ToI’s weekly deep dive: Israelis defiantly await strike in the north * US caved to antisemitism at 1936 Berlin Games * Controversial AI Friend * Podcast: Haviv Rettig Gur

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, August 11, 2024 Reporter's notebook [After bloody drone strike, Galilee Arab town finally gets first of promised bomb shelters]( By Diana Bletter Mazra’a mayor, Fuad Awad, put in his request soon after the war began; the shelters will help some of the 3,000 residents who have no protection Op-ed David Horovitz [The waiting]( A week later, it’s still not clear how Iran and Hezbollah intend to respond to the humiliation of having terror chiefs killed under their noses — possibly because they haven’t decided * Willful blindness on Hamas [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing – Who is on ‘Team Israel’ as the waiting game continues]( By ToI Staff Inside story [Hostage deal won’t happen unless Biden squeezes Netanyahu harder, Arab officials say]( By Jacob Magid Frustration among Qatari and Egyptian mediators now extending from Israel to US, after Hamas caved on key demand and PM added new conditions, ToI told [Inside story / Jordan, Qatar, Saudis hesitant to join US-driven postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza]( By Jacob Magid Explainer Emanuel Fabian [As Iran and Hezbollah attacks loom, why hasn’t the IDF adjusted civilian guidelines?]( Israel is seeking to offer early-enough warning, without dragging restrictions on for too long or burning intelligence sources [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing – Drone attacks and how Israel is fighting them]( By ToI Staff Reporter's notebook [In Jish, an indigenous Christian minority defiantly stays in Hezbollah’s crosshairs]( By Canaan Lidor Instead of fleeing the Galilee, hundreds of Zionist Arameans are digging in as they brace for a major escalation [Reporter's notebook / In Haifa, locals meet the prospect of imminent war with calm resolve]( By Canaan Lidor [Reporter's Notebook / Amid war fears, at Ben Gurion Airport, it’s business as usual — just less of it]( By Gavriel Fiske North America [Ahead of school year, US Jews skeptical campuses can prevent repeat of hostilities]( By Cathryn J. Prince Many Jewish students say they feel targeted by anti-Israel activists who’ve created a poisonous atmosphere. But with some schools negotiating with protesters, where is the deterrence? [In time for a potentially turbulent school year, new course focuses on Black-Jewish ties]( By Cathryn J. Prince Top Ops Michael Oren [Washington’s wavering support for Israel]( Sharp shifts in American policy cast doubt over whether the US will have Israel’s back if it needs to preemptively strike Iran Martin Kramer [Bibi’s evolving Hamas story]( Netanyahu recently said he held back on Hamas due to lack of domestic and foreign support. That’s not what he said in his 2022 memoir Stephen M. Flatow [Getting a package to Tehran? Not a problem for Israel]( The Jewish state has always hunted down the terrorists who harm its citizens. Why doesn’t the US? Ariel Beery [Tisha B’Av isn’t about mourning the past]( Fasting is pointless in the face of justice perverted, compassion abandoned, and zealotry. It must provoke us to act better [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: How to relax in your bomb shelter]( By ToI Staff ToI’s senior analyst and host Amanda Borschel-Dan share how they are stocking their bomb shelters – physically and metaphysically [Israel Story / Wartime Diaries: Maryam Younnes]( [ToI Original Video / At Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport: Should I stay or should I go?]( Interview [How the US caved to antisemitism and snubbed a Jewish Olympian at 1936 Berlin Games]( By Rich Tenorio 2024 Paris Olympics [Double medalist Dolgopyat wants to inspire young athletes to ‘believe in themselves’]( By Amy Spiro Returning to Israel, decorated gymnast says short-term plans are surgery on leg and marrying his longtime fiancée; Israeli equestrians, individual dinghy sailors end Olympic runs [After a slow start in Philadelphia, Israeli soccer player Tai Baribo is on a roll]( By Jon Marks Health [Foreign doctors answer the call to help in Israel’s hospitals and rehab centers]( By Diana Bletter Noting a need, these four medical professionals left their practices behind and took their ‘vacation’ to volunteer in Israel and help where they could [Israeli hospitals declare themselves prepared for mass casualty events]( By Diana Bletter [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Interview [Prominent Islam scholar doubles down on existential necessity of Israeli victory in Gaza]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Environment [Palestinians, Israelis partner to bring off-grid solutions to Gaza camps]( By Sue Surkes Damour for Community Development and Arava Institute for Environmental Studies want to show international donors value of wastewater treatment, desalination, solar energy solutions [NGO calls for legislation to protect outdoor laborers from effects of climate change]( By Sue Surkes [Sea surface temperatures continue to rise in Gulf of Eilat — annual report]( By Sue Surkes [Israeli peace activist murdered by Hamas is memorialized in Gaza evacuee camp]( By Sue Surkes Sign with Vivian Silver’s name and photo graces community facility in humanitarian zone in south Gaza; camp creator: Gazans know lots of Israelis and Jewish people helped them [Art and design on display in Haifa as creativity trumps tensions]( By Jessica Steinberg Haifa Museum of Art features six solo exhibits of artists hailing from Israel’s north, as Tikotin Museum shows Japanese design and a sushi project for reservists [New documentary highlights the tragedy and resilience of families affected by Oct. 7]( By Ethan Freedman [Whiz kid Avi Schiffmann is back, this time with a new controversial AI ‘Friend’]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Moving beyond website building and internet activism, the 21-year-old is in the process of launching a wearable AI device people can talk to, bond with, and lean on like a real pal [Inside story / Layoffs resume as Israeli high-tech industry struggles to thrive in dark times]( By Tani Goldstein from the blogs [O how she sat alone: New laments for a beloved land]( By Tamar Biala Ahead of Tisha B’Av, two October 7 survivors composed ‘kinot’ that place the recent horrors within the long history of Jewish tragedy [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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