ToI’s weekly deep dive: 100 days of war * Foreign interns who stayed * How a fair court would rule in genocide case * Focus on Qatar * Podcast: Israel Story highlights

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, January 14, 2024 [Undeterred by Oct. 7 massacre, foreign interns keep Gaza-periphery dairy farms afloat]( By Bernard Dichek Agricultural students from Africa and Asia plant themselves on mostly-evacuated kibbutzim, helping to tend to the herds during a labor shortage Op-ed David Horovitz [After hearing out South Africa and Israel on genocide, what a fair-minded court would do]( In seeking The Hague’s intervention, Israel argued persuasively, South Africa is abusing the court and potentially subverting the Genocide Convention [Full text: Israel to ICJ / S. Africa genocide case is ‘a libel,’ aimed ‘to deny Israel the right to defend itself’]( By ToI Staff [Israel rejects genocide claims at The Hague, says South Africa’s allegations ‘baseless’]( By Jeremy Sharon [Analysis / South Africa paints grim picture of Gaza, but obfuscates foundations of genocide claim]( By Jeremy Sharon Interview [As Israel faces charges at The Hague, a Cornell expert in genocide weighs in]( By Cathryn J. Prince Op-ed Tal Schneider [The IDF should have opened a probe into the events of October 7 a long time ago]( The war in Gaza won’t end any time soon. Instead of attacking the military for beginning an internal probe, the government should immediately establish a state commission of inquiry [Hamas planned Oct. 7 from before 2014, with final decision made by 5 leaders – report]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan 14: At 100 days, a look at war’s past, present and possible future]( By ToI Staff ToI in Gaza [On Gaza civilian evacuation road, IDF uncovers largest Hamas rocket factory to date]( By Emanuel Fabian Reporter's notebook [‘Impoverished, broken and in pain’: Thousands at Western Wall mass prayer for hostages]( By Canaan Lidor With 100 days of captivity fast approaching for abductees, crowds seek their salvation through God [Religious, secular relatives of Gaza hostages gather to sing, pray and hope for unity]( By Jessica Steinberg [‘Enough!’: 120,000 attend 24-hour rally for hostages’ release after 100 days in Gaza]( By Jessica Steinberg [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Stories of civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel]( [Read Here]( Analysis [Will the High Court rulings against the judicial overhaul become a permanent revolution?]( By Jeremy Sharon Landmark decisions last week placed constraints on the Knesset’s authority over Israel’s constitutional identity, but it is not legal arguments alone that powered the shift Analysis Lazar Berman [Why ministers’ continued bickering over IDF probe could hinder likely war in north]( For second time in as many weeks, cabinet members clash over investigation that the military says is needed to provide crucial insights for likely campaign against Hezbollah [Facing Hezbollah rockets, volunteers evacuated from border distribute life-saving gear]( By Diana Bletter Inside story [How Qatar, the Gulf’s ‘enfant terrible’ and sponsor of Hamas, is also an ally of the West]( By Gianluca Pacchiani The petrostate has taken flak for harboring terror leaders and enabling them to plan Oct. 7. Experts discuss what drives Qatar’s long history of support for Islamist extremists [Interview / For Shaer family, targeted killing of Arouri brings some closure to son’s 2014 murder]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Analysis / Why Islamic State attacked Iran on the anniversary of Soleimani’s death]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Inside story Jacob Magid [Saudi normalization still possible post-war, but price for Israel is higher — officials]( Top US officials, Arab diplomat say Jerusalem will have to concede more to Palestinians than before Oct. 7 onslaught, but that Riyadh’s need for US defense guarantees hasn’t changed [Op-ed: Day 96 of the war / Our government and our essential ally, utterly at odds on how to safeguard our future]( By David Horovitz [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 13: Day 99 – Why Saudis are ‘absolutely’ interested in Israel deal]( By ToI Staff [Along the border with Lebanon, artists in a Christian Arab village forge on amid war]( By Diana Bletter Top Ops Gershon Baskin [One hundred days and hard decisions]( All of the Palestinian prisoners in Israel for all of the hostages. Will our leaders be willing to pay that awful price? Barbara Aiello [What happens when the kippah comes off?]( Following an attack on a fellow rabbi, going bareheaded in public may make me safer, but it also diminishes me Boaz Ganor [Israel’s playing poker while Iran is playing chess]( Did Israel fall into Iran’s trap in going after its weaker proxy, Hamas, while the stronger strategic Hezbollah remains nearly unscathed? Elazar Gabay [The Chabad radicals within]( Lubavitch headquarters is dominated by a violent messianic faction with disregard for the police. It’s time for new leadership Diaspora [Antisemitism skyrockets on social media at Harvard after Claudine Gay’s departure]( By Jordana Horn With former president stepping down amid controversies over antisemitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism, a new avalanche of hate speech has been unleashed [Inside Story / Is Urban Dictionary’s new entry ‘to get Israeled’ an antisemitic trope? ADL weighs in]( By Matt Lebovic Inside story [Former MK Neguise’s candidacy as ambassador to Ethiopia stirs up his ‘missionary’ past]( By Canaan Lidor [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Mishy Harman: 3 ‘postcards’ from wartime Israel]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan In our monthly compilation episode with Israel Story, we hear from a resident of Sderot pushing to resettle Gush Katif, a philanthropist and a mourning gay partner turned activist [Interview / US-born Israeli mother feels tortured not knowing her son’s last moments on Oct. 7]( By Jessica Steinberg [The way home / Hostages’ sister creates trail of shoes on Tel Aviv boardwalk]( By Jessica Steinberg [The Persian-Jewish grandma who wants to feed the entire IDF from her apartment]( By Gavriel Fiske Reporter's notebook [Under expert eyes, objects retrieved from rubble help document October 7’s horrors]( By Sue Surkes From the Blogs [22.5andMe: Am I Jewish enough?]( By Clint Margrave I’d like to believe I’d never use my identity as an argument about war or foreign policy but I’d be lying if I said this doesn’t feel personal [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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