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What Matters Most On Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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Jewish visitors walk protected by Israeli security forces at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem on April 9, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Chief rabbi: Avoid unnecessary agitations and provocations

Netanyahu bars Jewish visitors from Temple Mount for last 10 days of Ramadan

PM’s office says there was unanimous support among security chiefs for decision; police minister Ben Gvir blasts move as ‘serious mistake’ that risks further inflaming tensions

File: Christian pilgrims hold candles as they gather during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Saturday, April 23, 2022 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Church: Israel infringing on freedoms by limiting attendance at ‘Holy Fire’ event

By AP and ToI Staff

Marwan Muasher gives an interview to Radio Al-Balad (Screen grab/YouTube)

Jordan’s 1st Israel envoy: No chance of 2-state solution, Amman must change approach

Obituary'The world he created will remain on the shelf of our lives'

Meir Shalev, beloved writer of fiction and complicated Israeli lives, dies at 74

By Jessica Steinberg

Renowned Israeli author Meir Shalev, whose works melded the power of biblical narratives with the complicated lives of modern Israelis, died Tuesday after struggling with cancer. He was 74. Shalev began writing novels at the age of 40, and first wrote three children’s books before he even ventured into the world of adult... Continue Reading

Israeli author meir Shalev speaks at the 25th Jerusalem National Book Festival held at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem. February 22, 2011. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

'Rock star' writer Meir Shalev at 2012 International Writer's Festival in Jerusalem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

Locked down? Open up to… Meir Shalev

By Mitch Ginsburg

Illustrative: Workers unload aid from a plane sent by Iran, at the airport in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, early on February 8, 2023, following a deadly earthquake. (AFP)

Iran transferred weapons into Syria under cover of earthquake aid flights – report

Tehran saw ‘God’s help’ in chance to move arms and ‘restocked quantities lost in previous Israeli drone strikes,’ sources tell Reuters; also say Israel hit key Hezbollah, Iran base

Meir Shalev and me

The author, who died Tuesday, was the typical insider, tearing down the myths upon which the entire structure was built

The bread of affliction: Passover in Kharkiv

After leaving Ukraine when Russia invaded, this Chabad rabbi and his wfe were told not to return – but return they did

Report: Israeli firm’s spy tech targeting reporters, opposition figures around globe

Cybersecurity watchdog says QuaDream’s software gives users full surveillance capabilities over another person’s phone by exploiting a security flaw in Apple iPhones

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, talk to each other during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 11, 2022. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Leaked US intel: Russia operatives claimed new ties with UAE; Abu Dhabi issues denial

By NOMAAN MERCHANT, Ellen Knickmeyer and Jon Gambrell

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participate in the US-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue Plenary Session on Promoting Regional Security at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2023. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US seeks to reassure allies after secret documents leak

A flooded road in the south on April 12, 2023 (Israel Police)

Flash floods: Eilat exit closed, dad of pair killed says other son meant to join them

Father of Ma’ayan and Sahar Assor says daughter managed to send location before connection was lost; drivers, hikers told to stay away from riverbeds

'The Baron: Maurice de Hirsch and the Jewish Nineteenth Century,' by Prof. Matthias B. Lehmann. (Courtesy)

Interview'Antisemites placed him at the heart of a global conspiracy'

How Orient Express’s Baron Maurice de Hirsch changed the track of Jewish migration

By Rich Tenorio

In bio ‘The Baron,’ Prof. Matthias B. Lehmann takes a new approach to history-telling by following the man who helped resettle Jews in locales ranging from Istanbul to Argentina

Women walk past the closed Iranian embassy in the diplomatic quarter of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on April 11, 2023. (Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

After 7 years, Iran’s embassy gate in Riyadh reopens as rivals move to normalize ties

By AFP and ToI Staff

Delegation from Tehran arrives after landmark Chinese-brokered announcement that two nations would work toward resuming relations

The body of Alessandro Parini, killed in a Tel Aviv terror attack, is transferred to Italy, April 11, 2023 (Israel Airports Authority)

Body of Alessandro Parini, killed in Tel Aviv terror ramming, transferred to Italy

Victim’s coffin is flown to Rome after small ceremony at airport with ambassador, Foreign Ministry officials

Israel Travels

Enjoy Jerusalem’s Cedar Trail, now serene and picturesque site of historical battles

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Located in the heart of the Jerusalem forest, the scenic area is replete with trenches and ancient dovecotes marking its history from the times of King David to David Ben-Gurion

In this file photo illustration taken on May 8, 2020, a woman looks at website with the Mifepristone Abortion Pill on her smart phone in Arlington, Virginia (Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)

Radio silence from Republicans as US abortion laws tighten

By Camille CAMDESSUS

Some conservatives are beginning to ring the alarm over the issue, arguing it is increasingly costing the party votes

US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina, March 28, 2023, en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden calls judge’s abortion drug block ‘out of bounds’

By AFP

Polish Yiddish singer-songwriter Maria Ka in concert. (Iwona Wojdowska)

InterviewI am attracted to Yiddish because of some irrational feeling

After unmuting her hidden Jewish roots, Polish singer amplifies them in Yiddish punk

By Renee Ghert-Zand

On a new album dropping on April 20 to mark the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Maria Ka takes cues from electronica for songs inspired by feminism and anti-establishmentarianism

Ultra-Orthodox men protest outside Menza in Jerusalem on April 10, 2023. (screen capture: Twitter/Eran Ben Yehuda; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Haredi protesters accused of chasing diners from non-kosher Jerusalem eatery

Over a dozen ultra-Orthodox picketers outside Menza serve up chants against consuming hametz over Passover, scaring tourists but sparking flood of support for popular restaurant

The cover of Dovi Safier's book, 'Mother of All Yeshivos' (Screenshot from Twitter)

In rare move, Haredi mag publishes photo of woman — a philanthropist of 1920s America

By Jackie Hajdenberg

More Headlines

Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)

76-year-old woman found dead in Rehovot home, husband arrested

An El Al plane after takeoff from Ben Gurion Airport. September 7, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Austria scrambles fighter jets after El Al plane briefly goes silent

Israeli soccer goalkeeper Boris Klaiman. (Screen capture/YouTube)

Israeli soccer player in Greece arrested over alleged indecent act with a minor

Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich is shown in an undated photo. (The Wall Street Journal via AP, File)

Biden calls family of WSJ reporter charged with espionage by Russia

By Colleen Long

Footage of a rally against Israel in Berlin uploaded to YouTube on April 9, 2023. (democ./Screenshot from YouTube)

‘Death to the Jews’ chants heard at Berlin pro-Palestinian rally

By JTA and ToI Staff

This drivers license image released by the US Justice Department shows Robert Sanford, a retired firefighter who threw a fire extinguisher at police officers during the US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 (Justice Department via AP)

Ex-firefighter gets prison for Capitol riots extinguisher attack

By Michael Kunzelman

Illustrative -- A Ukrainian soldier fires a grenade launcher on the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Zelensky slams Russian ‘beasts’ after video said to show Ukraine soldier’s beheading

By AFP

US President Joe Biden is greeted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Jane Hartley, center, he steps off Air Force One at Belfast International Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 11, 2023. Biden is visiting the United Kingdom and Ireland in part to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. At right is United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to help mark decades of relative peace

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Colleen Long and Jill Lawless

Abby Meyers was selected in the first round of the 2023 WNBA Draft. (Courtesy of Maryland Athletics via JTA)

In Bird's footstepsJewish basketball star Abby Meyers selected in 1st round of WNBA draft

By jacob gurvis

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