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What Matters Most On Saturday, June 27, 2020

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Yiannis Karoussos (C), Cyprus' minister of Transport, Communications, and Works, greets with an 'elbow shake' the first passenger arriving from Israel at Cyprus's Larnaca International Airport on June 9, 2020 (Iakovos HATZISTAVROU / AFP)

Travelers from Israel said among those to be excluded from EU as borders reopen

By ToI Staff and Agencies

French daily Le Monde names Israel, US, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia as countries considered by bloc to have problematic virus rates; decision will stand only as a recommendation

Israel sees 400 new infections in last 24 hours; 5 deaths, all aged 80+

With 67 new coronavirus cases, West Bank infections continue sharp rise

Judge strikes down strict virus capacity rules for religious services in NY

By Karen Matthews

Jesus Christ supporting an English flag and staff in the crook of his right arm depicted in a stained glass window in Rochester Cathedral, Kent. (Wikimedia commons/CC BY-SA 3.0/Dlloyd)

Archbishop of Canterbury calls to reassess depictions of Jesus as white

‘You see Jesus portrayed in as many ways as there are languages, cultures and understandings,’ says Justin Welby amid criticism of portrayals of Levantine Jesus as European

The Apotheosis of St. Louis, which stands in front of the St. Louis Art Museum in the city's largest park, memorializes the city's namesake. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)

Analysis

Activists call for St. Louis to take down statue of its anti-Semitic namesake

Monument in Missouri city to medieval French king Louis IX, who expelled Jews, burned Jewish texts, sparks row as statues topple worldwide amid racial justice protests

Former Secretary of State for the Confederacy, Judah Benjamin, is shown in his new career as barrister, date unknown. (AP Photo)

Charlotte synagogues call to remove memorial to Confederacy’s most prominent Jew

By Gabe Friedman

The J.C. Nichols fountain in Kansas City, Missouri, June 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Protests spark move to rename iconic Kansas City fountain

By MARGARET STAFFORD

A scene in the trailer for the new Israeli television series "Tehran." (Screen capture: YouTube)

Analysis

ISAAC SCHARF and Aron Heller

New Israeli espionage TV series ‘Tehran’ tackles shadow war with Iran

Dana Eden, a creator of the show, says she wants to take viewers into the heart of Israel’s archfoe, ‘which is a place we really don’t know and really want to know more about’

The site of an explosion that rattled Iran’s capital, on June 26, 2020 (European Commission via AP)

Large blast in Iran came from suspected missile site, satellite images show

By Jon Gambrell

Illustrative: A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, after Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets toward Israel, June 27, 2020. (Said Khatib/AFP)

Two rockets fired at Israel from Gaza, IDF hits Hamas targets in response

Rocket warning sirens blare in Israeli communities around the Strip a day after Hamas warned Israeli annexation in West Bank would be a ‘declaration of war’

Palestinians receive financial aid payments from Qatar at a post office in Gaza City, on June 27, 2020. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Gaza families begin receiving Qatari aid payments

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, after Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets toward Israel, June 27, 2020. (Said Khatib/AFP)

Hamas says Gaza strikes after rocket fire ‘increase resolve against annexation’

A woman straddles a man in the back of a United Nations vehicle in a video clip that was shared widely online on June 26, 2020. The video is believed to be from Tel Aviv and the image has been pixelated by the Times of Israel. (Screenshot/Twitter)

UN investigating ‘abhorrent’ video said to show sex act in vehicle in Tel Aviv

Clip appears to depict woman straddling man in back seat of official United Nations vehicle in Israel; spokesperson says investigation ‘moving very quickly’

Spreading acceptance, then awareness

That word. Suicide. Did I really just say it? Label it? It’s nearly impossible to believe. Still hard to say. Even more terrifying to share.

Under-appreciated women (Chukat)

Without Miriam, there would have been no Moses, no leader, no freedom from Egypt, at least, not in the way that it occurred

Police remove a protester during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, June 26, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

7 arrested, including ex-general, as hundreds protest outside Netanyahu’s home

Demonstration part of ongoing ‘black flag’ anti-corruption protests against the prime minister, who is standing trial in a series of graft cases

Members of the right-wing organization Lehava protest outside the Barbur Gallery in Jerusalem, on February 08, 2017. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)

Jewish extremist group Lehava said planning to disrupt LGBTQ rally in Jerusalem

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 21, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)

Outcry over Netanyahu tax breaks, virus rise delays debate on alternate PM perks

Illustration by Avi Katz

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Children sing during a program at the JCC Migdal in Odessa, in this undated photo. (Courtesy Kira Verkhovsky)

Odessa Jews protest new luxury apartments that could collapse historic synagogue

Thousands of Palestinians attend a rally against Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, in the West Bank city of Jericho, June 22, 2020. (Flash90)

Reporter's Notebook

Avi Issacharoff

Jericho rally highlights PA’s efforts to wake up an apathetic Palestinian public

Ramallah officials scrape together a ‘successful’ demonstration against Israel’s annexation plans, as an oft-jailed Intifada figurehead issues a warning — to Israel and Abbas

Palestinian man is detained at the Qalandiya checkpoint after he was found to be carrying a knife, June 27, 2020 (Screen capture/Kan)

Palestinian arrested with knife at Qalandiya; 2 guards lightly hurt in scuffle

Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a government cabinet meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Gantz: I’ll go to Ramallah tomorrow if Palestinians open to peace talks

Defense chief calls for negotiations on basis of Trump plan, says he’ll advance ‘reciprocal moves’ if Israel annexes parts of West Bank, actions will be ‘responsible and focused’

Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron against Israel's annexation plans, June 26, 2020. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

IDF said readying reinforcements in case of Palestinian violence over annexation

From left to right, Lesléa Newman, Michael Twitty, Joy Ladin, Daniel Atwood and Yelena Goltsman reflect on celebrating Pride in 2020. (Header image design by Grace Yagel/ via JTA)

Pride month

American LGBTQ Jews on why Pride Month isn’t their main focus this year

By Josefin Dolsten

More Headlines

In this June 18, 2019, file photo, a new promotional "I Love NY" sign sits in the Empire State Plaza for installation in front of the New York state Capitol in Albany, New York (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

ObituaryMilton Glaser, designer of iconic ‘I (Heart) NY’ logo, Dylan image, dies at 91

By AP

Satya Zamudio, 15, urged Oakland's school board to eliminate its police force. (Rucha Chitnis/ via JTA)

Jewish teens help successful effort to abolish Oakland’s school police force

By Gabriel Greschler

Mel Gibson at a UFC event with his partner Rosalind Ross in Las Vegas, Dec. 14, 2019. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images via JTA)

Writer backs Winona Ryder’s claim that Mel Gibson called Jews ‘oven dodgers’

By Gabe Friedman

French soldiers patrol next to a Jewish school, in Paris. Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Concrete slab hurled into home of 84-year-old Jewish woman near Paris

By Cnaan Liphshiz

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, takes the Oath of Office alongside Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, left, at the Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2019. (AP Photo)

South Africa’s top judge under fire for pro-Israel remarks

By AFP

A BDS protest against Israel in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014. (YouTube screenshot)

Spanish courts strike 2 municipalities’ support for Israel boycotts

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Shahar Rimoni, accused of raping a 10-year-old girl, appears in a Haifa court. (Screenshot/Walla news)

Authorities name Haifa man accused of raping 10-year-old girl

Naval police tow the boat which overturned off the coast of Eilat during a family activity, June 26, 2020 (Screen grab/Israel Police)

Grandmother drowns in family boating tragedy off Eilat coast

Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Russian scammer tied to Naama Issachar case jailed for 9 years by US court

By Matthew Barakat

Journalist and activist Omar Radi speaks to the media after his hearing at the Casablanca Courthouse, In Casablanca, Morocco, March 5, 2020 (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

Moroccan authorities deny using Israeli spyware to monitor critics

Illustrative: In this photo from May 9, 2015, a man puts a rose on the railroad tracks at former concentration camp Westerbork, the Netherlands, remembering more than a hundred thousand Jews who were transported from Westerbork to Nazi death camps. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch national rail company offers $5.6 million for Holocaust transport of Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz

The Haim sisters, from left, Danielle, Este and Alana, at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, February 9, 2020. (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images via JTA)

Noshing and rockingHaim releases 3rd album to acclaim, streams live show from Jewish deli

By Gabe Friedman

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