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What Matters Most On Monday, August 10, 2020

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Lebanon's Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni speaks during an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) at his office in the Lebanese capital Beirut. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

Death toll from explosion said above 200

Lebanon government on the brink as 4th minister quits over Beirut port blast

By AFP and ToI Staff

Finance and justice ministers step down amid intense criticism of country’s corrupt system, leaders’ refusal of international probe; just 3 more resignations will topple government

Blue and White Party leader Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at a party faction meeting in the Knesset, June 29, 2020. (Noam Moshkovitz/Blue and White)

Gantz: Nasrallah is our biggest foe to the north, but Lebanon’s biggest problem

By Judah Ari Gross

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on August 3, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)

Trump calls for Lebanon to hold ‘transparent investigation’ into blast

By AFP

Composite photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, right. (Flash90)

Netanyahu appears to dismiss Gantz’s 24-hour deadline to pass budget delay bill

After PM agrees to put off vote on state funds to avoid new election, Blue and White chief urges him to okay bill within next day; but the premier signals he’s in no hurry to do so

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with then-tourism minister Yariv Levin during a vote at the assembly hall of the Knesset on February 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)

Knesset speaker warns government still far from solving coalition crisis

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

A dog walks by a sign depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Benny Gantz, left, that reads: 'A government with 36 ministers? Where is the shame?' during a protest against the government and the corruption, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, May 2,2020. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Israel media reviewWhy budget when you can fudge it: What the press is saying on August 10

By Joshua Davidovich

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

Netanyahu’s election threat is an elaborate, calculated game of ‘chicken’

With the economy faltering and his right-wing bloc fraying, the PM doesn’t want to risk a vote. But to get his way, the threat must be credible – so let the campaign begin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an IDF Home Front Command base in Ramle on August 4, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

AnalysisBudget delay seen as ploy by Netanyahu to thwart bill disqualifying him as PM

By Shalom Yerushalmi

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on July 5, 2020. (Amit Shabi/POOL)

Netanyahu confirms support for budget delay, urges political stability

Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press briefing, July 27, 2020 (Gobi Gideon/GPO)

Live updates (closed)

Coalition squabbling intensifies over bill to forbid indicted PM from serving

By Joshua Davidovich

Blue and White said split over backing for proposal that would essentially boot Netanyahu, as Likud reportedly threatens to bring down government if partner votes for it

6:40 pm

Blue and White said split over support for anti-Netanyahu bill
6:19 pm

Trump again says US needs more Jews who support Israel
6:03 pm

Police said to crack down as protesters return to Minsk streets

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz lead a weekly cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 7, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem)

Op-ed

If our shameless leaders force Election 4, maybe we should choose some new ones

Imposing a fourth vote in 19 months would suggest that our elected representatives think we’ve been making poor choices. They may have a point

Then-Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar during a Knesset plenary session debate on MK Haim Katz's request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution, February 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud’s Gideon Sa’ar opposes new elections, says many party members agree

Amir Yaron, governor of the Bank of Israel, attends a press conference in Jerusalem, March 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bank of Israel chief warns another election would strike blow to economy

Arab women enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on August 4, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Thousands of Palestinians enter Israel, head to beaches; soldiers turn blind eye

For a week, West Bank families have been going to Israeli beaches, crossing illegally via holes in border fence, as authorities ignore trend, or even aid entry

Israeli troops measure the home of a Palestinian man suspected of killing a soldier with a brick, in the West Bank village of Yabed on June 11, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)

High Court forbids razing home of Palestinian charged with killing IDF soldier

Ahmed Amarneh and a neighbor chat outside his home, built in a cave in the village of Farasin, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank on August 4, 2020. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Israel issues demolition notice for Palestinian cave home

By AFP and ToI Staff

Jamie Lee Curtis with 'Letters from Camp' co-creator and writer Boco Haft (Jamie Lee Curtis)

Interview

A portal back to youth: Jamie Lee Curtis on her new summer camp mystery podcast

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Illustrative image of a coronavirus tracking app (iStock)

How techies used Bluetooth’s most annoying trait to build Israel’s new COVID app

By Nathan Jeffay

Meirav Cohen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Coronavirus cabinet no longer all-male, as social equality minister joins

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to the media outside his home in Rosh Haayin, during a protest by Israelis from the culture and art industry demanding the restarting of performances amid the COVID-19 pandemic, on August 9, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Israel’s virus death toll hits 600; outdoor cultural performances set to resume

Michel Wyss and Assaf Moghadam

Hezbollah’s domestic woes take confrontation with Israel off the table (for now)

OPINION: Tuesday’s blasts are likely to bring popular support for the ‘Party of God’ to new lows. More than ever, the group will be compelled to turn its attention inward

Etan Golubtchik

Chevron – an opportunity Israel must seize

The pending energy deal is a pathway to prosperity, but with its shaky business and regulatory environment, Israel could again be left in the dust

Catriella Freedman

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz zt”l: The familiar voice

Ironically, it was his excommunication that drew me to his teachings – and those same teachings that put his voice in my head when I learn Torah

We are waiting for permits

Why my Palestinian friend refused to cross into Israel illegally, despite the IDF turning a blind eye at the borders

Israel ice hockey captain Eliezer Sherbatov. (via Facebook)

Israeli ice hockey star signs to play in Oswiecim, otherwise known as Auschwitz

By PHILISSA CRAMER

‘People here in Poland are happy that a Jew from Israel came to play for Auschwitz,’ says Canadian-born Eliezer Sherbatov, who captains national team

The Last Supper created by performing artists, a lasting image from the July 14, 2020 protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Courtesy Omer Burin)

Analysis

Jessica Steinberg

Stripped of work, their futures at stake, artists make the protests a show

Singers, musicians, theater performers and others have made Jerusalem’s streets their stage, as they vent their anger and frustration after months of unemployment and despondency

Israeli musician Matti Caspi performs in Gush Etzion on December 10, 2015. (Gershon Elinson/Flash 90)

Top singer-songwriter blasts ‘dictator’ Netanyahu for shutting culture venues

From 'Shape on Us,' the choreographed work by Sharon Fridman with the Power of Balance dancers from the Vertigo troupe which will be performed at the rescheduled Israel Festival in September 2020 (Courtesy Yoel Levi)

Art of the stateIsrael Festival reschedules for September

By Jessica Steinberg

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to the media outside his home in Rosh Haayin, August 9, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)

Cabinet never discussed West Bank annexation plan, Gantz says

By Raphael Ahren

Briefing MKs, defense minister indicates that it is up to Netanyahu to advance approval of move, reiterates Jordan Valley and settlements blocs will remain under Israeli control

A fire that was sparked outside Kibbutz Erez in southern Israel, apparently by a balloon-borne incendiary device launched from the Gaza Strip, on August 10, 2020. (Sha'ar Hanegev Region)

Israeli mayors demand action amid spate of incendiary balloon attacks from Gaza

By AFP, Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

More than a dozen fires in the south said started by Gaza balloons; Hamas also fires rockets into sea in ‘message’ to Israel

Illustrative: A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli airstrike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early on August 3, 2020. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

After Gaza incendiary balloon attacks, Israel strikes Hamas observation post

By Aaron Boxerman and Judah Ari Gross

Palestinians at the Erez crossing with Israel near Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, August 27, 2018. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

With PA coordination halted, sick Gazans still have no mechanism to enter Israel

Collage of Israeli television shows. (Images via Yes Studios/Kan 11/Dori Media/HBO/ConfessTLV/ via JTA)

Now streaming

8 incredible Israeli shows you may not have heard of

By Brandon Schuster

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A general view of the GCC leaders attending the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. (AFP/ GIUSEPPE CACACE)

In rare joint stand, 6 Gulf Arab nations back extending UN arms embargo on Iran

By Jon Gambrell

A net greenhouse in Los Pinos, Mexico, the largest greenhouse tomato project in the country, developed with Israel's Netafim drip irrigation and greenhouse technology. (courtesy, Netafim)

Netafim gets $85m irrigation deal to help Indian farmers grow onions, beans

By Shoshanna Solomon

Parts and a model of a mask are displayed by the Israeli jewelry company Yvel in Motza near Jerusalem, August 9, 2020. (AP Photo/ Sebastian Scheiner)

Pandemic blingIsraeli jeweler makes $1.5 million gold, diamond virus mask

By ISAAC SCHARF

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk on August 9, 2020. (Sergei GAPON / POOL / AFP)

Belarus declares huge win for Lukashenko; challenger says she won, cites fraud

By AFP and ToI Staff

Italian actress Franca Valeri attends Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa," in Milan, Italy, March 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, file)

Italy’s pioneering comic actress Franca Valeri dies, nine days after turning 100

By Frances D'Emilio

Illustrative: Doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Finance Ministry, union agree: Doctors to be paid for days in virus quarantine

By Stuart Winer

lllustrative. A lab technician does research in a lab. (appledesign; iStock by Getty Images)

Swiss giant Roche seeks to invest in early-stage Israeli health-tech startups

By Shoshanna Solomon

Yona Avrushmi, center, who killed protester Emil Grunzweig with a grenade thrown at a peace rally in 1983, on the day of his release from prison after serving a life sentence on January 26, 2011. (Flash90)

Police to probe peace activist’s killer for inciting against anti-PM protesters

Alex Morse is challenging longtime incumbent Rich Neal in Massachusetts' 1st District. (Rob Deza via JTA)

Jewish congressional candidate Alex Morse accused of inappropriate relations

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Illustrative: Enjoying a walk in a KKL JNF Jewish National fund forest outside Jerusalem, April 21, 2011. (Miriam Alster/Flash90).

108 scientists back environmental activist Alon Tal for KKL-JNF chair

Migrating Gray Cranes at the Agmon Hula Lake in the Hula Valley in northern Israel, November 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)

Water authority joins scheme to turn off lights, help wildlife at night

A look at the floating cinema planned for Tel Aviv's HaYarkon Park during August 2020 (Courtesy Tel Aviv Municipality)

Front row, back rowTel Aviv to open socially distanced floating cinema on lake

By Jessica Steinberg

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