ToI’s weekly deep dive: The prime minister’s speech * On the Wings of Zion * Israel at the Olympics: What to watch * Strange truths of ’Kafka’ * Podcast: Haviv Rettig Gur

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, July 28, 2024 [Northern hospitals model coexistence as they prepare for a third Lebanon War]( By Diana Bletter Directors at Ziv Hospital in Safed and Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya stockpile for worst-case scenarios while coordinating responses with Magen David Adom Op-ed David Horovitz [October 7 has now become a war on every front]( Under attack from all points of the compass, Israel needs the support and practical assistance of the free world, at a time when it is more viciously demonized than ever [Op-ed / If only Netanyahu governed Israel as effectively as he speaks about it]( By David Horovitz Northern front [12 children killed as Hezbollah rocket hits soccer field, sparking wider war fears]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Iranian-made rocket fired from Lebanon hits Golan Druze town Majdal Shams; Israel dismisses Hezbollah denial; dozens more wounded; officials signal response could be unprecedented [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jul 28: Day 296 – Drums of war after Hezbollah rocket kills 12 children]( By ToI Staff PM in DC [Addressing Congress, Netanyahu lays out vision for postwar Gaza, anti-Iran alliance]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid PM blasts Tehran as driving force behind turmoil, denounces anti-Israel protesters, defends conduct of war; some hostage relatives removed for protest; Tlaib holds ‘war criminal’ sign [Analysis / In address to both Republicans and Democrats, Netanyahu’s real audience never came up]( By Lazar Berman [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jul 25: Day 293 – Analysis of PM’s speech, from the room where it happened]( By ToI Staff Behind the scenes Jacob Magid [At Netanyahu speech, most hostage relatives didn’t stand because they can’t anymore]( Increasingly convinced that he’s dragging out the war, relatives say they were largely unimpressed by Netanyahu’s pledge to bring their loved ones home [Inside story / Not the bad cop: Biden officials say Harris won’t shift course on supporting Israel]( By Jacob Magid [Analysis / Netanyahu checked all the boxes on his US trip — except one]( By Jacob Magid [PM's speech / We’re protecting you: Full text of Netanyahu’s address to Congress]( Reporter's notebook Lazar Berman [As Wing of Zion finally takes off, a less than soaring adventure for press corps]( On its first official flight ferrying PM to Washington, aircraft that has come under criticism for spending woes offers novel yet oddly middling experience for reporters on board Top Ops Adele Raemer [He was our last living hostage in Gaza]( After 9 months clinging to hope, a family and a community must now face news of the death of Yagev Buchshtav of Kibbutz Nirim Alon Gat [Why I didn’t go to Washington with my prime minister]( Netanyahu is needlessly continuing the war and delaying a deal to free hostages, including my sister – I won’t be his cheerleader Josh Feldman [Haredim aren’t Israel’s only draft Dodgers]( Scant attention has been paid to skyrocketing mental health exemptions for young men and religious exemptions for young women Irwin Mansdorf [The duping of America]( Psychological ploys by Iran and its proxies to recast terrorists as the underdogs have made strange bedfellows of radical Islamists and the progressive left Obituary [Former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk dies at age 73]( By ToI Staff Religion Canaan Lidor [As 1,000 IDF draft orders are sent out, most Haredim adopt a wait-and-see attitude]( In an ultra-Orthodox community in Haifa, would-be conscripts appear unperturbed by the strongest challenge yet to their decades-long free pass [Inside story / Kosher cellphone bill sparks debate on Haredi consumer freedoms vs communal coercion]( By Canaan Lidor [MKs pass law cementing Haredi control over community’s censored ‘kosher’ phones]( By Sam Sokol and Canaan Lidor [Israel a much higher priority for European Jewish leaders after Oct. 7, survey shows]( By Canaan Lidor [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Stories of civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: At the Olympics, Israel is a ‘pariah state.’ Who cares?]( By ToI Staff ToI’s senior analyst on fortitude in the face of a global ignorance that is making it increasingly difficult and even dangerous to be pro-Israel abroad [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 27: Day 295 – Focus on 9 Israeli athletes who were slain by Hamas]( By ToI Staff [Israel Story / Wartime Diaries: Michael Vivier]( 2024 Paris Olympics [In the pool, on the mat and in the river, Israeli Olympians seek gold and national pride]( By Amy Spiro Amid security threats and likely protests, Israel’s 88 athletes in Paris are setting their sights on new achievements, with medal hopes strongest in gymnastics, judo and sailing [Team Israel’s star soccer forward Liel Abada says Olympic match a dream come true]( By Ed Klajman [Family of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin dedicates new Torah scroll to his return]( By Jessica Steinberg Scribe completes last 120 letters, each one inscribed for a remaining hostage in Gaza, while joined by hundreds of members of the family’s Jerusalem community [At Jerusalem Film Festival, Jennifer Jason Leigh calls to bring hostages home]( By Jessica Steinberg [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Tech israel [Company with ‘game-changing’ method for removing CO₂ from air nets over $10 million]( By Sue Surkes While today’s technology can suck a mere 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air annually, Israel’s CarbonBlue seeks to exponentially up efficiency by extracting it from water [On Tel Aviv’s once-bustling Dizengoff, business owners lament another casualty of war]( By Jennifer Korn [Ofakim gets NIS 229m after Oct. 7 massacre, but kept off national recovery plan]( By Canaan Lidor [Contemporary art exhibit takes visitors to the ‘navel’ of ancient Jerusalem]( By Jessica Steinberg Interview [/ 'People said it couldn't work, but the portrayal is magical']( [Truth is stranger than fiction in new miniseries based on the life of Franz Kafka]( By Rich Tenorio In ‘Kafka,’ now streaming on ChaiFlicks, the Czech Jewish author’s escapades and complex inner struggles are creatively portrayed through the eyes of those who loved him most [Interview / Israel’s landmark Eichmann trial depicted in limited-run NYC production]( By Matt Lebovic [Archaeology / Uncovered floor of Vilnius’s Great Synagogue bears witness to Nazi, Soviet devastation]( By ToI Staff Israel Travels [Explore the rich architectural history of Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road – while it lasts]( By Aviva Bar-Am From the Blogs [We all should read the ICJ opinion – this week I experienced it]( By Arik Ascherman The Court described de facto annexation and a failure to extend protections to Palestinian residents. 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