Furor as Trump calls Democrats anti-Jewish, anti-Israel * Curious death of Goering’s daughter * Lagerfeld’s shul help * Israel’s Jewish-Arab spi es * 1st Ethiopian comedy

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Saturday, March 9, 2019 [After House vote, Trump brands Democrats ‘anti-Jewish,’ ‘anti-Israel’]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [US president decries vote on resolution condemning bigotry in wake of dual loyalty remarks by Ilhan Omar as ‘disgraceful;’ Jewish Democratic group slams president for ‘hypocrisy’]( [Schumer says Trump’s claims of ‘anti-Jewish’ Democrats have ‘redefined chutzpah’]( By [TOI staff]( [Some in House GOP broke with party on Omar resolution]( By [Andrew Taylor]( Inside story [Ron Kampeas]( [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says AIPAC is coming after her. It’s not.]( [Popular freshman Democrat sends out fundraising appeal misrepresenting pro-Israel lobby’s role and quoting an ‘AIPAC activist’ no longer affiliated with group]( [Why the Democrats’ Ilhan Omar problem isn’t going away]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [House majority whip says he didn’t mean to diminish Holocaust in Omar defense]( By [JTA]( [Nazi Hermann Goering’s daughter Edda dies at 80, is buried in secret]( By [TOI staff]( [Death of Hitler’s goddaughter in December was not publicized; she had spoken highly of her Luftwaffe-commander father, sought to get a portion of his looted assets]( Analysis [Avi Issacharoff]( [Keep the calm and carry on: Long-term truce in Gaza put on ice until elections]( [With Israel in the midst of campaign season, Hamas forced to make do with minor concessions or risk sparking a new round of violence]( [Suspected explosive balloon lands in Israel-Gaza border area]( By [TOI staff]( [Army strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket hits Israeli territory]( By [TOI staff]( [How Israel welcomed Jews from Arab lands — as spies]( By [Emily Burack]( The cat's meow [When fashionista Karl Lagerfeld helped fund a synagogue for Holocaust survivors]( By [Yaakov Schwartz]( [Identity switch comedy sheds light on complicated Ethiopian-Israeli life]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [‘Call Your Mother’: A new podcast gets real about raising Jewish kids today]( By [Josefin Dolsten]( [Blue and White will outscore Likud, form next coalition, several top figures say]( By [TOI staff]( [Yesh Atid MK says parties that have ruled out sitting with Gantz will change their tune after elections; Labor Party lawmakers also signal backing for ex-general]( [Analysis / Bibi or Tibi: Facing hard reelection bid, Netanyahu campaign zones in on Arab MK]( By [Aron Heller]( [AG and state prosecutor become targets of fake news after decision to indict PM]( By [Sue Surkes]( Top Ops [Hen Mazzig]( [Mizrahi Jews: Israelis, but not Israeli enough]( [Jewish spies from Arab lands sacrificed everything for the idea of a country that European Jews run]( [David Sedley]( [Jefferson’s pockets]( [Unlike America’s founding father, who carried his many tools, the Temple priests’ only pocket contained the Name of God (Pekudei)]( [Satellite photos indicate North Korea preparing for possible launch]( By [AFP]( [NPR reports images from site used by Pyongyang to develop ballistic missiles, space rockets were taken days before failed Hanoi summit]( [Washington protesters demand ‘regime change’ in Iran]( By [AFP]( [Hezbollah chief says Israel ‘scared,’ not ready for war]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Baby of British IS bride Shamima Begum dies in Syrian refugee camp]( By [AP]( Interview [Curt Schleier]( [Max Boot on leaving the Republican party, and why Trump isn’t good for Israel]( [Former senior foreign policy adviser for John McCain, Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio cites need for strong centrist leadership, saying GOP has ‘truly become the stupid party’]( [‘He said, he said’ — Who can you trust in Cohen-Trump saga?]( By [Jonathan Lemire]( More Headlines [Trump’s Mideast envoy meets UN Security Council, offers no details on peace plan]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Chicago grand jury indicts actor Smollett on 16 counts for hate attack hoax]( By [DON BABWIN]( [Woman in Rehovot found dead in suspected murder]( By [TOI staff]( [Miri Regev’s spokesman resigns, days after reveal of ties to Gantz accuser]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli company partners with Marshall Islands to launch digital currency]( By [AFP]( [From our partner / Corbyn ally reportedly ruled anti-Semitic image was only ‘anti-Israel’]( [Pope praises role of women in meeting with Jewish delegation]( By [Ruth Ellen Gruber]( [US bill that would enhance hostage recovery efforts named after Robert Levinson]( By [JTA]( [Timeless / Oskar Schindler’s personal possessions auctioned for nearly $50,000]( By [TOI staff]( [Canadian man behind mosque massacre said to appeal sentence]( By [AFP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved