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS)

US Jewish groups slam Trump’s pullout from climate accords

By JTA

Elor Azaria, an Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian stabber, seen during a court hearing at a military court in Jaffa, July 26, 2016. (Flash90)

Defense, prosecution called to mediation in Hebron shooter case

By Judah Ari Gross

Members of Fairfax County Police stand guard at the entrance of Westfield Marriott Hotel where the Bilderberg Meeting takes place June 1, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

Secretive global group gathers in US to mull Trump era

By AFP

In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, Iranian armed forces members march in a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

From the webCIA names new Iran chief in a sign of Trump’s hard line

Participants in the IAC’s 2016-17 Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship program enjoy a May 21 reception in Tel Aviv. (Maya Hadash/IAC)

Innovation and chutzpah: Program equips young Asian leaders to know Israel

By Larry Luxner

US President Donald Trump addresses US military personnel and families at Naval Air Station Sigonella on May 27, 2017, near Taormina in Sicily. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)

Hebrew media reviewForget Jerusalem, forget Paris

By Joshua Davidovich

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