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What Matters Most On Thursday, March 7, 2019

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US President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

New poll: Americans’ support for Israel falls to lowest point in a decade

By Eric Cortellessa

Gallup survey finds Republican sympathy for Israel declined 13% over the last year, while Democratic sympathy dropped by 6%

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a House Education and Labor Committee meeting on March 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)

Democrats back off anti-Semitism resolution amid dissent over Omar remarks

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)

Meet the House Democrat in charge of probing Donald Trump

View of the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset, March 6, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Elections panel bars Arab slate, Jewish far-left candidate; court will now rule

By Stuart Winer

Netanyahu welcomes development, saying ‘those who support terror’ shouldn’t be in Knesset; banned party Ra’am-Balad denounces ‘racist’ decision

The Otzma Yehudit party's Michael Ben Ari (L) and Itamar Ben Gvir attend the Central Elections Committee for the 21st Knesset elections during a session to discuss a petition to disqualify them from running in the elections, at the Knesset, March 6, 2019 (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Elections committee approves candidacy of Otzma Yehudit’s Ben Ari, Ben Gvir

Otzma Yehudit leader Michael Ben Ari attends a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset on March 6, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Police said to mull probe of Otzma Yehudit’s Ben Ari for inciting racism

Analysis

Why we may not know who’s won Israel’s election even after the votes are counted

Imagine they held an election and nobody won. Or lots of people said they won, but nobody was quite sure. And it wasn’t imaginary…

Then-prime minister Yitzhak Shamir (left) and then-foreign minister Shimon Peres at a Mimouna celebration at Sacher Park in Jerusalem, March 15, 1988. (Nati Harnik/Government Press Office)

Israel media reviewDemocracy out of commission: 8 things to know for March 7

By Joshua Davidovich

Lapid: If Netanyahu is reelected, he’ll legislate to place himself above the law

By Simona Weinglass

In recording, Gantz notes need for large lead over Likud, backs West Bank deal

Likud MK David Bitan attends a meeting of the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset on March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Police recommend bribery charges for Likud’s David Bitan

After 2-year investigation, anti-corruption unit says it has evidence that ex-coalition whip and Netanyahu confidant traded political favors for cash payouts

Likud party member Pinchas Idan arrives at a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Likud candidate drops out of Knesset race over eligibility questions

Labor MK Stav Shaffir in the Knesset on July 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Police nab right-wing extremist who threatened to murder Labor MK

An Israeli votes at the settlement of Efrat on March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Analysis

What Netanyahu’s election strategy says about how settlers vote

Premier is targeting residents across the Green Line generally drawn to national religious parties, while placing less focus on sizable secular and Haredi populations

Blue and White releases its political platform: ‘No second disengagement’

By Raoul Wootliff

Ultra-Orthodox parties to ‘unequivocally’ back Netanyahu as next PM

Senior Blue and White member: Party backs 2 states to separate from Palestinians

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)

First person

Confronted with anti-Semitism complaints, Belgium float-makers have no regrets

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Vismooil’n group members and Aalst mayor see no problem with using caricatures of Jews to express money concerns, say those offended by carnival float are ‘living in the past’

Jury verdict delayed in Brussels Jewish museum terror trial

Poland considering exhumations at World War II massacre site

By Agencies and ToI Staff

2 swastikas drawn in blood found at Los Angeles park

Film review

Mazel tov! Ahead of International Women’s Day, Marvel cinema births a (s)hero

With an insider’s peek at the feminist film, our movie maven thinks up an elaborate ‘Captain Marvel’ back story in which the plot is a complex Jewish allegory. Work with him here

A high-tech company which employs ultra-Orthodox women in Modiin Illit. August 17, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90/File)

Startups in Israel still dominated by male founders as women tread water

By Johanna Chisholm

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler

The biggest allegation is Netanyahu’s vengefulness

It’s much more than just accusations of graft, it’s the extent to which Bibi sought to wreak revenge on the media

Behind every man stands… another man

The major parties have been turning a blind eye to women politicians, and their campaigns are the worse for it

Lilly Weisberger

What the Knesset needs now is Simply Love

We are the voice of unity, respect and understanding, and we need to be part of the political process, not outside protesting

Malka Leifer should not get your kindness

Being kind to an alleged abuser is cruel to the victim — and puts additional children at risk

Prof. Victor Guetta, irector of the Invasive and Interventional Cardiology Unit at Sheba Medical Center, plugged a bleeding hole in the artery of a 29-year-old patient using a device that is usually used to unblock arteries (YouTube screenshot)

In first, Israel doctor plugs heart bleed with device designed to clear arteries

By Shoshanna Solomon

29-year-old chronic cardiology patient walks into Sheba Medical Center with a ruptured aneurysm; standard open heart surgery wasn’t a good option

Live updates (closed)

Abbas expected to tap Fatah ally as next PM — officials

Ex-minister and peace negotiator Mohammad Shtayyeh gets backing of party’s central committee for post, which now must be approved by PA chief

7:25 pm

US urges UN to tighten restrictions on Iran over missile launches
7:13 pm

Abbas expected to tap Fatah ally as next PM -- officials
7:05 pm

Balloon launched from Gaza explodes in Israel's south

Illustrative: A picture taken on November 12, 2018, shows smoke rising above the building housing the Hamas-run television station al-Aqsa TV in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli air strike. (Mahmud Hams / AFP)

Israeli aircraft strike Hamas naval base after mortar fire sets off Iron Dome

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

IDF confirms attack on terror group in Strip; Gazan teen succumbs to wounds sustained during clashes along border as restive region continues to heat up

Illustrative: Palestinian paramedics carry away on a stretcher a youth injured during clashes following a demonstration along the border with Israel east of Gaza City on March 1, 2019. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Hamas conveys deescalation message to Israel amid fresh violence — report

Israeli troops demolish the home of a suspected Palestinian terrorist, Asem Barghouti, in the West Bank village of Kobar on March 7, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops raze West Bank home of Givat Assaf terrorist

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

More Headlines

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Navy cadets in Haifa on March 6, 2019 (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)

Iran bypassing sanctions, secretly smuggling oil, Netanyahu claims

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative: Call center employees at E&G Finances in Bulgaria which operated online trading sites (YouTube screenshot)

Alleged Israeli financial scammer arrested in Bulgaria

By Simona Weinglass

Illustrative: One of five Netzah Yehuda soldiers convicted of beating two Palestinian detainees arrives for a court hearing at the Jaffa Military Court, on January 10, 2019. (Flash90)

Three IDF soldiers convicted of abusing Palestinian prisoners

By Judah Ari Gross

Designers honored at '70 Years of Israeli Fashion' at the Expo Tel Aviv on March 5 included Gideon Oberson (third from right) and Ronen Chen (far right) with Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev (third from left) and Sara Netanyahu (center, in black dress) (Courtesy Sivan Farag)

Sense of styleIsraeli fashion industry celebrates 70 years of creativity

By Jessica Steinberg

Rafi Peretz, head of the Union of Right Wing Parties, at a political event in Petah Tikva, Feb 20, 2019. (Yehuda Haim/Flash90)

Jewish Home leader invokes dogs in comments on gay pride, says sorry

By Tamar Pileggi

Jordanian security forces stand on guard as protesters wave Jordanian flags and chant slogans during a demonstration near the Israeli embassy in the capital Amman on July 28, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khalil Mazraawi)

Jordan jails 2 for plot to attack Israeli troops over US embassy move

By AFP

Karen Cortell Reisman, Albert Einstein's cousin, cuts a cake on March 6 in honor of the scientist's 140th birthday and the new papers revealed by the Einstein Archives at Hebrew University (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Hebrew U’s new mass of papers sheds fresh light on co-founder Albert Einstein

By Jessica Steinberg

Arafat Irfaiya at the Jerusalem District Court on March 7, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Palestinian charged with rape and murder of Israeli teen Ori Ansbacher

Palestinians take part in Friday prayers outside the Golden Gate, or Gate of Mercy entrance to the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 1, 2019. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Israel, Jordan said holding talks to end conflict at Temple Mount gate

Benny Gantz gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, February 28, 2019. (Flash90)

Gantz suing Israel Hayom for publishing ‘fictitious’ sexual misconduct story

By Tamar Pileggi

From left to right: Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, Gabi Ashkenazi and Moshe Ya'alon of the Blue and White party arrive to give a joint a statement in Tel Aviv on February 21, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Lapid downplays 2010 recording of Ashkenazi calling Gantz a ‘jackass’

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in Liverpool, England, September 23, 2018 (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

From our partnerUK watchdog expected to launch inquiry into Labour’s handling of anti-Semitism

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