ToI’s weekly deep dive: How Jaffa narrowly avoided race riots post-Oct. 7 * Biden’s often perplexing Gaza policy * Podcast: Rachel Gur on lowering Israel’s cost of living

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, July 7, 2024 Inside story [The imam’s call: How 2021’s lessons kept Jaffa from sliding into fiery riots on Oct. 8]( By Zvi Smith After deadly unrest engulfed mixed cities 3 years ago, clerics, activists and cops jointly laid the groundwork that halted extremists who nearly plunged Jaffa back into chaos Op-ed David Horovitz [Dangerous incompetents at the heart of government are subverting Israel’s war on Hamas]( The release of a Gaza hospital chief back into the terrorists’ embrace is, of course, anybody’s fault but that of the minister in charge of the prisons * Is Corbyn finished? * How close is Iran to the bomb? Analysis [How UK’s Starmer shook off predecessor Corbyn’s far-left legacy — and unpopularity]( By Robert Philpot On the verge of a sweeping win, the Labour Party is very different from the one pummeled at the polls in 2019, and Jewish Brits are as pleased as any about it [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 4: Day 272 — UK set to elect new PM who celebrates Shabbat]( By ToI Staff [Profile / Victoria Starmer: The Jewish, low-profile wife of the new UK prime minister]( By Marie Heuclin Analysis Lazar Berman [Biden’s debate flop raises more questions about his often perplexing Gaza policy]( US statements and actions haven’t always lined up, and high-profile efforts have fallen flat; flagging pro-Israel president is likely to face renewed pressure from staff [ToI podcast / Rabbi Rick Jacobs on reaching out to anti-Zionist Jews]( By ToI Staff Explainer Jeremy Sharon [The army must soon begin enlisting ultra-Orthodox men. How will that work?]( IDF’s main options include a lottery to draft thousands of yeshiva students from Haredi mainstream, likely sparking major backlash, or to conscript from margins of the community ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Rachel Gur: Lowering the cost of living for the little guy]( By ToI Staff Deputy CEO of grassroots Lobby 99 drills down into how the war against Hamas influences prices and how the government is reconsidering its archaic ‘standards’ [Explainer / Higher VAT hurts poor and fuels inequality, Treasury report shows ahead of tax hike]( By Sharon Wrobel [Lawmakers aim to give parents greater control over their children’s savings plans]( By Sam Sokol Top Ops Alon Tal [Antisemitism is in the air at Stanford University]( A visiting professor on campus, I thought reports of Jew-hatred and anti-Israeli bias were overblown. A new report demonstrates how wrong I was Sarah Sassoon [Why I am not protesting]( As long as the rhetoric on the Right is no different from that of the Left, my heart remains shattered. They aren’t calling for unity; I am Ari Heistein [The Houthis are everybody else’s problem]( The anemic international response to the Houthi attacks have taught the Iranian proxy to keep escalating as long as so little harm comes to themselves Mick Davis [Honey, they shrunk the country]( True leaders are honest about the challenges and advance strategies to address them. Instead, Israel is ruled by demagogues [New Hebrew-language i24 aims to be Israel’s 1st 24/7 news channel. Will anyone watch?]( By Amy Spiro History [New probe finds 1982 blast at IDF’s headquarters in Lebanon war was suicide bombing]( By Emanuel Fabian Officials had long claimed explosion which killed 91 in Tyre was a gas leak, but investigation headed by former general finds intentional attack to be far more likely [Remains of Egyptian soldier missing since 1967 Six Day War found in Sinai]( By ToI Staff [Yitzhak Yifat, paratrooper at center of iconic Six Day War photo, dies at 81]( By ToI Staff Inside story Canaan Lidor [A fight over women’s representation leaves Israel’s Jews without chief rabbis]( The Justice Ministry’s demand that the rabbinate consider women for a position traditionally reserved for rabbis is key to the delay in succession for the first time in over a century [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [After fleeing Ukraine war, wife-husband artist duo paint bomb shelters near Lebanon]( By Diana Bletter Six miles from the Lebanese border, new immigrants Lidia and Igor Katliarski bring life to concrete havens by covering them with murals, giving locals a momentary respite from war Interview [/ 'After October 7, I feel equal to everyone else']( [‘We challenge the narrative that Hamas are good Muslims,’ says Bedouin hostages’ relative]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Bashir Ziyadne has been lobbying for the release of two family members held in Gaza, protesting the Israeli government’s perceived inaction and the Arab world’s indifference [Adeb Mazal / Uprooted: Adeb Mazal, 35, from Arab al-Aramshe. This is his story]( By Tamar Mor Sela [No summer break for his family during ceaseless push for deal, says hostage’s brother]( By Jessica Steinberg [Ostracized post-Oct. 7, US doctor forms new association for Jewish health professionals]( By Cathryn J. Prince [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Stories of civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel]( [Read Here]( Interview [Tel Aviv to Tahiti: Surfer Anat Lelior aims to ride Olympic waves to new heights]( By Amy Spiro Unlike the rest of Israel’s delegation to the 2024 Games in Paris, the two-time Olympian will be heading to French Polynesia, hoping to improve on her performance in Tokyo People of the books [How a Jewish German woman in NY became America’s first major crime boss in 1859]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Margalit Fox’s new book uncovers the fascinating life and capers of Fredericka Mandelbaum, who fenced stolen property and orchestrated complicated jewel heists and bank robberies [After 40 years, novelist John Irving returns to Jerusalem, where new novel is partly set]( By Ethan Freedman [Interview / ‘The Centre Must Hold’: Lapid adviser Yair Zivan makes the case for political moderation]( By Sam Sokol [Manhattan gallerist draws empowerment from exhibition of Israeli artists]( By Jessica Steinberg [LA’s swanky new Carmel eatery serves upscale Tel Aviv market fare, no added politics]( By Kelly Hartog [After 80 years in a Nazi grave, Jewish American WWII hero reburied under Star of David]( By Benjamin Mack-Jackson From the blogs [The brutal syllogism of this war is a deathtrap for Israel]( By Michael Oren Hezbollah won’t accept a ceasefire unless Hamas does. Hamas will not agree to a ceasefire. Hence, Israel will go to war against Hezbollah. [Weekly Deep Dive]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved