Freed hostage: My captor said I’d marry him; I pretended to laugh so he wouldn’t shoot me in head * Columbia backs down * ToI at Northwestern * Muslim activists in Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, April 26, 2024 [Freed hostage: My Hamas captor gave me a ring, said I’d marry him and have his children]( By ToI Staff Noga Weiss, 18, was told other hostages would be released and she’d remain in Gaza to raise kids of captor; he reunited her with kidnapped mother to ask for her hand in marriage [Parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin hope video of son heartens other families]( By ToI Staff [Ministers okay prison visit to October 7 Hamas terrorists by foreign monitors]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Woman, 18, seriously wounded in suspected terror stabbing in Ramle, attacker killed]( By Elana Kirsh and Jacob Magid Blinken said heading to Israel to discuss Rafah op, hostage deal * 2 Palestinians detained on suspicion of West Bank outpost terror plot * Poll: Gantz drops but still ahead of PM [Israeli civilian killed in Hezbollah missile attack on Lebanon border]( By Emanuel Fabian Sharif Suad was doing infrastructure work for the IDF in Mount Dov area; in response, fighter jets hit terror group’s sites across south Lebanon [Hezbollah denies Israel’s claim to have killed half of its commanders in south Lebanon]( By AFP [US troops begin constructing Gaza pier, aiming to have it operational by early May]( By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid Port to start handling 90 aid trucks per day, may reach 150 when fully operational; mortar attack during UN visit to construction site highlights security concerns [Interfaith memorial held for WCK workers killed in Israeli strike in Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Netanyahu’s new military secretary wrote plan backing Israeli control of post-war Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Columbia drops midnight deadline for razing anti-Israel camp as 550 arrested across US]( By Agencies and ToI Staff University President Minouche Shafik announces retreat, citing ‘progress’ in talks with students; Hezbollah terror group flag spotted at Princeton camp [Hundreds arrested across US campuses as police clamp down on anti-Israel protests]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Students renew anti-Israel protest at Paris university after police intervention]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Reporter's Notebook Jacob Magid [Gaza ‘solidarity encampment’ shakes up Northwestern campus but leaves no clear winners]( Jewish students unnerved, but defiant; pro-Palestinians enjoy growing numbers, but demands unmet; university head avoids punishing violators but still accused of ‘genocide’ by demonstrators [Explainer / A look at Gaza war protests that have emerged at US colleges, campus by campus]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Apr 26: Day 203 – Yeshiva U head on anti-Israel campus protests in US]( By ToI Staff YU Pres. Rabbi Ari Berman visits ToI in Jerusalem to discuss a broad coalition of 100 university heads he forged after the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas, and the others who didn’t join [Brandeis extends transfer deadline to accommodate Jewish students who feel unsafe]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [18 countries demand hostage release; US: There’s a deal on the table, Hamas rejected it]( By Jacob Magid American pressure has ‘no value,’ Hamas official retorts, even as administration official says proposed truce would ultimately lead to a permanent ceasefire, a core Hamas demand [White House issues photo of Biden meeting freed hostage Avigail Idan: ‘She’s remarkable’]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Israel said willing to accept release of fewer than 40 hostages in truce’s first phase]( By ToI Staff War cabinet authorized negotiators to discuss release of just 20 hostages in first phase, Hebrew media reports, before citing senior official who insists that number is actually 33 [Egypt’s spy chief in Israel for talks on hostage deal amid concerns over Rafah op]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Top Ops Efraim Zuroff [Not every war crime is genocide]( Designating Srebrenica as a case of genocide will erode the significance of the very term that warns humanity about the dangers of war Naftali Rothenberg [Redemption without illusions: Our joy is not complete]( In times of crisis, it is all too easy to realize that Passover is not quite the holiday of redemption, but that of preparing for future redemption [CRM]( [New York court repeals Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault conviction, calls retrial]( By Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins The 4-3 judge majority says judge in original trial showed prejudice against Weinstein with ‘egregious’ improper rulings ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Is it wise for US to blacklist IDF unit?]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan ToI’s senior analyst discusses the genesis of Netzah Yehuda, an IDF ‘social work project’ for disenfranchised religious men that is accused of human rights abuses in the West Bank [US said mulling no penalties on IDF’s Netzah Yehuda unit over West Bank rights abuses]( By ToI Staff [Government asks High Court to again delay mandatory conscription of ultra-Orthodox]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Interview Gianluca Pacchiani [Ex-Mossad expert warns Iran has built global financial network to bypass sanctions]( Udi Levy, former head of spy agency’s financial division, says if Israel’s partners seriously intend to weaken Tehran, they must target its money-transferring infrastructure [EU Parliament strongly condemns Iran over attacks on Israel, calls for sanctions]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [In Israel, activists from Muslim countries denounce common threat of radical Islam]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Holocaust education trip provides chance for regional civil society leaders to visit sites of Oct. 7 massacre, break stereotypes, and discuss Israel’s role in the region Interview Gideon Allon [‘No doubt’ Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum]( Haim Rubinstein claims Israel rejected early Hamas offer to free all civilians if IDF didn’t enter Gaza, lays out PM’s alleged political meddling that led him to quit last month [Day 203 – Yeshiva U head on anti-Israel campus protests in US]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [UK convicts Moroccan of murdering retiree so ‘Palestine would be free from Zionists’]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Tel Aviv temperatures shatter 85-year April record as heatwave scorches country]( By ToI Staff [US says it downed two Houthi drones, anti-ship missile as rebels renew attacks]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Blue and white screen / Jerusalem Cinematheque plans Independence Day singalongs, trivia quiz]( By Jessica Steinberg [Italy’s Liberation Day celebrations marred by controversy surrounding fascism]( By Nicole Winfeld [Police say ex-employee used AI to frame Baltimore school principal as antisemitic]( By Andrew Lapin [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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