The Times of Israel Oct 30,2014

The one-stop news site covering Israel, the region and the Jewish people worldwide   THE DAILY EDITION   WHAT MATTERS MOST ON » THU, OCT 30, 2014   Share This:    Visit the timesofisrael.com - updated 24/7. The Jewish world's fastest-growing website. Click here!   Suspected shooter of Temple Mount activist killed in gunfight   Pistol, motorcycle found at home of Palestinian suspect, who served 11 years in Israeli prison; Glick hospitalized in stable but serious condition   By ILAN BEN ZION and TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF         Suspected shooter worked at Begin Center, vowed to be ‘thorn in Zionist side’   By ILAN BEN ZION and ELHANAN MILLER     PM blames Abbas for inciting shooting of Jewish activist   By LAZAR BERMAN     Temple Mount activist shot, seriously hurt outside Jerusalem’s Begin Center   By LAZAR BERMAN and ILAN BEN ZION     Yehudah Glick, shot in Jerusalem, works for Jews’ right to pray on Temple Mount   US-born activist raises awareness of the centrality of the site to Jewish tradition, went on hunger strike when banned from visiting   By RENEE GHERT-ZAND         Abbas: Closure of al-Aqsa holy site a ‘declaration of war’   By AFP and TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Rightist lawmaker prevented from reaching Temple Mount   By LAZAR BERMAN     Israel closes Temple Mount to Muslims, Jews following shooting   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF           Yehudah Glick’s near murder: J’accuse!   LINDA OLMERT Indicting silent politicians, forbidding rabbis, incompetent police and all Jews who shun the Temple Mount       NY Times: Palestinians can’t be racist   TAMAR STERNTHAL Editor Matt Seaton tweeted he’d publish op-eds on Palestinian discrimination as soon as they have a state       But Bibi is a chickensh*t!   MARC GOLDBERG The Prime Minister has endangered Israel by playing fast and loose with its single most important ally       Open the Temple Mount to all   SHOSHANNA JASKOLLIsrael’s policy of restricting Jewish presence on the Mount sows hatred and fuels attacks       What’s ‘chickenshit’ in Hebrew?   Israeli media had to settle on the less evocative ‘coward’ to explain the anonymous comment by an Obama administration official about Netanyahu       Palestinian game pushes battling Israel   ‘The language of weapons is the most effective,’ developers say       Israel’s universal flu vaccine heads for universal acceptance   With new patent approvals, BiondVax is ready to license its unique influenza treatment to pharma firms and governments     Israel has 4th-highest child poverty rate in developed world — UNICEF   Report attributes marginal worsening of situation to cuts in government allowances to parents       SodaSteam to close West Bank factory   Company decides to move inside Israel for ‘purely commercial’ reasons       Jewish teen honors deceased friend with social activism   Maxine Harvey founded Debbie’s Treasure Chest, an organization that collects, stores and distributes donated items to needy families       Fashion icon pays tribute to Jewish mama   Diane von Fürstenberg tells readers how her Holocaust survivor mother shaped her outlook on life     HEBREW MEDIA REVIEW   THU, OCT 30, 3:43 PM     Jerusalem on the brink   An assassination attempt on Yehudah Glick pushes Jerusalem deeper into conflict, while the papers try to clean up the chickenshit       German teens create Hitler fan club on WhatsApp   Police investigate students from Leipzig who allegedly share pictures of Hitler salutes in secret online group   By MICHAEL LEIDIG       Sweden officially recognizes State of Palestine   Move seeks to make parties ‘less unequal’ in future peace negotiations, FM Wallström says; Denmark and Norway announce they won’t follow suit   By RAPHAEL AHREN     Related article: UN holds emergency session on Jerusalem unrest       Iran says it foiled sabotage attempt at nuclear facility   Local paper quotes nuclear official saying unspecified foreign country was behind plot in Arak heavy water plant   By AP       Polish hidden Jews embrace ‘hip’ ancestry   Rediscovering Jewish roots is becoming cool for Poland’s youth, but lingering memories of the Holocaust are never far from the surface   By RENEE GHERT-ZAND     For Jerusalem’s pyromaniacs, time is right for sparks to fly   ANALYSIS Closing the Temple Mount may have been the swiftest way to prevent further escalation after the attempted assassination of Yehudah Glick and the shooting of his attacker, but it could well presage more violence   By AVI ISSACHAROFF     Related article: Right-wing lawmakers call on Netanyahu to act after Jerusalem murder attempt     Activist was threatened before assassination attempt, friends say   MK accuses police of ignoring complaints by Temple Mount booster Yehudah Glick   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Related article: With no local leadership, East Jerusalem violence roils     On the seam of still-divided Jerusalem, faith leaders ‘Imagine’ peace   Dialogue ‘on many levels’ as Jewish, Christian, and Muslim participants combine prayer with art and music to help bridge gaps   By JESSICA STEINBERG         Personal chemistry was key to peace with Jordan, Israeli negotiator recalls   INTERVIEW King Hussein and Yitzhak Rabin were ‘fond of each other,’ says Supreme Court justice and former peace broker Elyakim Rubinstein   By ELHANAN MILLER     US officials, Jewish Dems scramble for distance from ‘chickenshit’   State Department spokeswoman promises that Kerry will speak to Netanyahu to clarify administration’s stance   By REBECCA SHIMONI STOIL     Related article: Senior GOP senators decry White House for insulting Netanyahu     Prominent US Jewish group: ‘Chickenshit’ official must be held accountable   Conference of Presidents head Hoenlein says comments are ‘big deal’ for US Jews; disability rights group calls for White House disassociation from ‘Aspergery’ slam   By REBECCA SHIMONI STOIL       White House calls ‘chickenshit’ Netanyahu slur ‘inappropriate’   Administration official says PM and Obama have forged an effective partnership, despite recent anonymous attacks   By LAZAR BERMAN