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What Matters Most On Saturday, August 5, 2017

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flanked by former chief of staff Ari Harow, left, and former parliamentary adviser Perach Lerner, right, as he arrives at a Likud faction meeting in the Israeli parliament, November 24, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ari Harow, the man who could bring down the prime minister

The US-born Netanyahu confidant and former chief of staff has signed an agreement to testify against his old boss

Ari Harow’s parents say his woes part of plot to topple PM

Police said to recommend charges against PM in two graft probes

Netanyahu dismisses corruption probes against him as ‘background noise’

By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff

Biblical characters that Lawrence Mykytiuk claims to have verified. Clockwise, from left: Sargon II; Cuneiform prism describing the restoration of Babylon by Esarhaddon; a relief of King Sennacherib from his palace in Nineveh; Tiglath-pileser III from the palace at Nimrud. (Public domain)

Interview'Scholars were saying the Hebrew Bible was a work of fiction'

Researcher gives seal of approval to 53 biblical characters’ existence

By Rich Tenorio

Lawrence Mykytiuk looks for ancient personalities who have made an impression — be it on a signet ring or a monument

US National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster speaks during a press briefing at the White House on May 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

Trump defends national security adviser as ‘very pro-Israel’

H.R. McMaster has been accused of being anti-Israel, having a short temper and collaborating with Obama-era officials

Russia probe team asks White House for records — report

By AFP

Debbie Wasserman Schultz defends Muslim staffer facing investigation

By JTA

Trump, Macron discuss countering ‘malign’ Iranian influence

By AFP and ToI Staff

Candlelighting for Shabbat in the current Broadway production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' Jessica Hecht (center) plays Golde. (Joan Marcus)

'I had a lot of unfinished business with Hodel'

‘Fiddler’ actress keeps the story going with debut novel

By Cathryn J. Prince

Alexandra Silber’s ‘After Anatevka’ follows characters Hodel and Perchik in a journey that often mirrors her own

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with security guard Ziv Moyal (R) and Israel's Ambassador to Jordan Einat Schlein (L), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 25, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Israel complained to Jordan after identity of embassy guard leaked — report

By Alexander Fulbright and ToI Staff

Amman said to reject criticism, claiming Netanyahu’s public welcome of Ziv Moyal was to blame for publicity after Amman shooting

Jordan's King Abdullah (left), pictured with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on a visit to Ramallah in November, 2011. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Jordan king to meet Abbas in Ramallah in bid to ‘revive’ peace talks

By ToI Staff and AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with security guard Ziv Moyal (R) and Israel's Ambassador to Jordan Einat Schlein (L), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 25, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Police to open preliminary probe into Amman embassy incident

By Alexander Fulbright

Jew-blaming in Australia

On the ‘warped’ thinking of a town council that rejected a synagogue due to terror threats

Serious, fatal, moral flaws

Rabbis should use their pulpits to speak out against real ills, instead of citing old lines that sound pat at best

An architect’s rendering shows the synagogue building that a Chabad affiliate, Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, hoped to build near a popular beach in Sydney, Australia. (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe)

Australian city: Don’t blame us for banning synagogue on terror grounds

By JTA and ToI Staff

Jewish leaders decry disturbing decision in Sydney suburb, predict legal means will be taken to pursue project

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem on August 5, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Five buildings evacuated as fire rages in central Jerusalem

Blaze sweeps through the Valley of the Cross before being brought under control, no injuries reported

Players from Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team great their counterparts from Greece's Panionios ahead of their soccer match in Greece on August 3, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Iran condemns its soccer players for match with Israeli team

By AP

Denunciation comes after two Iranian nationals on Greece’s Panionios played against Maccabi Tel Aviv

Children of al-Qaeda members in Tora Bora, 1996. (Abdel Bari Atwan/Courtesy)

As told by friends and family, an insider’s dissection of the evolution of al-Qaeda

By JP O’ Malley

Hamas naval commandos, seen in a still image from a propaganda video released by the terror group during Israel's Operation Protective Edge, in the summer of 2014. (Screen capture)

Hamas man drowns in Gaza

No explanation given for death, but terror group has a naval commando unit trained to attack Israel

Illustrative: IDF soldiers conduct raids in the West Bank city of Yatta, near Hebron, on August 3, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Four injured in clashes between Palestinians, settlers in Hebron

Soldiers separate groups shouting, hurling insults at each other in tense West Bank city

Roderick George / kNoname Artist will perform at this year's Tel Aviv Dance (Courtesy Jubal Battisti)

Tel Aviv Dance brings three months of messages and moves

By Jessica Steinberg

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Senior British Labour Party activist Jackie Walker, 2016 (screenshot: YouTube)

UK ex-Labour activist says Jewish group tried to shut down her show

By JTA

Retired NBA player Ray Allen attends the 7th Annual Focos Gala at Mandarin Oriental Hotel on September 29, 2014 in New York City. (Rommel Demano/Getty Images via JTA)

Ex-NBA star Ray Allen pens moving account of his visit to Auschwitz

By Gabe Friedman

Brazilian superstar Neymar (R) poses with his jersey next to Paris Saint Germain's (PSG) Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi during his official presentation at Paris' Parc des Princes stadium on August 4, 2017.
(AFP Photo/Philippe Lopez)

Israeli soccer agent set to cash in on Neymar’s record deal

By ToI Staff and AP

Players from Gaza's Shabab Rafah soccer team celebrate following their victory in the second leg of the Palestinian Cup final at the stadium in the city of Dura, near the West Bank town of Hebron, on August 4, 2017. (AFP Photo/Hazem Bader)

Gaza soccer team wins Palestine Cup despite Israeli restrictions

By AFP

Polish soccer fans descend on two Israelis in Suchocin, about 35 km northwest of Warsaw, following a friendly between Hapoel Petah Tikva and a local Polish club. (screen capture: YouTube)

Polish soccer club denies its fans attacked Israelis

By AP

The Azrieli Towers, Tel Aviv, a center of commerce in Israel. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

S&P revises Israel debt outlook to positive, keeps A+ rating

By AFP

Police rescue teams on August 5, 2017 search for a South Korean tourist who went missing in the Sea of Galilee two days earlier. (screen capture: Israel Police)

Body of S. Korean tourist found in Sea of Galilee after 2-day search

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