Plunge in US support for Israel * Court to rule on banned Arab party * Lapid: If PM wins, he’ll put himself above law * Marvel’s (s)hero * Belgi an floatmakers: No regrets

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Thursday, March 7, 2019 [New poll: Americans’ support for Israel falls to lowest point in a decade]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( [Gallup survey finds Republican sympathy for Israel declined 13% over the last year, while Democratic sympathy dropped by 6%]( [Democrats back off anti-Semitism resolution amid dissent over Omar remarks]( By [AP]( [Meet the House Democrat in charge of probing Donald Trump]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Elections panel bars Arab slate, Jewish far-left candidate; court will now rule]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Netanyahu welcomes development, saying ‘those who support terror’ shouldn’t be in Knesset; banned party Ra’am-Balad denounces ‘racist’ decision]( [Elections committee approves candidacy of Otzma Yehudit’s Ben Ari, Ben Gvir]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Police said to mull probe of Otzma Yehudit’s Ben Ari for inciting racism]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [David Horovitz]( [Why we may not know who’s won Israel’s election even after the votes are counted]( [Imagine they held an election and nobody won. Or lots of people said they won, but nobody was quite sure. And it wasn’t imaginary…]( [Israel media review / Democracy out of commission: 8 things to know for March 7]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Lapid: If Netanyahu is reelected, he’ll legislate to place himself above the law]( By [Simona Weinglass]( [In recording, Gantz notes need for large lead over Likud, backs West Bank deal]( By [TOI staff]( [Police recommend bribery charges for Likud’s David Bitan]( By [TOI staff]( [After 2-year investigation, anti-corruption unit says it has evidence that ex-coalition whip and Netanyahu confidant traded political favors for cash payouts]( [Likud candidate drops out of Knesset race over eligibility questions]( By [TOI staff]( [Police nab right-wing extremist who threatened to murder Labor MK]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Jacob Magid]( [What Netanyahu’s election strategy says about how settlers vote]( [Premier is targeting residents across the Green Line generally drawn to national religious parties, while placing less focus on sizable secular and Haredi populations]( [Blue and White releases its political platform: ‘No second disengagement’]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Ultra-Orthodox parties to ‘unequivocally’ back Netanyahu as next PM]( By [TOI staff]( [Senior Blue and White member: Party backs 2 states to separate from Palestinians]( By [TOI staff]( First person [Confronted with anti-Semitism complaints, Belgium float-makers have no regrets]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Vismooil’n group members and Aalst mayor see no problem with using caricatures of Jews to express money concerns, say those offended by carnival float are ‘living in the past’]( [Jury verdict delayed in Brussels Jewish museum terror trial]( By [Agencies]( [Poland considering exhumations at World War II massacre site]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [2 swastikas drawn in blood found at Los Angeles park]( By [Marcy Oster]( Film review [Jordan Hoffman]( [Mazel tov! Ahead of International Women’s Day, Marvel cinema births a (s)hero]( [With an insider’s peek at the feminist film, our movie maven thinks up an elaborate ‘Captain Marvel’ back story in which the plot is a complex Jewish allegory. Work with him here]( [Startups in Israel still dominated by male founders as women tread water]( By [Johanna Chisholm]( Top Ops [Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler]( [The biggest allegation is Netanyahu’s vengefulness]( [It’s much more than just accusations of graft, it’s the extent to which Bibi sought to wreak revenge on the media]( [Alona Vinograd]( [Behind every man stands… another man]( [The major parties have been turning a blind eye to women politicians, and their campaigns are the worse for it]( [Lilly Weisberger]( [What the Knesset needs now is Simply Love]( [We are the voice of unity, respect and understanding, and we need to be part of the political process, not outside protesting]( [Yakov Horowitz]( [Malka Leifer should not get your kindness]( [Being kind to an alleged abuser is cruel to the victim — and puts additional children at risk]( [In first, Israel doctor plugs heart bleed with device designed to clear arteries]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [29-year-old chronic cardiology patient walks into Sheba Medical Center with a ruptured aneurysm; standard open heart surgery wasn’t a good option]( Live updates [23 ultra-Orthodox protesters arrested in Jerusalem anti-conscription rally]( By [TOI staff]( [Protesters block main intersection in capital during rush hour to demonstrate against draft-dodger’s arrest]( [Israeli aircraft strike Hamas naval base after mortar fire sets off Iron Dome]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [IDF confirms attack on terror group in Strip; Gazan teen succumbs to wounds sustained during clashes along border as restive region continues to heat up]( [Hamas conveys deescalation message to Israel amid fresh violence — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Troops raze West Bank home of Givat Assaf terrorist]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( More Headlines [Iran bypassing sanctions, secretly smuggling oil, Netanyahu claims]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Alleged Israeli financial scammer arrested in Bulgaria]( By [Simona Weinglass]( [Three IDF soldiers convicted of abusing Palestinian prisoners]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Sense of style / Israeli fashion industry celebrates 70 years of creativity]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Jewish Home leader invokes dogs in comments on gay pride, says sorry]( By [Tamar Pileggi]( [Jordan jails 2 for plot to attack Israeli troops over US embassy move]( By [AFP]( [Hebrew U’s new mass of papers sheds fresh light on co-founder Albert Einstein]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Palestinian charged with rape and murder of Israeli teen Ori Ansbacher]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel, Jordan said holding talks to end conflict at Temple Mount gate]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz suing Israel Hayom for publishing ‘fictitious’ sexual misconduct story]( By [Tamar Pileggi]( [Lapid downplays 2010 recording of Ashkenazi calling Gantz a ‘jackass’]( By [TOI staff]( [From our partner / UK watchdog expected to launch inquiry into Labour’s handling of anti-Semitism]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved