Murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin laid to rest * Huge protests urge hostage deal; court shuts down national strike * Biden: Netanyahu not doing enough for deal

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, September 2, 2024 Presented by [The Washington Institute for Near East Policy]( Live updates [LIVE - Mom of Hersh Goldberg-Polin at funeral of her murdered son: ‘We tried so desperately to save you’]( By ToI Staff Israeli-American hostage slain by Hamas laid to rest in Jerusalem * Biden: ‘Very close’ to ceasefire-hostage deal, but Netanyahu not doing enough * PM said to slam strike as support for Sinwar [Court shuts down Histadrut strike, accepting government claim it was political]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff Union boss says he’ll respect ruling, but doesn’t regret move; MKs urge class action suit; some activists protest against strike demanding truce-hostage deal, saying it aids Hamas [Striking unions join protest as thousands take to streets for hostage deal]( By ToI Staff [Histadrut labor union announces nationwide strike, over failure to release hostages]( By Sam Sokol [Masses protest across Israel in flood of grief, anger after Hamas executes 6 hostages]( By Noam Lehmann, Gianluca Pacchiani, ToI Staff and Agencies Almost 300,000 rally in Tel Aviv in largest protest since Oct. 7, later clashing with police, blocking highway for hours; demand PM reach hostage deal; 200,000 more rally nationwide FROM OUR SPONSOR [Inside Hamas: Its leaders and the organization’s evolution]( How has the Palestinian Sunni Islamist movement evolved over the last few decades, and how can we understand the organization and its leadership today? Top Ops Qanta A. Ahmed [Islamism’s assault on Israel is a crime against all of humanity]( The vile murder of 6 Israeli hostages tells us who Hamas is – the heroic rescue of Bedouin captive Farhan al-Qadi tells us who Israel is Meg Keene [Rachel Goldberg-Polin: The piercing cry of Jewish motherhood]( The world turned away as Jews were murdered and I was left adrift, until one woman stood up and shared her love in the fight for her son [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Netanyahu claims general strike is a show of ‘support’ for Sinwar and Hamas]( By ToI Staff In cabinet meeting, premier insists issue of Israeli presence on Gaza-Egypt border ‘existential,’ while vowing to ‘exact a price’ from terror group for murder of six hostages in Gaza [Autopsy finds 6 hostages were shot multiple times at close range in last 48-72 hours]( By Emanuel Fabian Findings indicate captives were executed by Hamas guards as IDF troops closed in on Rafah tunnel complex; IDF chief visits site where bodies were found [Biden, Harris call parents of slain American hostage, as Western leaders express horror]( By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 2: Day 332 – The two events that led to this eruptive Israeli moment]( By ToI Staff [Gallant said to call Philadelphi demand a ‘disgrace,’ drawing fury from PM, ministers]( By ToI Staff Defense minister reportedly urges softening negotiating stance to save hostages at security cabinet meeting, but ministers say doing so would incentivize Hamas to murder them [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Biden, Harris to huddle with US negotiators for Gaza deal push after hostage killings]( By Lazar Berman White House working on ‘take it or leave it’ proposal that could spell end of US mediation efforts, Washington Post reports; Israel’s UN envoy demands Security Council convene [In Jerusalem, hundreds gather to grieve slain ‘child of light’ Hersh Goldberg-Polin]( By Jessica Steinberg, JTA and Deborah Danan Family, friends and fellow immigrants express sadness over death, hail mother for tireless advocacy; Israelis to line streets in salute for funeral [‘You loved freedom – and they took it from you,’ mourns widow of Alex Lobanov at funeral]( By Jeremy Sharon [New Yorkers hold vigil to mourn 6 slain hostages recovered from Gaza]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Policeman killed in West Bank shooting was father of officer killed on Oct. 7]( By ToI Staff First. 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Roni Shakuri’s brother-in-law says bereaved father had just begun smiling again after recent sailing trip; daughter Mor fell in battle at Sderot police station [Car bomb outside West Bank settlement neutralized by cops]( By ToI Staff Police say tinted windows on suspicious vehicle near Ateret made explosives hard to see, days after two car bombs exploded in southern West Bank [Three wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; 30 rockets fired at north on Sunday]( By Emanuel Fabian IDF strikes targets in Lebanon; Defense Minister Gallant vows the north’s suffering ‘won’t be in vain’ as he visits Majdal Shams, where Hezbollah rocket killed 12 children in July [2 said killed in Israeli airstrike on vehicle in south Lebanon]( By AFP and Emanuel Fabian [Fearing war, some Lebanese hatch a surprising escape plan: Syria]( By AP and ToI Staff Interview [At 28, Ireland’s new chief rabbi is leading an aging population in a time of turmoil]( By Shira Li Bartov As the first to hold the position since 2008, Rabbi Yoni Wieder faces challenges on multiple fronts, integrating new and old community members amid unprecedented anti-Israel bias [Day 332 – The two events that led to this eruptive Israeli moment]( [listen to the podcast]( 2024 Paris Paralympics [Israeli swimmer celebrates silver medal at Paralympics during ‘pain’ of tragic day]( By Amy Spiro Ami Dadaon takes second place in 150m individual medley, as Mark Malyar finishes 5th in 200m individual medley; tennis players Adam Berdichevsky, Sergei Lysov knocked out of Games Reporter's notebook [As northern evacuees begin school in Zichron Yaakov, some find a silver lining]( By Gavriel Fiske At the Horesh combined primary and middle school in the northern town, displaced kids absorbed into the general student body are starting their second school year away from home More Headlines [Far-right party wins German state election, piling new pressure on Scholz]( By Geir Moulson [Reservist arrested for attempting to murder Arab passerby in Jerusalem]( By ToI Staff [As tanker keeps burning in Red Sea, projectiles hit two other ships off Yemen coast]( By AP [Helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president caused by weather, final report says]( 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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