Lebanon border boils * Harvard pres. to keep her job * 20 of 105 soldiers’ deaths in Gaza were friendly fire, accidents * Biden’s Hanukkah promise * IDF’s glass ceiling

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Presented by [World ORT]( Live updates [LIVE: Drone infiltration warnings, rocket fire on Lebanese border; barrage at Ashkelon; Harvard president to keep her job]( By ToI Staff and Ricky Ben-David Praising Biden’s support, Netanyahu notes disagreement with US over ‘day after Hamas,’ says ‘Gaza will not be Hamas-stan nor Fatah-stan’ * West Bank drone strike kills 4 Palestinians [IDF: Deaths of 20 out of 105 soldiers killed in Gaza op were friendly fire, accidents]( By Emanuel Fabian 13 troops killed by strikes, gunfire due to mistaken identification; seven others in accidents, some involving armored vehicles [Marking Hanukkah, Biden vows to keep military support for Israel until Hamas gone]( By Agencies and Jacob Magid US president tells White House holiday reception ‘surge’ in antisemitism ‘sickening,’ promises steadfast backing despite differences with Israel’s leaders [Israeli official denies divide with US over war, says support is ‘public and private’]( By Jacob Magid [Top EU diplomat: Gaza destruction proportionally ‘even greater’ than in WWII Germany]( By AFP and ToI Staff from our sponsor [World ORT Schools in Mexico & Bulgaria offer education and empathy for Israelis traumatized by war]( The month-long program at Colegio Olamí, geared for students aged 12-16, provided teens with plenty of opportunities for learning and socializing Inside story [For Israeli women, the IDF war room’s glass ceiling is constantly reinforced]( By Shira Silkoff For weeks before Hamas invaded, female soldiers tried to sound the alarm. They battled heroically that day and since. But when it comes to decision-making, women are still left outside [US antisemitism up 337% since October 7 in all-time record, ADL says]( By ToI Staff Antisemitism watchdog also cites rise in global incidents since Hamas massacre, including 591% increase in Australia, and 1,563 antisemitic incidents across the UK [Man charged with hate crime for allegedly robbing, assaulting LA Jewish man on Shabbat]( By JTA [New charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue]( By Agencies [IDF troops in Gaza uncover arms, footage of Oct. 7 massacres as battles rage]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AFP Palestinians say military raided hospital in north Gaza amid exchanges of fire; rockets target Gaza border communities, Ashkelon [Gallant: Hamas battalions once ‘considered invincible’ now ‘on verge of collapse’]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Palestinians in West Bank and East Jerusalem go on strike over war in Gaza]( By AFP and Gianluca Pacchiani Top Ops Lori Silberman Brauner [Why I’m keeping my son in Israel as a war rages on]( He is receiving an education and absorbing values far more important than anything he could learn here in New Jersey Marc Kornblatt [When the New York Times came calling]( Our family dynamic is far more layered than the young vs. old, pro-Israel vs. anti-Zionist story told in the newspaper of record Rachel Sharansky Danziger [As we teeter between light and darkness, may we be a good ‘shamash’]( It’s hard for me to draw more from the little jar of resilience in my soul. But even in my most pained moments, I can feel the pain of others Eli Beer [Hold the Red Cross accountable for its inaction]( Israel supporters shouldn’t donate to an agency that has historically abandoned the Jewish people – and continues to do so [Jewish Penn students, prepping for finals, say problems remain after president resigns]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Their school suddenly thrown into the spotlight, victims of campus antisemitism feel they’re now being asked to explain it while they’d rather be studying for a hectic exam week [Jewish Federations chair Julie Platt helms Penn’s board amid leadership transition]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Hundreds of Harvard faculty back president criticized for remarks on antisemitism]( By ToI Staff and AP University’s top governing body set to decide whether to support Claudine Gay, after she apologizes for getting caught up in ‘extended, combative exchange’ in congressional hearing [Inside story / ‘Is that really her?’: Liberal Jews split on Stefanik after antisemitism hearings]( By Ron Kampeas [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Gantz tells Blinken that Israel will have to respond to rising Hezbollah attacks]( By Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid War cabinet minister ups pressure on international community to restore calm on northern border via diplomatic means, before Israel responds with greater military force [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec. 12: Day 67 – Scribes write Torahs for troops, hostages, kibbutz]( [IDF drone strike kills 4 Palestinians who attacked troops in West Bank’s Jenin]( By Emanuel Fabian Forces carry out morning raid in which they arrest dozens of terror suspects, seize weapons and destroy bomb-making lab, command center and tunnel shafts [Activists claim harassment after Israeli reservists ransack rural Palestinian hamlet]( By Jeremy Sharon [Berlin finds Abbas’s 2022 Holocaust remarks incite hatred, but can’t pursue charges]( By Agencies [Netanyahu said to tell MKs that Saudis, UAE will foot bill of Gaza reconstruction]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid PM makes claim despite Arab nations’ insistence they won’t play day-after role without PA’s return to Strip, which he opposes; also said to liken Oct. 7 toll to Oslo Accords deaths [Opposition slams fourfold budget hike for settlements ministry amid war in Gaza]( By Jeremy Sharon [‘One girl was given ketamine’: Israeli doctor says hostages abused, drugged in Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff Psychiatrist cites ‘physical, sexual, mental, psychological’ torment, says one freed Hamas captive was held in total darkness for days, others still experience dissociative states [Reports suggest tentative movement toward resumption of talks to free hostages]( By ToI Staff [Every day like ‘Russian roulette’: Freed hostages share accounts of Hamas captivity]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Houthi missile hits Norwegian tanker in Red Sea; ship reportedly en route to Israel]( By Agencies None hurt as vessel attacked by Iran-backed Yemen rebel group on its way to Suez Canal; reports say boat was headed for Ashdod, though operator says it was taking palm oil to Italy [Iraq scrambles to rein in Iran-backed groups, fearing spillover of Israel-Hamas war]( By Agencies [Drone, rockets fired at US-led coalition forces in Iraq and Syria]( By AFP [National Library of Israel collecting all documentation of Hamas massacre and war]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Institution for collective cultural memory of the State of Israel and the Jewish people meets the challenge of amassing material in real time while the events are being denied [As war splits US progressives, Jewish and Black groups unite on voters’ rights]( By Luke Tress In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities, many American Jews say they feel abandoned by peers on the left, but the Workers Circle is putting all aside to support the cause [Insights on how Jewish life has changed (so far) after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll [Blue ribbon campaign for Israeli hostages exhausts stock of Boston supplier]( By Matt Lebovic So far, ribbon for 80,000 trees has been distributed to 51 participating organizations ‘to keep the hostages foremost in the thoughts and actions of all Americans’ [Day 67 – Scribes write Torahs for troops, hostages, kibbutz]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [State attorney orders probe into police conduct in killing of Yuval Castleman]( By Jeremy Sharon [Holocaust, Hamas war take center stage at star-studded virtual Claims Conference event]( By jacob gurvis [Amid Hamas war, Israeli consumer confidence takes another dip in November]( By Sharon Wrobel [Ex-minister who lost soldier son on Oct. 7 reports threats, abuse for criticism of PM]( By ToI Staff [Detroit cops arrest person of interest in murder of synagogue president]( By Agencies [Israeli tech execs seek UK funds to help create a startup for every Oct. 7 victim]( By Sharon Wrobel [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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