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What Matters Most On Wednesday, March 7, 2018

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Demonstrators protest in Ashdod against the closure of businesses in the city on Shabbat, on January 20, 2018. (Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Ashdod mayor says city to stop fining businesses open on Shabbat

By Tamar Pileggi

Weeks after stepping up controversial enforcement of Sabbath laws, Yehiel Lasry says all residents ‘must learn how to live together in dignity’

7:18 pm

Monitor says Syria seizes half of rebel-held eastern Ghouta
7:05 pm

Ashdod mayor says city to stop fining businesses open on Shabbat
6:37 pm

Netanyahu sought to make an 'Israeli Fox News' -- report

This March 18, 2015, photo, shows a Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu election campaign poster lying among ballot papers at his party's election headquarters in Tel Aviv. (AP/Dan Balilty)

Analysis

For Netanyahu, early elections may be an easily won trial by combat

Israelis may find themselves at the polls in the next few months due to a coalition crisis that some claim is being orchestrated by the PM

Aryeh Deri: Israelis ‘won’t forgive’ early elections

Ultra-Orthodox MK: ‘Someone’ not interested in solving coalition crisis

By Michael Bachner and Raoul Wootliff

Israel media reviewLooking for a vote or confidence: 10 things for your March 7

By Joshua Davidovich

An Air India aircraft seen parked on the tarmac at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

In historic first, Air India cleared for Israel flights over Saudi Arabia

Tickets go on sale for thrice-weekly flights, starting March 22 and expected to shave nearly 2 hours off journey; El Al demands approval as well

The "Mothers Bus" hostage rescue mission carried out by Yamam special anti-terrorist unit, near Dimona, March 7, 1988 (IDF Southern Command, Intelligence Section, Publications)

First-Person

When shots rang out again, we knew we had to storm the bus

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center March 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

Analysis

With inspiring performance at AIPAC, Netanyahu seeks to show he’s indispensable

Showcasing Israel’s achievements, explaining how he’ll defeat its enemies, PM proves himself peerless. But the 18,000 roaring supporters in DC do not hold his fate in their hands

Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (Screen capture: AIPAC)

Sticking to talking points in AIPAC romp, PM vows to stop Iran, thanks Trump

By Eric Cortellessa

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)

Full text of Netanyahu’s 2018 address to AIPAC

Jerome Segal, a Jewish philosopher who inspired the Palestinian declaration of independence, at the AIPAC policy conference, March 4, 2018. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)

Jew who inspired PLO declaration of independence now wants to take down AIPAC

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh. (Screen capture: YouTube/MEMRITVVideos)

Defiant Iran says missile production has tripled

Air Force chief slams West’s ‘hypocrisy’ in trying to contain Tehran’s military aspirations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)

Rebuffing Netanyahu, Iran blames Mideast woes on Israel

By Michael Bachner

Illustrative: Arab Israeli students at the campus of Givat Ram at Hebrew University, on the first day of the new academic year, October 26, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Support for coexistence plunging among Jewish and Arab Israelis

By Michael Bachner

Survey finds recognition of Israel’s right to exist down 7% among Arabs, Jewish acceptance of Arabs as equal citizens down 8%

Illustrative: A group of American Conservative and Reform rabbis and the Women of the Wall movement members hold Torah scrolls during a protest march against the government’s failure to deliver a new prayer space, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, November 2, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

De facto compromise?

Chief Rabbinate should not control Western Wall’s mixed prayer section, says AG

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and ToI Staff

In a response to the High Court, government says those praying at the Robinson’s arch pluralistic pavilion should be protected by police

Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira, head of Ramat Gan Yeshiva, speaks at a right-wing religious conference on March 6, 2018. (Screen capture: Ynet)

Right-wing rabbi complains Israel flooded with gay culture

Ofir Akunis in Jerusalem on March 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Marking women’s day, minister tells female MKs to ‘quit whining’

By Tamar Pileggi

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan attends a committee meeting at the Knesset, November 14, 2017. (Flash90)

Police minister rejects claim Netanyahu probes ‘politically motivated’

By Michael Bachner

Gilad Erdan defends law enforcement officials investigating PM, but expresses unease over state’s witnesses being let off scot-free

Justice minister files complaint against judge in texting scandal

Interior minister questioned again in graft probe

Police chief defends deals to let suspects turn state’s witness

By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff

Cover-ups, intimidation: The state of child sexual abuse

A global Jewish community snapshot in light of revelations in Baltimore, and an ongoing Australian case

Zaki Shalom and Kobi Michael

New US politics are shifting the peace process

Palestinian disillusionment, internal deadlock, and dismissal of the US as mediator may bring down the Palestinian leadership

Hundreds of AIPAC policy conference delegates attend an event, away from the main conference, in support of the settlement movement in Washington, DC, March 5, 2018. (Courtesy: Yesha Council)

Analysis

As AIPAC is out-hawked by Trump, settlers reevaluate ties to pro-Israel lobby

The US group’s support for two states exposes discord among West Bank Israelis, with one rogue council head garnering Likud support by going on the offensive

High Court freezes compensation to owners of razed West Bank homes

J Street hits back at US envoy Friedman after AIPAC jab

By Tamar Pileggi and Eric Cortellessa

‘Dangerous’ to suggest Israel doesn’t want peace, US envoy says in J Street dig

By Tamar Pileggi

Mahmoud al-Aloul, vice chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Who is Mahmoud al-Aloul, touted as Abbas’s possible heir?

By Khaled Abu Toameh

With swirling rumors surrounding the Palestinian leader’s health, focus has turned to his deputy and preferred successor

In this file photo taken on January 23, 2018 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech in Gaza City (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Hamas warns against ‘normalization’ amid reports of Israel’s upped regional ties

By Khaled Abu Toameh

Palestinian Football Association (PFA) head Jibril Rajoub holds a press conference on October 12, 2016, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Abbas Momani/AFP)

Terror victims to lodge ‘incitement’ complaint against top PA official

By Marissa Newman

More Headlines

Gary Cohn listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Davos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Top Trump economic aide Gary Cohn quits over trade tariff plan

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Former Australian principal Malka Leifer, who wanted in her home country for child sex abuse crimes is seen at the Jerusalem District Court on February 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Judge rules alleged Australian molester can be sent to house arrest under rabbi

A picture taken on March 6, 2018 shows a signed letter by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein dated 1928 concerning the formalization of the "Third Stage of the Theory of Relativity" on display at Winner's auction house in Jerusalem, prior to being auctioned later in the night with the rest of a series of nine. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)

Einstein letter on Theory of Relativity fetches $100,000 at Jerusalem auction

By AFP

Bezeq workers installing fiber optic cables. (Courtesy)

Bezeq cuts dividend payments, appoints interim directors

By Shoshanna Solomon

The technology arm of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Singapore-based Biosensorix are developing a device to help detect dengue fever, stroke (Courtesy)

Israel-Singapore partnership sires $5 devices to detect dengue fever, strokes

By Urvashi Verma

An Israeli soldier does a mock dance with his rifle in “Foxtrot.” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Foreign ministry softens boycott of Israeli film fest in Paris

By Tamar Pileggi

UK's Science Minister Sam Gyimah announcing the launch of BIRAX Ageing on March 6, 2018 (Courtesy)

UK sets up £5m fund for collaboration with Israel on aging process

By Shoshanna Solomon

The People of the Book roller coaster at the planned Pla'im theme park in Dimona (Courtesy Pla'im Park)

Roller coaster historyDevelopers plan Jewish theme park in desert town of Dimona

By Jessica Steinberg

MK Orly Levy-Abekasis attends a Knesset committee meeting on March 15, 2017.(Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Yisrael Beytenu rebel announces formation of new party

From left to right: Jackie Oshry, Claudia Oshry and Olivia Oshry at the Beautycon Festival in New York, May 20, 2017. Their sister Margo, not pictured, runs a food-focused Instagram account. (Kris Connor/Getty Images for Beautycon via JTA)

Sister actInstagram stars face backlash over anti-Muslim mother

By Lior Zaltzman

In this Tuesday Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, activist Tamika Mallory speaks at a news conference in New York (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Facing controversy, Women’s March says anti-Semitism ‘indefensible’

Illustrative image of a suitcase full of cash (ungorf; iStock by Getty Images)

In battle with shadow economy, Israel looking to cap cash payments

By Shoshanna Solomon

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