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What Matters Most On Saturday, December 1, 2018

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Obituary

Bush, a president who grappled with Jewish leaders, engineered rescue of Jews

The 41st president, who died Friday, had an often contentious relationship with the community and Israel, but his legacy has come to be viewed far more kindly

President George H.W. Bush speaking in 1993. (Jewish Chronicle/Heritage Images/Getty Images via JTA)

In this Nov. 22, 1990 file photo, President George H.W. Bush is greeted by Saudi troops and others as he arrives in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for a Thanksgiving visit (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy

By Hussain al-Qatari and Jon Gambrell

In this Aug. 24, 1992, file photo, President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush walk with their dog Millie across the South Lawn as they return to the White House (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite, File)

Presidents, world leaders praise former US president George H.W. Bush

By AP

In this May 11, 2008, photo, former US president George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

Former US president George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

By AP and JTA

Youngest pilot in the Navy, his stellar political career saw him preside during collapse of Soviet Union and final months of Cold War; term marked by tensions with Shamir, US Jews

In this Sept. 9, 1990 file photo US President George H. W. Bush shakes hands with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the conclusion of their joint news conference ending the one day summit in Helsinki, Finland (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shin, file)

Last Soviet leader lauds Bush for political abilities and character

By AP

Anatoly Altman, a Soviet Jew who tried to hijack a plane to Israel (Screencapture/YouTube)

Anatoly Altman, Soviet Jew who tried to hijack a plane to Israel, dies at 77

By JTA

Marianne Williamson seen on day three of Summit LA17 in Downtown Los Angeles's Historic Broadway Theater District on Sunday, November 5, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Jewish New Age guru stakes her claim for 2020 presidential run

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, marking Al-Quds Day in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP/Adel Hana)

UN to vote Thursday on US text condemning Hamas for its rocket fire at Israel

If adopted, resolution would mark first time the assembly has taken aim at Islamist terrorist group that rules Gaza

A Palestinian carries a box of vegetable oil as he walks past bags of flour on a truck donated by USAID, or the United States Agency for International Development, at a depot in the West Bank village of Anin near Jenin, June 4, 2008 (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

In sudden U-turn, Trump fights to keep some Palestinian aid alive

A Palestinian hurls a stone towards Israeli forces during clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip, east of Gaza City, on November 30, 2018. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

10,000 Palestinians protest along Gaza border, 18 said wounded by IDF fire

A screenshot from a warning video issued by Hezbollah apparently showing satellite imagery of an Israeli airbase superimposed with a target and its map coordinates (Screenshot/Youtube)

Hezbollah issues warning video to Israel: Attack and you will regret it

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Clip that appears to show satellite imagery and locations of strategic Israeli sites comes a day after an alleged Israeli strike on Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria

Shiite Muslims burn representation of Israeli and US flags during a rally to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

500,000 visitors, 1 million social media followers per month

Iran duped Pakistan into Israel nuke threat as tiny part of huge fakery campaign

Investigation by Reuters finds over 70 news sites in 15 countries, with over a million online followers, have been disseminating pro-Tehran misinformation and propaganda for years

Iran's new Sahand destroyer (YouTube screenshot)

Iran says it has launched a domestically made destroyer

By AP and ToI Staff

File: A technician in an oil field southwest of Tehran. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Iran hails sanction-skirting oil-for-goods deal with South Korea

By AFP

Jess Salomon, left, and Eman El-Husseini are seen at an Upright Citizens Brigade show in New York City. (Jenni Walkowiak)

Married lesbian Palestinian-Jewish comedians aim to get laughs, make history

US Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Israeli American Council on Nov. 30 2018 (Ron Kampeas/JTA)

Pence on Airbnb settlement boycott: BDS has ‘no place’ in US markets

Speaking to the Israeli American Council, the vice president also declares that Trump is the most pro-Israel president ever

Itzhak Perlman and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting attack (Video screenshot)

Itzhak Perlman headlines Pittsburgh concert honoring synagogue shooting victims

At memorial event, renowned violinist says: ‘When you see something that represents the worst of humanity, you want to confront it with some of the best of humanity’

Rabbi Alvin Berkun, rabbi emeritus of The Tree of Life/Ohr Kodesh congregation in Pittsburgh, and Tzippy Holland, a Holocaust survivor, join at the Israeli American Council conference in a tribute to the police who stopped the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Nov. 29 2018. (IAC via JTA)

A conference for Israeli Americans pays tribute to Pittsburgh

Sarah Hirsch, right, with her husband, Naftali, and friend Gabby Schwartz arriving at a Warsaw hotel, September 6, 2018. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

Despite tensions over the Holocaust, Israeli tourism in Poland is booming

By Cnaan Liphshiz

I’m a reporter; I left my synagogue because of it

If you’ve never set foot in a newsroom, don’t tell me I don’t understand the workings of journalism and the sinister extent of media bias

Parshat Vayeshev: You are what you wear

OK, the connection may be tenuous, but the tartan kilt, with its colored stripes, reminds me of Joseph’s coat

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on October 23, 2018. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)

CIA says crown prince messaged key aide around time of Khashoggi murder – report

By ToI Staff and Agencies

The cover of Hungarian magazine 'Figyelo' (Attention) with a portrait of Andras Heisler, head of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) is pictured on November 30, 2018, in Budapest. Hungary's largest Jewish organization has condemned 'incitement' against its leader after he was depicted on the cover of a prominent pro-government weekly surrounded by banknotes. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)

Hungarian Jewish leader shown amid banknotes on cover of pro-government magazine

By AFP

View of Jerusalem showing the Old City in the foreground against new parts of the city in the background, January 9, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Jerusalem nears bottom of Israel’s socioeconomic index

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures to the crowd during a campaign rally inside the Cabarrus Arena 7 Events Center in Concord, North Carolina. (AFP PHOTO / Logan Cyrus)

Multiple Trump campaign staffers ‘reached out’ to Israel firm under FBI scrutiny

Anna Bogorz (YouTube screenshot)

Moldovan caregiver’s family, including daughter, 5, deported without meeting her

Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Barak reportedly meets Gabbay, furthering speculation of center-left unity pact

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, right, and then-Jerusalem police chief Moshe Edri, left, at a press conference at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem, on October 7, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Erdan to appoint acting police chief after committee rejects his nomination

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, center, attends a local election rally in Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, Italy, June 17, 2018 (Matteo Bazzi/ANSA via AP)

Italy’s far-right deputy PM said set to visit Israel in December

Illustrative: Demonstrators hold flags of Germany during a protest organised by the right-wing populist 'Pro Chemnitz' movement, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the anti-Islam Pegida movement, on September 1, 2018 in Chemnitz, eastern Germany. (AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL

German far-right AfD in trouble as end of Merkel era looms

By Mathieu FOULKES

This photo combo of file photos shows US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (AP Photo)

Short termDid Trump replace Fed chief due to her lack of height?

By ToI Staff and Agencies

A picture taken on January 23, 2017, shows an Israeli taking photos of sharks in the Mediterranean sea off the Israeli coastal city of Hadera north of Tel Aviv. (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)

Shark observation center to open in Israel’s north

In this Nov. 29, 2018 file photo, former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss. Bloomberg’s philanthropy has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bloomberg announces $50 million to fight US opioid epidemic

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