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What Matters Most On Monday, February 11, 2019

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Arafat Irfaiya, charged with the murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's court on February 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Palestinian suspect in brutal rape, murder of teen Ori Ansbacher remanded

Ori Ansbacher, who was murdered in Jerusalem on February 7, 2019 (Courtesy)

Shin Bet: Murder of Israeli teen Ori Ansbacher was a terror attack

Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian man in Ramallah suspected in the murder of Israeli teen Ori Ansbacher on February 8, 2019. (Israel Police)

In 2017, Ori Ansbacher’s alleged killer told Shin Bet he wanted to be a ‘martyr’

AJC: 'Demonstrably false and stunningly anti-Semitic'

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar suggests Jewish money behind US support of Israel

By Eric Cortellessa

Newly elected Muslim lawmaker provokes fresh accusations of anti-Semitism for saying Washington’s support for Jewish state is ‘all about the Benjamins’ from AIPAC

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, arrives for US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Vandals smash open prominent rabbi’s grave, damage chapels at UK Jewish cemetery

By JTA

‘Juden!’ spray painted in yellow on window of Paris bagel shop

Anti-Semitic flyers left on cars on University of Montana campus

By JTA

Labor primaries 2019

Meet the top candidates jostling for deckchairs on board Labor’s sinking ship

With the center-left mainstay party bound for a poor showing in April’s general elections, several veteran lawmakers’ careers are on the line

A scene from the 1997 movie 'Titanic' showing the last lifeboat leaving the sinking ship. (Paramount Pictures)

Israeli elections 2019Voting in primary, Gabbay says Labor picking ‘best team for the next government’

By Raoul Wootliff

Israeli elections 2019Labor, bound for collapse in national elections, holds primaries

By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff

Israel election primer: 3How do Israeli primaries work, and how could they be improved?

By Israel Democracy Institute

Interview

Poland’s envoy recognizes individual Holocaust crimes, firmly rejects complicity

Amid controversy over Nazi era, Marek Magierowski complains ‘little is known worldwide about what really occurred in German-occupied Poland’; notes diverging views with Yad Vashem

Polish Ambassador to Israel Marek Magierowski poses for a picture in Jerusalem, October 11, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

In this August 15, 2018, photo, a group of US Army soldiers take part in an annual military parade celebrating Polish Army Day in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)

AnalysisWith Mideast meeting, Poland woos Trump but risks other ties

By Vanessa Gera

Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani, the deputy head of the political bureau of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. (CC BY 4.0, sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi, Wikipedia)

Iranian commander threatens to ‘raze Tel Aviv and Haifa’ if US attacks

By ToI Staff and Agencies

At rally for Islamic Republic’s 40th anniversary, Yadollah Javani says America ‘does not have the courage to shoot a single bullet’ at Iran

An Iranian military truck with a picture of President Hassan Rouhan carries a rocket and displays a banner reading "Death to Israel" during a parade marking the country's National Army Day, in Tehran, April 18, 2017. (AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iran’s Rouhani vows to expand military, ballistic missile program

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iranians pose for a picture as they assemble with others during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution held in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square, February 11, 2019. (ATTA KENARE/AFP)

Iran slams US as huge crowds mark 40 years since revolution

By Amir Havasi and Kay Amin Serjoie

The entrance the Labor party primary polling station in the Tel Aviv Convention Center, February 11, 2019. (Raanan Cohen)

Israel media review

Stumping with a slump: 9 things to know for February 11

By Joshua Davidovich

A sad-sack Labor heads to the polls to pick its handful of members projected to enter the Knesset, and politicians make a pilgrimage to a mourning family

Voting irregularities surface in Likud primaries results

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Levy-Abekasis clarifies she’s not in talks to merge with Gantz

Minister warns AG not to meddle in elections by announcing Netanyahu charges

Screen capture from video of a rubber dinghy used by Iranian migrants to cross the English Channel from France, December 31, 2018. (YouTube)

Mossad pulled its agent out of Iran, MI6 smuggled him to UK on dinghy – report

By Stuart Winer

Sunday Express says nuclear scientist with knowledge of program in wake of 2015 deal was eventually transferred to US

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov at the State Department in Washington, July 17, 2017 (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Russian official: Israeli airstrikes on Syria ‘unlawful,’ cannot be justified

This photo taken on January 31, 2019, shows US armored military vehicles patrolling in the countryside of Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

US general: Troops could begin leaving Syria in weeks

Polling booths for the Labor party primary in the Tel Aviv Convention Center, February 11, 2019. (Raanan Cohen)

Live updates (closed)

Polls close in Labor primaries with turnout lower than previous years

56% of party members cast ballots for party’s Knesset slate, down from 61% in 2015; results expected later Monday

7:44 pm

Polls close in Labor primary with voter turnout at 56%
7:17 pm

Belgrade Jews accuse opposition chief of embracing Nazi ally fans
7:07 pm

Four dead after military helicopter crashes in Istanbul

Lenny Pozner with his son Noah. (Courtesy)

Family that lost a son at Sandy Hook fights against vicious conspiracy theorists

By Cathryn J. Prince

February winds: The story of one painting

A tale of Nazis, Solzenitsyn, Gulag, the unspeakable horror of China’s Laogai camp, and the needed redemption of humanity

It’s time to change how we select Knesset candidates

Primaries often don’t reflect the true will of actual party supporters — voters should weigh in on Election Day

The day after Abbas

With a split from Hamas likely, it may all boil down to the economy when Palestinians next go to the polls

Avrohom Gordimer

The RCA said no to women rabbis

We are speaking out against those who contravene this policy, for the sake of our conscience and to prevent the weakening of Torah standards

In this Monday, September 30, 2013 file photo, a Palestinian worker rests inside a smuggling tunnel in Rafah, on the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. (AP/Hatem Moussa)

Two Palestinians said killed in Gaza-Egypt tunnel after inhaling toxic gas

Spokesman says one of the dead was an officer in Hamas security forces, second was a civilian; source of gas unclear

Illustrative: A Palestinian protester carries a national flag and a slingshot during a demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, on February 1, 2019. (Said Khatib/AFP)

Navy catches unarmed Palestinian trying to swim to Israel from Gaza

By Judah Ari Gross

A knife carried by one of two Palestinian suspects who apparently tried to slip past security checks and enter the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 11, 2019. (Israel Police)

Palestinian brothers arrested in Hebron with concealed knife

By Stuart Winer

More Headlines

Dean Sharenow, left, and David Yazbek accept the award for best musical theater album for 'The Band's Visit' at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

‘The Band’s Visit’ wins Grammy for best musical theater album

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Security forces loyal to Hamas organize a line outside the central post office in Gaza City, on January 26, 2019, as Palestinians gather to receive financial aid from Qatar. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Qatar gave over $1.1 billion to Gaza Strip from 2012-18, ministers told

By Stuart Winer

Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attends the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Bahrain said to have informed Israel two years ago it wanted to normalize ties

In this October 27, 2018 photo, Rabbi Eli Wilansky lights a candle after a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (Steph Chamber/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect due in federal court

By AP

A man who identified himself as Michel Lambert but whose real name is Aharon Almog Assoulin and was linked in investigations by Channel 12's Uvda program and AP with an alleged undercover operation targeting critics of the Israeli tech firm NSO Group, seen in a screen capture from AP video footage. (AP Photo/Joseph Frederick)

Exposed Israeli spy linked to apparent effort by NSO Group to derail lawsuits

By Raphael Satter

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar addresses a snowy rally where she announced she is entering the race for president Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar braves the snow to announce 2020 presidential bid

By Sara Burnett

The screens of Shiri, the National Library of Israel's new music app with 400,000 songs by 1,500 Israeli artists. (Courtesy, Shiri)

Fine tunesForget Spotify and Apple Music – here comes Shiri!

By Jessica Steinberg

Attorney Pini Rubin (Flash 90)

Netanyahu expands legal team as indictment announcement looms

Ellen Degeneres (L) shaves the beard of Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots for charity (Screencapture/YouTube)

Most valuable beardJulian Edelman shaves beard during taping of ‘The Ellen Show’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters at Ben Gurion Airport on September 25, 2018, before boarding a flight to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. (Avi Ohayun/GPO)

State comptroller to investigate soaring budget for PM’s private jet

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, Pool)

US has ordered banks not to send money to PA, official says

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Israeli startup Yofix Probiotics Ltd. has started sales in Israel of its first dairy-free, soy-free range of yogurt alternatives, aimed at vegans and lactose-intolerant consumers (Courtesy)

Beyond nut and coconut milk: Vegan yogurt ferments grains, seeds with zero waste

By Shoshanna Solomon

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