Court blocks yeshiva funds for Haredim eligible for IDF * Gaza terrorist confesses to rape * ICJ to Israel: Send more Gaza aid * Mass. parents vs teachers union on Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, March 29, 2024 [In ‘historic’ step, High Court orders halt to yeshiva funds for students eligible for draft]( By Jeremy Sharon Attorney General tells court army will be obligated to begin drafting Haredi men on April 1; judges shoot down PM’s request for 30 more days to settle matter [Gantz welcomes ‘obvious’ High Court ruling to freeze funding to Haredi yeshivas]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar. 29: Day 175 – Historic High Court ruling may propel Haredi draft]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Suzie Navot [Will ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students finally be drafted?]( If Netanyahu wants ongoing Haredi draft exemptions and funding, he should explain why that’s legal. So far, he hasn’t bothered Rachel Peck [Israel at war: The fire is still burning]( When survivors of a brush with mortality recite the thanksgiving prayer, they are bolstered by the community and its response (Tzav) Daniel Polisar [What if IDF donors get tired before Hamas does?]( To anyone who feels ’donor fatigue’: Here’s my case for why you should keep footing the bills for our soldiers’ gear Robert Lichtman [Good for the Jews: Joe Lieberman, z”l]( He was the kind of person who would share coffee and good cheer with the people who didn’t want anything to do with him [In interrogation clip, captured terrorist confesses to raping Israeli woman on Oct. 7]( By Emanuel Fabian ‘The devil took over me, I raped her,’ he admits; IDF says footage is ‘further proof of the onslaught of murder and sexual violence by terrorist organizations’ [‘I have to dissociate’: Freed hostage hints at sexual abuse during Gaza captivity]( By ToI Staff [Alone in cell guarded by terrorists: Mother of teen recounts ‘horror’ of his captivity]( By AFP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: PM okays departure of Shin Bet, Mossad officials to further hostage talks in Cairo, Doha]( By ToI Staff Deputy head of Hezbollah’s rocket unit killed in IDF drone strike * 3rd Friday Ramadan prayers pass peacefully at Temple Mount * Troops destroy rocket launchers found in central Gaza ToI podcast [What Matters Now to mourning mother Hannah Wacholder Katsman: Personal & national grief]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan On October 7, Hayim Katsman was killed by terrorists from Gaza at Kibbutz Holit as he shielded a neighbor with his body. Knowing her son is a hero doesn’t help, says his mother [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Families of soldier hostages say Netanyahu offered ‘nothing new’ in meeting]( By ToI Staff Yehuda Cohen, father of captive Nimrod Cohen, says PM told them he must make the ‘cold calculations’; parents of US hostages say they are treated better by White House [Mother of captive soldier: State scared us into silence after our sons were abducted]( By ToI Staff [ICJ orders Israel to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, demands report in 30 days]( By Jeremy Sharon, Agencies and ToI Staff Court says existing provisional humanitarian measures in Strip are inadequate, with ‘famine setting in’; Foreign Ministry denies limits placed on relief, blaming Hamas [Troops raiding Gaza’s Shifa hospital kill senior Hamas commander, says IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian and Reuters [France to resume UNRWA funding while ‘ensuring right conditions are met’]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Biden, Obama, Clinton heckled over Gaza war handling at New York fundraiser]( By Jeff Mason Former presidents defend incumbent and presidential candidate from attacks, with Obama saying US leader ‘doesn’t have the luxury’ of making decisions that will please everyone [Jewish Democratic group endorses primary challenger to NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman]( By Luke Tress [CRM]( [Leading US general says Israel not getting all weapons it asks for]( By Reuters Joint Chiefs of Staff head Charles Brown Jr. tells group Washington unwilling to provide some arms, doesn’t have capacity for others; his spokesperson denies any change in policy [Poll: Most Americans disapprove of Israel’s military action in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Massachusetts parents say public school teachers union sowing anti-Israel bias]( By Cathryn J. Prince Rhetoric during a webinar last week on ‘The Struggle Against Anti-Palestinian Racism’ was the last straw for many who say students are being ‘indoctrinated’ in the wake of Oct. 7 [Israel warns of travel to Turkey and Arab countries; also notes Eurovision risks]( By Lazar Berman Authorities says Israelis traveling to Malmo for song contest should take care not to broadcast their identities, amid efforts by Islamist groups to harm Israelis and Jews abroad [Integrating PA into Gaza aid efforts offers pilot to post-war governance, say experts]( By Jacob Magid Report argues move would reduce bottlenecks, reliance on UNRWA while boosting West Bank economy; author says Israel, UN both responsible for hunger crisis, but former has more issues [PA’s Abbas announces new cabinet, with little-known figures taking key roles]( By AP [Strikes in Syria near Aleppo kill 38, injure dozens, say security sources]( By Agencies and ToI Staff UK-based Syrian Observatory says Israel attacked missile depots for Hezbollah near Aleppo airport, while state media says drone strikes by insurgent groups occurred simultaneously [Hezbollah fires rockets at north, as IDF holds surprise drill for war]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies [Lebanese nun’s call for students to pray for Hezbollah sparks furor, shows schisms]( By BASSEM MROUE and MARIAM FAM Terror group has alliances with figures from other religious groups, but base of its support lies in Shiite Muslim community; Christian leader: Hezollah destroying Lebanon [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Inside story [Amid hostility and kosher restrictions, Canadian Jews fear their ‘golden age’ is over]( By Canaan Lidor The community is mounting a legal fight against restrictions that coincide with Israel-skeptic policies and expressions of antisemitism [High Court hears petition from parents of autistic Palestinian shot dead by border cop]( By Charlie Summers Family of Iyad Halak, who was killed in Jerusalem in 2020, urges justices to compel state attorney to appeal exoneration of officer, who was acquitted for ‘honest mistake’ [Popular Jewish comedian Modi has a new special. He wants non-Jews to watch, too]( By Jackie Hajdenberg The funnyman popular with Orthodox Jews says the best way to end antisemitism is to invite people to ‘laugh with us’ [Day 175 – Historic High Court ruling may propel Haredi draft]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [In surprise close call, Lapid holds on to party leadership by a mere 29 votes]( By Sam Sokol [Israeli tech startups raise $1.6 billion, in first sign of recovery from war toll]( By Sharon Wrobel [Brazil’s Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu invite to Israel]( By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA [Jerusalem court says Mexican ex-diplomat accused of rape can be extradited]( By Reuters [Fallen FTX mogul Bankman-Fried handed 25 years in jail for massive crypto fraud]( By Ken Sweet and Larry Neumeister [Minister says Israel Prize event to be held in Gaza-adjacent Sderot; more winners named]( By Gavriel Fiske [3 defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted in NY of 2018 kidnapping]( By Luke Tress [US says Israeli banks don’t have to close accounts of sanctioned settlers]( By Jacob Magid [One year on, family of jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich vows to ‘continue fighting’]( By Maria Danilova [Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel]( By Shoshanna Solomon [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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