Mediators scramble for hostage deal as Rafah op looms * ADL accuses Omar of ‘blood libel’ for saying some Jewish students pro-genocide * Jewish campus groups become haven

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, April 28, 2024 Presented by [American Technion Society]( Live updates [LIVE: As IDF gears up for Rafah op, mediators scramble to reach truce and hostage deal]( By ToI Staff Hamas says it will give response to Israeli offer on Monday * Qatari PM’s adviser says Israeli officials who asked for Gaza aid now accuse them of funding Hamas [ADL accuses Rep. Omar of ‘blood libel’ for saying some Jewish students pro-genocide]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Congresswoman visits Columbia University protest camp, which has galvanized similar rallies across country; over 200 arrested as some schools call in cops to clear sit-ins [Anti-Israel protesters dig in as some US schools clamp down on encampments]( By AP and ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr 27: Day 204 – Report from Northwestern’s Gaza ‘solidarity encampment’]( By ToI Staff [Galvanized by signs of life, thousands rally for hostage deal and against government]( By Charlie Summers, Iddo Schejter and Canaan Lidor Massive march in the heart of Jerusalem unites hostage families and anti-gov’t protesters; dozens block major highway in Tel Aviv, light fires on road spelling out ‘Enough’ [Avigail Idan’s meeting with Biden was ‘something special,’ family says]( By ToI Staff Promoted Content [Get our Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Booklet of Wonders]( See how your support helps some of Israel’s most brilliant innovators keep developing life-changing environmental, scientific, health, medical, and technological discoveries. [Hamas airs clip of 2 hostages, as FM says Israel would delay Rafah op for a deal]( By Michael Bachner, Canaan Lidor, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman Sign of life from Omri Miran and Israeli-American Keith Siegel ups pressure on government to okay deal; Miran’s father urges Sinwar: ‘Show humanity’ [French FM visits Lebanon in bid to calm border tensions; will then travel to Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Reuters Developments come as Hezbollah launches late-night barrage of 26 projectiles at northern communities, lightly wounding IDF soldier [Hezbollah warns full-scale war may end Israeli presence in north ‘once and for all’]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr 28: Day 205 – As Hezbollah rattles sabers, what are its capabilities?]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Shira Tamir [From darkness to dialogue: How one classroom rose above October 7th]( Bar-Ilan’s ’Jewish-Arab Interreligious Dialogue’ course didn’t have easy answers, but I was glad to be there, asking the hard questions Samantha Kahn [Help your university invest in Israel]( It’s easy just to pull our donations. It’s harder to try to influence the administration. Here’s one way to do just that [CRM]( [Ben Gvir said to ask IDF chief why so many Gaza gunmen arrested: ‘Can’t you kill some?’]( By ToI Staff Reports say minister complained during briefing that too many terror operatives captured alive; a cabinet member retorted: ‘Are you a minister in Israel or a different country?’ [Ben Gvir released from hospital after car crash, won’t admit he ran red light]( By ToI Staff [Large anti-Israel march held in London as police scrutinized for handling of protests]( By ToI Staff Antisemitic slogans feature on signs at pro-Palestinian rally, including in support of top cop who defended officer who made ‘openly Jewish’ remark; pro-Israel counterprotest held [Paris students end Gaza protests after university agrees to ‘debate’ Israel ties]( By Agencies [Chief rabbi under fire for crediting yeshivas, not army, with Israel’s survival in war]( By ToI Staff Critics slam Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, with one retorting that by that logic, the rabbi himself ‘should go to jail with his supporters for their failure on October 7’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [US Jewish campus groups become a haven for students facing post-Oct. 7 hostility]( By Deena Yellin Attendance surges at Hillel, Chabad houses nationwide as students seek refuge from an increasingly unwelcoming atmosphere amid strident, and often antisemitic, anti-Israel protests [Gaza ‘Freedom Flotilla’ blocked in Turkey after being denied use of 2 ships]( By AFP and ToI Staff Organizers say African nation Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged vessels, blame Israeli pressure on the country [Ship with Gaza aid departs Cyprus for first time since killing of WCK aid workers]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Some US officials believe Israel may be violating international law — internal memo]( By Reuters and Jacob Magid [Promoted on TikTok, ‘No Thanks’ boycott app targets products tied to Israel]( By Matt Lebovic Google briefly banned the boycott app – downloaded by one million people since November – for ‘killing children’ reference in description [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Iraq criminalizes same-sex relations, sets 10-15 year prison sentence]( By AFP New law also makes it illegal to undergo or perform gender-affirming treatment for transgender people [Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead outside her home, officials say]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [BGU researchers use novel chemo delivery to kill colorectal cancer liver metastases]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Attaching chemo drugs to specially modified nano polymers that target tumors and avoid side effects also appears to prevent melanoma from spreading to lungs in mice [Day 205 – As Hezbollah rattles sabers, what are its capabilities?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Sold! Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’ fetches $32M at auction… but who was she?]( By Francois Murphy Intensely colored painting of likely teenage subject was one of artist’s last works; it fetched an Austrian art auction record price, but its ownership, too, is shrouded in mystery More Headlines [Israeli judoka Raz Hershko wins gold in European Championships; team snags 3 bronze]( By ToI Staff [Report: US intelligence says Putin likely didn’t order Navalny killed in prison]( By Andrew Osborn [Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship has been given consular access, set for release]( By Agencies [In surprise interview, Biden tells Howard Stern that he’s ‘happy to debate’ Trump]( 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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