Families told Israel won’t end war for deal to free all hostages * IDF kills 18 in Hamas cell behind W Bank terror * Trump guilty: The fallout * Mexico: Jewish president?

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, May 31, 2024 Presented by [University of Haifa International]( [Israel won’t end war for deal to free all hostages, PM’s aide said to tell families]( By ToI Staff National security adviser Hanegbi says it will be possible to free female, elderly and sick hostages in coming months, but warns effort to release remainder unlikely to succeed [Government sacrificing hostages, families say, following fraught Hanegbi meet]( By ToI Staff [Israeli negotiator: Hamas demand for ceasefire before hostage release ‘delusional’]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Israel says it killed 18 members of Gaza-based Hamas cell in charge of West Bank attacks]( By Jacob Magid and Michael Horovitz Likud MK says sorry to hostage’s brother over live TV outburst * Ben Gvir blasts AG for defending ‘terror supporter’ after prosecutors call out unlawful arrest of Arab woman [First-ever convicted US president: Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial]( By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker and Michelle L. Price Former president falsified business records in scheme to illegally influence 2016 election through payments to porn actor who said the two had sex; could face prison time [Republican Jewish group rushes to Trump’s defense after historic conviction]( By Ron Kampeas [‘Hang everyone’: Trump supporters react to guilty verdict with calls for violence]( By Joseph Tanfani, Ned Parker and Peter Eisler [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 31, Day 238: Will Trump verdict give an antisemitic trope new life?]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [The University of Haifa Presents: Dig, Dive and Discover!]( University of Haifa’s School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures (SAMC) has launched a new science-oriented international master’s program in archaeological research [Rachel Goldberg-Polin: ‘An embarrassment to human race’ that we haven’t freed hostages]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Hersh’s mom shares the ‘indescribable’ agony of son being held in Gaza; says she’s ‘deeply worried’ for ‘innocent civilians’ in Gaza: ‘I don’t think it’s a competition of pain’ [‘They’re shooting at me’: Eden Yerushalmi’s emergency call before Oct. 7 abduction]( By ToI Staff [PIJ airs second video of hostage Sasha Trufanov, with apparent proof of recency]( By ToI Staff [Still in coalition, Gantz’s National Unity party files bill to dissolve Knesset]( By Sam Sokol Party bids to create ‘stable unity government,’ further indicating it is set to bolt the emergency coalition it joined after Oct. 7; Likud dismisses call as harmful to war effort [Poll: Half of Jewish Israelis say Israel should run Gaza after the war; 0% say Hamas]( By Jacob Magid and JTA [Bank of Israel chief warns war against Hamas will cost $67 billion in 2023-2025]( By Sharon Wrobel and Reuters [State attorney says police wrong to arrest, blindfold Arab woman over online posts]( By ToI Staff Video shows Rasha Kareem from Majd al Krrum being treated like a terror suspect despite no approval to probe her; Ben Gvir says judicial authorities ‘intervening for terror backer’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Inside Story [Quietly Jewish scientist poised to win Sunday’s Mexican presidential election]( By Canaan Lidor Claudia Sheinbaum, would-be successor of a left-wing populist incumbent, has focused on energy and crime despite detractors’ repeated efforts to discuss her faith – or lack of it [Two soldiers killed in Gaza as IDF leaves Jabaliya, presses into center of Rafah]( By Emanuel Fabian Second re-clearing operation in northern Gaza ends after nearly 3 weeks; IDF says troops killed hundreds of terror operatives, recovered bodies of 7 hostages, destroyed tunnels [‘Now they’re meeting up above’: Cousins killed fighting for IDF in Gaza, 3 weeks apart]( By ToI Staff ToI podcast [What Matters Now to law expert Cochav Elkayam-Levy: Denialism of Oct. 7 sexual violence]( By ToI Staff After a deafening silence from global women’s organizations who hesitated to condemn Hamas’s weaponization of rape, the lecturer founded a civil commission to document the crimes [These Israeli track runners at Oklahoma State are quick to defend their homeland]( By Diana Bletter Representing the Jewish state from afar as fallout from Oct. 7 continues at home and abroad, Adisu Guadie and Sivan Auerbach report a warm welcome in their new surroundings [At least 12 arrested as riot police dismantle anti-Israel camp at Detroit university]( By AP and ToI Staff [Despite string of pro-Palestinian statements, CUNY faculty union rejects Israel boycott]( By Luke Tress Top Ops Razi Hecker [The language without words]( The day I took off from work to play soccer with the brothers of the Bedouin girl who was injured in Iran’s missile attack Rachel Peck [Israel-Hamas War 5784: Reward and punishment]( God’s promised blessings and curses have come to pass throughout Jewish history, but they apply to all people, not just the Jews (Bechukotai) Joshua Rabin [Crawling out of the tarpit]( It’s easy to get stuck in the muck of conflict, but we can rise above it if we focus on what we have in common even with those who infuriate us Jonathan Zausmer [Don’t fight the riptide]( Israel would do well to bypass the extremist currents in its midst and work toward the two-state solution favored by so many UN countries [CRM]( [Vancouver comics festival bans Jewish artist Miriam Libicki over past IDF service]( By Andrew Lapin Libicki, who explores Jewish identity in her work, says the ban is illegal and ‘bad for all artists of all political orientations and background’ [Montreal Jewish school hit by gunfire in second such attack in Canada within days]( By JTA [War looms large over Jerusalem Pride as hostage families lead march]( By Charlie Summers Bereaved son says ‘moral connection’ exists between struggles for LGBTQ equality and return of Hamas-held captives; participants boo far-right police minister checking in on march [Key Gaza famine report cited by UN, ICJ has systematic flaws, Israeli review finds]( By Jeremy Sharon Health Ministry says grave methodological flaws in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report, cited as proof Israel starving Gazans, renders its conclusions unreliable [Israel, Egypt said moving toward reopening Rafah Crossing amid US pressure]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Hundreds protest outside Paris news studio as interview with Netanyahu airs]( By ToI Staff and AFP PM points to French strike in Mali that accidentally killed civilians: ‘That was a tragedy, but I won’t call Macron a war criminal’ [Netanyahu’s office reiterates Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara after map snafu]( By AFP Israel Story [Wartime Diaries: Lihi Lapid]( The celebrated columnist and activist on the current war’s impact on special needs, feminism, her new book release, and being married to Yair Lapid Explainer Sam Sokol [Why Smotrich doesn’t trust Israel’s defense brass to spend for tomorrow’s wars]( The finance minister has spent months fighting with Gallant and Halevi due to his belief that they cannot plan for the military’s future after failing to prevent Hamas’s onslaught [Massive traffic as central Israel highway closes for 24 hours under Haredi pressure]( By Stuart Winer [Day 238: Will Trump verdict give an antisemitic trope new life?]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Travelers to Israel will soon need to apply in advance for travel authorization]( By Ron Kampeas [Israel aims to boost Red Sea oil deliveries despite environmental risks]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Slovenian government okays decision to recognize Palestinian state alongside Israel]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [US envoy Hochstein envisions Israel-Lebanon border deal in bid to cool conflict]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier after American, UK strikes said to kill 16]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Man arrested, charged with hate crimes after driving car at Haredi Jews in Brooklyn]( By Luke Tress [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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