ToI’s weekly deep dive: How Hezbollah treats dissenters * ToI original video: Massacre at Majdal Shams * ’Hatikva’ in Marseille * Podcast: Prof. Gerald Steinberg

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, August 4, 2024 Analysis [Intimidations, threats, assassinations: How Hezbollah suppresses dissent inside Lebanon]( By Gianluca Pacchiani As tensions escalate, a recent poll finds that trust in the Iran-backed group is below 10% among non-Shiites. Dissidents who dare express criticism can pay a heavy price Op-ed David Horovitz [With two strikes in enemy capitals, the war enters uncharted territory]( As Israel moves to break Iran’s multifront stranglehold, the path ahead requires the internal cohesion that has been so dangerously absent Analysis Lazar Berman [Iran-led axis likely to launch joint attack, but can’t reverse Israeli gains in Gaza]( After strikes in Beirut and Tehran – and a US attack in Iraq – Tehran will look to retaliate. Hamas, meanwhile, seems unable to do much, with hostage deal its best shot at survival [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 4: Day 303 – Iran attack scenarios and how Israel could counter them]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 1: Day 300 – Hamas head Haniyeh is mourned in the heart of Iran]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 31: Day 299 – Vows of vengeance after killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders]( By ToI Staff ToI Original Video [Reporter’s notebook: Massacre at Majdal Shams]( Times of Israel reporter Canaan Lidor recounts his experience covering a mass tragedy that killed 12 children and left a town in mourning [Anger and grief mix as Majdal Shams buries 10 children killed in rocket strike]( By Canaan Lidor Analysis Jeremy Sharon [Torture, abuse, unfit conditions: The allegations over Sde Teiman and its guards]( Military prosecutors are investigating multiple allegations made by whistleblowers and former detainees of mistreatment of inmates at southern facility amid Gaza war [Reporter's notebook / As protesters back troops accused of abuse, a debate erupts on military morality in war]( By Canaan Lidor [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 2: Day 301 – Courts want to quickly handle Sde Teiman abuse case]( By ToI Staff Interview [‘Hezbollah has conquered the north’: New Hope’s Haskel slams ‘incapable’ government]( By Sam Sokol ‘I warned of a disaster,’ says ex-Likud MK in wake of Majdal Shams tragedy, accusing her former party of lacking the capacity to govern or prosecute the war effectively [Knesset’s summer session ends but parliamentary activity continues]( By Sam Sokol Military [After complex rescue ops in Gaza, IDF assesses some hostages may never be found]( By Emanuel Fabian As time goes on, likelihood of obtaining intelligence on hostages increases, but their chances of survival wanes; 98th Division wraps up Khan Younis raid [Horrific scenes in October 7 ‘bunker of death’ massacre heard in audio recordings]( By ToI Staff ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Prof. Gerald Steinberg: Hypocrisy of human rights groups on Israel]( By ToI Staff The founder of NGO Monitor delves into the murky world of non-governmental organizations (NGOS) and how many issue wide-reaching reports targeting and unfairly condemning Israel [ToI podcast / NY rabbi on how to deal with a ‘wicked son’ post-Oct. 7]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Judy Halper [What to expect when you’re expecting an Iranian invasion II]( This time, they’ll likely try harder to make it hurt – just enough to let us go back to shooting at each other over the border Marc Sievers [Facing the Houthi threat: Time to stop playing defense]( They are a member of Iran’s ’axis of resistance’ and claim to be at war with Israel and the US. That should factored into the US response Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll [Crying with the mourners in Majdal Shams]( The drive was long and my family worried, but I had to pay my respects: Those kids could have been my kids Anna Abramzon [Convince me, Kamala]( I’m a registered Democrat but don’t expect me to turn into your cheerleader just because you are not Donald Trump [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Stories of civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel]( [Read Here]( 2024 Paris Olympics [Hatikva in Marseille: Windsurfing winner Reuveny says he felt all of Israel behind him]( By ToI Staff and Reuters As Jewish state’s national anthem plays for only 4th time in Olympic history, gold medalist speaks of brother fighting in war [2024 Paris Olympics / Israeli judoka Raz Hershko takes home silver at Paris Olympics]( By Amy Spiro [2024 Paris Olympics / Historic day at Olympics: Israel wins gold, 2 silvers in windsurfing and gymnastics]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [2024 Paris Olympics / Israeli judokas Inbar Lanir, Peter Paltchik win silver, bronze medals at Paris Games]( By Amy Spiro Interview [Know thine enemy: When the PLO hosted 80 scholars at a Beirut Israel studies center]( By Matt Lebovic Hostages [Ariel Bibas will turn five in Gaza captivity on Monday]( By Jessica Steinberg Family say that instead of a birthday party, they will hold a march on Aug. 5 to call for the release of the Bibas family and all the hostages still held by Hamas [Poets publish chapbook in memory of Judih Weinstein, killed on October 7]( By Jessica Steinberg [Animated support / Animation event to host artist behind Noa Argamani graphic novel]( By Jessica Steinberg [A mother mourns her son and daughter-in-law with the dishes that he loved]( By Jessica Steinberg [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( WWII [Decades after Holocaust, Romani community struggles for recognition of its genocide]( By Ronen Shnidman While Nazi murder of the Jews in the Shoah is widely commemorated, relatively few countries mark the Aug. 2 memorial day of Samudaripen. Activists are working to change that [Interview / Wartime memoir excavates Jewish spiritual resistance in largest Holocaust ghetto]( By Matt Lebovic [In France, primetime ad shows Jewish family forced to hide identity due to antisemitism]( By Canaan Lidor Health [Their daughter’s death from Tay-Sachs at age 2 transformed this family’s view of grief]( By Cathryn J. Prince In her new memoir, ‘Fifty-Seven Fridays,’ Myra Sack chronicles how she and her husband continue to navigate the loss of their child, carrying her with them as they move forward [Israeli scientist proposes massive space sunshade to cut global temperatures by 1.5ºC]( By Sue Surkes [Using AI, Tel Aviv University researcher hopes to turn patients’ thoughts into speech]( By Diana Bletter Archaeology [Massive Second Temple-era stone quarry uncovered in Jerusalem industrial area]( By Gavriel Fiske Stones, some weighing up to 2.5 tons, were likely used during King Herod’s many construction projects in the first century BCE From the blogs [Hamas suppressed student activity on campus by bombing them]( By Jeff Rubin 22 years after the horrific Hebrew U attack, it takes a special kind of gall to pose as a defender of free speech and academic freedom [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? 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