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What Matters Most On Tuesday, August 15, 2017

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A white nationalist demonstrator with a helmet and shield walks into Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other, after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, on August 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Analysis

3 days later, Israeli leaders still conspicuously silent on Charlottesville

By Raphael Ahren

Critics charge that Jerusalem prioritizes ties with America’s right wing over its responsibility to the Jewish people

Yad Vashem warns of Nazi ideology on display in Virginia

A guide to the far-right groups that protested in Charlottesville

Charlottesville violence ‘didn’t come out of nowhere’

By CLAIRE GALOFARO

US President Donald Trump makes a statement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House on August 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Trump condemns ‘repugnant’ KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists

By ToI Staff and AFP

US president calls racism ‘evil,’ criticizes ‘criminals and thugs’ behind deadly Charlottesville rally

AnalysisTrump’s slow walk to condemning white supremacists

Asked to serve, some CEOs say no more to Trump

By LINDA A. JOHNSON

Full text of Trump’s speech condemning Virginia attack

Illustrative: Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas on December 6, 2016. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Interview

Richard Spencer is ‘happy’ Trump didn’t blame white nationalists for Charlottesville

By Eric Cortellessa

After the president takes days to condemn white supremacists, the alt-right leader says he believes Trump shares their view of US history

Alex Jones says Jewish actors posed as KKK followers in Charlottesville

By JTA

Scaramucci: If it were up to me, Bannon would be gone

By AP and ToI Staff

'Hate will not win'Jewish celebrities weigh in on Charlottesville

By Gabe Friedman

Illustrative: Matthew Heimbach, center, voices his displeasure at the media after a court hearing for James Alex Fields Jr., in front of court in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 14, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)

White nationalists vow Charlottesville is just the beginning

Emboldened by weekend’s violence in Virginia, racist groups and neo-Nazis plan more events

Far-right supporter arrested for planning bomb in Oklahoma City

By AFP

Days after Virginia violence, protesters topple Confederate statue in North Carolina

By Jonathan drew

Texas A&M calls off planned white nationalist rally

By Will Weissert

Michael Signer speaking to “Meet the Press,” August 14, 2017. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Charlottesville’s Jewish mayor is an expert on demagogues, and now on anti-Semitism

Was Michael Signer ready for the white supremacists this past weekend? He wrote the book on demagogues. Literally

Godwin’s law author endorses comparing neo-Nazis to Nazis

Jewish celebrities weigh in on Charlottesville

By Gabe Friedman

Charlottesville Jewish community hired security ahead of rally

By JTA

Arab Israeli Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the radical northern wing of the Islamic Movement in Israel, prays with supporters in Umm al-Fahm after he was released from prison on January 17, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)

Police say top Islamic cleric held for incitement to terror

Sheikh Raed Salah taken into custody in overnight raid on his home after making public statements, some to media, allegedly supporting terror attacks

Police arrest leader of banned Islamic group in northern Israel

Lawmakers call for jailing of ‘inciting’ cleric Raed Salah

Likud MK holds ‘protest’ office at Temple Mount gate

By ToI Staff and AFP

Residents walk through floodwaters past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on August 14, 2017, after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone. (AFP PHOTO / SAIDU BAH)

Live updates (closed)

Israeli aid begins arriving in Sierra Leone as mudslide death toll rises

By Joshua Davidovich

Trump administration accuses IS of genocide against Christians, others; Netanyahu condemns Virginia anti-Semitism following long silence; Abbas praises North Korea’s Kim

Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)

PLO condemns US lawmakers for bill targeting payments to terrorists

Abbas leads central committee meeting that slams Taylor Force Act as ‘extortion’ that would harm Palestinian rights

Shuttered storefronts on Sao Paulo's popular Augusta Street. (Luiz Roiz/Times of Israel)

Jewish community jumping ship as political storm takes Brazil

Unemployment, lack of upward mobility and fear of street violence among reasons for rapid increase of Brazilian Jews making aliyah

A sign put up at a Swiss hotel calling on Jewish guests to shower before going swimming (Courtesy)

Outrage as Swiss hotel asks Jewish guests to shower before swimming

Visitors to Arosa’s Aparthaus Paradies shocked to discover anti-Semitic notices, which have now been removed

Sleeping soundly (Pixabay)

Didn’t sleep well? Blame the ‘blue screens’ of your devices

Study by Haifa University and Assuta Hospital shows how and why nighttime use of electronic gadgets makes it harder to catch necessary Z’s

Talia Friedman, left, is greeted by her father, Ambassador David Friedman, as she arrives in Tel Aviv on an aliyah flight from New York, August 15, 2017 (Shahar Azran)

Talia Friedman, daughter of US envoy, is the newest Israeli

By Raphael Ahren

23-year-old nurse arrives in Tel Aviv together with 232 other new immigrants; ‘she’s realizing her dream,’ ambassador says

From left to right: Tammy, David and Talia Friedman (screen shot Twitter)

Exclusive Daughter of US Ambassador David Friedman makes aliyah

By Raphael Ahren

Swiss hotel anti-Semitism? Of course

After reading ‘news’ reports on Israel, who wouldn’t view Jews in a negative light?

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

I wish all of Israel was like TEREM

A terrifying trip to the emergency medical clinic located in, of all places, an ultra-Orthodox settlement

The day you woke up and came home

A welcome message to new immigrants: Your arrival means Israel isn’t just a place, it’s a choice

Bank Mizrachi, where are you?

He wanted to manage his personal finances but all he got was a lousy haircut

Residents walk through floodwaters past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on August 14, 2017, after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone. (AFP PHOTO / SAIDU BAH)

Israel to send food to survivors of Sierra Leone disaster

By ToI Staff and AFP

Ambassador coordinates with authorities to distribute aid to thousands of homeless people in flood-stricken Freetown

Rescue workers and police at the scene of where part of a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a truck on Route 4 near Givat Shmuel, August 14, 2017. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)

Driver of truck that crashed into pedestrian bridge, causing its collapse, dies

By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff

Man was trapped for hours under slabs of concrete as paramedics tried to reach him; authorities work into the night to clear structure

Police officers direct traffic on a road near the site where man smashed a car into a pizza restaurant in Sept-Sorts, 55km east of Paris, on August 14, 2017, killing a 13-year-old girl and seriously injuring four. (AFP/ Thomas Samson)

Terror ruled out in Paris car-ramming incident that killed teen girl

By AFP

Vehicle slams into pizza eatery east of capital, injuring at least 5; police say driver tried to commit suicide

A passerby, left, and a law enforcement official, right, stand near broken glass at the New England Holocaust Memorial on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Boston. (AP/Steven Senne)

Holocaust memorial in Boston vandalized for second time this summer

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Teenager accused of smashing glass panel, to be charged with willful and malicious destruction of property

US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator John McCain speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 15, 2016. (AP/Susan Walsh, File)

John McCain decries ‘smear tactic’ criticism of Trump adviser McMaster

By Richard Lardner

Republican senator says accusations that national security adviser is insufficiently supportive of Israel ‘are disgraceful’

Screen capture from video of police raiding the homes of East Jerusalem families who received financial support from Hamas for terror acts carried out by family members, August 14, 2017. (Israel Police)

In nighttime raids, security forces seize Hamas funds from terrorists’ families

By Judah Ari Gross

Police, Shin Bet confiscate cash, jewelry, car from 7 East Jerusalem families in crackdown on terror funding

Naftali Bennett on the Israel-Gaza border, on the second day of Operation Protective Edge, July 9, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hezbollah attack will bring ‘destruction throughout Lebanon’ – Bennett

By Raphael Ahren

Announcing a ‘new strategy,’ education minister says Jerusalem will no longer distinguish between the Shiite militia and the rest of the country

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (2-R) delivers a speech after being sworn in before parliament in Tehran, on August 5, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)

Iran says it can quit nuclear deal if US keeps adding sanctions

President Rouhani hits out at US counterpart Trump, saying he showed the world that Washington was ‘not a good partner’

Egyptian security forces stand guard at the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on August 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Said Khatib)

Egypt opens Gaza crossing for hajj pilgrims

By AFP

Official for Hamas terror group says border will remain open for 4 days for Palestinian Muslims traveling to Mecca

Denis Shapovalov, of Canada, salutes the crowd after defeating Rafael Nadal, of Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Israeli-born tennis star wears a cross, but his mother considers him ‘Jewish’

By Marvin Glassman

Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer player Eran Zahavi seen at the final of the State Cup between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa in Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, on May 24, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli soccer star Zahavi is China’s top gun

By Peter Stebbings

Former Maccabi Tel Aviv striker is smashing Chinese Super League goal-scoring records for Guangzhou R&F

More Headlines

Grandmaster chess player Garry Kasparov, left, makes the first move as he plays grandmaster Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the opening round of the Grand Chess Tour at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in St. Louis, August 14, 2017. (AFP/BILL GREENBLATT)

Chess legend Kasparov rolls back the years in competitive return

By Shahzad ABDUL

Iranian-born journalist Neda Amin (L) with David Horovitz (R), founding editor of The Times of Israel, during a press conference at The Times of Israel’s Jerusalem offices, a few hours after she arrived to Israel. August 10, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Learning the languageTimes of Israel Persian blogger starts Hebrew classes

By Tamar Pileggi

Joshua Cohen, 27, sought by London police in connection with double murder in Golders Green. (Met police)

Man charged in North London bagel dynasty murders

Top left, clockwise, Bernie Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Schumer and Larry David are among the Jewish celebrities learning about their ancestry in the upcoming season of “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates.” (Sanders photo: George Frey/Getty Images; Johansson photo: C Flanigan/FilmMagic; Schumer photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images; David photo: Albert L. Ortega/PR Photos)

Blast to PastBernie Sanders, Larry David to be on ‘Finding Your Roots’

By Josefin Dolsten

Incoming Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, right, shakes hands with outgoing IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel salutes during a ceremony at the Tel Nof Air Base on August 14, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

After 5 years as air force chief, Amir Eshel takes off

By Judah Ari Gross

An ultra-Orthodox couple at a cemetery (illustrative photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

From our partnerAs opioid crisis grows in Orthodox circles, relatives speak out

Rescue workers and police at the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse on a truck on Route 4 near Givat Shmuel, August 14, 2017. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewOvercovered bridges and Radisson counting

By Joshua Davidovich

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