Netanyahu blamed for deadly Meron crush * What Biden’s top aides told Gantz * PM okays Ramadan Temple Mt access * Horovitz Op-ed: Most worrying period for Jews since WWII

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Presented by [Sheba Global]( [State inquiry blames Netanyahu, but does not sanction him, for deadly 2021 Meron crush]( By ToI Staff Commission says there was ‘reasonable basis’ to conclude PM knew site was dangerous; also names Ohana, Shabtai as responsible for disaster in which 45 men and boys died [Full text of inquiry’s findings on officials’ responsibility for 2021 Meron disaster]( By ToI Staff Inside story Jacob Magid [Biden aides to Gantz: Gaza aid convoy disaster shows need for viable post-war plans]( US officials say incident wouldn’t have occurred if more was done to get aid to Gazans, warn it could portend Strip’s future if Israel won’t advance clear alternative to Hamas rule [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar. 6: Day 152 – Gantz wraps up US trip, with questionable results]( By ToI Staff [PM told UK embassy not to help with Gantz’s trip in any way, including security — TV]( By ToI Staff Op-ed: Day 152 of the war David Horovitz [We’re living in the most worrying period for Jews since World War II]( And there’s rarely been a time when Israel’s existence, imperiled from without, and hobbled from within, has been so manifestly necessary from our sponsor [Sheba Makes Newsweek’s Top 10 Hospitals 2024 List]( At Sheba, we provide hope without boundaries, and help people return to life. 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[Netanyahu overrules Ben Gvir: Temple Mount access on Ramadan to be like previous years]( By ToI Staff Rejecting restrictions on Israeli Arabs, PM says freedom of worship will be maintained, with weekly review, amid worries Hamas, Iran may stir up violence; far-right minister fumes [Government panel greenlights nearly 3,500 new West Bank homes]( By ToI Staff [Man hurt in Jerusalem terror stabbing; Palestinian attacker, 14, caught]( By Emanuel Fabian 64-year-old in moderate condition; East Jerusalem teen flees scene, is captured a short while later [Soldier seriously hurt in West Bank stabbing attack; assailant shot dead]( By Emanuel Fabian Live updates [LIVE: Likud says Bennett, Lapid used Meron tragedy as ‘political weapon’ against PM Netanyahu]( By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff Linking Meron to October 7, critics blast PM for refusal to take responsibility * AG said set to relaunch criminal probes * Thousands of settlement homes advanced [Hamas appears to reject deal as mediators said pursuing days-long pause to build trust]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Claiming it’s being flexible to achieve a ‘comprehensive cessation of aggression against our people,’ terror group nevertheless warns it won’t negotiate ‘indefinitely’ [Biden: Hostage deal in Hamas’s hands; we’ll know in a couple of days if it’ll happen]( By Jacob Magid [US revises Gaza Security Council draft to reflect Harris comments on ‘catastrophe’]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Washington now calling for ‘an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages,’ after previously vetoing three other resolutions [US makes second Gaza aid airdrop, in joint operation with Jordan and Egypt]( By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Energy Ministry finalizing revolutionary plan for Gaza border area energy independence]( By Sue Surkes Op-ed Shalom Yerushalmi [Netanyahu plans for Israel to stay in Gaza for 10 years]( In addition to leading the war effort, the prime minister is also engaged in a fierce battle with his political rivals and plotting to stay in power for many more years Top Ops Ellen Ginsberg Simon [On International Women’s Day, where are they?]( For a moment, I try to conjure the experiences of each woman held captive by Hamas – and hope they know we have not forgotten them Daniel Elbaum [A tale of two taxis]( I’m a proud Jew and a public Zionist, yet even I have been wary around non-Jews recently. Connecting with the Israelis volunteering in my community helps [Journalists accuse UN sexual violence envoy of enabling Israeli attacks]( By Lazar Berman Sex crimes official under fire in presser after presenting report that indicates widespread rape on October 7 though it doesn’t directly accuse Hamas of perpetrating the crimes [Hezbollah fires heavy rocket barrage at Kiryat Shmona after IDF strikes in Lebanon]( By Emanuel Fabian Terror group says volley of 30 projectiles a response to civilian deaths in Israeli airstrike; indirect negotiations to end hostilities due to begin during Ramadan [US shoots down missile and drones launched toward destroyer by Yemen’s Houthis]( By Jon Gambrell [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday contests, moving them closer to rematch]( By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow and CHRIS MEGERIAN But both the US president and his predecessor fail to sweep races, with Nikki Haley claiming victory in Vermont and previously unknown candidate defeating Biden in American Samoa [Nikki Haley suspends campaign, leaving Trump as only major Republican candidate]( By Steve Peoples and MEG KINNARD [Trump: Oct. 7 attack, Israel’s response wouldn’t have happened if I were president]( By Jacob Magid [Haifa museum offers artists’ views of home, new exhibits post-October 7]( By Jessica Steinberg Art museum reconfigures its winter season after the Hamas attacks on Gaza border communities to highlight the losses that so many have faced [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [‘Uncommitted’ vote against Biden’s pro-Israel stance makes mark in 5 more states]( By Ron Kampeas Protest gains include a fifth of Minnesota ballots; anti-war movement could send delegates to convention, indicating issue could hurt incumbent in November’s presidential election [California Democrat Schiff heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at victory rally]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [UC Berkeley under federal investigation after protesters disrupt Israeli speaker]( By Andrew Lapin [Jewish fertility group helps Alabama clients undergo IVF elsewhere after state ruling]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish Fertility Foundation calls court decision classifying frozen embryos as unborn children a ‘worst-case scenario,’ as clinics have largely halted treatments [Day 152 – Gantz wraps up US trip, with questionable results]( [listen to the podcast]( [Meet the squadron of photographers chronicling Israel’s protests for the world]( By Ariella Oldfield For the past four years, the Israel Democracy Photography and Drone Squadron has been providing voluntary free documentation of demonstrations for local and foreign media More Headlines [Canada sued by pro-Palestinian advocates over military exports to Israel]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Chile cancels Israeli participation in Latin America’s largest aerospace fair]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Report lists 24 countries making ‘little to no progress’ in returning Nazi-looted art]( By Canaan Lidor [North Carolina race pits Jewish Democrat against Republican accused of antisemitism]( By Ron Kampeas [American Jewish World Service to lay off 10% of staff, pare back global operations]( By Luke Tress [National security adviser gives testimony in Netanyahu graft trial]( By ToI Staff [Backed by Microsoft and Cisco, Israel’s Team8 raises $500m to help build startups]( By Sharon Wrobel [Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing 2,000 employees due to Gaza war boycott]( By AP and ToI Staff [Italian soccer fan held for Nazi salute at beer hall where Hitler founded Nazi party]( By AP [US sanctions spyware firm, Israeli founder for tech targeting journalists, officials]( By Jacob Magid and Agencies [‘We cannot forget them’: New museum details murder of 75% of Dutch Jews in Holocaust]( By AP [Obituary / Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who stood up to neo-Nazis, dies at 102]( By Alix Wall [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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