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What Matters Most On Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Palestinian demonstrators burn tires near the Gaza-Israel border, east of Gaza City, on May 14, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)

Hamas official: 50 of the 62 Gazans killed in border violence were our members

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

Salah Bardawil’s confirmation means number of acknowledged members of terror groups who died on Monday and Tuesday is now 53

Israel says at least 24 of 60 Gazans reported killed at border were terrorists

IDF says it thwarted 8 Hamas gunmen attempting to breach fence Monday

By Judah Ari Gross

AnalysisIsrael protected the Gaza border, but death toll means Hamas can claim win too

By Judah Ari Gross

Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Eitan Na'eh (L) holds his luggage at Istanbul Ataturk Airport on May 16, 2018, as he prepares to leave Turkey. (AFP Photo/DHA/Dogan News Agency)

Turkey, Israel humiliate each others’ envoys in escalating diplomatic tiff

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Expelled Israeli ambassador undergoes strict security screening in Istanbul airport; in response, Israel inspects Turkish delegate’s papers, dresses him down

Taking aim at Turkey, lawmakers propose recognizing Armenian genocide

By Stuart Winer

Amid spat with Israel, Turkey’s president hosts anti-Zionist Jews

By Raphael Ahren

Turkey expels Israel’s consul in Istanbul in escalating tit for tat

By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

Egypt’s Sissi says US embassy move may lead to ‘some instability’

By Joshua Davidovich

After reports Cairo convinced Hamas to tone down protests, president also offers lukewarm statement on Gaza, saying only that Palestinian concerns are legitimate

6:41 pm

Sissi warns of 'some instability' over US embassy move
6:31 pm

Israeli-owned geothermal plant girds for possible lava from Hawaii volcano
6:15 pm

Arab League plans meet to condemn Israel over Gaza

Guatemala President Jimmy Morales speaks during the official opening ceremony of the Guatemala embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Guatemala opens Jerusalem embassy, two days after US

By Raphael Ahren

Central American country’s president hails a ‘love between brothers,’ Netanyahu vows his next Latin America trip will include a stop in Guatemala City

Husam Zomlot, the PLO envoy to Washington, speaks to reporters in Washington, DC, Aug. 17, 2017. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)

Marking new low in ties, Abbas recalls Palestinian envoy from US

The Israeli army prepares a shipment of medical supplies for the Gaza Strip on May 15, 2018. The Hamas terrorist group, which rules the coastal enclave, later refused to accept the equipment and sent it back.

As Gaza hospitals suffer shortages, Hamas refuses Israeli medical aid

By Judah Ari Gross and AP

Two trucks of supplies from the IDF entered the Strip but were returned after ruling terror group saw they were from Israel

Defense minister: Hamas are ‘cannibals,’ use women and children as weapons

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Netanyahu says Hamas put Gaza children in line of Israeli fire

By Agencies and ToI Staff

IDF releases footage showing Gazans tampering with fence

Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer speaking at an Israeli embassy event on May 14, 2018, in Washington, DC. (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel)

After Jerusalem move, Democrats absent from Israeli Embassy’s DC party

By Eric Cortellessa

Official says all were invited, after Jewish legislator says some Dems weren’t, to independence event; embassy relocation, Gaza violence said to widen partisan schism

State Department: Hamas using embassy move as excuse for violence

By ToI Staff and Agencies

State Department says it didn’t invite contentious pastor to US embassy opening

By Stuart Winer

Haley to UN: ‘No country would act with more restraint than Israel’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Thousands of Christians march at March of the Nations 2018 event in center of Jerusalem, May 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Reporter's notebookTold of their presence, Israeli observers gasp in shock

Cheering Israel’s 70th, descendants of Nazis march in Jerusalem

By Marissa Newman

Surrounded by pro-Israel Christian supporters from 40 countries, grandchildren of Waffen SS members seek ‘healing’ in Israel’s capital

A cartoon published on May 15, 2018, by German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring 'next year in Jerusalem' with a missile adorned with a star of David in hand after Israel won Eurovision song contest. (Screen capture: Twitter)

German daily draws outrage with ‘anti-Semitic’ image of Netanyahu at Eurovision

By Michael Bachner

Copies of "The Diary of Anne Frank" are displayed at the exhibition 'Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away' on November 28, 2017 at the Arte Canal Exhibition Centre in Madrid. (AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

Anne Frank’s gay uncle, sex jokes found ‘hidden’ in her diary

By Matt Lebovic

Avital Leibovich

Don’t confuse me with the facts on Gaza

News reports called the border violence a Palestinian protest against the US embassy move. It wasn’t

How fast can you run to the bomb shelter?

If you don’t live in Israel, you don’t need to keep a stroller waiting by your door

Shayna Abramson

Fearing for my life, I mourn for Gaza

Screw justice, I want mercy, when we look into each other’s eyes and want to give to each other

What I hear when I hear Diaspora Jews on Gaza

‘I have nothing to worry about except whether Starbucks will have my almond milk latte, but I can still judge’

Jonathan Muskat

Should I thank President Trump from the pulpit?

Synagogue rabbis aim above the political fray, but a careful expression of gratitude shouldn’t bother anyone, right?

Palestinians run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018. (AFP/ MAHMUD HAMS)

Gazan doctor, Israel cast doubts over Hamas claim infant died from tear gas

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Health official says 8-month-old had a preexisting medical condition, contradicting Hamas-run ministry, which counted her among 60 Palestinians killed by IDF

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian National Council at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 30, 2018. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinians recall envoys to 4 EU nations that attended US embassy reception

By AFP and ToI Staff

Protesters kick an effigy of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shout slogans in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on May 15, 2018. (AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN)

Israel media reviewCold Turkey: 8 things to know for May 16

By Joshua Davidovich

US Jewish groups fighting — allegedly even physically — behind the scenes

3 organizations complain to umbrella group about Zionist Organization of America, charging that it has breached rules regarding personal attacks and insults

Jonathan Greenblatt, left, is the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Morton Klein, right, is the head of the Zionist Organization of America. (Getty Images via JTA)

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a healthcare union rally at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, February 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images/via JTA)

NY governor postpones Israel trip over border tensions

By JTA

Sen. Simcha Felder, D-Brooklyn asks New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio if he knows the cost of a loaf of bread and a dozen eggs during a joint legislative budget hearing on local government on Monday, January 30, 2017, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

The stumbling block?An Orthodox politician stands in the way of Andrew Cuomo’s national ambitions

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen

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A Palestinian vineyard near Hebron where some 400 grape vines were chopped down in an apparent hate crime attack on May 16, 2018. (B'Tselem)

In apparent hate crime attack, 400 grapevines destroyed in Palestinian vineyard

Pope Francis blesses the crowd at the end of a weekly general audience at St. Peter's square on May 16, 2018, in Vatican. (AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLARO)

Pope ‘very worried’ by Gaza violence

By AFP and ToI Staff

Researchers who are studying the first evidence of blood vengeance, discovered in a cave in the Jerusalem Hills. From left to right: Prof. Boaz Zissu Dr. Yossi Nagar and Dr. Haim Cohen with the skull (Chen Galili/Israel Antiquities Authority)

There will be blood: Earliest evidence of ritual vengeance found near Jerusalem

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Eric Greitens denied that he blackmailed the woman he admitted to having an affair with. (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)

Blackmail case against Jewish Missouri governor dismissed by prosecutors

By JTA

African National Congress delegates cheer the closing speech of newly elected African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Rampahosa, on the final day of the 54th ANC conference at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg, December 20, 2017. (AFP/Wikus De Wet)

South African leaders tell country’s Jews to reject ‘Nazi-like’ Israel

By Raphael Ahren

Illustrative: An interfaith group from the Gulf state of Bahrain attends Hanukkah candle lighting in Jerusalem, December 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

AnalysisGulf Arab states rebuke Israel, but alliances inch closer

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A member of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom group wears politically-themed buttons during a visit to the McRae Learning Center in Selma, Alabama, April, 24, 2018. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

As conflict rages in Holy Land, US Jews and Muslims seek solidarity

By Jeff Karoub and David Crary

The four stars of 'Shababnikim,' HOT's new series about young yeshiva guys, which will be screened in English as a Times of Israel Presents event on May 30 (Courtesy HOT)

Times of Israel PresentsAward-winning series ‘Shababnikim’ to get special English-subtitled screening

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian National Council at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 30, 2018. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Quelling health fears after ‘minor’ ear op., Abbas calls for two-state solution

By Avi Issacharoff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking on the phone at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, April 28, 2014. (Amos Ben Gershon/GPO)

Netanyahu discusses Iran with Merkel, Gaza with Macron

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Illustrative photo of an Israeli flag daubed with red paint. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Man accused of firing red paint at Israeli flag in Philadelphia

Police officers at the scene of a suspected murder-suicide in the northern city of Tiberias, May 16, 2018. (Israel Police)

Mother and daughter stabbed to death in suspected murder-suicide in Tiberias

By Michael Bachner

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