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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in her chambers at the Supreme Court in Washington, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, trailblazing US Supreme Court icon, dies at 87

Liberal, feminist champion, and 1st Jewish woman on court succumbs to pancreatic cancer; death likely to stoke turmoil over replacement shortly before election

US President Donald Trump speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport in Bemidji, Minnesota, September 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘led an amazing life’

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is greeted on stage by members of congress and their staffs during an annual Women's History Month reception at Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG

By Mark Sherman

The flag at the White House flies at half-staff Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ginsburg’s death potentially reshapes the US presidential campaign

By Steve Peoples

Some Republicans view Supreme Court vacancy as a way for Trump to galvanize supporters, while Democrats hope it could drive home the significance of the election to their base

A bobblehead of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is left outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington on September 19, 2020. (Jose Luis Magana/AFP)

Succeeding Ginsburg: Trump’s list of possible Supreme Court nominees

By AP

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to the Senate floor, September 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

McConnell pledges quick vote on next justice; Biden says no

By Jonathan Lemire and LISA MASCARO

US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, Feb. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Obituary

Ginsburg: ‘The demand for justice runs through Jewish history’

By Sarah Wildman

The jurist, who died at 87 on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, was frank about the importance of Jewish tradition and said her roots as an outsider were building block of her perspective

Flowers and candles outside the Supreme Court following the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, September 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tributes pour in for US Supreme Court Justice Bader Ginsburg, who died age 87

People gather at the Supreme Court Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hundreds gather at US Supreme Court to mourn Ginsburg’s death

By MICHAEL BALSAMO

Israelis protest against the nationwide lockdown and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the beach in Tel Aviv, September 19, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

200 protest lockdown on Tel Aviv beach, but roads stay clear as closure holds

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Using loophole in regulations to visit the shoreline, demonstrators protest against national closure, PM; restrictions appear generally observed as Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah

Protesters against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on August 29, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘Clusters of 20’: Police announce new rules for protests during 3-week lockdown

An employee puts away the furniture of a restaurant in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 18, 2020, ahead of a nationwide lockdown to tackle a spike in coronavirus cases. (JACK GUEZ/AFP)

As lockdown goes into effect, virus death toll jumps to 1,196

A person rides a bicycle on an empty street as the sun sets on the first day of a three-week lockdown in Tel Aviv, September 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Photo essay

Scenes of silence: Israel marks Rosh Hashanah with 2nd lockdown

Nation’s roads, markets and beaches slowly empty as thousands of police set up roadblocks and patrols across the country

Israeli policemen inspect drivers at a checkpoint on Highway 1 leading to Jerusalem, as a country-wide lockdown goes into effect ahead of the Jewish New Year Eve on Sep. 18, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

Police draw guns on man running roadblock as Israel enters 2nd sweeping lockdown

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, speaks to his father, King Salman, at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, December 9, 2018. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Saudi royal family said divided over possible future ties with Israel

Crown prince said to be in favor of the move as it could bring business opportunities, coordination over Iran, but king is solidly committed to Palestinian demand for state

Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer addresses a Hanukkah reception at the Washington D.C. residence of Poland’s Ambassador the US Piotr Wilczek, December 3, 2018 (screen shoot: facebook.com/ambdermer)

Israel’s envoy to US: At least 2 more Arab states will normalize ties by January

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

Report: UAE crown prince skipped White House signing over PM’s annexation stance

The care package full of activities replaced an actual camp experience for those with disabilities. It’s true message was: You’re not alone

Rather than rant at the UAE, the Palestinians should reassess

Time for the PA to give up the victim narrative they have unhelpfully instilled in their unlucky flock and show support for a pragmatic solution

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, September 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Kuwait may soon normalize ties with Israel

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

US president says Kuwaitis ‘excited’ about agreements with UAE, Bahrain, reiterates claim that ‘seven or eight’ Arab states want to sign deals with Jerusalem

(L-R) UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, wave on the South Lawn of the White House after they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Dozens of Bahrainis protest US-sponsored Israel normalization deal

By AFP

Moroccans wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration against Israel-UAE-Bahrain normalization agreements in the capital Rabat, September 18, 2020. (Fadel Senna/AFP)

From our archivesMoroccans protest ‘Arab normalization’ with Israel

By AFP

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and secretary general of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat attend the the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia, Aughust 16, 2020. (Fethi Belaid/ Pool photo via AP)

Analysis

Avi Issacharoff

Abbas plays a misguided waiting game, as Hamas eyes his presidency

After the Abraham Accords ‘betrayal,’ PA head is apparently betting things will improve with a president Biden or 2nd-term Trump. But the Palestinian public has had its fill of him

Israel’s vulnerable new friends

Ties with Israel shore up US backing at a time when huge wealth disparities in the UAE and Bahrain, both ruled by minorities, threaten their stability

Illustrative: Studies into the genetics of 'super-ager' Ashkenazi Jews could mean drugs that could help the general population live up to 35 years longer. (iStock)

Author interview

Only as old as your genes: Ashkenazi ‘super-agers’ could hold key to long life

By Rich Tenorio

Yehuda Sarna, Chief Rabbi of the United Arab Emirates, blows the shofar in Dubai, September 18, 2020 (video screenshot)

Welcoming in a new era

UAE’s chief rabbi blows shofar in Dubai in new video

Yehuda Sarna’s clip is a fitting gesture at the end of a historic week that saw Abu Dhabi formalize relations with Israel, bolster ties to its own Jewish community

From left to right: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani stand on the Blue Room Balcony during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, September 15, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Days after peace deals, top UAE and Bahraini officials wish Jews happy new year

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on August 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump touts Middle East peace deals in Rosh Hashanah message to US Jews

A socially distanced outdoor service at the Green Road Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 2020. (Courtesy of Rabbi Binyamin Blau via JTA)

Tale of 2 High Holidays: Orthodox Jews go to synagogue, everyone else is on Zoom

Mitch Tarica is Zoom's director of North American sales. (Courtesy of Tarica via JTA)

How a single Zoom employee saved High Holidays streaming for 300 US synagogues

According to Conservative rabbinic ruling, Zoom channel for services must last full 2 days of the holiday without being turned on again; the challenge was finding a way to do it

Trash left on the Belarus-Ukraine border after a standoff over the entry of Jewish pilgrims, September 18, 2020 (Screen grab)

Hasidic pilgrims leave trash, resentment on Ukraine border as standoff wanes

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Ukrainian deputy interior minister says Belarus was warned the pilgrims would not be allowed to reach Uman, and now the mess needs to be cleared up

More Headlines

Acting Israel Police chief Motti Cohen speaks at the annual Justice Conference in Airport City, outside Tel Aviv, on September 3, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Amid political gridlock, minister extends acting police chief tenure by 6 months

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami speaks during a pro-government rally in the capital Tehran's central Enghelab Square on November 25, 2019. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

‘Honorable revenge’: Iran vows hit on all involved in US killing of Soleimani

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Charlie Hebdo's lawyer Richard Malka speaks to the press at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 9, 2020, during the trial of 14 people suspected of being accomplices in the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher jihadist killings. (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via JTA)

Hearing in trial of Paris Hyper Cacher store killings set for Yom Kippur

By Cnaan Liphshiz

A protest in Jenin on Friday, September 18, 2020 (Screenshot: Palestine TV)

Palestinians: Man dies of heart attack after IDF stun grenade bursts next to him

By Aaron Boxerman

US President Donald Trump pats Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chief Executive and Republican mega donor Sheldon Adelson on the arm before speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida, December 7, 2019. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Adelsons said to pledge up to $50 million in final Trump campaign push

French rapper Freeze Corleone (Screenshot/YouTube)

French rapper who compared himself to Hitler dropped by label

By AFP

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse during jury deliberations in his rape trial in New York, February 24, 2020. (John Minchillo/AP)

Queen Elizabeth strips disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein of UK honor

By AP

Harris Faulkner, left, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Fox News, Sept. 16, 2020. (Screenshot via JTA)

Fox host apologizes for panelists calling out Gingrich’s anti-Soros rhetoric

Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump bans TikTok downloads, WeChat from Sunday citing US national security

Amedy Coulibaly, who said he had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, killed four people at a Paris kosher supermarket on January 9, 2015. (Photo credit: AFP/French Police)

Paris worker recounts wrestling gunman targeting Jewish school in 2015 attack

By Anne-Sophie LASSERRE

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, September 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

From our partnerUK’s Johnson: Rosh Hashanah marks ‘end of a year many would like to forget’

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, demonstrators raise their fists during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

US Jewish philanthropist Susan Sandler donates $200 million to fight racism

By Josefin Dolsten

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