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[toi_logo_white.png](?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=58359fe3c0-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_12_03_50&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-58359fe3c0-55598597) [Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates](?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=58359fe3c0-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_12_03_50&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-58359fe3c0-55598597) The Weekend Edition Sunday, August 12, 2018 [imp?s=167760&sz=728x90&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=167761&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=167762&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=166778&sz=116x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=166779&sz=69x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0](  [s_od3CROP-e1533149984389-640x400.jpg]( No sugarcoating [Barred from chocolate for 5 years, Max Brenner founder makes sweet comeback]( By [Michelle Divon]( [Israeli chocolatier Oded Brenner opens new cacao concept shop Blue Stripes in NYC, in which he explains his bittersweet tale to his daughter](  [Jews-support-Black-Lives-Matter-e1503486167415.jpg]( Taking on centrist Dems [Jewish Democrat group targets US Jews to elect far-left progressive candidates]( By [Steven Davidson](  [20180806-20180806_untitled_1068-4-400x250.jpg]( [dhorovitz2b-medium.jpg] Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [Meet Kasanesh Yeshinah. Israelis helped her build a life. She faces deportation]( [Yeshinah fled Ethiopia and child marriage and made it to Israel, where foster parents, terrific schools, and her own drive and smarts were transformative. But what now?]( [imp?s=167763&layout=marquee&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=167764&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=167765&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=167766&sz=116x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=167767&sz=69x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0](  [Druze revolt: Why a tiny, loyal community is so infuriated by nation-state law]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [While the Druze have been heavily integrated into Israel's security sector, their communities have not reaped the same benefits as neighboring Jewish towns, experts say]( [F180804GY007-640x400.jpg](  [Shira-Pasternak-Beeri-1530952395-200x200.jpg]( [Shira Pasternak Be'eri]( [Jews and Druze: We go way, way back](  [Asa-Kasher-1533740874-200x200.jpg]( [Asa Kasher]( [A plea for discussion on Israel’s nation-state law](  [yossinew_-1530952086-200x200.jpg]( [Yossi Klein Halevi]( [Letter to my Palestinian Israeli neighbors](  Exclusive [Sue Surkes]( [State Comptroller probing why gas platform being built close to Israeli coast]( [As protests grow, watchdog opens inquiry into government's use of security argument to justify putting Leviathan processing facility only 10 km from shore, rather than out at sea]( [tamar-workers-640x400.jpg](  [Breaking record, 1,000 women join IDF combat units this summer]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Military figures on unprecedented female enlistment to field units come a day after air force announces appointment of the first woman commander of a flight squadron]( [DSCF0418-640x400.jpg](  [F100217AS22-200x200.jpg]( [Religious paratroopers under fire for turning backs on female instructor]( By [Judah Ari Gross](  [WhatsApp-Image-2018-08-07-at-17.47.18-e1533661480697-200x200.jpeg]( [Air Force appoints first ever female flight squadron commander]( By [TOI staff]( [imp?s=199791&layout=marquee&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=199792&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=199793&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=199794&sz=116x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=199795&sz=69x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0](  [F130611IR009-400x400.jpg]( [The muy curioso tale of Colombia’s shock recognition of Palestine]( By [Raphael Ahren](  StartUp Nation [Slowdown Nation: Israel lags on internet speeds, choked by lack of competition]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israel slides to number 70 out of 200 nations surveyed on average download speed, as the duopoly that controls the market drags its feet on fiber optics]( [internet-640x400.jpg](  [vanilla-200x200.jpg]( [Faster, cheaper, tastier: Vanilla guru wants to make the spice nicer]( By [Ariella Gentin](  [flytrex-e1503684226142-200x200.jpg]( [Israel’s Flytrex set to supply half of Reykjavik with food by drone]( By [Shoshanna Solomon](  [Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R69173_M%C3%BCnchener_Abkommen_Staatschefs.jpg]( [How Britain’s Nazi-loving press baron made the case for Hitler]( By [Robert Philpot]( [imp?s=167768&sz=300x250&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=167769&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=167770&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=166778&sz=116x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=166779&sz=69x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=167771&sz=300x250&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=167772&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=167773&sz=1x1&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0] [imp?s=166778&sz=116x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0]( [imp?s=166779&sz=69x15&li=adb46cec92&e={EMAIL}&p=58359fe3c0](  [lead-640x400.jpg]( [‘American Idol’ star who left IDF speaks up about secret mental health battle]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [After being advised to hide his diagnosis of Bipolar II disorder from army psychiatrists, singer Brett Loewenstern was forced to make a hasty retreat from basic training](  No hocus pocus [Is Kabbalah real? One scientist sees no trick in humanity’s esoteric traditions]( By [Jen Maidenberg]( [In his charmingly written 'Real Magic,' parapsychologist Dean Radin conjures up an argument that paranormal activity may indeed exist]( [CROP-The_Witch_of_Endor_William_Blake_2-640x400.jpg](  [CROP3-e1531739542326-200x200.jpg]( [New exposure needed for photographer of Israel’s birth and Eichmann’s capture]( By [Cathryn J. Prince](  [IMG_2030-400x400.jpg]( [Out of the shadows, Jerusalem mayor’s wife finds her voice in bold strokes]( By [Jessica Steinberg](  ARCHAEOLOGY [Rare 2,200-year-old earring a goldmine for scholars of Hellenistic-era Jerusalem]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Gold filigree animal-headed jewelry item illuminates an opaque era of Jerusalem's history -- and may reset ancient city borders]( [5-640x400.jpg](  [IMG_20150813_104804-200x200.jpg]( [Palestinians jailed for trying to rob biblical archaeological site]( By [Michael Bachner](  [DavidSedley-1533184084-200x200.jpg] [David Sedley]( [Weathering the storm]( [Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution while in the Galapagos Islands, aboard the HMS Beagle. The reason Darwin was aboard the ship was because its captain, Robert FitzRoy, wanted a companion for the voyage to ensure his mental health. 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