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What Matters Most On Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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US President Donald Trump announces his decision on the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House on May 8, 2018. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

Trump: America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail

Defying world, Trump says US withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal

By Eric Cortellessa

Citing Israeli intelligence, president slams ‘defective’ pact, promises ‘highest level of economic sanction’ on Tehran

Full text of Trump’s remarks withdrawing from Iran deal

Bolton says Iran violating nuke deal, but US exit not a prelude to war

By Eric Cortellessa

IAEA says Iran keeping ‘nuclear-related commitments’ under deal

By AFP

Op-ed

Trump’s Iran deal withdrawal: It should never have come to this

Now we have the US on one side, Iran on the other, and 5 others in between. Iran will exploit the disunity. But don’t blame Trump for that. Blame the original sin

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he leaves after announcing his decision about the nuclear deal with Iran during a speech from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, DC, May 8, 2018. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)

AnalysisIn nixing nuclear deal, Trump vindicates Netanyahu — for now

By Raphael Ahren

AnalysisAfter he pulls out of the Iran deal, Trump’s Plan B remains elusive

Israel media reviewA new nuclear age: 9 things to know for May 9

By Adiv Sterman

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference with the Cypriot President and Greek Prime Minister at the Presidential Palace in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on May 8, 2018. (AFP/POOL /YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU)

Netanyahu: Israel ‘fully supports’ Trump’s ‘bold’ pullout from Iran deal

By Marissa Newman and Agencies

PM says lifting of sanctions has caused ‘disastrous’ results, emboldening Tehran in its military ambitions, and ‘bringing war closer’

Saudi Arabia, Gulf allies welcome Trump pullout from Iran deal

By AFP and ToI Staff

US congressional leaders mixed on Trump withdrawal of Iran deal

By LISA MASCARO

‘Very strong sanctions’ will bring Iran back to negotiations, US treasurer says

By AP and ToI Staff

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during Labor Day at a workers' meeting, April 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Iranian Supreme Leader's Website /HO)

Iran leader lashes ‘silly’ Trump, says nuke deal over without European guarantee

‘You cannot do a damn thing,’ supreme leader says, warns his country against trusting calls to preserve agreement

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard welcomes Trump’s pullout from nuke deal

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iran says it may resume enrichment after Trump announces nuke deal exit

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iranian lawmakers burn US flag, vow response ‘US and Zionists will regret’

By AP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Explosions in Syria's el-Kisweh region, south of Damascus, on May 8, 2018. (Twitter)

Alleged Israeli strike reported at Iran-linked military site near Damascus

By Judah Ari Gross

IDF puts Golan on alert over ‘abnormal’ Iranian movement in Syria

By Judah Ari Gross

As border tensions rise, army urges Golan residents not to disrupt daily lives

Death toll from Syria strike rises to 15, including 8 Iranians — monitor

By Judah Ari Gross and AFP

Israeli Merkava Mark IV tanks take positions near the Syrian border in the Golan Heights on May 9, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / JALAA MAREY)

Analysis

Avi Issacharoff

Airstrikes are a setback, but Iran fully intends to cement its presence in Syria

Israel allegedly prevented an Iranian missile attack on the north late Tuesday, but Iran has a broad strategic goal of expanding its empire and will not be easily deterred

A picture taken on April 9, 2018, shows an Iron Dome missile defense battery, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, deployed on the Golan Heights near the border with Syria. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

US warns government employees to avoid Golan amid Iran attack fears

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

A Hezbollah armored vehicle sits at the site where clashes erupted between Hezbollah and al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Wadi al-Kheil or al-Kheil Valley in the Lebanon-Syria border, July 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Hezbollah arsenal to go unchallenged after Lebanon vote — analysts

By AFP and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

Netanyahu to Putin: It’s Israel’s ‘right and duty’ to fend off Iran in Syria

By Tamar Pileggi

In ‘straightforward’ conversation, PM tells Russian counterpart Israel will continue to ‘safeguard our security interests’

6:23 pm

Saudis will seek nuclear weapon if Iran does, says minister
6:13 pm

Polls show sharp rise in support for Netanyahu amid Iran tensions
6:06 pm

Liberman hints Israel mulling preemptive strike against Iran

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (R) and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian take a walk outside the German Foreign Ministry's Villa Borsig guesthouse during a meeting to discuss the EU, common defense policy and international issues on May 7, 2018, in Berlin. (AFP/Tobias SCHWARZ)

Europeans say nuke deal not dead, plan high-level meet with Iranians

EU says pact will not fall apart after Trump pulls out; French, British and German FMs to hold talks with Tehran

In joint front, Europe’s Merkel, Macron and May vow to uphold Iran deal

Obama, Kerry slam Trump pullout from nuke deal they championed

By Agencies and ToI Staff

China vows to ‘safeguard’ Iran nuclear deal

By AFP

Netanyahu sets off to Moscow as tensions skyrocket over Iran, Syria

PM to meet Putin hours after alleged Israeli strike on Iranian base south of Damascus, and as Russia warns of consequences of nuke deal pullout

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Sochi on August 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky)

Ahead of crucial talks in Moscow, Netanyahu views hardware used to bolster Assad

By Raphael Ahren

Russia ‘deeply disappointed’ at Trump’s withdrawal from Iran deal

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Israel says it has briefed 22 countries on smuggled Iran nuclear archive

David Govrin, Israel's ambassador in Egypt, speaking at a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of Israel at Nile Ritz Carlton hotel in Cairo, May 8, 2018. (Foreign Ministry)

Israel celebrates its Independence Day in Cairo for first time since Arab Spring

By AP and ToI Staff

Embassy party at Cairo hotel draws ire of local media; Ambassador David Govrin hails improving ties with Arab world

Prof. Amnon Shashua, left, senior VP at Intel and CEO of Mobileye, arrived on stage at CES in the backseat of an autonomous car during the preshow keynote of Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich, right, in January 2018. (Walden Kirsch/Intel Corp)

The car passing you on a Jerusalem road may be self-driving

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tests have been quietly underway in capital for months, will expand to California, Arizona; autonomous vehicles must be assertive as well as safe, Mobileye chief tells Intel confab

Noga Mann and Yasmin Dunsky

QueenB and WeWork: Creating opportunities for girls in hi-tech

Daniel S. Mariaschin

The UNSC okayed Abbas’s damage control

If you write Jews out of their own history in the Middle East, then what kind of partner for peace can you be?

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Getting polyamorous with Jerusalem

I’m not the only one who loves this city, and she is able to love us all, but she won’t, unless we learn to share

I voted against the Iran deal, but we shouldn’t withdraw

Trump emboldened Iran and endangered Israel, when he could have led the world against Iran

Dexter Van Zile

Hijacking the Titanic

‘Presbyterian’ has become synonymous with Jew-hatred and unreasonable hostility toward Israel for good reason

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Israel's Netta Barzilai performing 'Toy' in the first Eurovision 2018 semifinal, May 8, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Israel’s ‘beautiful creature’ Netta Barzilai qualifies for Eurovision 2018 final

By Jessica Steinberg

Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah Grodno in Queens. (Screen capture: Google Maps)

Boy, 14, attacked outside yeshiva in New York

By JTA

The main alley of the SUNY Stony Brook Campus in New York. (CC BY-SA 3.0 GK tramrunner229/Wikipedia)

Pro-Palestinian US students slam Muslim chaplain for defending campus Hillel

By JTA

Archaeologists work near remains of the Acra citadel and tower in the City of David in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Culture Ministry earmarks NIS 60m for Jerusalem archaeology digs, preservation

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir (YouTube screenshot)

Israel to expel Human Rights Watch director for ‘actively supporting’ BDS

By Michael Bachner and AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during a press conference with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (C) and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R), at the Presidential Palace in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on May 8, 2018. (YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU/AFP)

Israel, Cyprus, and Greece push East Med gas pipeline to Europe

By ToI Staff and AP

One of the performances at Fest'Factory, a unique community theater event that took place May 8, 2018, in Bat Yam (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Culture splashBat Yam’s Fest’Factory event takes art out of the ivory tower

By Jessica Steinberg

Ursula Haverbeck arrives in the Tiergarten District Court in Berlin, Germany, October 16, 2017. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)

Holocaust-denier ‘Nazi grandma’ nabbed after failing to show up for prison

By JTA and ToI Staff

A pipe bomb hurled by Palestinian rioters at a Border Police Base in the West Bank's Etzion Bloc south of Jerusalem on May 9, 2018. (Border Police)

Palestinians hurl pipe bomb at Border Police base during West Bank riot

Yehoshua Elitzur who was convicted of killing Palestinian taxi driver Sael a-Shatiya in 2004, is seen at the Tel Aviv District Court after he was extradited from Brazil, January 18, 2018. (Flash90)

Israeli sentenced to 15 years for 2004 slaying of Palestinian taxi driver

By Michael Bachner

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