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What Matters Most On Tuesday, November 14, 2017

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An Iron Dome missile defense system deployed near the southern Israeli town of Beersheba in 2014. (Flash90/File)

IDF deploys Iron Dome, raises alert amid Gaza terror threat

By Judah Ari Gross

Deployment of missile defenses comes 2 weeks after military destroyed an Islamic Jihad attack tunnel, leading to death of at least 12 of the group’s operatives

A laser sight, ordered over the internet, seized by border crossing officials as it was being smuggled into the Gaza Strip, October 2017. (Defense Ministry)

Gaza terrorists buying gear online, Defense Ministry says

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

A view of the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on October 18, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)

Israel reportedly threatens to shelve Jordan water deal until embassy reopened

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have theorized a way to divert the path of light, rendering objects invisible (Photo credit: kostsov at iStock by Getty Images)

Israeli researchers develop invisibility cloak – but you can’t see it, yet

By Shoshanna Solomon

‘Cloaking carpet’ will deflect light so objects placed upon it do a disappearing act, say Ben-Gurion University scientists; next step is to develop a prototype

File: Palestinians protesting in Gaza, November 12, 2012. (Wissam Nassar/Flash90)

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

The day Palestine gave up

In last month’s reconciliation agreement, Abbas handed his legacy into Hamas’s keeping, and Hamas revealed that it is strong enough to drag its people to war, but not to freedom

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on November 7, 2017. (Thaer Ghanaim/Wafa)

Senior PA official denies Saudis gave Abbas ultimatum on US peace plan

File: Public Security MInister Gilad Erdan, left, speaks with then-Minister of Economy Aryeh Deri in the Knesset assembly hall, May 25, 2015, Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel bars pro-boycott European group from visiting

Karl Lagerfeld (YouTube screenshot)

Citing Holocaust, Karl Lagerfeld says Germany is taking in Jews’ worst enemies

‘You cannot kill millions of Jews, then take in millions of their worst enemies afterwards,’ fashion designer tells French talk show, eliciting hundreds of complaints

Roses are laid on four "Stolpersteine" (stumbling blocks) for Karolina Cohn and her family in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Kin meet to honor Jewish girl whose pendant was found in Nazi death camp

By Kirsten Grieshaber and CHRISTOPH NOELTING

Nationalists march through Warsaw, Nov. 11, 2017. (Jakob Ratz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images and JTA)

60,000 joined a Polish nationalist march. Should Jews be worried?

By Cnaan Liphshiz

President Reuven RIvlin speaks during a conference of the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Los Angeles, on November 14, 2017 (Mark Neyman/GPO)

Rivlin tells US Jews he’s pained Western Wall now ‘a symbol of division’

By JTA

Amid rift with diaspora, president assures Jewish Federations summit Israel ‘will always be the home of every Jew,’ regardless of denomination

View of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, June 23, 2017 (Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)

Jewish Federations demand Israel reverse moves on Western Wall, conversion

Orthodox Jewish men blow whistles as they try to disturb the monthly prayer service of the Women of the Wall at the Western Wall, August 7, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Court demands answers on failure to protect Women of the Wall

By Tamar Pileggi

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a tour of the Jerusalem Police headquarters at the Russian compound in Jerusalem, October 7, 2015. (GPO)

Live updates (closed)

Accelerating graft probes, police set to question PM for 6th time next week

By Raoul Wootliff

Netanyahu will reportedly face investigators 10 days after previous interrogation into suspicions he received illegal gifts and favors from billionaire businessmen

7:17 pm

Trump leaves uncertain Asia capitals in his wake
7:11 pm

At least three killed in shooting at California school
7:09 pm

In LA, Rivlin hails Gal Gadot as Israel’s ‘true and beloved ambassador’

Hezbollah parading its military equipment in Qusayr, Syria, November 2016. (Twitter)

Analysis

Judah Ari Gross

Even with the Saudis cheering, war with Hezbollah would spell disaster

Amid upheaval in Lebanon, Nasrallah claims Riyadh is pushing Israel to strike his group, but that wouldn’t serve Jerusalem’s interests

Russian FM says Iran can legitimately stay in Syria

Netanyahu: Israel will continue operating in southern Syria

By Marissa Newman

US delegation flies to Israel to discuss Syria border deal

Labor party leader Avi Gabbay heads a faction meeting at the Knesset on October 30, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Echoing Netanyahu, Labor chief says leftists ‘forgot what it means to be a Jew’

By Alexander Fulbright

Avi Gabbay quotes PM in emphasizing need for Jewish values, but denies rightward shift in the party under his leadership

Amana CEO Ze'ev 'Zambish' Hever addresses his settlement group's annual conference in Jerusalem on November 14, 2017. (Courtesy: Yesha Council)

Settler leader revels in left’s embrace as proof of his movement’s power

Martin Engelberg, a freshman lawmaker for the People’s Party (OeVP), on his first day in parliament, November 9, 2017 (courtesy)

InterviewJewish-Austrian MP: Now’s not the time to move our embassy to Jerusalem

By Raphael Ahren

Arnon Milchan, left, and Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 28, 2005. (Flash90/File)

Milchan aide said to testify Netanyahus demanded cigars, champagne

By Raoul Wootliff

According to new leaks from police investigation, PM and his wife had strict system in place to order so-called gifts from billionaire benefactor

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara (C) and their son Yair seen with actress Kate Hudson at an event held at the home of producer Arnon Milchan (right), March 6, 2014. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

Hebrew media reviewThe gift that keeps on taking

By Joshua Davidovich

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Israeli parliament on November 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Netanyahu: Opposition has been out to get me from the start

How to keep Israelis away from Judaism

As long as the ultra-Orthodox have outsized political power, most citizens will remain indifferent

Who is rich? This truck-driving former hasid

For years I had a burning desire to be wealthy and change the world, now I am content with what I have

Rendering of underground cemetery under construction in Jerusalem. (Courtesy of Rolzur)

Underground cemetery project looks to the past for the graveyard of the future

By Renee Ghert-Zand

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An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport city, Israel on September 17, 2014. (Illustrative photo: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Investigation launched into Israeli dronemaker suspected of bombing Armenia

By Judah Ari Gross

A milk jug on display at the Permanent Exhibition 'What We Were Unable To Shout Out To The World' of the underground archive of the Warsaw Ghetto, a few days before its public opening in the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, November 13, 2017. (AFP/Wojtek RADWANSKI)

Warsaw Ghetto Jews’ secret archive goes on display

By Bernard OSSER

View of the main terminal at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, October 2, 2017 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israel’s US visa waiver said to hinge on flight rights for American Palestinians

Sheldon Adelson attends the final remarks of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem before Trump's departure, on May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Adelson won’t back Bannon’s attempts to oust GOP incumbents

By Eric Cortellessa

Night view of the Chords bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 20, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90/file)

Hitorerut party quits Jerusalem coalition, leaving mayor with Haredi majority

Krembo, the iconic go-to winter treat (Wiki Commons)

Foiled againKrembo shortages reported throughout Israel

By David Sedley

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