Iran may review ’nuclear doctrine’ * Israel said to rethink Iran attack plans * Crowds enjoy Gaza beach * Google fires anti-Israel protesters * Columbia president grilled

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, April 18, 2024 Presented by [Americans for Ben Gurion University]( Live updates [LIVE: Iran warns it may review ‘nuclear doctrine’ amid threats of Israeli reprisal for attack]( By Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff Biden says Washington ‘committed to Israel’s security’ as US, UK level sanctions on Iran’s IRGC * Tehran said to recall suspected spy ship to port amid concerns of potential strike [PM shelved pre-approved plans for immediate Iran reprisal after Biden call — report]( By ToI Staff Source pledges Israel will respond to Iranian attack, though not as initially planned, since ‘diplomatic sensitivities won out’; ABC says Israeli response unlikely before Passover [Netanyahu: Despite allies’ advice, Israel will ‘make our own decisions’ on security]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Israel ‘badly miscalculated’ Iranian response to Damascus strike – New York Times]( By ToI Staff Analysis Agencies and ToI Staff [Israelis grapple with Passover theme of freedom as hostages languish in Gaza]( Celebrations will be kept low-key for many, as nation’s thoughts remain with those still held captive, while their families cling to hope they will soon be freed [Op-ed: Day 195 of the war / Passover 5784, reliving ancient history]( By David Horovitz [Grandchildren of hostages don’t feel like celebrating Passover’s message of freedom]( By Jessica Steinberg from our sponsor [A post-October 7th webinar you won’t want to miss]( Ben-Gurion University was disproportionately impacted on October 7. 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[IDF hits Hezbollah air defenses in northeast Lebanon after drone attack wounds 18]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says it targeted terror group’s infrastructure in Baalbek region, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr. 18: Day 195 – Did Israel miss its moment to hit back at Iran?]( By ToI Staff [Biden urges Congress to act on Israel aid, says Iran aims ‘to destroy Israel forever’]( By Jacob Magid and AP After president’s op-ed calls for government to pass assistance packages for Israel, Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push toward vote, potentially risking his job [EU leaders back new sanctions on Iran drone, missile producers after attack on Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [US leads group of 48 UN members in condemning Iranian attack on Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [IDF kills top Hamas intel officer in airstrike; crowds enjoy the beach in central Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Footage of Gazans relaxing on beach in Deir al-Balah sparks criticism in Israel that government not applying enough pressure on Hamas as hostages languish; IDF finishes Beit Hanoun op [UNRWA report accuses Israeli forces of abusing staffers detained in Gaza]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Humanitarian aid enters Gaza Strip via Ashdod port for the first time, says IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid [Qatar says it’s reconsidering hostage talks mediator role after suffering ‘abuse’]( By Agencies Qatari PM claims Gulf state is victim of ‘point-scoring’ by unnamed politicians ‘trying to conduct election campaigns by slighting’ Doha [Mother of Israeli-American hostage Goldberg-Polin named to Time’s influential list]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Erdogan to host Hamas chief Haniyeh in Turkey this weekend]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Stephen Daniel Arnoff [Hope is mandatory]( This Passover, learn from Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s conviction, for our destiny depends on the capacity for profound and rapid change for the better Hugh Taylor [Where the anti-Israel youthquake is taking us]( If you think things are bad for Jews now, wait til today’s ’river to the sea’ kids are making the hiring and firing decisions [UN Security Council slated to vote on full Palestinian membership on Friday]( By Reuters and Jacob Magid US expected to use its veto power to block the vote if it goes ahead with a majority consensus, after admission committee was ‘unable to make a unanimous recommendation’ [CRM]( Op-ed Tal Schneider [Aryeh Deri says Israel should listen to the US. So why isn’t the US listening to him?]( Deri, head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, seems to lead the government’s most moderate faction; US officials should use him to influence Netanyahu Now streaming [Banking on ‘Bros’: Netflix’s first original Hebrew-language series is finally arriving]( By Amy Spiro With its original release date delayed by the events of October 7 – and its rescheduled premiere party canceled due to the Iranian attack – ‘Bros’ emerges during a deeply charged moment [Congresswoman to Columbia U president: ‘Fire the racists; it’s a pretty low bar’]( By Jordana Horn In four-hour hearing on antisemitism on Ivy League campus, House Committee grills university officials on incendiary staff, lack of disciplinary measure for acts of Jew hatred [At House hearing, Columbia president says university could do more against antisemitism]( By JTA and ToI Staff [FBI director says probes of anti-Jewish hate crimes tripled in months after Oct. 7]( By Ron Kampeas [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Google fires 28 employees who staged anti-Israel protests at company offices]( By ToI Staff Demonstrations opposing business with Israeli government and led by No Tech for Apartheid group included 10-hour sit-ins at offices in New York and California; 9 people arrested [US House resolution condemns chant ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’]( By ToI Staff [NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns after writing essay saying it has lost America’s trust]( By AP and ToI Staff [Government says it isn’t required to draft Haredi men, nor end funding to yeshivas]( By ToI Staff Position paper comes in response to High Court order to cease subsidizing yeshivas whose students don’t serve in the army [New regulations would expand Haredi control over municipal rabbis, sideline women]( By Sam Sokol [Franciscans petition High Court over Jerusalem Old City cable car project]( By Sue Surkes Custodians of Catholic sites in the Holy Land argue that city officials broke their promise not to allow the controversial project to pass over cemetery on Mount Zion [Government approves framework for NIS 19 billion plan to rehabilitate area near Gaza]( By Canaan Lidor 5-year roadmap, which aims to upgrade and restore area affected by Oct. 7 onslaught, is ‘a historic’ move toward prosperity, says project head [This Passover, two new cookbooks focus on Jewish holiday meals and family recipes]( By Jessica Steinberg Naama Shefi’s ‘Jewish Holiday Table’ brings Jewish dishes and stories from around the world, while Micah Siva’s ‘Nosh’ offers a plant-based twist to traditional foods [Day 195 – Did Israel miss its moment to hit back at Iran?]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Photograph of aunt holding body of dead niece in Gaza wins World Press Photo award]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Sweden vows boosted security measures at Eurovision amid anti-Israel sentiment]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Bucking boycotts, Israel Bonds sells record $3b since start of Hamas war]( By Sharon Wrobel [In Indonesia, Chinese foreign minister says US is preventing ceasefire in Gaza]( By AP and ToI Staff [Swiss lawmakers vote to ban Nazi symbols including flags, gestures and speech]( By AFP [Cyber unicorn Armis buys Israeli startup Silk Security for $150 million]( By Sharon Wrobel [Health, environment ministries issue warning over high levels of air pollution]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Every step counts / Family, friends of hostage run Tel Aviv race in his honor]( By Jessica Steinberg [Prominent figure in German far-right party on trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan]( By Geir Moulson and Kerstin Sopke [Tipping the scales / Researchers study how to keep our gefilte fish healthy]( By ToI Staff [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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