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What Matters Most On Wednesday, August 29, 2018

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With US set to get tough, PA chief appears to soften stance

Abbas says he opposes solution to refugee issue that would ‘destroy Israel’

Palestinian official confirms substance of remarks, though he says Abbas used different wording — that he does not want ‘to drown’ Israel with Palestinian refugees

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 28, 2018. (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP)

Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on April 13, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Haley: Palestinian ‘right of return’ should be ‘off the table’

By Eric Cortellessa

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attends a mass wedding ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 18, 2018. (Flash90)

Abbas backs demilitarized Palestinian state, says funds better spent on schools

Employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and their families protest against job cuts announced by the agency outside its offices in Gaza City on July 31, 2018. (AFP Photo/Said Khatib)

United States set to stop all funding to UNRWA — report

Trump administration said to have informed ‘key regional governments’ of dramatic plan to cut all foreign aid to Palestinian refugee agency

UN schools for Palestinians reopen despite US funding cut

By AFP and ToI Staff

Massive funding influx won’t get East Jerusalem schools out of crisis, NGO says

Defending $200m funding cut, US says ‘no value to taxpayer’ in Palestinian aid

Court okays legalization of West Bank outpost, possibly paving way for more

In precedent setting decision, judges apply ‘market regulation’ tactic to regulate Mitzpe Kramim, where residents were deemed to have built illegally, but in good faith

View of the Jewish outpost of Mitzpe Kramim, June 5, 2012. (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)

Right hails outpost legalization ruling, leftist MKs blast it

By Michael Bachner

AnalysisHow Israeli MKs turned a fake UN resolution into a cudgel against Arab lawmakers

7 women arrested by Israel for aiding, promoting Hamas in Hebron

In this picture released by his office's official website, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on August 13, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Khamenei says Iran may ‘set aside’ nuclear deal

By AFP

Supreme leader says accord is ‘only a means’ of advancing Tehran’s interests, reiterates opposition to Trump’s offer of talks

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) meeting in his Jerusalem office with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on May 14, 2018. (Finance Ministry)

Israel, US to set up joint team to enforce Iran sanctions

By Michael Bachner

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Khamenei tells MPs to work ‘day and night’ to resolve Iran’s economic problems

By AFP

Gonen Segev, a former Israeli government minister indicted on suspicion of spying for Iran, is seen in the District Court in Jerusalem, July 5, 2018. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

In first, Iran seems to confirm arrested Israeli ex-minister was its spy

By Michael Bachner

‘We brought under our control a member of a cabinet of a powerful country,’ Tehran says, after earlier denying Israeli charges against Gonen Segev

Iran says it has arrested dozens of foreign spies

Iran’s online ‘influence operation’ more widespread than previously thought

By ToI Staff and AFP

Iran says its military advisers to remain in Syria

By AFP

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman in Jerusalem on August 22, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

US envoy: No cure for Gaza, Trump has no higher Israel price in mind — reports

By Joshua Davidovich

David Friedman reportedly tells US Jews in call that Jerusalem can only manage Strip, not find solution; says US president more popular in Israel than anywhere else

6:31 pm

Arizonans pay final respects to John McCain
6:17 pm

German-Turkish woman cleared of IS links in Iraqi court
6:01 pm

UN chief warns of catastrophe in Idlib offensive

Ultra-Orthodox protesters outside the Barood restaurant in central Jerusalem, August 2018. (Screenshot: Channel 10)

Ultra-Orthodox mob harasses central Jerusalem bar for opening on Shabbat

By Michael Bachner

Barood, one of the few restaurants in capital’s center operating on Jewish day of rest, under increasing pressure as religious battles intensify; owner says police do nothing

Illustrative photo of bearded religious soldiers. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

IDF criticized for forcing religious soldiers to shave their beards

By Michael Bachner

Thank you President Trump

For years, the US failed to get Nazi camp guard Jakiw Palij deported to Germany. This president made it happen

Joshua Gerstein

Fighting stereotypes with storyboards

An inspiring graphic project will allow Israeli children to discover the neglected legends of Ethiopian Jewry

You are not a victim

To those who have been sexually abused, you are neither weak nor helpless; You are strong and resilient

The beginnings of hope in Lesbos

Refugees on the Greek island are getting an education in positive values of tolerance, peace and respect for the Other

Illustrative: A team of surgeons operating in the hospital (iStock)

Israeli smart software flags patients at risk for colon cancer

By Shoshanna Solomon

Medial EarlySign adapts financial algorithm modeling for medical purposes, analyzing blood tests and letting health care services know who needs to be tested

Intel's team in Haifa (Courtesy Mor Mazor)

Intel’s newest and fastest processors for laptops are sired by Haifa team

By Shoshanna Solomon

Former chairman of IDB Group Nochi Dankner seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Supreme Court increases jail sentence of tycoon Nochi Dankner to 3 years

By AP and ToI Staff

Dankner, once one of Israel’s richest men, and co-defendant Itay Strum, each have year added to sentence for securities fraud after appeal rejected

Former IDB Group chairman Nochi Dankner (center) seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 23, 2018, as he arrives for his appeal of his conviction for stock manipulation. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Tycoon Nochi Dankner ‘surprised and disappointed’ by increased jail term

By AP and ToI Staff

Former IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria sits in the courtroom at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on July 30, 2017. (Avshalom Sasoni/Pool/Flash90)

Hebron shooter Azaria says he has no regrets

In interview, IDF soldier jailed for manslaughter claims he acted exactly as he was trained to do, says then-chief of staff prejudiced his case and trial was miscarriage of justice

Former IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria is squeezed between his father, Charlie (R), and Likud MK Nava Boker, as they hug in the courtroom at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, on July 30, 2017. (Avshalom Sasoni/Flash90)

Israel media reviewRefusing to look back: 7 things to know for August 29

By Joshua Davidovich

AnalysisWhy is Abbas staunchly opposed to a possible Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal?

US Senator John McCain speaking at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona, October 21, 2016. (Gage Skidmore)

Analysis

John McCain’s parting shot is a warning about the ‘alt-right’

The late US senator’s posthumous farewell raises the alarm on the dangers of hypernationalism, and acts as an indictment of Trump policies that have embraced the growing trend

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, August 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump warns of ‘violent change’ if Republicans lose midterms

By AFP

Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, right, speaks to supporters with his wife Casey (l) at an election party after winning the Republican primary Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

GOP picks Trump-backed pro-Israel conservative for Florida’s governor race

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Illustrative. An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport City, Israel, on September 17, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

Israeli dronemaker said to have bombed Armenians for Azerbaijan faces charges

Official portrait of MP Khalid Mahmood. (CC BY 3.0 Chris McAndrew/Wikipedia)

Labour politician paid off Jewish assistant who complained about anti-Semitism

By JTA

Newborn baby suffering from measles. (Illustrative, iStock by Getty Images/andriano_cz)

Health Ministry urges vaccination after massive increase in measles cases

By ToI Staff and AFP

The city of Tel Aviv is offering 60 different tours of the city over the intermediate days of Sukkot to hotel guests (Courtesy City of Tel Aviv)

Sukkah crawlIn Sukkot extravaganza, Tel Aviv offers 60 tours in six days

By Jessica Steinberg

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara touring an exhibition on Jerusalem's history at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday, March 8, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)

PM said to accept UNESCO chief’s invite to New York summit

Geert Wilders of the Freedom Party (PVV) speaks during a televised debate between the eight top party leaders in The Hague on March 14, 2017, a day before the parliamentary elections. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Phil Nijhuis)

Dutch police arrest man said plotting to kill Geert Wilders over Muhammad images

By AFP

A BDS protest against Israel in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014. (YouTube screenshot)

2 Spanish cities reverse Israel boycott motions following legal action

By JTA

James A. White, who is serving a life sentence in prison in Vacaville, California established a community college program for fellow inmates. (Courtesy of J. The Jewish News of Northern California/via JTA)

Jewish inmate credits local paper as parole board backs commuting life sentence

Roseanne Barr at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in New York, April 30, 2018. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NBC via JTA)

Roseanne to be killed off in spinoff of hit TV program

By JTA

Sigmund Freud (photo credit: Max Halberstadt /LIFE/Wikimedia Commons)

Freudian scriptLetter detailing Freud’s Jewish background to be auctioned

By JTA

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