80 graves vandalized at French cemetery * Poland wants Israel apology for mothers’ milk claim * How PM’s alleged Bezeq graft slowed Israeli inte rnet * Sanders runs again

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Tuesday, February 19, 2019 [80 graves vandalized at Jewish cemetery in France]( By [AFP]( [Swastikas daubed on headstones in Strasbourg hours ahead of nationwide rallies against recent upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks]( [14 political parties in France call for protests against anti-Semitism]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Staircase in Ukraine mall decorated with giant swastika]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( Live updates [Siding with Poland, US slams acting FM Katz’s ‘offensive’ anti-Semitism remark]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Washington’s ambassador says there is ‘no place’ for Israel Katz’s comment that ‘Poles suckle anti-Semitism with their mothers’ milk’]( [Poland seeks Israeli apology for ‘racist’ remarks]( By [Agencies]( [Official says relations could ‘take a frosty turn’ if Jerusalem doesn’t apologize for acting FM’s claim that ‘Poles suckle anti-Semitism with their mothers’ milk’]( [Fresh fight over Holocaust memory threatens warming Israel-Poland ties]( By [Sam Sokol]( [Polish Jewish leaders say Katz Holocaust comments ‘damage’ their community]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Hungary to open office with ‘diplomatic status’ in Jerusalem]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [At meetings with three of four Visegrad Group members, Netanyahu refuses to talk about Poland’s decision to boycott summit]( [Central Europe summit in Israel nixed as Poles pull out over Holocaust remarks]( By [Vanessa Gera and Aron Heller]( [Right-wing groups in Poland say Holocaust conference anti-Polish]( By [Katarzyna Markusz]( Case 4000 investigated [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Slowed-down nation: How Netanyahu’s alleged Bezeq graft stalled Israeli internet]( [In 2015, a vital telecom infrastructure reform was gathering pace. Then the PM fired the official in charge, the reform was derailed, and now the country is lagging years behind]( [Israel election primer: 4 / What would be the fate of a prime minister convicted in a court of law?]( By [Israel Democracy Institute]( [Guy Lurie]( [We need a Government Code of Ethics now]( [Palestinian official: Halting terror payments would be ‘political suicide’]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Official also accuses Israeli government of politicking in moving to withhold taxes that it collects on the PA’s behalf]( [Analysis / As Israel cuts into PA tax base over terror payments, Ramallah threatens retreat]( By [Avi Issacharoff]( [Qatar warns Hamas it won’t pay for Gaza electricity beyond April — report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Jordan gives Palestinians larger role in running Temple Mount]( By [TOI staff]( [Slamming ‘racist’ Trump, Bernie Sanders says he’s running for president in 2020]( By [JUANA SUMMERS]( [After a surprisingly strong run for the Democratic nomination in 2016, Independent senator from Vermont announces second White House bid]( Yesh Atid top 30 [Lapid unveils Yesh Atid list, says unity with Gantz still ‘on the table’]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Centrist leader gives prominent spots to army’s first-ever female major general Orna Barbivai, ex-Mossad deputy Ram Ben-Barak]( [Netanyahu calls Smotrich’s dad, upping pressure for far-right merger]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Jewish Home rejects Netanyahu invite to discuss merger with far-right parties]( By [Alexander Fulbright]( [Beersheba mayor said to reject offer to be Labor No. 2]( By [TOI staff]( [PM blasts Gantz for drawing West Bank exit plans he himself reportedly ordered]( By [TOI staff]( [After Netanyahu issues video lambasting then-IDF chief’s actions during 2014 peace talks, Livni and Ya’alon say Israeli Resilience head was following leaders’ instructions]( [Gantz speech appears to borrow heavily from Netanyahu UN address]( By [TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff]( [Election committee fines Likud, orders it remove images of Netanyahu with troops]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [No more lives left to Livni: 8 things to know for February 19]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [The Hatnua leader’s political death is blamed on her own intransigence or her lack of allies, as well as her dramatic journey from right wing to center-left]( [Liberman set to unveil Yisrael Beytenu’s slate for April election]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Chaim Bezalel]( [PHOTO ESSAY: How a paintbrush met a photograph — scenes of Israel]( [When you’re a photographer, your wife’s an artist, and the Gulf War has driven all your tourist customers way, what’s a creative couple to do?]( [Assaf Weiss]( [The one place LGBTQ Jews should feel totally safe]( [After fighting for acceptance in the Jewish community, we’re now being hounded by American LGBTQ organizations]( Hidden talent [These are the Russian-speaking Jewish Americans you never knew changed your life]( By [Julie Masis]( More Headlines [Two held as investigation of Jerusalem double murder pivots away from terror]( By [TOI staff]( [Two dead in head-on collision on central West Bank road]( By [TOI staff]( [Man claiming to be Lev Leviev’s son said to defraud numerous Scandinavian women]( By [TOI staff]( [Ashdod rabbi appeals to residents for aid with Leifer legal defense]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Family of slain woman protests after court downgrades charge to manslaughter]( By [TOI staff]( [No ‘normalization’ with Israel before Palestinian statehood, Omani FM says]( By [TOI staff]( [No plans for follow-up police interview with actor Smollett]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [US rabbinical students plant with Palestinians, sowing rift with Israel]( By [Isabel Debre]( [Arab and Ethiopian women most disadvantaged in job market, survey finds]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid border clashes, IDF denies mortar shell fired from Gaza]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Israeli tourist injured in hit-and-run in Florida]( By [TOI staff]( [UK Jewish nursery that fired teacher for living with boyfriend wins appeal]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved