ToI’s weekly deep dive: Oct. 7 survivors find refuge in Eilat * Horovitz Op-Ed: A long, hard and painful war * Bedouin hostages * Podcast: Israel Story’s Wartime Diaries

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, November 5, 2023 Inside story [For displaced families, Eilat’s charms are a painful reminder of a life pierced by war]( By Canaan Lidor For many of the 60,000 Israelis relocated to the Red Sea resort city since the October 7 massacre, sorrow and worry overlay the memories of earlier happy vacations [Reporter's notebook / At the Dead Sea, a cash-strapped hotel and volunteers struggle to host Sderot evacuees]( By Mati Wagner Op-ed David Horovitz [A long, hard and painful war]( Israel deepens its fight in enemy territory, the US holds our hand, and emboldened anti-Israel activists worldwide spell peril for Diaspora Jews [Op-ed / Netanyahu is trying to avoid an accounting for October 7. This time, he won’t escape]( By Tal Schneider [Gallant: Second stage of war may last months, ‘pockets of resistance’ will remain]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Reporter's notebook Carrie Keller-Lynn [‘They burn our souls’: Mother of two hostages returns to Nir Oz for first time]( Hadas Calderon begs the government to bring back her two children and ex-husband, who were kidnapped on October 7, when Hamas terrorists also murdered her mother and niece Reporter's Notebook [In Rahat, a Bedouin community mourns its October 7 losses away from the public eye]( By Gianluca Pacchiani 21 Bedouins were killed and 6 were abducted; while families of some hostages have launched campaigns, Bedouins have no representative on world stage – and don’t seem to want one [Those We Call Heroes / Four Bedouin drove from Rahat to evacuate their cousin in Be’eri; they rescued dozens]( By ToI Staff [Newly released footage shows Palestinian driver in Hamas hands before Oct. 7 slaying]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Reporter's notebook [Angry and tired, Gazan mothers stuck in Israel after medical care want to get home]( By Lazar Berman Inside story [Blinken faces uphill battle for Gaza war pauses at Israel meetings and Arab summit]( By Jacob Magid Secretary notes civilians ‘bearing brunt’ of military campaign and says he’ll discuss steps to address this during trip, as US privately pushes limiting strikes on southern Gaza [Inside story / Israeli officials: Coalition’s West Bank policy, rhetoric harming US support for war]( By Jacob Magid [34 people indicted since Oct. 7 for incitement, praise of Hamas and Hezbollah]( By Jeremy Sharon The State Attorney’s Office has filed charges against citizens, East Jerusalem residents for social media posts lauding the October 7 atrocities and other offenses [Bill to ban ‘systematic’ viewing of terror content readied for final Knesset passage]( By Jeremy Sharon Inside story [Amid Gaza war, donors pull cash as US universities tolerate student support for terror]( By Cathryn J. Prince Op-ed Robert Philpot [The BBC is under fire for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war – rightly so]( The outlet whose founder famously pledged to ‘educate, inform and entertain’ risks its reputation as the most trusted international news provider globally Top Ops Avi Lewis [Dear world: I don’t care]( I don’t care if you’re out on the street, waving your flag and chanting your slogans. We won’t die silently the way you want us to Aren Maeir [Bearing witness in the valley of the shadow of death]( A visit to the October 7 massacre sites reveals the birth of a horrific new discipline: the archaeology of terrorism Yehudah Mirsky [The nonviolent resistance that hardly ever was]( What does nonviolence mean when the goal is not to change your opponents’ minds, but rather to make them disappear? Sam Wineburg [Stop helping Hamas win its disinformation war]( Fake news and lies are flooding your feed — do these 4 things before sharing that powerful war post Inside story [Carefully constructed misinformation videos boost viral anti-Israel TikTok presence]( By Matt Lebovic Can using Taylor Swift songs help pro-Israel creators win over Gen-Z and escape ‘swarms’ of haters while bypassing TikTok’s ‘mysterious’ – and allegedly biased – platform algorithm? Diaspora [In Europe, soaring antisemitism popularizes a new invention: The camouflaged mezuzah]( By Canaan Lidor Disguised to resemble an alarm sensor, Camozuzah is brainchild of Ireland-based Chabad rabbi; it’s increased adoption underlines surge in hostility to Jews amid Israel-Hamas war [Different this time: On Israel trip, UK Jewish leaders share grief and deep concern]( By Canaan Lidor [In rare rebuke, top Russian rabbi calls antisemitic airport riot ‘eternal disgrace’]( By Canaan Lidor [CRM]( Hostages [‘Waltz with Bashir’ animator creates anguished short about brothers taken captive]( By Jessica Steinberg Yoni Goodman releases ‘Disaster,’ a 1:20 minute film about the Yaakov brothers, abducted by Hamas terrorists from their Kibbutz Nir Oz home [Star search / Celebrities spread stories of hostages to campaign for their freedom]( By Jessica Steinberg [In Jerusalem, hundreds of empty beds and cribs bring home enormity of hostage crisis]( By Jessica Steinberg [Tormented grandfather shows AI video of 8-year-old grandson, held in Gaza]( By Jessica Steinberg [In Tel Aviv, diverse mix of artists shines spotlight on Israeli hostages]( By Bernard Dichek From around the country, artists come to city’s museum square to paint victims held in Gaza, in the hopes of drumming up support — and one day gifting portraits to their subjects ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Israel Story’s Mishy Harman: ‘Wartime Diaries’]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Since the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas of 1,400 and the capture of 240 hostages, the country’s foremost podcast team has pivoted to amplifying slices of life during this uncertain time THOSE WE CALL HEROES [Orthodox mother of 10 worked for 12 hours to rescue revelers from party of death]( By ToI Staff Shifra Buchris and colleagues from the Border Police rescued young people from Supernova party while it was still under Hamas attack, determined to reunite them with their families [Those We Call Heroes / Mother of 12 has 6 sons, 4 sons-in-law, 3 grandchildren & 1 nephew in IDF]( By ToI Staff [Green-collar crime / Soldiers break into Kibbutz Be’eri’s nursery – to water the plants]( By ToI Staff [Non-profits join forces to award microgrants for small-scale acts of kindness]( By Sue Surkes From the Blogs [Inside our collective trauma]( By Shira Pasternak Be'eri The day will come when ’how are you? will no longer be a loaded question. 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