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What Matters Most On Monday, August 21, 2017

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White House senior advisers Steve Bannon, left, and Jared Kushner, listen as US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bannon boycotted Trump meet with ‘terrorist’ Abbas — report

By Tamar Pileggi

Extent of animosity between ousted strategist and president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner emerging in US media reports; Bannon now said plotting his ‘revenge’

Jewish senator calls on Trump’s Jewish Cabinet members to resign

By JTA

Adelson expresses support for ZOA efforts to depose McMaster

By JTA

State senator who hoped for Trump assassination in post apologizes

PA President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Meretz chairwoman Zehava Galon (2nd R) at the presidential residence in Ramallah, West Bank, on August 20, 2017. (Osama Falah / Wafa)

Palestinian leader says White House peace efforts ‘in chaos’

By Tamar Pileggi, Dov Lieber and ToI Staff

Abbas tells Israeli MKs that he has met with Trump officials 20 times but they aren’t conveying messages to Netanyahu; accuses Israel of blocking resumption of security ties

Israeli general mocks Abbas for sending medical aid to Venezuela

Palestinian woman indicted for Jerusalem stabbing attack

By Stuart Winer

Palestinian Authority threatens to sever Gaza electricity — report

Josep Lluis Trapero (R), chief of the Catalan regional police, speaks alongside Interior Minister for the Catalan government Joaquim Forn (C) and Justice Minister of the Catalan government Carles Mundo at a press conference in Barcelona on August 21, 2017. (AFP Photo/Lluis Gene)

Upping death toll to 15, police say Spain van attacker hijacked car

By AFP and ToI Staff

Authorities say Pau Perez, a 34-year-old man found stabbed dead in a Ford Focus, was killed by jihadist still at large

Search for Barcelona attack driver widens to all of Europe

‘Mother of Satan’ TATP found in Spain bomb factory

British-Australian boy, 7, killed in Spain attack

By AFP

Steve Kaltenhauser of Calgary, Canada, watches with the crowd during a total solar eclipse from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience on August 21, 2017 in Madras, Oregon. (Stan Honda/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Total solar eclipse completes path across America

By Joshua Davidovich

Imam linked to Spain attacks killed in bomb blast, police say; Barcelona attacker shot dead with fake bomb vest

In this August 24, 2016 photo, comedian Jerry Lewis reacts during an interview at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

Tribute

Jewish funnyman Jerry Lewis, 91, has died, but his signature laugh lingers

By Jordan Hoffman

The multifaceted filmmaker and philanthropist hit the boards at age 15 and never stopped honing his act

Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91

By Lindsey Bahr

Stars pay tribute to late comedy icon Jerry Lewis

By AFP

A display of smuggled Jewish items which were seized in Egypt on August 17, 2017 (Facebook)

Bizarre 18th century Jewish items seized from archaeology smuggler in Egypt

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Collection of artifacts taken from a Saudi citizen; also found, and undated, was a 29-page book written in esoteric ‘Hebrew,’ described as ‘the commandments of Judas Iscariot’ — and illustrated with scorpions

Aly Raisman competing on the uneven bars at the Rio Olympic Games, August 7, 2016. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images/JTA)

After sexual assault scandal, Aly Raisman says USA Gymnastics needs sweeping change

By AP and ToI Staff

Jewish Olympian says body has failed to respond properly to over 100 complaints against team doctor, who she calls ‘a monster’

A special freight train travels on the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem track, August 20, 2017 (Channel 2 screenshot)

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train makes first test run

Special train weighing 1,200 tons checks bridges and tracks ahead of scheduled opening of route in April 2018

John Adlington and Tricia Dacie successfully setup a telescope to project an image of the Sun on a white matte board. They are some of the total solar eclipse enthusiasts gathering in Madras, Oregon, on August 18, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ROB KERR)

Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark

By AP

With 200 million people within a day’s drive of the path of totality, towns and parks brace for monumental crowds

A sign welcoming eclipse visitors August 19, 2017 in Madras, Oregon. The town is preparing for the August 21 total solar eclipse that will be visible across the continental US. (AFP PHOTO / STAN HONDA)

Oregon highway overpasses eclipsed by anti-Semitic banners

By JTA

Travelers heading to view solar event greeted with ‘UNJEW HUMANITY’ and ‘Jewish Financing Available’

'Faces of Power,' a temporary exhibit of the Victor A. Adda collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (Elie Posner)

Israel Museum coin exhibit shows a daughter’s love is worth more than gold

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Priceless collection of 75 gold Roman coins depicts evolution of propaganda and portraiture over 300 years

Micah Lakin Avni

Facebook: Soft on terror, tough on me

A Hamas page came down since his post was published — but so did his criticism of Mark Zuckerberg

Itamar Rabinovich

Egypt resumes a leadership role

Sisi, due in Washington next week, is showing he can play a key role in settling the Syrian conflict

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

They never threw pennies at me, but…

The old ugly anti-Semitism joins self-righteous anti-Zionism to crowd out humanity, nuance, and, of course, Jews

First Lady of the Revolution

On a film about the American ‘southern belle’ married to the revolutionary who became Costa Rica’s president

In this Jan. 22, 2017, photo provided by US Navy, the USS John S. McCain conducts a patrol in the South China Sea while supporting security efforts in the region. (James Vazquez/US Navy via AP)

Ten sailors missing after US destroyer collides with tanker off Singapore

By AP

Rescue operation underway, with extent of damage to American vessel USS John S. McCain not yet clear

Abby Sher, author of 'All the Ways the World Can End.' (Courtesy/Franck Goldberg)

Interview

A young adult novel gives cancer the comic treatment

By Judy Batalion

Candles and flowers are left at the makeshift memorial by well wishers for the victims of Friday's stabbings at the Turku Market Square, Finland on August 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen)

Finnish court identifies Turku stabbing suspect

By AFP

Deadly stabbing spree carried out by Abderrahman Mechkah, 18, is being probed as the country’s first-ever terror attack

French criminal police join forensic police as they search the site following a car crash on August 21, 2017, in the southern Mediterranean city of Marseille that killed at least one person.( AFP PHOTO / Boris HORVAT)

One dead after car hits people at Marseille bus stops

By AFP

Driver crashes into two separate bus stops before being arrested; prosecutors say they are not treating it as a terror attack

In this Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 photo, the Rev. Nelson Johnson and his wife, Joyce, talk about the 1979 'Greensboro Massacre' at his Faith Community Church in Greensboro, N.C. Johnson still has a faded scar on his left arm, left by a Nazi who attacked him. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

1979 Klan-Nazi attack survivor hopes for a ‘justice river’

By MARTHA WAGGONER

For Rev. Nelson Johnson, Trump’s assertion of mutual blame in Charlottesville violence was ‘frighteningly familiar’

Screen capture from video showing construction workers removing a statue of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the University of Texas campus, August 30, 2015. (YouTube/kxan)

University of Texas removes all Confederate monuments

By AP

Syrian pro-government forces hold a position in the western Qalamoun, on August 20, 2017, during an offensive against Islamic State (IS) group fighters. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)

3 Lebanese soldiers killed as IS pushed back on Syrian border

By AFP

Military recaptures two-thirds of the territory held by jihadist group in Jurud Ras Baalbek and Jurud al-Qaa regions

Illustrative: An image taken from a video clip released by the Sinai affiliate of the Islamic State group on August 1, 2016. (MEMRI)

Errant gunfire from Sinai hits Israel; no injuries reported

By Judah Ari Gross

Army says spillover fire not directed at Jewish state; tensions between Hamas, Islamic State rising after last week’s suicide bombing

T-Art at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art; a time for free culture (Courtesy Yaara Oren)

As dog days end, summertime events are still hot and happening

By Jessica Steinberg

Avail yourselves of a street theater festival, free tours of the Foreign Ministry, Negev nights and modern dance

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Illustrative. Ultra-Orthodox men protest against the arrest of an IDF draft-dodger, in Jerusalem August 19, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Five police officers injured during ultra-Orthodox rioting

English soccer coach Steve McClaren seen in 2012 while coaching Dutch squad Twente. (CC BY 2.0, Thomas Rodenbücher, Wikipedia)

Ex-England soccer coach joins Maccabi Tel Aviv

By AFP

Illustrative image (iStock)

Technion’s De-Jargonizer translates science-speak for the layman

The Buenos Aires skyline. (CC-BY-SA Patricio Dünkler/Wikipedia)

El Al set to launch Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires route

By JTA

At the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. (photo credit: Kuba Wyszynski/JTA)

Volunteers from 7 countries clear historic Jewish cemetery in Poland

By JTA

Scaffolding is erected around the Elizabeth Tower, which includes the landmark 'Big Ben' clock, as part of ongoing conservation efforts at the Palace of Westminster in London, August 3, 2017. (AP/Caroline Spiezio)

Tower of silenceBig Ben bell falls silent for repairs

By Robin MILLARD

Pills at the Teva factory in Har Hotzvim, Jerusalem (illustrative photo; credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewDrugged, defrauded and anti-democratic

By Joshua Davidovich

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