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What Matters Most On Wednesday, May 27, 2020

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Staff members clean prior to the reopenning of the Machneyuda restaurant in Jerusalem on May 25, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Restaurants, bars reopen, but many keep doors shut over financial strain

People sitting at a restaurant at the Carmel market in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Hailing ‘return to normal,’ Israel rescinds virus closures on eateries, bars

A security guard asks people to put on face masks at the Mamilla Mall near Jerusalem's Old City, on May 14, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Number of active virus cases in Israel drops to near 2,000

(From L-R) Yesha Council director Yigal Dilmoni, chairman David Elhayani show Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked a map of the West Bank based on the Trump plan on May 25, 2020. (Courtesy)

Inside story

Settler leaders produce map they claim shows Trump plan for Palestinian state

In effort to thwart deal, West Bank mayors lobby right-wing MKs with blown-up map showing proposal’s 15 envisioned enclave settlements surrounded by large red Palestinian state

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan speaks during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem following a series of terror attacks, December 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Settler leader launches campaign to thwart ‘poisoned’ Trump peace plan

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian envoy to Washington, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Washington, on February 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Palestinian envoy: Biden isn’t taking strong enough stance against annexation

By Eric Cortellessa

An Etihad Airways flight with aid for the Palestinians to fight the coronavirus pandemic is unloaded at Ben Gurion Airport on May 19, 2020. (Nickolay Mladenov/Twitter)

UAE virus aid rejected by Palestinians still at Israel’s airport; UN rethinking

By Jacob Magid and Aaron Boxerman

14 tons of medical supplies languishing at Ben Gurion airport for past week; PA refused delivery; cargo flight was seen as normalizing ties between Israel and Gulf states

Israeli security forces arrest suspected PFLP members as part of a broad crackdown on the terror group in the West Bank, in an undated photograph released on December 17, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)

After 5-day lull, IDF carries out West Bank raids despite tensions with PA

By Judah Ari Gross

Defense Minister Benny Gantz, center, meets with soldiers from the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade on the Gaza border on May 26, 2020. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Touring Gaza border amid lull, Gantz said to warn tensions will remain for years

By Judah Ari Gross

ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (left) with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on the sidelines of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in The Hague, December 2, 2019 (courtesy International Criminal Court)

Ahead of ruling on war crimes probe, ICC asks PA if Oslo Accords still in force

By Raphael Ahren

Judges, set to rule on whether they have jurisdiction over Palestine, give Abbas June 10 deadline to explain his declaration voiding all agreements with Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a ceremony commemorating the 75nd anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, Pool)

European leaders said to implore Netanyahu not to advance annexation

By Raphael Ahren

In this February 18, 2020, photo, a view of the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Israel media reviewThou shalt not anger annex-door neighbor: 6 things to know for May 27

President Reuven Rivlin (right) meets with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra, Australia, February 26, 2020. (Koby Gideon/GPO)

Rivlin assures Australian premier alleged sex abuser Leifer won’t escape justice

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Scott Morrison tells Israeli president that Malka Leifer being found fit for extradition has brought Australians relief; issue had been major sticking point in visit this year

Elana Stein Hain

Going to Sinai without community

The COVID version of Judaism is profound, but we are missing the communal ritual that doesn’t care about us as individuals — and buoys us through the shared experience nonetheless

Jennifer Raskas

John Locke, COVID-19, and the second tablets

The coronavirus has shattered my expectations around school, work, healthcare, and more; I am now looking for a new social contract, one with a foundation in compassion

The donkey, the rooster and the lamp: A lockdown story

The tale of Rabbi Akiva’s unfortunate night in a field may seem simple, but a deeper dive reveals a massive tragedy – and a hopeful message for humanity

Why I’m not afraid of a Christian TV network

As a traditionalist, I understand and even respect their theological approach and thank them for their support for the State of Israel

Eleven justices of the High Court of Justice attend a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on May 3, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Pool)

Live updates (closed)

High Court justice: Government run by a criminal suspect is a ‘moral failure’

Top court releases its full rulings on petitions that sought to prevent Netanyahu from forming government, which they unanimously rejected earlier this month

6:38 pm

IDF chief gives seriously wounded soldier and award of excellence
6:16 pm

US outlook highly uncertain, businesses 'pessimistic' -- Federal Reserve
6:05 pm

TV: Israel sent medical team to Sudan in failed attempt to save diplomat

One of Sheba's innovation projects: the "hospital room of the future," built in the Israel Center for Medical Simulation at Sheba Medical Center (courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)

‘Hospital room of future’ aims to give Israel edge against 2nd virus wave

By Nathan Jeffay

With robots, virtual reality glasses and early-warning systems to tell doctors if patients look headed for a sudden demise, Sheba Medical Center braces for possible new virus spike

Self-employed and small business owners participate in a rally in Jerusalem on March 30, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Analysis

Shoshanna Solomon

Unemployment could be Achilles’ heel of Israel’s road to recovery – experts

New finance minister Katz must get people back to work as a first priority, with uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic persisting and employers wary of the future

Self-employed Israelis take part in a protest outside the Knesset on March 30, 2020, amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Nearly half of Israelis taking economic hit over virus; 1 in 7 skipping meals

Closed stores at the Cinema City mall in Jerusalem, May 3, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Finance Ministry to pay businesses thousands to bring workers back

Valerie Braham, widow of one of the victims of the Hyper Cacher grocery store shooting in Paris, appears in “Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations.” (PBS via JTA)

Analysis

Anti-Semitism examined as a social virus in new PBS documentary

‘Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations’ looks at how hatred of Jews is treated, and spreads, like a virulent disease, and at how humanity can hope to combat it

One in five Brits believe anti-Semitic virus conspiracies — survey

Germany reports spike in far-right crime for 2019

By AFP

Global Jewish leaders hold videoconference on post-virus community needs

Boston Jewish community teens. (Courtesy of Jewish Teen Initiative of Boston)

Mental health month

Virtual initiative promotes teen well-being, mental health in COVID-19 crisis

By Renee Ghert-Zand

US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an event on protecting seniors with diabetes in the Rose Garden White House, May 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump warns he’ll ‘close down’ social media giants after Twitter fact-checks him

US president, who has over 80 million followers, accuses micro-blogging service of censoring conservatives and interfering in 2020 presidential election

In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to ‘unsubstantiated’ Trump tweets

By Glenn Chapman

White House defends watchdog firings, but does not offer explanation

By Eric Tucker and Matthew Daly

Biden calls Trump a ‘fool’ for mocking masks during pandemic

By Will Weissert

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz at the Knesset, May 17, 2020, after the new government was sworn in. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

Lawmakers advance ‘Norwegian Law’ to let parties replace ministers with more MKs

By Raoul Wootliff

Opposition leader slams coalition for making proposal allowing parties to expand legislative footprint its top priority, rather than a measure helping those hurt by coronavirus

Illustrative: A police robot mounted with surveillance cameras watches people walking past a 5G network advertisement in a shopping district in Beijing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP/Andy Wong)

Israel said set to reject Chinese bids for role in 5G network infrastructure

By ToI Staff and Shoshanna Solomon

TV report: Security officials warn Netanyahu that China could abuse project to spy; Pompeo, on recent visit, cautioned against Beijing gaining ‘access to Israeli infrastructure’

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaking at his Blue and White party's faction meeting in the Knesset, May 27, 2020. (Elad Malka/Blue and White)

Gantz vows to protect judiciary from attack, in mild swipe at Netanyahu

By Raoul Wootliff

Without mentioning premier by name, Blue and White head says Israel must retain ‘a strong and independent judiciary,’ endorses Trump’s peace plan as ‘historic’ opportunity

Yael Perl-Ruiz, the great-grandaughter of Alfred Dreyfus gave an interview to i24News, May 26, 2020. (Screen capture: Facebook)

Dreyfus’s great-granddaughter ‘horrified’ at comparison by Netanyahu supporters

Channel 12 news anchor Dana Weiss during a conference in Tel Aviv on September 5, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Network, anchor to sue Netanyahu’s son for intimating she slept her way into job

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An Iranian protester holds an anti-Israeli placard during an annual anti-Israeli Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi/File)

Iran’s president orders implementation of law banning all use of Israeli tech

Ayman Safiah (Courtesy)

Body of ballet dancer who was washed out to sea found after extensive search

By Stuart Winer

Rows of closed parasols on a nearly empty stretch of Nissi beach with a few beachgoers in the distance in Cyprus seaside resort of Ayia Napa, May 13 2020. (Petros Karadjias/AP)

Vacation is on us if you get sick, Cyprus tells potential tourists

By AP and ToI Staff

Guests at a Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires, May 25, violated coronavirus restrictions, leading to arrests (Screen capture: Twitter)

Bride, groom and rabbi arrested at Buenos Aires wedding

By JTA and ToI Staff

A man bows his head during prayers in an empty mosque in Plano, Texas, May 24, 2020. (LM Otero/AP)

In Mideast, religion looms large in coronavirus misinformation blitz

By AFP and ToI Staff

US Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks to witnesses during a House Committee on the Judiciary‚ Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations joint hearing on the administration's 'Muslim ban' on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Ilhan Omar says Israel, Saudi Arabia both have too much influence on US policy

By JTA

Illustrative image of a man using a laptop computer. (iStock by Getty Images/ Suradech14)

Israel approves plan to draw institutional investors to tech scene

By Shoshanna Solomon

Cemetery workers carry the coffin with the corpse of Flavio Juárez, 50, who died from COVID-19, at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, May 26, 2020. (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

World coronavirus death toll tops 350,000, with over 5.5 million cases

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A boat belonging to the We Are Amsterdam canal tour sails in 2019. (Courtesy of We Are Amsterdam/ via JTA)

Budding European Jewish tourism industry on brink of closure due to pandemic

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol a road in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila along the border with Israel on August 29, 2019. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah rejects US pressure to beef up role of UN peacekeepers

By AFP and ToI Staff

Sarah Tuttle-Singer, 'Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered.' (Courtesy)

Times of Israel PodcastLISTEN: For Jerusalem Day, writer Tuttle-Singer takes us onto Old City rooftops

People gather and pray around a makeshift memorial, May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, near the site where a black man, who was taken into police custody the day before, later died. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man choked during arrest

By Amy Forliti and JEFF BAENEN

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