PM to Blinken: Won’t end war for hostage deal * Anti-Israel mob cleared from Columbia hall* Carbon-dating breakthrough gives ’absolute chronology’ of 1st Temple-era J’lem

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Presented by [Running for Shalva]( [Netanyahu tells Blinken he will not agree to end war on Hamas as part of hostage deal]( By Lazar Berman PM tells visiting US secretary that potential truce won’t forestall Rafah operation; Blinken reiterates US opposition to incursion, says Hamas ‘standing in the way of a ceasefire’ [Lebanese report: Israel’s offer would see partial IDF pullback in 1st phase of deal]( By ToI Staff [Blinken lands in Israel for talks with Netanyahu, Gallant amid push for hostage deal]( By Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff Op-ed: Day 208 of the war David Horovitz [All eyes, still, on Hamas]( As Israel, the US, the hostages await Hamas’s response to an ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israeli offer, it is a sickening reality that Sinwar’s terror group still holds the key to what is unfolding [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 1: Day 208 – Strong political reactions to proposed hostage deal]( By ToI Staff [Smotrich threatens to quit gov’t over hostage deal; Eisenkot slams far-right ‘blackmail’]( By Sam Sokol Finance minister says he’s ‘ready to pay the political price’ to prevent ‘existential threat’ to Israel; Ben Gvir says he ‘warned’ Netanyahu of consequences of a ‘reckless deal’ [Far-right minister claims hostage deal throws war goals in ‘trash’ to save hostages]( By Sam Sokol [Jordan flatly rejects senior Hamas official’s idea of moving leadership to kingdom]( By Michael Horovitz from our sponsor [Running a marathon to raise money for special needs kids]( Nitai Nachtomi was part of the Kibbutz Alumim security squad that fought a long battle to protect his home. “Running saved my life on Oct. 7 – and now I’m running a marathon for others.” [Police clear anti-Israel protesters from Columbia U’s Hamilton Hall after standoff]( By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid School president said there was no other way to restore order; two other universities reach deals to end encampments, with one agreeing to hear demands for divestment from Israel [Brown becomes first US university to consider divesting from Israel]( By AFP and ToI Staff [House Republicans launch probe into Columbia funding amid anti-Israel protests]( By STEPHEN GROVES Inside story Cathryn J. Prince [Jewish Columbia students say campus escalation was ‘inevitable,’ and it won’t end well]( Member of the university’s Antisemitism Task Force: ‘A small minority of faculty and students has taken the university hostage’ [Explainer / Columbia’s Hamilton Hall has a long history of occupation by protesting students]( By Joseph Ax [Top French university loses regional funding over pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests]( By AFP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: State tells High Court it needs several more weeks to write up Haredi IDF draft plan]( By ToI Staff Lapid: Draft ultra-Orthodox now * AG’s office: Government undermining us * As Blinken expresses ‘cautious optimism’ on hostage deal, Hamas seeks clarity on truce terms Top Ops Sherri Mandell [To the protesters in America who call for an intifada]( Slogans that promote murder and terror don’t further the cause of the Palestinian people. Try ’Peace by any means necessary!’ instead Miriam Haber [Two packs of tissues and an arm around my shoulders]( I knew nothing could prepare me for saying Yizkor for my son, recently killed in war, but it was a woman’s kind comfort that surprised me [CRM]( [Netanyahu: ICC arrest warrants would be antisemitic hate crime, distortion of justice]( By ToI Staff Amid concerted effort to prevent Hague move against Israeli leaders, Channel 12 reports PM has asked families of hostages to appeal to court on behalf of targeted officials [World Court refuses to take action against Germany for arms sales to Israel]( By Jeremy Sharon [European, Arab ministers meet in Riyadh in bid to revive two-state solution]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Trump says Netanyahu has ‘rightfully been criticized’ for October 7 failure]( By Lazar Berman In Time magazine interview, former US president and current GOP candidate says Hamas attack ‘should never have happened,’ pledges to ‘protect Israel’ if reelected [Trump fined $9,000 for violating trial gag order, posting about witnesses online]( By Agencies [Two reservists killed in central Gaza were mistakenly hit by IDF fire — probe]( By Emanuel Fabian Investigation finds tank shelled building where other forces were gathered in Netzarim Corridor amid exchange of fire with Hamas operatives [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [‘There’s an RPG, this is the enemy’: IAF footage shows horror as Oct. 7 terrorists ID’d]( By ToI Staff Audio recordings shed light on difficulties faced by drone operators trying to take out terrorists without harming Israeli forces on southern Israel’s Route 232 Archaeology [New carbon-dating techniques enable ‘absolute chronology’ of First Temple-era Jerusalem]( By Gavriel Fiske Weizmann scientists say radiocarbon breakthrough provides previously unavailable means for dating urban sites; shows Jerusalem was larger, more developed than previously thought [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Interview [Israel’s Eurovision singer Eden Golan upbeat despite scrutiny]( By AFP and ToI Staff ‘I’ve been getting a lot of support and haven’t really seen any negative comments,’ Golan says, days before start of competition in Malmo [Podcast about a French railway’s role in the Holocaust tracks with US Jews post-Oct. 7]( By Cathryn J. Prince Newly-released ‘Covering Their Tracks’ is about a battle for justice. But for Jewish Americans suffering unprecedented antisemitism, it’s a much-needed tale of resilience and pride [American-Jewish novelist Paul Auster dies at 77 of lung cancer]( By Emilie BICKERTON ‘New York Trilogy’ author, who was known for his noirish existentialist novels, was rocked by family tragedies in his latter years [Day 208 – Strong political reactions to proposed hostage deal]( [listen to the podcast]( [Northerners gird for ‘immense’ destruction amid growing risk of war with Hezbollah]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Haifa resident, a 2006 war veteran, says he is ready to rejoin army if all-out conflict erupts; city’s mayor has told residents to gather supplies in case of major attack [Lebanese Christian leader: Hezbollah’s fighting with Israel harming Lebanon]( By AP and ToI Staff More Headlines [Polish police investigate arson attack on Warsaw synagogue]( By AFP and ToI Staff [IAEA chief to visit Iran next week as anxiety grows over nuclear program]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Sunny Son / Musician Orian Shukron composes song for hostage Omer Shem-Tov]( By Jessica Steinberg [Israelis can now renew biometric passports online from home, cutting out long waits]( By ToI Staff [McDonald’s reports small rise in quarterly profits amid Gaza war boycott]( By AFP [Israeli shares rise and shekel gains as investors watch truce, hostage deal efforts]( By Sharon Wrobel [Sword-wielding man stabs 14-year-old boy to death, injures 4 others in London]( By SYLVIA HUI [Reality TV / Apple TV+ and Israel’s Kan delay release of ‘Tehran’ season 3]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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