W. Bank car bomb terror * Gallant tells PM his insistence on keeping IDF at Gaza-Egypt border means dooming the hostages * Jews face ’crushing’ discrimination at Columbia

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, August 31, 2024 [2 car bombs detonate in coordinated West Bank attacks; terrorists killed by troops]( By Emanuel Fabian Three inadvertently hurt as terrorist shot dead at Gush Etzion gas station; local security officer lightly injured while neutralizing second attacker in Karmei Tzur [Report: Jordan fears IDF West Bank ops, settler violence will drive Palestinians across border]( By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and AFP [Netanyahu tells ministers he prioritizes Philadelphi over hostages, horrifying Gallant]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff In shouting match as cabinet backs PM’s demand to keep IDF on Gaza-Egypt border, Netanyahu says only firm stance will enable deal; Gallant tells colleagues they’re condemning hostages to die [Poll: 69% think Netanyahu shouldn’t run in next election, Bennett favored for PM]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Heavy clashes in Jenin; 6 suspects held in IDF Hebron sweeps after car bombings]( By ToI Staff Hamas, Islamic Jihad praise ‘heroic, coordinated’ West Bank attacks * Barrage of 40 rockets fired from Lebanon at Galilee *Jewish students attacked at Pittsburgh campus [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Protesters to rally for deal as PM said to prioritize Philadelphi route over hostages]( By ToI Staff Saturday night Tel Aviv demonstration to highlight hundreds of kids starting school with loved ones still held in Gaza; regulator blocks ad alluding to sexual abuse of hostages [Columbia task force reports ‘crushing’ discrimination against Jews and Israelis]( By Luke Tress University’s Task Force on Antisemitism says students driven out of dorms and campus, ostracized by peers and denigrated by faculty [Fury as University of Maryland okays campus rally by anti-Israel group on October 7]( By Gabe Friedman Move to allow Students for Justice in Palestine event on anniversary of Hamas attacks outrages Jews on campus and beyond [Temple University investigating pro-Palestinian march at campus Hillel]( By Jackie Hajdenberg 2024 Paris Paralympics [Ami Dadaon gives Israeli Paralympic team second gold medal with swimming victory]( By Amy Spiro 23-year-old sets men’s 100m freestyle record, as does rower Moran Samuel in women’s single sculls; Adnan Milad, Achraf Tayahi advance due to boycotts by Iranian, Tunisian opponents Inside Story [Amid deep uncertainty, it’s back to school – but not back home – for northern evacuees]( By Gavriel Fiske For the second year in a row, many displaced students will attend temporary schools scattered across Israel as their families question when, or if, they will ever return northward Top Ops Shayna Abramson [The search for religious meaning and the danger of interpretations]( To claim that we know, with 100% certainty, why God acted as He did on October 7 is an act of theological hubris Scott Kahn [Everyone deserves a vacation… right?]( Thoughts on the Haredi men who were barbecuing, relaxing, and playing laser tag while hiding behind faux military tents in Yarmut Park [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Explainer AP [3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses: The plan to vaccinate Gaza’s kids against polio]( International agencies set to kick off inoculation drive using ‘humanitarian pauses’ on Sunday amid fears there could be hundreds infected with disease [US aid group admits Gaza convoy was taken over by unvetted people before IDF struck them]( By Emanuel Fabian Reporter's notebook [Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll ‘What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine’ runs at the Norman Rockwell Museum through October 27, showcasing the periodical’s American satire with Jewish bite Israel Story [Wartime Diaries: A Tale of Two Bus Stops]( Stations in two neighboring towns capture how war can unify and how it can divide [Day 330 – Bret Stephens: Where American universities went wrong]( [listen to the podcast]( Spiredi-man [Medic scales burning Bnei Brak building to save elderly couple]( By ToI Staff Elhanan Mamo says he chose to make the climb after realizing that a crane wouldn’t be able to reach the pair; later discovers he had recently resuscitated same woman [In NYC, Jewish school with focus on West’s achievements to open with 40 students]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Tikvah Fund launches Emet Classical Academy, which eschews ‘woke’ educational values, as many Jews are disillusioned with progressive spaces often seen as less welcoming to them [Egyptian hotel worker killed, Israeli tourists wounded in Sinai brawl]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Fight reportedly erupts after tourists refused to pay for services at Taba hotel; employee dies en route to hospital Obituary [Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine, dies at 81]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll and Andrew Esensten Publication promoted two-state solution and liberal agenda, was ‘always deliberately to the left of American Jewish liberalism’ More Headlines [Obituary / Eliyahu Rips, mathematician who claimed to find hidden code in Bible, dies at 75]( By ToI Staff [AfD set to be 1st far-right party since WWII to win majority in German state parliament]( By Sarah Marsh [FIFA again delays review of Palestinian call to suspend Israel from world soccer]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [UK minister suggests she got faster medical care because she voted for Gaza ceasefire]( By ToI Staff [7 US troops hurt during raid with Iraqi forces in which 15 ISIS operatives were killed]( By Jon Gambrell [Iranian police commander dismissed after prisoner dies in custody]( By AFP [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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