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What Matters Most On Tuesday, March 5, 2019

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A parade float at the Aalst Carnaval in Belgium featuring caricatures of Orthodox Jews atop money bags, March 3, 2019. (Courtesy of FJO, via JTA)

Belgian carnival float condemned for featuring anti-Semitic puppets of Jews

By JTA

Jewish groups protest open displays of anti-Semitism at parade in town of Aalst, west of Brussels

Jewish museum suspect Nemmouche says he was ‘tricked’ into carrying out attack

By AFP

Swastikas left at former synagogue, kindergarten in eastern France

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Teaching the Holocaust to young refugee ‘new Swedes’

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT and Gaël BRANCHEREAU

Photo taken by the Beresheet spacecraft in which an Israeli flag can be seen on a plaque with the inscription, "Am Israel Hai," or "The Jewish People Lives," and in English, "Small country, big dreams," taken 37,600 kilometers from Earth. (Courtesy SpaceIL/IAI)

Israeli spacecraft snaps Earth ‘selfie’ with flag from 23,000 miles away

Plaque on the side of Beresheet moon lander features phrases ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ and ‘small country, big dreams’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the launch of his Likud party's election campaign in Ramat Gan, March 4, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

Launching Likud campaign, Netanyahu warns faithful his premiership is in danger

By Raoul Wootliff

Leaving AG out of speech, PM says rivals Gantz, Lapid would turn back clock on his achievements; Blue and White hits back: He’s trying to divert attention from pending indictments

Illustrative: A man watches Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making a speech on television screens at a shop in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2009. (AP/Bernat Armangue/File)

Judge rules Netanyahu campaign speech can only be broadcast with delay

By Raoul Wootliff

Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in the Prime Minister House in Jerusalem on February 28, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu, beset by legal woes, launches Likud campaign with solo appearance

By Raoul Wootliff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the launch of his Likud party's election campaign in Ramat Gan, March 4, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

Fact check

Netanyahu’s launch speech rich in inaccuracies… and not just about Afghanistan

PM claims Benny Gantz mourned Hamas terrorists, cheered the Iran nuclear deal, won’t sit with Likud — all of which the Blue and White party leader denies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech launching his Likud party's election campaign in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan on March 4, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Kabullsh*tBoasting of diplomatic prowess, PM calls Azerbaijan ‘Afghanistan’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the launch of his Likud party's election campaign in Ramat Gan, March 4, 2019.(Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

Israel media reviewFears, fibs and falafel: 9 things to know for March 5

By Joshua Davidovich

Film review

Life imitates art? Ilhan Omar documentary runs high on drama, short on facts

Norah Shapiro says she found ‘cinematic gold’ in 2015 after meeting Omar. But following another anti-Semitic Twitter scandal, the Jewish director ducks an interview with ToI

Then candidate for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar campaigning in front of '#Time4Ilhan' posters. (Courtesy Norah Shapiro/ Chris Newberry)

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, 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/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Ilhan Omar comments are a ‘dark day for Israel’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 6, 2018. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

House Democrats drafting resolution on anti-Semitism after fresh Omar comments

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Jewish girls at the pluralistic prayer section at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, January 3, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Blue and White platform includes backing for Western Wall pluralistic plaza

By Raoul Wootliff

Party source says decision to support establishment of prayer pavilion for non-Orthodox denominations born out of ‘commitment to rehabilitating the relationship with the Diaspora’

AG rejects bids to bar Arab parties and far-right Jewish alliance from elections

By Stuart Winer

Blue and White party vows to bolster Israeli hold on Golan Heights

By Judah Ari Gross

Bennett jabs Netanyahu for being ‘scared’ of terrorists

By Stuart Winer

Uri Pilichowski

The historic day in US-Israel relations that you all missed

The embassy-consulate merger in Jerusalem is a strike against Palestinian efforts to demonize and delegitimize Israel

It’s my son’s school trip, not mine

Please stop sending WhatsApp photos from the class hike, my kid can tell me all about it (or not) when he gets back

William Echikson

Holocaust revisionism on the rise in parts of Europe

Our study finds Hungary, Poland, Croatia and Baltics minimizing role in WWII atrocities, paving the way for rabid nationalism

Why we challenged Ilhan Omar

When she claimed Jews buy off members of Congress and questioned Jews’ loyalty to America, the AJC had to respond

An Israeli border police officer patrols an entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on February 19, 2019. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Temple Mount Islamic council vows to keep Gate of Mercy site open

Waqf Council rejects court order to close prayer hall sealed in 2003 for housing terror-linked group, amid recent protests at the site

7:27 pm

Report: After leaving Communications Ministry, PM still intervened in its work
7:13 pm

‘F*** Jews,’ white Alabama teens say in video that slurs blacks, too
6:46 pm

Temple Mount Islamic council vows to keep Gate of Mercy site open

Yascha Mounk (courtesy)

Interview

Simona Weinglass

Israel’s coalition system is crucial check on Netanyahu’s populism, expert says

Harvard political scientist Yascha Mounk fears Israel may be riding global trend toward authoritarianism, but sees cause for optimism in its usually maligned multi-party leadership

Arnon Milchan (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in the Knesset, on March 28, 2005. (Flash90/ File)

Case 1000’s Milchan says he didn’t think it was wrong to give Netanyahu gifts

Illustration by Avi Katz

Necessary Stories

The Performance

By Haim Watzman

Israeli F-35 fighter jets perform during celebrations for Israel's 69th Independence Day in Tel Aviv on May 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

Israel ranked world’s 8th most powerful country; no longer in Top 10 ‘movers’

Jewish state moves up to 29th on the best countries list, up one place from last year, but scores woefully low when rated as a ‘fun’ or ‘sexy’ destination

The US army unloads a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe)

In first, US deploys advanced THAAD missile defense system in Israel

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greets supporters during a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Palestinian terror group, at the main road in Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip, on December 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Hamas chief warns Netanyahu against Gaza ‘adventure’ as violence ratchets up

By AFP and ToI Staff

Tomatoes wrapped in plastic. (DutchScenery/ iStock/Getty)

Waste not, wrap not? Environmentalists rip plan to cover produce in plastic

By Melanie Lidman

Agriculture Ministry initiative comes as annual report finds Israel wastes 2.5 million tons of food each year, worth NIS 19.7 billion ($5.5 billion)

From left, Dov Rosenblatt, Duvid Swirsky and Ami Kozak of Distant Cousins. (Courtesy)

Jewish band makes soulful music for major Hollywood movies and TV ads

This picture taken on March 4, 2019 shows Indonesian Jews at a synagogue in Tondano, North Sulawesi (Ronny Adolof Buol / AFP)

On remote island in Muslim-majority Indonesia, Jewish community lives in shadows

By Peter Brieger and Ronny Buol

More Headlines

Ron Yitzhak Kokia, an IDF soldier who was stabbed to death in a terror attack on November 30, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

Bedouin Israeli convicted for murder of IDF soldier in 2017 attack

Tova Kararo, a nurse killed by a patient on March 14, 2017. (Facebook)

Man convicted of burning nurse to death at Holon clinic in 2017

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures during a press conference in Tehran on February 13, 2019 (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Zarif resigned after not being informed of Assad trip to Tehran, spokesman says

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Marseille's Italian forward Mario Balotelli (L) takes a selfie with teammates after scoring during the French L1 football match between Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Etienne at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, southern France on March 3, 2019. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP)

Why always me?Balotelli posts goal celebration video on social media mid-match

By AFP and ToI Staff

Merzoug Touati (Screen capture: YouTube)

Algerian court frees blogger despite guilty verdict for Israel interview

By AFP

Analysis7 Jewish things to look for when Mueller wraps up his investigation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late president Shimon Peres, held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Israel denies new Russian offer to host Netanyahu-Abbas peace talks

By ToI Staff and Agencies

US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 1, 2016. (AFP/ Jewel SAMAD)

Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2020

By AP

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (Democrat-New York) gestures during questioning of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jewish Democrat calls Republican colleague’s ‘Tom $teyer’ tweet anti-Semitic

Tamar Fuld flanked by her mother, Miriam and brother Yakir, walks towards the huppah at her wedding on March 3, 2019. (Screen capture: Twitter)

Daughter of terror victim Ari Fuld gets married

By JTA

A Ryanair Boeing 737 airliner seen at Ramon Airport near Eilat, March 4, 2019. (Rafi Peled/Israel Airport Authority)

Eilat’s Ramon airport welcomes first international flights

A street advertisement for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2019, seen on a central street in Tel Aviv, on January 24, 2019. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)

Eurovision tickets sold illegally to be canceled, resold to public

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