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What Matters Most On Thursday, April 4, 2019

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Miriam and Yoni Baumel in 2003 holding a picture of their son Zachary, who had been missing in action since 1982. (Flash90)

IDF soldier Baumel to be buried Thursday, 37 years after death in battle

Funeral for slain US-born serviceman will be held at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery

Zachary Baumel. (JTA/Courtesy Miriam Baumel)

Inside the 37-year search for IDF soldier Zachary Baumel

By Judah Ari Gross

Miriam and Yoni Baumel in 2003 holding a picture of their son Zachary, who had been missing in action since 1982. (Flash90)

Body of soldier Zachary Baumel, missing since 1982 Lebanon War, brought home

By Judah Ari Gross

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Moscow on April 4, 2019. (Koby Gideon/GPO)

Russia searching for remains of 2 more missing IDF soldiers — senior official

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Moscow presents Israel with Baumel’s jumpsuit, boots, in flag-covered coffin; Netanyahu heads back to Israel after meeting with Putin

Prichya Heyman, whose brother, IDF soldier Yehuda Katz, has been missing since 1982 (screen capture: Channel 12)

As body of soldier returned, family of missing comrade holds out hope

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 4, 2019. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/POOL/AFP)

Putin: Syria helped Russian army find remains of IDF soldier missing since 1982

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Osna Haberman, sister of the slain Sgt. First Class Zachary Baumel, in Jerusalem on April 3, 2019 (Haim Zach/GPO)

As soldier’s body recovered, PM says Israel won’t rest until others found

By Marissa Newman and Judah Ari Gross

Netanyahu says ritual fringes and tank jumpsuit of Sgt. First Class Zachary Baumel recovered, hints at diplomatic involvement in operation, but doesn’t name country

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right. (Flash90)

Gantz accuses Netanyahu of ‘political spin’ in return of Baumel’s body

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Zachary Baumel. (JTA/Courtesy Miriam Baumel)

Terror group said Baumel’s body found in Damascus camp, more remains recovered

A member of the Syrian security forces walks near the border post with Israel in the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. (Louai Beshara/AFP)

Syria vows to recapture Golan from Israel ‘by all means’

By Raphael Ahren

As protests against US recognition of Israeli sovereignty continue across war-torn country, FM Muallem promises to ‘liberate every inch’ of its territories

An death notice for Zachary Baumel outside his family home in Jerusalem, on April 4, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel media reviewA soldier’s remains, a solemn reminder: 10 things to know for April 4

By Joshua Davidovich

A Western Wall safety inspection on April 3, 2019 (Western Wall Heritage Foundation)

With its ancient stones corroding, Western Wall gets preservation treatment

Experts douse boulders with lime-based material to prevent peeling, remove more stone, plaster particles than usual; notes to be cleared from cracks next week, ahead of Passover

Moshe Ya'alon and others speak at a Blue and White event in the village of Tamra in the Galilee on April 3, 2019. (Courtesy of Inbar Bezek)

Reporter's notebook

Invasive security checks mar Blue and White’s 1st outreach event to Arab voters

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on April 1, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Pressed on graft, fake news, bots, Netanyahu says rivals, not him, guilty of all

By Raoul Wootliff

In rare radio interview, PM says he wanted to occupy Gaza, hand it off to Arab country, but ‘no one volunteered to take it’; denies political timing to recovery of Baumel remains

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

Poll gives 67 seats to right-wing bloc as Likud widens lead over Blue and White

Likud campaign manager Jonathan Orich (front) and Likud campaigner Yitzhak Haddad (back) attend a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset on April 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Elections committee mulling request to ban Likud from social media campaigns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a placard showing a suspected Iranian atomic site while delivering a speech at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2018 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

IAEA inspected Iranian ‘nuclear warehouse’ revealed by Netanyahu — report

Diplomats say UN nuclear watchdog visited Tehran site several times last month; Islamic Republic says they ‘have nothing to hide,’ but insists building a carpet cleaning business

6:29 pm

Comptroller to ask AG to investigate Netanyahu for lying -- report
6:14 pm

Final TV news poll shows Blue and White leading over Netanyahu's Likud
5:49 pm

IAEA inspected Iranian 'nuclear warehouse' revealed by Netanyahu -- report

2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Well-preserved settlement on the southern border of ancient Judea gives a new window into strength of Jewish practice on Roman province’s outskirts

Joshua Washington

Hitler knew of the Mizrahi Jews. Why don’t we?

There have always been Jews of all colors; the lie that Jews somehow just appeared in the Middle East in 1948 needs to die

Peta Jones Pellach

Israelis lie when they vote

Or maybe they don’t really mean it when they claim they want to improve society, as they elect more of the same

Laura Ben-David

What it’s really like for Palestinians at the Israeli checkpoints

Whatever one’s politics, it’s important to see the everyday experience — the endless waiting, the frustration, the humanity

Benjamin Anthony

The EU and UK hypocrisy on Israel’s Golan stance

They can’t work out Brexit, a deal between peaceful allies, yet they judge us on matters impacting our national survival? Hilarious

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler with children at the Berghof, his alpine home of choice (public domain)

UK documentary claims Hitler was ‘very hands off’ in implementing Final Solution

By Robert Philpot

Israeli actors from the Orna Porat theater perform in Hebrew for several Jewish schools in London, part of JNF UK's effort to bolster Israel and the Hebrew language as an antidote to anti-Semitism (Jessica Steinberg/ Times of Israel)

Analysis

Jessica Steinberg

After planting trees, JNF UK hopes to lay down Hebrew roots among British Jews

Britain’s oldest Israel charity is shifting its attention back home, where, amid a rise in anti-Semitism, learning the language of the Jewish state takes on new urgency

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, January 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Despite Brexit woes, Theresa May is a hero to many British Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Otzma Yehudit candidate Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at the Central Elections Committee for the 21st Knesset elections during a debate on a petition to disqualify him and Michael Ben Ari from running in the elections, at the Knesset, March 6, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Election committee orders Facebook to explain why it blocked far-right candidate

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Social network suspended URWP’s Itamar Ben Gvir for sharing ad deemed to violate community standards

Experts warn of cyber threats ahead of the election

By Isabel Debre

Unholy molyShas: Blue and White would relocate gay pride parade to Western Wall

Right-wing parties to skip Likud-led right-wing rally in Jerusalem

By Raoul Wootliff

Still from 'Wall,' by filmmaker Cam Christiansen. (Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada)

Interview

UK writer wonders if good barriers truly make good neighbors in film, ‘Wall’

By Jordan Hoffman

More Headlines

Inside the Dawabsha home in Duma. A doll wrapped in a Palestinian flag rests in a stroller to honor Ali. (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel)

State in plea bargain talks with teen accomplice in Duma terror attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv on April 2, 2019, ahead of general elections next week. (Flash90)

Woman denies aiming vegetable at Netanyahu

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro during a visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 2, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Bolsonaro says Nazis were ‘leftists’ following visit to Yad Vashem

By Josefin Dolsten

Grafitti at the site of a suspected anti-Arab hate crime in the West Bank village of Deir Jarir on April 3, 2019 (Courtesy of Israel Police)

Police investigating apparent hate crime in Palestinian village

Illustrative photo of an El Al plane taking off from Ben Gurion Airport, August 5, 2013. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

El Al flight attendant hospitalized in serious condition with measles

skyTran's testing facility being set up at a site in Mexico (Courtesy)

Eilat inks deal with skyTran, taking step toward futuristic pod transport system

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative. (iStock)

Jerusalem woman finally gets Jewish divorce after husband fired from job, jailed

Brazilian soccer star Neymar plays with a ball during his official presentation at Paris' Parc des Princes stadium on August 4, 2017. (AFP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure)

Soccer pitchSoccer star Neymar promises to visit Israel after PM’s invite

Members of the MassChallenge 2014 Israel Judges Panel at an event held by the organization, June 11 2015 (Courtesy)

MassChallenge picks 52 global startups for Israel 2019 accelerator program

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers gather at a position on the border with the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Nahal Oz in southern Israel on March 30, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)

IDF shoots three Gazans sneaking into Israel with knives

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A salad. (YouTube)

Israel has lowest rate of diet-related deaths in the world, major study finds

Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu seen after delivering a statement to the media at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Report: PM ‘likely benefited’ from sales by cousin’s company to Gaddafi’s Libya

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