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What Matters Most On Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after a press conference at Finland's Presidential Palace July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. (AFP / Brendan Smialowski)

Trump says meeting with Putin was ‘really good’ for Israel

US president tells Fox that Putin is a ‘big fan’ of Jewish state and Netanyahu, but does not go into specifics

Putin says he and Trump agreed on securing Israel’s border with Syria

By Agencies and ToI Staff

AnalysisPutin and Trump presented unified front on Syria, but differences abound

Trump says Iran in turmoil since US withdrew from nuke deal

By AFP

Syrians, displaced by fighting in the country's southwest, approach the border fence between Syria and Israel the Syrian village of Bariqu in the southern province of Quneitra, on July 17, 2018 (AFP /JALAA MAREY)

'Go back... We don't want to hurt you,' officer calls out

200 displaced Syrians gather at Israeli border fence as Russia bombs civilians

By Judah Ari Gross

Israeli troops do not directly interfere, but call on Syrian civilians to go back to their camp as regime offensive kills at least 10

Smoke plumes rising from reported Syrian and Russian airstrikes across the border in Syria's southeastern Quneitra province, as seen from the Israeli Golan Heights, July 16, 2018. (JALAA MAREY/AFP)

Israel says Russia working with pro-Iranian militias near Syria-Israel border

By Avi Issacharoff

Dr. Amaia Arranz-Otaegui, right, and Ali Shakaiteer sampling cereals in the Shubayqa area in northeastern Jordan where ancient bread was found. (Joe Roe)

Bread was being baked in Jordan 4,000 years before the start of agriculture

At 14,400-year-old hunter-gatherer site, archaeologists find oldest direct evidence of breadmaking, suggesting desire for bread may have sparked farming

'The IDF knows what to do, how to do it and when to do it'

As army drills for Gaza war, Liberman says Israel will defeat any enemy

By Judah Ari Gross

Defense minister visits IDF exercise simulating warfare in the Palestinian coastal enclave, which has seen a significant increase in violence and bellicose rhetoric in recent weeks

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman meets with senior IDF officers during an exercise simulating warfare in the Gaza Strip on July 17, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Egypt pressures Hamas to stop airborne arson within days — report

By ToI Staff and Adam Rasgon

Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas

As arson attacks go on, Israel further tightens screws on Gaza goods crossing

Live updates (closed)

Netanyahu heard telling supporters he convinced Trump to exit Iran deal

By Tamar Pileggi

Recording surfaces of prime minister boasting to party members that he ‘didn’t give up’ trying to persuade US president to leave accord

6:43 pm

IDF announces military drill in southern Israel amid Gaza tensions
6:37 pm

Netanyahu helped 'open doors' in Trump administration for Hungary's Orban -- report
6:16 pm

Deal reached to evacuate pro-regime Syria towns

A falcon found dead in a tree, tied to an incendiary device, on July 16, 2018, near the Gaza border. (Nature and Parks Authority)

Falcon found near Gaza with flammable material attached by string

Parks officials say attached harness suggests bird may have been launched deliberately from Gaza to start fires in Israel

Amid technical woes, Iran security chief said to stand up Gaza crowd

‘Suspicious’ Gaza balloon lands on grounds of empty school

Hamas warns Israel of ‘dangerous consequences’ over Gaza crossing closure

By ToI Staff and Adam Rasgon

William Browder, a US-born Britain-based financier, leaves the anti-graft prosecutor's office in Madrid, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Jewish Kremlin foe sought by Putin at Helsinki summit slams ‘incredible offer’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Bill Browder, seemingly offered up in trade for indicted Russian spies, says he is taking precautions in wake of alleged campaign against Putin critics in the UK

Trump faces blistering criticism at home over ‘shameful’ Putin summit

By Paul Handley

German top diplomat says European powers can no longer count on US

By ToI Staff and AFP

Israel media reviewHelsinki according to Putin: 7 things to know for July 17

By Adiv Sterman

A newly hung sign points to the US embassy in Jerusalem, inaugurated on May 14, 2018. (Ben Sales/JTA)

US embassy in Jerusalem to cost nearly 100 times Trump’s estimate

By JTA

US president has boasted that new mission in Israel’s capital can be built for just $250,000, but firm landed contract at $21.2 million, documents show

Ari Hershkowitz speaks at the DOC NYC documentary film festival in 2017. (Courtesy)

Faith book to Facebook

Former Satmar Hasidic Jew now tours world to expose sect’s dark underbelly

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud faction meeting the Knesset, July 16, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

PM praises controversial Jewish nation-state bill, says it will pass this week

By Raoul Wootliff

Netanyahu calls proposal ‘a law of the highest importance’; coalition chair plans final votes for Wednesday, despite ongoing disagreements

AnalysisDoes Israel need a Jewish nation-state law?

Knesset okays banning groups critical of IDF from schools

By Stuart Winer and Sue Surkes

EU: Israel spreads ‘disinformation’ by alleging we fund terror-tied BDS efforts

By Stuart Winer and Raphael Ahren

Michal Avera Samuel

I experienced the loss of the Temple myself

We Ethiopian Jews simply had no idea that God’s holy site on earth was gone — and we are bereft

You can hate Israel and be kind to animals

Animal lovers, take note: using a majestic falcon as an incendiary device is cruel and unusual

A video installation displaying relationships between people as part of 'Eye to I,' a new Youth Wing exhibit at the Israel Museum (Maya Smira and S. Hashemi, Iran-Israel/Collection of the artists)

Kids learn to look people in the eye at new Israel Museum exhibit

By Michael Harel

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Congressional nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigning for Zephyr Teachout in New York City, July 12, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes ‘occupation of Palestine,’ but admits she’s no expert

By Charles Dunst

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

California Democrats endorse Dianne Feinstein’s opponent

By JTA

Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (r) disguises himself for new series, 'Who Is America?' in July 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Some American Jews uneasy over Baron Cohen duping supporters of Israel

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Showtime and Sacha Baron Cohen push back against Sarah Palin

By AP and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)

Ministers point fingers over leaks from security cabinet

By Alexander Fulbright

Illustrative: German police officers on guard outside the regional court in Frankfurt, Germany, September 15, 2014. (Michael Probst/AP)

Jewish professor describes being beaten by a Palestinian… and by German police

By JTA

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks in London on June 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tolga Akmen)

Dozens of British rabbis call out Labour Party on its anti-Semitism definition

By JTA

A call center, illustrative (YouTube screenshot)

Bill barring unsolicited telemarketing calls clears first hurdle

Na'amod activists confront Birthright participants at Luton Airport on July 15, 2018. (Na'amod via UK Jewish News)

Jewish activists appeal to Birthright group against occupation at UK airport

Demonstrators protest against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, Tel Aviv, July 14, 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Surrogacy vote delayed after PM backs inclusion of same-sex couples in bill

As far as the eye can see: the Tel Aviv view from the Azrieli observatory (photo: Courtesy)

Israel earmarks NIS 2.5 million to make cities smarter

By Shoshanna Solomon

David Solomon (YouTube screenshot)

Goldman Sachs names David Solomon as new CEO as it targets Main Street growth

By AFP and ToI Staff

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