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What Matters Most On Thursday, September 13, 2018

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman David Keyes (Facebook)

ToI investigates

Not just Salazar: 12 women cite pattern of improper behavior by PM’s aide Keyes

By Raphael Ahren

As well as NY State Senate hopeful, 2nd woman, insisting on anonymity, alleges physical aggression; others say Keyes was kept away from female interns; he denies claims

Growing number of MKs call on Netanyahu to suspend Keyes amid accusations

By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff

From our partnerMichael Steinhardt accused of inappropriate remarks to female Hillel employees

By Hannah Dreyfus

Video captures Weinstein’s handsy encounter with rape accuser in 2011

By Michael R. Sisak

Chief of Police Roni Alsheich seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a welcoming ceremony held in Alsheich's honour, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 3, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Police chief Alsheich to be replaced after sparring with PM over probes

By Raoul Wootliff

Rare decision to not let commissioner stay on for fourth year seen as linked to corruption investigations he is overseeing against Netanyahu

Convert 'Katya' and her daughter sit before the independent Giyur K'halacha conversion court, led by Rabbi Nahum Rabinovitch (center) on August 10, 2015. (courtesy)

In first, Israeli judge recognizes conversion to Judaism by private court

New ruling says becoming Jewish even outside auspices of state rabbinate entitles one to be recognized in population registry

View from the halls of the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court's division for agunot, on September 17, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flsh90)

In first, Israeli man indicted for refusing his wife a divorce

By Stuart Winer

An improvised explosive device placed along the southern Gaza security fence by Palestinians shortly before it was detonated by the Israeli military in a controlled blast on September 13, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF says it detonated large bomb placed on Gaza fence, foiling attack

By Judah Ari Gross

Military says IED planted during recent riot proves Hamas is trying to keep border clashes going, despite ceasefire talks

Palestinians chant slogans and wave flags during clashes at the Erez Crossing along the border with Israel on September 4, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

Israel reopens sole Gaza crossing for people after punitive closure

By AFP and ToI Staff

A Palestinian man transports bags of flour outside an aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip ,on September 4, 2018. (Said Khatib/AFP)

UN says Gaza situation ‘catastrophic’ amid deepening aid cuts

By AFP and ToI Staff

Hundreds of Israelis celebrate in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv after Israeli contestant Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision song contest with her song "Toy," May 12, 2018. (Flash90)

Tel Aviv confirmed to host 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

Municipality welcomes news; organizers condition the event on Israeli assurances of unfettered access for participants and fans regardless of political opinion

Microscopic traces of ancient starches extracted from the Raqefet Cave (left) are compared to the references Stanford University Prof. Li Liu and her research replicated in their beer brewing experiments. (Credit: Li Liu)

13,000-year-old brewery discovered in Israel, the oldest in the world

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Former US president Bill Clinton looks on as then prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO head Yasser Arafat shake hands during the signing of the Oslo Accords, September 13, 1993. (Courtesy/GPO)

25 years after Oslo, HBO shows behind scenes account, with final Peres interview

By Danielle Ziri

Using newly discovered diary material, filmmakers Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan present a human portrayal of the peace-that-wasn’t between the Israelis and Palestinians

Poll: Most Palestinians oppose renewed dialogue with US

Palestinians have done nothing but beg, ‘badmouth’ US, Haley says

Palestinian protesters break up Jerusalem conference on Oslo Accords

In this undated photo provided on July 19, 2017, IDF soldiers prepare humanitarian aid as part of the army's 'Good Neighbor' program for Syrian civilians on the Syrian Golan Heights. (Israel Defense Forces)

Live updates (closed)

Israel ends Syria humanitarian aid operation after 5 years

By Tamar Pileggi

IDF says 12,000 Syrians treated at field hospitals; assistance discontinued after Assad forces regain control of border area

6:15 pm

US House passes bill requiring national anti-Semitism envoy
6:03 pm

US peace envoy denies Trump offered Palestinians $5 b to resume talks with Israel
5:44 pm

Netanyahu aide accused of misconduct takes leave of absence after talk with PM -- report

Shayna Abramson

Yom Kippur in the #MeToo era

We are obligated to try to be kind and forgiving towards others, but not when doing so means causing harm to ourselves

Why I’m having an Orthodox wedding

We’re already married and we don’t believe in God, but I want a chuppah and ketubah anyway

Israeli security forces arrive to the West Bank Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, Thursday, September 13, 2018. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Israel destroys trailers set up in contentious Bedouin village

By Judah Ari Gross

Older structures still standing in Khan al-Amar, whose slated demolition has prompted international censure

David Keyes speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he opens the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, July 23, 2018. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP)

Israel media review

Breaching the language barrier: 8 things to know for September 13

By Joshua Davidovich

Accusations against the PM’s English-language flack, an American Jew told she doesn’t belong, army information reserved only for Hebrew reporters and ‘Fear’ in translation

Julie Weinberg-Connors, 23, arrived in Israel on September 12, 2018 to begin a year of study at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, a nondenominational yeshiva in Jerusalem. (Julie Weinberg-Connors via JTA)

Jewish American left-winger, headed to Israel to study, detained at border

The Israeli Navy tests a ship-based Iron Dome missile defense system, which is declared operational, on November 27, 2017 (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel denies report that Saudi Arabia purchased Iron Dome

Defense Ministry and Rafael, the Israeli defense contractor that manufactures the missile defense system, reject account in Al-Khaleej

The wreckage of a bus remains at the site of a deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrike, in Saada, Yemen, August 12, 2018. (Hani Mohammed/AP)

Spain walks back decision to halt bomb sales to Saudis

Then-Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran has 3,000-4,000 active centrifuges for enrichment, parliament speaker says

By JTA

Concert review

Yngwie Malmsteen shreds Tel Aviv in no-holds-barred guitar spree

By David Sedley

Iconic Swedish heavy-metal musician thrills fans with lightning-fast finger work, a reworked ‘Hava Nagila’ and hundreds of picks

Swedish guitar icon Yngwie Malmsteen performs in Tel Aviv on September 12, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Dewey Bunnell (left) and Gerry Beckley of America, the 1970s-era band performing in Caesarea on October 9 and 10, 2018 (Official Facebook page)

’70s rock band America heading to Israel to ‘give everyone a night off’

By Jessica Steinberg

Paul McCartney performs in concert at American Airlines Arena on July 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images via JTA)

Let it bePaul McCartney says he never meant to offend Jews with ‘Hey Jude’

By Gabe Friedman

More Headlines

British freelance journalist and activist Ewa Jasiewicz, right, sits next to an Israeli policeman before a hearing in her deportation case at Tel Aviv's District Court, Israel Wednesday Aug. 18, 2004(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

UK Labour speaker who called for killing Israeli MKs said nixed from summit

Czech President Milos Zeman speaking at a reception in honor of Israel's 70th birthday at Prague Castle, April 25, 2018 (Facebook)

Czech leaders endorse Israeli embassy move to Jerusalem

By ToI Staff and AFP

Shane Finemore's hedge fund Manikay Partners LLC has acquired an almost 20% stake in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (Screenshot/Vimeo),

Hedge fund founder who bought TASE stake says exchanges are ‘good businesses’

By Shoshanna Solomon

Eric Trump speaks to 'Fox and Friends' on September 12, 2018. (screen capture: YouTube)

ShekelgateEric Trump’s ‘shekels’ comment draws anti-Semitism accusations

By JTA and ToI Staff

Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in Gothenburg, Sweden, December 9, 2017. (Adam Ihse/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)

Swedish court nixes deportation of Palestinian who firebombed synagogue

IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis enters his new position during a ceremony at the army's Tel Aviv headquarters on May 18, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

IDF forms committee to determine who’s a military reporter

By Judah Ari Gross

Levi Sanders prior to a debate for Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH, September 5, 2018. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Bernie Sanders’ son falls well short in New Hampshire congressional primary

By JTA

Illustrative photo of foreign currencies. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israel among handful of big exporters enforcing global anti-bribery pact

Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz speaks at the annual World Zionist Conference, in Jerusalem on November 2, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Ex-IDF chief Gantz said set to enter politics, likely with a new party

Mountainous terrain near Petra, Jordan. (Wikipedia/Antoine Taveneaux/CC BY-SA)

Israeli woman dies of heatstroke on hike near Jordan’s Petra

Soldiers and paramedics are seen at the scene where an Israeli woman was run over and killed by a Palestinian driver, near the northern West Bank settlement outpost of Havat Gilad on August 16, 2018. (Roi Hadi/Samaria Regional Council)

Palestinian indicted for hit-and-run, not terror, in death of Israeli woman

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria attend an honor guard ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia, on September 12, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Liberman visits Georgia, signs defense cooperation agreements

By Judah Ari Gross

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