Biden: PM’s hurting Israel * Chief rabbi: Haredim will leave Israel if forced into army * Mossad: Hamas wants Ramadan violence not truce * 2 hostage mothers bridge divide

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, March 10, 2024 Presented by [Sheba Global]( [Sharpening criticism, Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel more than he’s helping’]( By Jacob Magid US president offers terse ‘yes’ when asked if he would be willing to address Knesset in Israel, says IDF entry into Rafah a ‘red line,’ but won’t abandon ally or cut off weapons [Chief Sephardic rabbi says ultra-Orthodox will leave Israel if forced into army]( By ToI Staff ‘All these secular people don’t understand that without kollels and yeshivas, the army would not be successful,’ says Yitzhak Yosef, sparking backlash across the political spectrum [Assailing chief rabbi, Lapid says Haredim would have to get jobs if they moved abroad]( By Sam Sokol Live updates [LIVE - Police, Shin Bet: 13 Arab Israelis charged with planning terror attacks for Hamas]( By ToI Staff Iron Dome intercepts 7 of 37 rockets in north * IDF confirms Lebanon strike that killed family of 5, including 3 Hezbollah members * LA: Anti-Israel protesters to rally ahead of Oscars 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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[Mossad: Hamas toughening demands for hostage deal, seeks Ramadan escalation]( By ToI Staff Spy agency says chief met CIA counterpart to advance deal, adds talks persist despite difficulties; Qatar reportedly threatens to expel Hamas leaders if they don’t accept deal From the blogs Yossi Ben Ari [How the independent State of Palestine gets founded]( In a scenario from the not-at-all-distant future, the White House lets Netanyahu know that the train has already left the station [IDF officer killed in Gaza fighting, raising toll of slain troops to 248]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Amishar Ben David, 43, is first cousin of finance minister Smotrich; IDF says 12-story Rafah high-rise used by Hamas bombed overnight; security chiefs approve new battle plans [State comptroller said aiming to publish first Oct. 7 findings by anniversary]( By ToI Staff [UNRWA report claims some agency employees admitted Hamas ties under Israeli coercion]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Across the religious divide, two mothers of hostages find support in one another]( By Jessica Steinberg Meirav Leshem Gonen and Ditsa Or live different lives in Israel, but feel like ‘distant sisters’ in their shared battles to bring their children home [Hostage freed in November recalls ‘first hug’ with brother and partner rescued later]( By ToI Staff [Protesters, police clash following rallies focused on plight of female hostages]( By Iddo Schejter, Charlie Summers and Canaan Lidor Two Tel Aviv protests held block apart, both using Women’s Day as theme; rally for hostages disperses peacefully, while anti-gov’t protesters spar with cops before heading home Op-ed Robert Philpot [Grotesque cartoons to allegations of genocide: How the UK’s Guardian portrays Israel]( The center-left daily with a growing global reach has strayed far from its early pro-Zionism and today accuses Israel of murdering Palestinian journalists, among other charges Top Ops Shmuly Yanklowitz [A new spiritual framework for Zionism]( A secular Jew in California and a Haredi Jew in Bnei Brak (and everyone in between) can all find their shared destiny in Jewish ethical growth Gershon Baskin [Through trauma, conflict, and loss, my Palestinian friend Samer gets it]( Israelis can’t have real security unless Palestinians have real freedom and dignity, and Palestinians won’t get that unless Israelis are truly secure [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast ToI Staff [Daily Briefing Mar 10: Day 156 – A deep dive into the ongoing IDF operations in Gaza]( Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian updates us on what’s happening in the ground offensive, the uptick of barrages from the north, and pre-Ramadan unrest in the West Bank [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar 9: Day 155 – Hope floats? How the US is building a dock off Gaza]( By ToI Staff Inside Story Sam Sokol [Citing IDF’s manpower ‘surplus,’ Haredim reject post-October 7 draft equality push]( Despite defense minister and IDF chief’s calls for more soldiers, UTJ lawmakers threaten to bolt coalition if even ‘one real yeshiva student has to close his Talmud’ [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Hezbollah fires barrage at north after deadly IDF strike in Lebanon]( By Emanuel Fabian Terror group launches 37 rockets at Meron, causing no damage or injuries; airstrike in Khirbet Selm kills five, including three Hezbollah operatives [Erdogan says Turkey ‘firmly’ backs terror group Hamas, compares Netanyahu to Hitler]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Voters go to polls across Israel in second round of municipal elections]( By Sam Sokol Run-offs underway in Ariel, Beit Shemesh, Abu Ghosh, Haifa and 31other cities and villages where no candidate managed to reach 40% in last month’s first round [Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists aim to disrupt Oscars with street protest]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff Several groups collaborating on march through Los Angeles under banner ‘No awards during a genocide!’; police to boost presence in addition to already heavy security [Google sacks employee for protesting during speech by company’s Israel chief]( By Michael Horovitz [Herzog inaugurates new Amsterdam Holocaust museum as protesters demand his arrest]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Alongside Dutch king, Israeli president opens Netherlands’s National Holocaust Museum with call to remember ‘the horrors born of hatred’ as activists accuse him of genocide in Gaza [Day 156 – A deep dive into the ongoing IDF operations in Gaza]( [listen to the podcast]( [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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