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What Matters Most On Wednesday, December 6, 2017

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'Jerusalem issue won't be solved by ignoring the truth'

Trump to recognize Jerusalem as capital, plan embassy move, White House confirms

By Eric Cortellessa

Officials say move ‘does not change status quo’ of Temple Mount; transferring mission from Tel Aviv could take years, so president will sign waiver; he may back 2-state solution

US President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch meeting with Republican members of the Senate in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, December 5, 2017. (AFP/ SAUL LOEB)

Liberal US Jews blast Trump’s expected Jerusalem declaration

TV: Netanyahu and aides were ‘active partners’ with Trump team on Jerusalem move

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Heads of Jerusalem churches deliver last-minute plea to Trump

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on December 6, 2017, during a diplomatic conference organized by The Jerusalem Post on Israel's security and economic ties (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)

PM, ahead of US Jerusalem move, hails ‘important expression’ of Israeli identity

By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff

Netanyahu says he will have more to say on Trump’s expected announcement later; Lapid and Bennett urge other countries to follow US lead, recognize united Jerusalem as capital

Amid Jerusalem uproar, Tillerson sees ‘opportunity’ for Mideast peace

By AP

From Far East to Vatican, leaders sound alarm over US Jerusalem recognition

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Labor’s Gabbay welcomes Trump’s Jerusalem move, urges ‘trust-building’ measures

IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, center, meets with other top officers in the West Bank on December 6, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief visits West Bank, police deploy in capital amid threats of violence

By Judah Ari Gross

Terror groups call for ‘rage’ ahead ofTrump’s expected recognition of capital, but army announces removal of barriers inside Hebron in light of relative calm

OpinionFor Abbas, come hell or intifada, Jerusalem is the hill to die on

By Avi Issacharoff

US bars diplomatic staff from Old City, West Bank amid Jerusalem tensions

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Trump tells Abbas, Jordan king of ‘intention’ to move embassy to Jerusalem

By AFP and Dov Lieber

US President Donald Trump (L) is welcomed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

US, Israel gird for backlash as Trump Jerusalem move roundly condemned

By Tamar Pileggi

Protesters demonstrate outside US missions in Turkey; Abbas says shift in US policy a ‘declaration of withdrawal from the role it has played in the peace process’

7:57 pm

Hundreds demonstrate outside US missions in Turkey, Jordan braces for protests
7:48 pm

Tillerson says embassy move to Jerusalem to begin 'immediately'
7:46 pm

Egypt slams Trump, worries about peace process

Palestinian protesters burn pictures of US President Donald Trump at Bethlehem's Manger Square on December 5, 2017. (AFP Photo/Musa Al Shaer)

Hebrew media review

Capital punishment

By Joshua Davidovich

Pretty much everyone in Israel agrees that Jerusalem is the rightful capital, but many see the varied costs of US recognition outweighing any benefit

Arab MKs accuse ‘pyromaniac’ Trump of ‘diplomatic terror’ with Jerusalem moves

By Alexander Fulbright

US House passes bill to slash PA funds over terrorist stipends

By Eric Cortellessa

Army vehicle firebombed during pre-dawn arrest raid

By Judah Ari Gross

Malynnda Littky-Porath

Rapist’s Tinder profile makes me say no to sausage

Take steps to stay safe when using the popular hookup app, and if you’re in Israel, beware of Yaniv Nahman

Dani Goldsmith and Sarah Ansbacher

Murder, looting, burning: Remembering the Aden riots of 1947

87 Jews died in a three-day bloodbath triggered by the UN Partition vote, and carried out under the noses of British colonial rulers

Jerusalem tests US leadership in the Mideast

It’s time for America to recognize Israel’s capital and reward its record of religious freedom for all

Jerusalem, I love thee

And I fear for you, as external forces move to shed the peace of this wondrous place

Israel's 13 first female tank operators, who completed their training on December 5, 2017, pose for a photograph at the Armored Corps' monument in Latrun, outside Jerusalem. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel’s first female tank crews finish training, ready for deployment

By Judah Ari Gross

Head of Armored Corps’ training praises 13 recruits for completing grueling training as part of contentious pilot program

An F-35 fighter jet takes off from the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel’s F-35 stealth fighters declared operational, a year after their arrival

By Judah Ari Gross

An illustrative photo of Israeli reserve soldiers take part in a training drill in Baf Lachish army base in southern Israel, on December 22, 2016. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)

Settlements fail to make the grade on supplying combat conscripts to IDF

Cathryn J. Prince speaking with former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold on November 14, 2017 in New York. (Perry Bindelglass)

Interview

‘More countries not only willing, but eager to embrace Israel,’ says Dore Gold

By Cathryn J. Prince

Illustrative image of a hacker at work (Pixabay)

Israel’s Elbit spyware accused of tracking Ethiopian dissidents

By Shoshanna Solomon

Toronto-based human rights watchdog documents how Cyberbit software infected targets’ computers; company insists it’s not responsible for how its products are used

The cast of 'Soon by You' from left: Sara Scur, Nathan Shapiro, Noam Harary, Danny Hoffman, Jessica Schechter, and Leah Gottfried. (Courtesy/Abbie Sophia)

Watch it here first: Modern Orthodox dating games in a new ‘Soon by You’

By Yaakov Schwartz

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Illustrative: Evangelical Christians from various countries wave flags as they march to show their support for Israel in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Study suggests declining support for Israel among young Evangelicals

People walk by a homeless man sleeping on the street, near cafes in the center of Jerusalem. November 10, 2013. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90/File)

1.8 million Israelis, 842,000 of them children, under poverty line — report

By Marissa Newman

Coalition chair David Bitan leaves his home on his way to be questioned by police on suspicion of corruption, December 6, 2017. (Screen capture: Ynet)

Coalition chair questioned a second time in widening corruption probe

Illustrative: Shaul Shamai (c), suspected of molesting his students while acting as a substitute teacher, arrives escorted by prison guards at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, June 13, 2017. (Flash90)

Bills would ban indicted sex offenders from teaching

By Marissa Newman

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand in front of a sign in Beit Shemesh asking women not to loiter there on December 26, 2011. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Supreme Court orders Beit Shemesh to remove modesty signs

By JTA

'Saturday Night Live' star Kate McKinnon doing an impersonation of Gal Gadot on 'The Tonight Show,' December 5, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Yonder womanKate McKinnon shows off Gal Gadot impression

Illustrative: Schoolchildren waiting to cross a street. (Liron Almog/Flash90)

To ease burden on working parents, schools to stay open 11 days more

Romania's former King Michael waves to supporters during an appearance at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest, Romania, on November 19, 2014. (AP Photo/ Octav Ganea, File)

Ex-Romanian king who helped overthrow Nazi ally dies at 96

By Alison Mutler

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