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What Matters Most On Sunday, October 28, 2018

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Some of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, October 27, 2018. Top row, from left to right: Cecil Rosenthal, Richard Gottfried, Melvin Wax. Bottom row: Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz, Danny Stein. (Courtesy of David DeFelice via AP, Barry Werber via AP, Avishai Ostrin)

A married couple, 2 brothers: Victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting named

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Medical examiner says a 97-year-old woman among those killed during the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue

Dan Stein (screen capture: WPXI)

First victim of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting named as Dan Stein, 71

Residents check their phones near the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP)

‘Our hearts are broken’: Pittsburgh Jews grapple with shooting tragedy

By Eric Cortellessa

Tammy Hepps, Kate Rothstein and her daughter, Simone Rothstein, 16, pray a block away from the site of a deadly mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP)

ADL: Pittsburgh shooting likely deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history

Jewish groups condemn shooting that left 11 dead, call for unity, and urge government to deal with threat posed by white supremacists

People embrace along the street in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh where a shooter opened fire during services at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AP/Keith Srakocic)

Refugee aid group mentioned by Pittsburgh shooter urges national healing

By JTA and ToI Staff

First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire October 27, 2018. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

For 20 minutes, synagogue shooter turned a brit milah into a bloodbath

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Analysis

The Jewish people live, and so does Squirrel Hill

Neighborhood residents are told to shelter in place, locking their doors. My wife tries to keep the children busy…

From left: Cody Murphy, 17, Sabrina Weihrauch, and Amanda Godley, all of Pittsburgh, hug after an active shooter situation at Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Andrew Stein/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

World leaders condemn deadly shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

By Raphael Ahren

Law enforcement run with a person on a stretcher at the scene where multiple people were shot, October 27, 2018, at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre; gunman yelled ‘all Jews must die’

By ToI Staff and Michael Machosky

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with the Palestinian Central Council in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 28, 2018. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Unlike Balfour Declaration, Abbas says, Trump peace plan ‘will not pass’

By Tamar Pileggi

PA president accuses Hamas rivals of serving US interests by refusing to relinquish power, says Palestinians facing ‘most dangerous stage’ in their history

7:34 pm

Abbas: Hamas serving US interests by refusing to relinquish power
7:26 pm

NYC mayor vows to protect Jewish communities after synagogue massacre
7:16 pm

Abbas again vows to thwart any Trump peace plan

The FBI investigates in the rain after a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, a Conservative synagogue, on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Stein/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Pittsburgh gunman told police Jews were ‘committing genocide to his people’

By AP

In affidavit, officers say the suspected killer of 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in the city told an officer ‘he wanted all Jews to die’

Driver's license photo of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect Robert Bowers (Pennsylvania DOT)

Synagogue shooter hit with 29 hate crime charges

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Members of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the US, hold a swastika burning after a rally on April 21, 2018, in Draketown, Georgia. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

Website ‘used by synagogue shooter’ and racists says it’s being forced offline

By AFP

The Israeli cabinet holds a minute of silence to honor the victims of the deadly October 27, 2018, shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 28, 2018. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Israeli cabinet observes moment of silence for Pittsburgh synagogue victims

Leaders and institutions condemn slaying of 11 worshipers at Tree of Life synagogue, ‘murdered just because they were Jews’

Deputy minister: Recognize non-Orthodox Jews after US synagogue shooting

Netanyahu: ‘Heartbroken and appalled’ by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

By Raoul Wootliff

Israel media reviewShabbat of horrors: 10 things to know for October 28

By Joshua Davidovich

A man kneels to light a candle beneath a police cordon outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, after a shooting there left 11 people dead on October 27, 2018 (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Pittsburgh shooting is latest in series of recent attacks on Jewish institutions

From Seattle to Toulouse to Istanbul, attackers, whether neo-Nazis or jihadists, have repeatedly targeted synagogues, schools and community centers

First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Synagogue massacre follows over 50 anti-Semitic incidents in Pittsburgh in 2018

Members and supporters of the Jewish community come together for a candlelight vigil, in remembrance of those who died earlier in the day during a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, in front of the White House in Washington, DC on October 27, 2018. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting sparks outpouring of grief from US Jews

By AFP

People light candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AP/Matt Rourke)

After synagogue massacre, interfaith Havdalah vigil unites a shattered community

Grieving and angry, thousands of Jews and non-Jews in Squirrel Hill and around nation come together to mark end of Shabbat and mourn victims of deadly shooting

People light candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AP/Matt Rourke)

As Shabbat ends, religious Jewish groups condemn synagogue attack

By ToI Staff and Agencies

People gather for a interfaith candlelight vigil a few blocks away from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP)

Thousands in Pittsburgh gather for vigil after synagogue massacre

By AP

Police officers walk outside the Tree of Life synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting yesterday in Pittsburgh, October 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre shakes the city’s iconic Jewish neighborhood

Jeff Finkelstein, president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, says the Squirrel Hill neighborhood is set apart by the cohesiveness of its Jewish community

Driver's license photo of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect Robert Bowers (Pennsylvania DOT)

Pittsburgh shooting suspect spewed anti-Semitism online

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Illustrative: Soldiers stand guard outside a synagogue in Neuilly sur Seine, outside Paris, France, January 13, 2015. (AP /Christophe Ena)

France ups security around synagogues after deadly Pittsburgh attack

By AFP and ToI Staff

The scene of a mass hooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP)

Palestinian Authority condemns deadly attack at Pittsburgh synagogue

Statement blames violence on ‘fascist and rotten beliefs based on the supremacy and dominance of white people’; Turkey and Saudi Arabia also decry shooting that killed 11

Pope Francis delivers his speech during a Mass for the closing of the synod of bishops in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Oct. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope decries US synagogue attack as ‘inhuman act of violence’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)

British lawmaker: Synagogue shooting shows Israel ‘reignites’ anti-Semitism

By JTA

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland after speaking to reporters about the fatal shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 2018. (Ken Cedeno/Pool/Getty Images)

Trump: If Pittsburgh synagogue had armed guards, attack might have been stopped

By JTA

US president says the outcome of the mass shooting would have been ‘far better’ had the synagogue had armed protection inside

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Farmers of America convention on October 27, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Trump calls Pittsburgh attack evil anti-Semitism

By Catherine Lucey

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing for a rally on October 27, 2018 in Murphysboro, Illinois. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Trump plans trip to Pittsburgh after ‘evil’ synagogue shooting

By AP

Betsalel Steinhart

This coming Shabbat, let’s all go to synagogue

Even if you never go, and never pray, we can come together at 10:20 am this Saturday to combat fear and show unity

Ofer Berkovitch

Jerusalemites, I’ll be a mayor who works for your interests

With no national political aspirations, my only goal is to improve the capital’s economic, cultural and social standing

French investigating judge Helene Morton (screenshot France 3)

French judge: Israel not cooperating with France on scammers

By Pierre Assouline and Simona Weinglass

After jurist probing con involving impostors who targeted soccer players expresses concern, Israel Prosecutor’s Office claims cooperation with France, the US is comprehensive

Campaign posters for the upcoming municipality elections in Tel Aviv, on October 9, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Municipal elections 2018Legal loophole allows secret loans to candidates in local elections

A Palestinian woman runs with a Palestinian flag, amid black smoke from tires burned by protesters, during clashes following a riot near the border with Israel east of Gaza City on October 26, 2018. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Palestinian said to die of wounds sustained in Friday border clash

By AFP and ToI Staff

Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says Yahya al-Hassanat is the 7th person to die as result of riot, after he was shot in the head

Sappers called after rocket found at southern Israel high school

Part of airborne incendiary device found near Sderot daycare center

Hamas demands $15 million per month in exchange for calm — report

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Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev, middle, shakes hands with Mohamed Bin Tha'loob Al Derai, President of UAE Wrestling Judo & Kickboxing Federation, after one Israeli player won the bronze medal during the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)

Flying own flag, three Israelis win bronze at Abu Dhabi judo tourney

By ToI Staff and AP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)

After PM’s Oman visit, Palestinians fret at ‘normalization’ of Arab-Israeli ties

By AFP and ToI Staff

Man using the Zen Eating sipping device (Courtesy)

Obesity, sleep apnea are targeted by new straw

By Federico Maccioni

Dafna Lustig, the TV presenter who publicly announced she had been sexually harassed years earlier by a well-known Israeli chef (Israeli Broadcasting Corporation/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rotten#MeToo hits Israeli food industry

By Jessica Steinberg

Making a gun sign with their hands, supporters parade in their cars during a rally in support of right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 27, 2018 (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil yearns for change in Sunday vote, but some say democracy at risk

By AP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A Palestinian man walks past Israeli police officers at the entrance to the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem on December 2, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Palestinians debate value of boycotting Tuesday’s Jerusalem municipal elections

By Majeda El Batsh and Steve Weizman

Bolivian writer and journalist Veronica Ormachea Gutierrez speaks during an interview with AFP in La Paz, on October 25, 2018. (AIZAR RALDES / AFP)

Bolivia’s Schindler saved 10 times as many Jews from Holocaust, writer says

By José Arturo Cárdenas

This November 1, 2017, photo shows a van with windows covered with an assortment of stickers in Well, Florida, that apparently was owned by Cesar Sayoc. (Courtesy Lesley Abravanel via AP)

Van-dwelling mail bomb suspect wanted to return to ‘Hitler days’

By AP and ToI Staff

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