Arrests at Yale anti-Israel rally * Intel chief quits over Oct. 7 * A Passover with empty chairs * A slain soldier, a bereaved father & a ring * UK’s antisemitism battler

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, April 22, 2024 Presented by [Meir Panim]( Live updates [LIVE: Police in riot gear arrest ‘scores’ of protesters at Yale anti-Israel rally]( By Elana Kirsh and Shira Silkoff UN chief accepts report said to find Israel’s claims against UNRWA staff inconclusive * Columbia cancels in-person classes amid antisemitism at pro-Palestinian protests on campus [‘I will always carry the pain’: IDF intel chief Aharon Haliva resigns over Oct. 7 failure]( By Emanuel Fabian In letter to army chief, head of Military Intelligence Directorate says that ‘with authority comes heavy responsibility’; will officially step down once replacement is found Donation Request [Set Israel’s people free of worry, hunger, and terror this Passover]( Over a million displaced and needy families, Holocaust survivors, and soldiers need hope through holiday meals, Matzah, and pantry boxes. Donate and give them a taste of freedom! [Slain soldier had proposed with ring donated by father bereaved on October 7]( By ToI Staff When Dor Zimel got a day off from reserve duty in late October he scrambled to plan a fairytale proposal — complete with a diamond in honor of a man his age murdered at Nova rave [Reservist succumbs to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack]( By Emanuel Fabian [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Interview Robert Philpot [Meet Gideon Falter, the man fighting on the frontline against antisemitism in the UK]( At the heart of a showdown with London police at a pro-Palestinian rally, the head of the 10-year-old Campaign Against Antisemitism says Britain faces its greatest challenge yet [With empty chairs and forlorn homes, Israelis prepare for solemn Passover]( By Ilan Ben Zion Celebrating freedom of ancient Israelites is a struggle with 133 hostages in Gaza and over 100,000 displaced, as some look to mark trauma of past months within holiday traditions [Netanyahu said to accuse unnamed hostage negotiators of leaking fake info]( By ToI Staff [‘In every generation:’ Haggadah supplements put October 7 reckoning on Seder plate]( By JTA and ToI Staff [Biden blasts ‘alarming surge of antisemitism’ as pro-Palestinian rallies rock Columbia]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff School promises to step up security, restrict access to campus after rabbi tells Jewish students to stay home until campus is safe, though Hillel says they should not flee [Columbia rabbi urges Jewish students to stay home until campus deemed safe]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [CRM]( [Israelis tell NYT: Original plan was major strike on military targets near Tehran, beyond]( By ToI Staff Account also cites Israeli official saying a 2nd missile fired at Iranian antiaircraft battery was destroyed by the IAF en route, once it was clear the first had reached its target [Iran says its nuclear weapons ban still in place after calls to abandon fatwa]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Biden, US officials were surprised by scale of Iranian attack on Israel – report]( By ToI Staff [US mulling sanctions against other IDF units for alleged rights violations – sources]( By Jacob Magid Official says move is part of US policy that disapproves of Israeli conduct in West Bank, but backs right to self-defense; source says practical impact of sanctions may be limited [Gantz, Gallant press Blinken not to sanction IDF unit as US stays mum]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian [Ministers Gantz, Ben Gvir accuse each other of harming national security]( By Sam Sokol [Three lightly hurt in Jerusalem car-ramming; 2 suspects captured]( By Emanuel Fabian Assailants attempted to open fire with submachine gun, tossed jammed weapon on escape route in Romema neighborhood, authorities say, describing incident as terror attack [Palestinian man arrested on suspicion of killing Israeli teen in West Bank attack]( By Emanuel Fabian [3 Palestinians shot dead while attacking IDF troops in West Bank]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Top Ops Erica Pelman [Before parting: An open letter to the tear-holders]( Even in our darkest moments of despair, we Jewish people know that the tears, no matter how many we shed, are not the end of our story Menachem Lehrfield [They’ll tell the story of tonight]( Recounting what hasn’t yet happened puts faith in the future generations for whom it will be heritage, just as Moses preempts the exodus with its story [Two thousand years ago, wine was likely as complex and flavorful as today]( By Gavriel Fiske Roman wines ‘may even have rivaled the fine wines of today,’ archaeologist says; Israeli wine expert opines that Jewish wine during the Roman period was likely ‘very great’ [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Hamas organized confab in 2021 to plot administration of ‘liberated Palestine’]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Terror group aimed to bring back Palestinian refugees, kill Israeli fighters, use educated Jews for their expertise, and be recognized as Israel’s successor at UN [Netanyahu vows imminent ‘painful blows,’ diplomatic pressure on Hamas to free hostages]( By Sam Sokol, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing April 22: Day 199 – What could make Pharaoh Sinwar let our people go?]( By ToI Staff [UNRWA critics deeply skeptical as review panel set to present final recommendations]( By Jeremy Sharon Though evidence shows enduring glorification of terrorism and intolerance at UN’s agency for Palestinians, an interim report failed to recommend substantive measures for change [Arab MK petitions court to let him visit Fatah leader and terror convict Barghouti]( By ToI Staff [Israeli aid groups address food crisis amid war fallout ahead of Passover]( By Maya Zanger-Nadis [TA flight cancellations and ‘astronomical’ air fares play havoc with Passover travel]( By Sharon Wrobel Major foreign carriers cancel routes to Tel Aviv amid Iran tensions, forcing some 50,000 Israelis to nix their travel plans during Passover or pay unjustifiably high prices [Analysis / Israel’s credit downgrade amid risk of regional escalation is a call to take action]( By Sharon Wrobel [Day 199 – What could make Pharaoh Sinwar let our people go?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Israeli drone downed by Hezbollah missile over south Lebanon]( By Emanuel Fabian IDF says it struck terror group’s surface-to-air missile launch site after Hermes 450 intercepted in third such incident since February; 3 rockets fired at border town, no injuries [Assad says Syria has held ‘meetings’ with US on possibly mending ties with West]( By Agencies Archaeology [Intriguing Greek-inscribed token was likely traded for feast offerings at Second Temple]( By Gavriel Fiske Experts think several small clay artifacts uncovered by the Temple Mount Sifting Project were used by visitors to Jerusalem during the three pilgrimage festivals [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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