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What Matters Most On Thursday, July 30, 2020

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In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to a group of residents of the city of Qom, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Twitter to MKs: Unlike Trump tweets, Khamenei’s ‘eliminate Israel’ posts are ok

By Raphael Ahren

Regional policy chief tells Knesset committee Iranian leader’s tweets calling for Israel’s destruction don’t violate company rules, are seen as mere ‘foreign policy saber-rattling’

Wiley poses for photographers upon arrival at the NME 2017 music awards in London, February 15, 2017. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

After Twitter ban, Wiley only sorry for ‘generalizing’ during anti-Semitic rant

Grime music artist Wiley during an event in London, October 18, 2017. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Twitter permanently bars Wiley for anti-Semitism after taking heavy criticism

Thousands of demonstrators chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, July 25, 2020. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Thousands expected at fresh protests Thursday and Saturday

Police brace for mass rallies outside PM’s residence after violent incidents

Additional forces to be deployed, marches likely to be banned; acting commissioner says action will be taken against ‘violence in any form’ after far-right attack on demonstrators

Protesters and police at an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Police said weighing ban on protest marches amid fears of further violence

Israelis and police at an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, on July 28, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Protesters say they were attacked in ‘planned ambush,’ blast police response

Jewish men pray at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha B'Av in the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 29, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Hebrew U report signals Israel has gained control over second wave of virus

Despite another day with nearly 2,000 new cases, researchers say number of serious and moderately ill patients has stabilized, no new restrictions needed for time being

The empty arrival hall at Ben Gurion Airport on June 12, 2020.
(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Despite high infection rate, Greece said to weigh allowing in Israeli tourists

Healthcare workers take test samples of Israelis to check if they have been infected with the coronavirus, in Modiin Illit, on July 29, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)

Health Ministry sees big drop in virus deaths and seriously ill in latest wave

An Israeli protester argues with police officers during a protest against corruption near the house of Israel's Minister of Public Security in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Op-ed

Tisha B’Av warns against disaster born of internal hatred. Is anybody listening?

As bitter, swelling anti-Netanyahu protests run into violent opposition, the Hebrew calendar mandates a timeout — to reflect on past tragedies, and focus on avoiding another one

A Jewish man at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 29, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel media reviewAll your baseless hatred are belong to us: What the press is saying on July 30

By Joshua Davidovich

A Jewish activist waves an Israeli flag at the Temple Mount compound on Tisha B'Av, July 30, 2020. (Screen capture: Twitter)

Almost 1,000 Jews visit Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av; some pray, wave Israel flag

About 10 detained by police, removed from flashpoint Jerusalem holy site; 2 Muslims also reportedly detained for chanting derogatory slogans

Jewish men pray at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha B'Av in the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 29, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

At Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a subdued, socially distanced Tisha B’Av

ToI Archaeology editor Amanda Borschel-Dan (left) in conversation with Israel Antiquities Authority's Joe Uziel about the physical evidence of the two major destructions of ancient Jerusalem. (screenshot)

Behind the headlinesWATCH: Physical proof of twice razed and rebuilt ancient Jerusalem explained

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a televised statement at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on July 27, 2020. (Tal Shahar/Pool/AFP)

Facebook says comment shared by Netanyahu as incitement against him is fake

Police launch probe after social media giant removes profile that wrote PM should get ‘bullet to the head’; spokesman for Netanyahu says notion he himself was behind it is ‘stupid’

Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Elections loom as Gantz insists on 2-year budget, Likud to present 1-year plan

The Knesset plenum during a vote on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coronavirus stimulus package on July 29, 2020. (Screenshot)

Knesset approves amended version of Netanyahu’s NIS 6.5b handouts plan

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem on July 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Roads reopen as most protesters outside PM’s residence call it a night

By Alexander Fulbright and Michael Bachner

Anti-Netanyahu demonstrators disperse without any reports of violence following rally of some 1,500 in Jerusalem

8:51 pm

Roads around PM's residence reopen as most protesters clear out
8:44 pm

Most protesters outside PM's residence call it a night
8:43 pm

Police disperse La Familia soccer hooligans from Jerusalem's First Station

Mark Zuckerberg, kick Holocaust denial off Facebook now

The social media giant has ignored requests to get rid of this hate speech. Will it finally respond to anguished pleas from survivors themselves?

Jennifer Raskas

As if the tragedy were happening today

Our present experience of quarantine and isolation can help us connect with the timeless sorrow for a destroyed Jerusalem

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

The days after Tisha B’Av

Mourning on its own will not revive the spirit of the Temple. We must connect with other people until we are free to truly live and truly love

Your children will come home

What did matriarch Rachel do to earn the promise of reward? Her story shows how to rewrite history and break Tisha B’Av’s cycle of sadness

Israeli soldiers work on tanks near the Lebanon border on July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

To avoid another attack, Israel tries hard not to embarrass Hezbollah

By Judah Ari Gross

While maintaining awareness along border, military avoided killing operatives in failed offensive by the terror group, holds off on releasing footage from it

UNIFIL soldiers inspect an impact site caused by IDF munitions during a failed attack on the border from Lebanon, on July 29, 2020. (UNIFIL)

UNIFIL peacekeepers launch investigation into Lebanon border incident

By Judah Ari Gross

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Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

Is Israel’s Channel 13 being neutered for Netanyahu’s sake? It’s not that simple

Second-biggest news station just fired some of the country’s most respected journalists. While some see meddling by politicians, the real motive may be larger — and more desperate

Screenshot of a Channel 13 ad for its election coverage in March 2019. (YouTube screen capture)

The cast of 'Shtisel' began filming its long awaited third season in July 2020, during the coronavirus, with director Alon Zingman in a mask, far right (Courtesy YES Studios)

With masks, social distancing, ‘Shtisel’ and other Israeli shows resume filming

By Jessica Steinberg

Anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled in a UK stairwell in this undated photo juxtaposes Holocaust imagery with the current coronavirus crisis. (Community Security Trust)

1st half of 2020 sees near-record anti-Semitism in UK despite lockdown

By Yaakov Schwartz

In survey, British watchdog group Community Security Trust cites temporary drop in hate crimes coinciding with COVID-19, overall numbers and online bigotry rising

Izz al-Din Hussein. (Shin Bet)

Arrested Hamas member was ordered to shoot down Israeli chopper, Shin Bet says

Charges brought against Gaza man who was nabbed crossing into Israeli waters; Shin Bet says he sought to escape family problems and disagreements with terror group’s top brass

Illustrative photo: Cars passing through central Ramallah. (photo credit: Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images/JTA)

After arrests, PA anti-corruption activists released on bail

By Aaron Boxerman

'50:50 Startups’ first cohort at Azrieli College of Engineering in March (Courtesy)

Israelis, Palestinians build bridges by joining forces in tech

By Jake Epstein

A screenshot of the webpage advertising a face mask emblazoned with a famous photo from the Holocaust. (Screenshot from www.HolocaustFaceMasks.com via JTA)

Reporter's notebook

A search for who would sell Holocaust-themed face masks, and why?

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Israel Museum workers hold a protest against the ongoing closure of the museum following the spread of the coronavirus, outside the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on July 28, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel Museum receives $4 million grant, will reopen without pay cuts

By Jessica Steinberg

Magen David Adom ambulance at scene of a car accident in Bnei Brak on July 30, 2020. (MDA)

Two killed in overnight car accidents in north and central Israel

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota participates in a panel during a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on January 31, 2020. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

US pro-Israel group raises $400,000 to boost Ilhan Omar’s primary challenger

By Eric Cortellessa

This microscope image made available by the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research in 2015 shows human colon cancer cells with the nuclei stained red. (NCI Center for Cancer Research via AP)

Antioxidant-rich diet may increase bowel cancer risk, Israeli researchers find

George Soros at the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/ Ronald Zak)

Chicago Tribune demotes columnist who blamed George Soros for violent protests

By JTA

Shoppers wearing protective face masks walk along Oxford Street in London, July 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Iranian health official accuses UK of ‘hijacking’ masks earmarked for Tehran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a news conference at the State Department on July 28, 2020, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

US hits Poland, others in Europe over Holocaust claims

Tov TV (screenshot)

Netflix and nilNew ‘kosher’ streaming service lets viewers skip immodest bits

By JTA

Sara Netanyahu prepares her traditional Independence Day biscuit cake. (Screen capture/Instagram)

Addressing rumors about Sara Netanyahu’s health, adviser says she’s doing well

Palestinian children gather around a street vendor in the Amari refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 29, 2020. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)

Cramped Palestinian refugee camps fear virus surge

By Hossam Ezzedine

The New Jersey Jewish News (courtesy)

From our partnerNew Jersey Jewish News succumbs at 74

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power in the Rayburn House office Building, July 29, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Congress pummels Facebook’s Zuckerberg, other big Tech CEOs at antitrust hearing

By Rob Lever and Glenn Chapman

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