Thousands of Boston Jews join protest against bigotry; Ivanka praises anti-racism demo; Abbas: Trump admin 'in chaos'; What your Google searches show - The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site covering Israel, the region and the Jewish people worldwide   THE DAILY EDITION   WHAT MATTERS MOST ON » SUN, AUG 20, 2017   Visit the timesofisrael.com - updated 24/7. The Jewish world's fastest-growing website. Click here!   'The last time citizens were silent about white nationalists, more than 6 million people died'   In Boston, concerned Jews gather in prayer and protest against bigotry   An interfaith vigil and well-publicized ‘dueling rallies’ draw thousands of Jews to denounce racism and anti-Semitism in America’s Cradle of Liberty   By MATT LEBOVIC         Ivanka Trump praises Boston counter-protesters in tweet   By JTA     Boston ‘free speech rally’ cut short after massive counterprotest   By STEVE LEBLANC     Free speech concerns mount as far-right evicted from web   By PAUL HANDLEY     Pressed by old Yale classmates to quit, Mnuchin stands by Trump   Jewish treasury secretary defends US president’s response to Charlottesville violence, says his boss is not a bigot   By ERIC CORTELLESSA         Trump’s new communications director isn’t new to his ways   By DARLENE SUPERVILLE     Jon Stewart intimates Trump is anti-Semitic   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Trump thanks ousted aide Bannon, ‘it was great’   By AFP     LIVE UPDATES Latest: German police detain 39 over neo-Nazi march in Berlin   Abbas says Trump administration ‘in chaos’   Spanish authorities say 12 attackers didn’t have known terror ties; Police say stabbing thwarted in Netanya over the weekend; Assad says no relations with countries backing rebels   By TAMAR PILEGGI       Spain hunts van driver as larger gas attack plot comes into focus   Police say Barcelona attacker may have left country, confirm 12-strong terror cell believed to have planned series of attacks with over 120 gas canisters   By AGENCIES         After attacks, Spain probes missing imam, mysterious blast   By LORI HINNANT, JOSEPH WILSON and ALEX OLLER     Catalonia BDS branch says Europe ‘responsible’ for Barcelona attacks   By JTA     Spain terrorists showed ‘no sign of radicalization’: father   By HAMZA MEKOUAR     Poll: 1 in 3 UK Jews considered emigrating over anti-Semitism     37% of over 7,000 respondents say they’ve been concealing signs that would indicate they’re Jewish; 767 anti-Semitic attacks in first half of 2017   By JTA       Racism and white lies: What your Google searches say about you   Author Seth Stephens-Davidowicz says you can hide untruths from family and friends, but not from data science   By JORDAN HOFFMAN     Palestinian killed trying to stab Israeli officer in West Bank   17-year-old attempts to stab Border Police officer at Tapuah Junction, is shot dead by other troops; one officer hurt by shrapnel   By JACOB MAGID         IDF arrests brother of killed Tapuah Junction attacker   By JACOB MAGID     IDF colonel censured, officer dismissed over theft of 33 assault rifles   By JUDAH ARI GROSS     Italy expels 2 Moroccans, Syrian as terror fears mount   By ANGUS MACKINNON     Arthur Finkelstein, strategist who helped Netanyahu to power, dies at 72     PM sends condolence to family of US campaign expert, mourning ‘a true friend, a professional, deeply committed to Israel’   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul   In televised speech, Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi tells Islamic State militants, ‘there’s no choice other than to leave or be killed’   By AFP         Turkey kills IS suspect, detains 4 more ‘planning attack’   By AFP     Lebanon army launches offensive against IS on Syria border   By RANA MOUSSAOUI     Fierce clashes rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon   By AFP           Jewish wisdom for the solar eclipse   EDWIN GOLDBERG The sages found a message for humanity in the story of a competition between the sun and the moon       Our tree in Israel   RACHEL SHARANSKY DANZIGER This time next week she and her family will be walking through the streets of a strange and new city       Conscience trumps political expedience   ADAM R. BRONFMAN A call on Jews to take a collective moral stance against Donald Trump and everything he stands for       Smashing idols, changing minds   AVIVA RICHMAN Talmudic insight for today: It takes more than destroying statutes to eliminate the mindset of those who worship them       Ukraine arrests French-Israeli wanted in ‘fake CEO’ scam   Gilbert Chikli, living in Israel since 2009, nabbed along with another French-Israeli suspect       2 off-duty soldiers assaulted after being mistaken for Arabs   Father of one of the victims tells police that witnesses saw the attack unfold but did not call police       Girl, 12, rescued from minefield in southern Israel   No injuries in incident near border with Jordan       Gaza fisherman catches message in a bottle from Greece   Jihad al-Soltan finds bottle in his net six weeks after a British couple set it afloat into the Mediterranean Sea       Carbondale’s Jews are over the moon about total solar eclipse   FROM OUR PARTNER NY Jewish News: Located at the epicenter of the eclipse path, area Jews look to biblical roots for the celestial phenomenon       Veteran comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies   He went without solid food for weeks to draw attention to a wide range of causes, including Middle East peace, American hostages in Iran, animal rights and police brutality     HEBREW MEDIA REVIEW   SUN, AUG 20, 12:26 PM     There would have been (more) blood   Papers take some liberties in reporting on how bad things may have gotten in Barcelona and are divided on the meaning of Steve Bannon’s ouster       39 people detained over neo-Nazi rally in Berlin   Far-right marchers commemorating 30th anniversary of death of Rudolph Hess in Spandau prison blocked by left-wing protesters   By AP     Related article: Police separate neo-Nazis, opponents at Berlin march       Authentic NY bagels have finally arrived in Kansas City   Pete and Janna Linde simply pined for a decent poppy. Now, they fill a giant carb-shaped hole in the BBQ capital’s food scene   By VICTOR WISHNA     Police under pressure for blocking anti-Netanyahu protest, arresting organizers   Prominent critics of the PM detained, demonstrators prevented from holding rally to call for action in corruption probes against him   By RAOUL WOOTLIFF     Related article: Police block weekly protest outside AG’s home     Australia releases ‘how-to guide’ to protect from vehicle attacks   Following global spate of car-rammings, new government report gives venue operators a ‘toolkit’ to address terrorism concerns   By AFP     Related article: Terror charges over Australia ‘IS-inspired’ mosque arson     Netanyahu to meet with Putin in Russia this week   PM to travel to Sochi as the countries continue dialogue aimed at preventing clashes between their air forces operating in Syrian skies   By RAPHAEL AHREN and TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF     Related article: Arab foreign ministers welcome US Mideast mediation     Rouhani: Iran’s top priority to protect nuclear deal from US   Comments come a week after president indicated that Tehran is prepared to renege on nuclear deal if US continues applying sanctions   By AFP     Related article: Iran parliament approves majority of Rouhani cabinet picks     Israeli contest seeks Vietnamese startups as fresh link in bilateral ties   Entrepreneurs in Far Eastern nation invited to participate in competition that will bring them to Jerusalem for 5 days of tech immersion   By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF             Wreckage of lost ship USS Indianapolis found after seven decades   Researchers say vessel was hit in final days of World War II after completing secret mission delivering parts of atomic bomb used in Hiroshima   By MAGGY DONALDSON