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What Matters Most On Friday, July 7, 2023

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 1, 2023. (Richard Pierrin/AFP)

UN chief: Israel ‘obviously’ used excessive force in Jenin; Israel demands retraction

Guterres dodges question on UN war crimes allegation, blames Israel for ‘worst violence’ in West Bank in years; UN envoy Erdan: ‘Shameful’ statements ‘detached from reality’

A cartoon by Dave Brown, published in the UK's Independent newspaper, July 5, 2023

UK newspaper cartoon equating Jenin to Ukraine bitterly criticized by Jewish leaders

Palestinians inspect a damaged house in the Jenin refugee camp, July 5, 2023, after the Israeli army withdrew its forces from the terrorist stronghold. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

UAE pledges $15 million through UNRWA to help rebuild Jenin refugee camp

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Mourners at the funeral of Staff Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir (inset) at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on July 7, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘Always first to volunteer’: Soldier killed in West Bank shooting laid to rest

Hundreds turn out for Jerusalem funeral of Staff Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir of the Givati Brigade, who was slain by a Palestinian gunman near the settlement of Kedumim

This combination image shows the scenes of three attacks claimed by the Hamas terror group: (L-R) A terror shooting near the West Bank settlement of Eli on June 20, a car-ramming and stabbing terror attack in Tel Aviv on July 4, and a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Kedumim, July 6, 2023. (Miriam Alster; Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

In rare statement, Hamas claims responsibility for string of recent deadly attacks

By Emanuel Fabian

IDF soldiers at the site of a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Kedumim on July 6, 2023. Right: Staff Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir, killed in the attack. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90; Israel Defense Forces)

IDF soldier killed in West Bank shooting attack; troops kill the Palestinian gunman

By Emanuel Fabian

A screen grab from footage aired by Iraq's Alrabiaa TV that is said to show abducted Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov in a Baghdad cafe before her disappearance. (Screenshot from Twitter/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israeli-Russian researcher missing in Iraq was repeatedly warned of dangers – report

Israeli TV says officials conveyed to Elizabeth Tsurkov fears for her safety before last visit; Iraqi TV airs ‘last known’ footage of Princeton academic before abduction

Iraqi government opens probe into kidnapping of Israeli-Russian academic

By AFP

Iraq said fretting over possible Israeli strikes on pro-Iran group behind abduction

By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff

Iraq militia implies it was not involved in abduction of Israeli-Russian researcher

By AFP and ToI Staff

Gov’t acknowledges allowing wildcat construction in order to legalize Homesh outpost

State defends move by arguing yeshiva was moved off private land; troops hurl stun grenade at left-wing activists trying to reach site, setting Palestinian farmland on fire

Left-wing activists marching toward Homesh, July 7, 2023, holding a sign reading 'Until Homesh is dismantled' in Hebrew and Arabic. (Courtesy Peace Now)

Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus,, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Two Palestinian gunmen accused of recent attack killed by Israeli forces in Nablus

By Emanuel Fabian

Shin Bet says men were behind shooting in small West Bank Samaritan community on Wednesday; troops map home of Hamas gunman who killed soldier

8 Palestinians arrested for livestreaming harassment of mentally ill Haredi man

In video shared on TikTok, group of teens and young adults cursed and laughed at ultra-Orthodox man at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem

A screenshot from the TikTok video in which a mentally disabled ultra-Orthodox man was harassed by Palestinian teenagers in Jerusalem, July 7, 2023. (Israel Police Spokesperson)

Members of Palestinan security forces stand guard at the closed off Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2021 (Said Khatib/AFP)

Once representing hope, an EU mission in Gaza is symbol of sputtering Western vision

By Josef Federman

Jewish activists clash with police during a protest against a conference of Christians outside the Davidson Center in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 28, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/ Flash90)

'It was just kids spitting on nuns, now it's more organized'

Christians worry growing protests against ‘missionaries’ will soon turn bloody

By Lazar Berman

Deputy Jerusalem mayor leads extremists’ campaign against evangelists they believe are trying to convert Jews, as Messianic Jews and others fend off attacks and missionizing claims

Chana Tannenbaum

When you can’t avoid the abyss, climb out of it

Everyone knows that Korah and his whole family died in the most famous sinkhole of all time. But what if they didn’t all die?

What Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (still) teaches us about leadership

In a dishonest world, where cynicism is tempting, our Sacks Scholars program was countercultural, reminding us to serve with joy, hope, courage, and wonder

Prof. Aren M. Maeir at the Tell es Safi/Gath excavation, summer 2021. (courtesy)

ToI podcastIn 40-50 years there's been a real revolution in archaeology

What Matters Now to archaeologist Aren Maeir: Indiana Jones’s new adventure

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Working as a real archaeologist under the shadow of a Hollywood icon has been a mixed blessing for this actual prof, who explains how the field has evolved over the past 4 decades

Arnon Milchan seen on a screen in the Jerusalem District Court before his testimony in the Netanyahu trial, from Brighton, UK, on July 6, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

On last day of testimony, Milchan reverses himself, says PM did assist with US visa

By Jeremy Sharon

Questioned for second time by prosecution, key witness in premier’s corruption trial goes back on several claims he made in Netanyahu’s favor during cross-examination

Demonstrator in Jerusalem holds sign reading "murderer" in Hebrew, depicting the acquitted officer who fatally shot Iyad Halak in 2020. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)

Police clash with group protesting acquittal in 2020 killing of autistic Palestinian

By Charlie Summers

Activists gather in Jerusalem’s downtown hours after court clears Border Police officer of wrongdoing in shooting death of 32-year-old Iyad Halak in capital’s Old City

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks during a conference at the University of Haifa, December 15, 2022. (Shir Torem/ Flash90/ File)

As cabinet plans to discuss police response to protests, AG warns against interference

Ministers assail Gali Baharav-Miara after she tells PM it’s ‘neither possible or proper’ to deliberate specific policing actions at upcoming meeting

Israelis protest against the judicial overhaul, outside Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana's home in Tel Aviv, July 6, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Overhaul protests at MKs’ homes, key roads; plans for unprecedented demo next week

Israelis block the Ayalon Highway during a protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul and in response to the removal of Tel Aviv District Commander Amichai Eshed in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90

Photographer hit by car at Tel Aviv protest questioned for ‘breaching public order’

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Sanford Greenberg in Washington, DC, September 25, 2017. (Courtesy)

Interview'My eyes became cloudy, steamy. The world became fractured'

Inventor, blindness activist and former roommate of Art Garfunkel honored at Harvard

By Rich Tenorio

The musician inspired Sanford Greenberg to push on with his studies at Columbia after losing his sight. In turn, he helped inspire the classic anthem, ‘The Sound of Silence’

Illustrative: Vaccination in Rehovot, January 10, 2022 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Sheba Pandemic Research Institute and partners developing pan-coronavirus vaccine

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Researchers apply AI to unique database of healthcare workers’ blood samples to determine best antigen to protect against multiple pathogens and variants

Clockwise from top left: Leonid Bereslavich, Mark Sagan, Alexey Kulik, Nikita Novitsky, Ilya Miroshnichenko, Veniamin Rudman and Artur Dotsenko (Courtesy of Makkabi Ukraine via JTA)

'They've survived unimaginable circumstances'

7 Ukrainian teens to get a break from war at a US Jewish sports camp this summer

By jacob gurvis

The campers will spend four weeks at Ramah Sports Academy in California as the Maccabi athletic organization seeks ways to help the bombarded Jewish community

US clashes with Russia over Iran, Ukraine at UN Security Council meeting

By Edith M. Lederer

Seth Fischer climbs up to The Peak in Hong Kong, May 2023. (Courtesy Seth Fischer)

'It’s going to be much easier to enjoy our great community'

Hong Kong gets an eruv, releasing its observant Jews from Shabbat confinement

By Canaan Lidor

The inauguration of the symbolic area in which Jews may carry objects on the Sabbath upgrades the weekend routine of dozens of observant community members, as well as visitors

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A stone tablet with some of the Ten Commandments is seen after constructions workers in Munich uncover rubble from the synagogue that was destroyed by the Nazis, July 2023 (Courtesy Jewish Museum Munich)

Rubble from Munich synagogue razed on Hitler’s orders found during construction work

This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta's new app Threads. (AP/Richard Drew)

Elon Musk threatens Meta with lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off

By Alex Pigman and Thomas URBAIN

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu takes part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference on November 15, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

New Hampshire governor bans state investments in companies that boycott Israel

Muslim protesters chant slogans during a rally to denounce the burning of the Quran in Sweden, in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Masses in Pakistan attend anti-Sweden protests after Quran burning in Stockholm

Opposition protesters hold up placards after a march marking the 44th anniversary of Iranian Revolution, in Trafalgar Square, central London on February 11, 2023. (Susannah Ireland/AFP)

UK vows to ‘lead international opposition’ to Iran as head of UN Security Council

By Lazar Berman and AFP

A technician works to destroy the United States' chemical weapons stockpile at the US Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, June 8, 2023, in Pueblo, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

US finally destroying the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile

By Andrew DeMillo, Thomas Peipert and DYLAN LOVAN

File: Alexander Soros attends the 2016 Gordon Parks Foundation awards dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on May 24, 2016. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images North America/AFP)

Soros’ Open Society Foundations to sack 40% of staff under son’s new leadership

By THALIA BEATY

Musician Shye Ben-Tzur debuts his newest album, 'Hallel,' at Jerusalem's Confederation House on July 13, 2023 (YouTube screen grab)

Tunes of tributeIndia-inspired musician praises the divine with ‘Hallel’

By Jessica Steinberg

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