Many hurt by Hamas rocket fire from Rafah * PM: No hostage deal if it means ending war * Gov’t shuts down Al Jazeera *Yossi Klein Halevi: The war against the Jewish story

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, May 5, 2024 Presented by [American Technion Society]( Live updates [LIVE: At least 7 injured, some seriously, in Hamas rocket barrage fired from Rafah area]( By ToI Staff Terror group says it targeted troops near Gaza border * Gallant: Signs point to Hamas rejecting deal, Rafah op will begin in ‘very near future’ * 40 rockets fired from Lebanon [Antisemitism surging, report finds, prompting fear for future of ‘Jewish life’ in West]( By Canaan Lidor The US saw a 103% increase in incidents fueled by Gaza war, a global report for 2023 shows, while France stands out with near-quadrupling of cases [‘Nobody needs to tell me what to do’: PM pushes back on far-right pressure over Rafah]( By Sam Sokol Netanyahu says Israel won’t agree a hostage deal that requires ending the war’; Gallant: IDF op in south Gazan city could come ‘very soon’; Ben Gvir: IDF’s hands are being tied [National security adviser: Rafah op a sure thing, Sinwar ‘living on borrowed time’]( By ToI Staff [Islamic Jihad commander who led Oct. 7 assault on Sufa killed in Rafah strike — IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian and 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. [Protesters block roads, clash with cops as PM accused of scorning hostage deal]( By Charlie Summers and Iddo Schejter Three arrested, including ex-aide to MK, at anti-government demonstrations with hostage families to protest prolongment of war and decry Netanyahu’s insistence on Rafah operation [Hamas indicates it may agree to deal; Israeli official insists truce won’t end war]( By ToI Staff, Agencies and Tal Schneider [Agreeing to Gaza truce deal should be a ‘no-brainer’ for Hamas, Blinken says]( By Agencies and ToI Staff From the blogs Yossi Klein Halevi [The war against the Jewish storyÂ]( The ease with which anti-Zionists have managed to portray the Jewish state as genocidal marks a historic failure of Holocaust education [Government orders temporary closure of Al Jazeera bureau, for harming Israeli security]( By Jeremy Sharon Orders given to cease broadcasting the channel, close its offices in Jerusalem, confiscate equipment, block website; National Unity boycotts vote, saying timing may harm hostage talks Inside story [‘Good Jews oppose Zionism’: French Jewish students say campus no longer a safe space]( By Canaan Lidor Post-October 7 anti-Israel agitation and the antisemitism it unleashed are pushing promising candidates away from French schools. Last week’s protests may be the tipping point Top Ops Linda Broenniman [‘I did what any decent human being would do’]( I knew my mother Dr. Clara Ambrus was a med student in Hungary during World War II, but I had no idea she’d been a hero Alec Siegel [Caught between antisemitism and the First Amendment]( An American-Israeli, there is a tension that might be impossible to resolve. I embrace the friction. Meanwhile, the war rages on ToI podcast ToI Staff [Daily Briefing May 5: Day 212 – Oct. 7 victims’ graves reopened to ID more burnt corpses]( Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on strike on Islamic Jihad commander in Rafah, ‘pressure cooker’ tactics on a terror cell in the West Bank and controversial IDF appointments [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 4: Day 211 – Are US high schools the next Gaza war battleground?]( By ToI Staff [CRM]( [Druze woman hailed for October 7 heroism gives up Independence Day honor after threats]( By ToI Staff Nasreen Yousef, who helped save her community, Yated, from Hamas massacre by gleaning information from terrorists, tells organizers she has since faced intimidation from Arabs Interview [How a cadre of 1,500 MDs began paying house calls to Israel’s Holocaust survivors]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Post-October 7, non-profit LeMa’anam faces greater challenges in meeting the medical needs of elderly survivors, many who have been re-traumatized by the war [A Holocaust survivor takes a different route to remembrance after October 7]( By AP and ToI Staff German-born Judith Tzamir, whose kibbutz fended off Hamas attack, will attend March of the Living for first time; ‘I don’t want to lose my home again,’ says displaced octogenarian [UK to probe possible cover-up of Nazi camps on English Channel island]( By ToI Staff [How Yad Vashem is implementing AI to give every Holocaust victim a name]( By Matt Lebovic The World Holocaust Remembrance Center works to pinpoint victim names previously lost among 230 million text documents; museum seeks to record 5 million victim names by 2029 [5 Palestinian gunmen killed, Israeli officer seriously hurt in 12-hour West Bank op]( By Emanuel Fabian Troops raid town near Tulkarem to eliminate terror cell behind recent attacks; airstrikes, shoulder-launched missiles, bulldozers used against building where suspects were holed up [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Report: Anti-Israel campus protesters were prepped for months by outside activists]( By ToI Staff WSJ finds students consulted with and received training from groups that have supported Hamas and attacks on Israel; NYT finds pro-Israel protesters started clash at UCLA [NYPD official: Items found at Columbia show protesters were far from benign]( By ToI Staff [As some colleges make deals to end protests, critics say they’re incentivizing unrest]( By Andrew Lapin [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [In the shadow of an anti-Israel encampment, Jewish GWU students rally against hate]( By Tani Levitt As police spurn the DC school president’s request to dismantle an occupied ‘liberation zone’ and antisemitism hotspot on campus, groups show up in support of Israel [25 arrested at University of Virginia amid pro-Palestinian campus activity across US]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Irish, Swiss students join anti-Israel protest wave by staging campus encampments]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Day 212 – Oct. 7 victims’ graves reopened to ID more burnt corpses]( [listen to the podcast]( [US Senate races increasingly roiled by divisions over anti-Israel campus protests]( By AP and ToI Staff As campaign rhetoric sharpens, many Republicans slam rivals over inadequate response to antisemitic or pro-Hamas rhetoric, while Democrats seek to tread fine line [Congressman shares clip of man making monkey gestures at Black anti-Israel protester]( By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS [The unexpected Michigan Senate race that could determine control of the chamber]( By JOEY CAPPELLETTI More Headlines [Australian police shoot teen dead after stabbing with ‘hallmarks’ of terrorism]( By Agencies [Bill to keep homeowners on ex-church land out of leaseholder limbo wins broad support]( By Sue Surkes [Cheers and flames at Jerusalem’s ancient ‘Holy Fire’ event]( By Agencies and 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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