ToI must-reads from war’s 8th month: Superhuman citizens * Reports from Gaza & Ramallah * Op-ed: How to save and heal Israel * Podcast: Oct. 7 sexual-violence denialism

[Times of Israel]( Friday, June 7, 2024 Reporter's notebook [Under a rug in Gazan home, IDF troops found shaft leading to bodies of 4 hostages]( By Lazar Berman The Times of Israel joins paratroopers fighting in the heart of Jabaliya’s refugee camp, where a determined officer made a sad but profound discovery — days before he was killed Interview [After Oct. 7, UK journalist Hadley Freeman believes ‘the progressive left hates Jews’]( By Robert Philpot The New York-born writer comes out with a new essay on the antisemitism emerging after the Hamas atrocities in Israel, and how it’s rooted in a hypocritical and myopic ideology [Inside story / On Europe’s campuses, explosions of violent antisemitism have become de rigueur]( By Canaan Lidor Inside story Jacob Magid [The US aims to wrap up Gaza war. How does that square with its goal of toppling Hamas?]( Biden officials envision substantially weakened Hamas remaining in Gaza, but aim to marginalize it further with an Arab-backed PA that can out-govern the terror group Reporter's notebook [In Ramallah, Palestinians welcome recognition by 3 countries with cautious optimism]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Residents celebrate diplomatic achievement but say that more pressure is needed on Israel to realize a two-state solution, whether from the US, Arab states or international courts Op-ed David Horovitz [To save and heal Israel, Netanyahu must quit or at least face the electorate]( If he is not prepared to leave public life of his own volition, he should set the date to face the political judgment of the nation that entrusted him with its safety [Explainer / Why Smotrich doesn’t trust Israel’s defense brass to spend for tomorrow’s wars]( By Sam Sokol Jonathan Lipow [Should Israel ‘clear and hold’ Gaza?]( [Since overcoming the initial shock of October 7, Israel has prosecuted the war in Gaza through a remarkably successful series of large-scale raids. The IDF enters one region after another for some days or weeks, destroys terrorist infrastructure and forces Hamas into very lopsided engagements. The IDF then withdraws, only to return weeks or months later to repeat the process. The Israeli approach has clearly been successful, resulting in massive losses for Hamas while Israeli casualties have been light and relatively few Gazan civilians have died. But American observers –...]( Interview [Israel’s economic response fails to address war needs, says former central bank head]( By Sharon Wrobel ToI podcast [What Matters Now to law expert Cochav Elkayam-Levy: Denialism of Oct. 7 sexual violence]( By ToI Staff After a deafening silence from global women’s organizations who hesitated to condemn Hamas’s weaponization of rape, the lecturer founded a civil commission to document the crimes [Online watchdog prods platforms to tackle posts denying sexual assault on Oct. 7]( By Sharon Wrobel Inside story [Does ICC Prosecutor Khan have a case against Netanyahu and Gallant? Experts doubt it]( By Jeremy Sharon Proving intentionality behind potential ICC charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes would pose a significant obstacle, say international law experts [Analysis / As World Court case progresses, Israel could face more forceful order to end war]( By Jeremy Sharon [How ordinary citizens became superhuman on October 7: A new book recounts their tales]( By Sue Surkes Author Nachum Avniel’s ‘We’re On Our Way: The Civilians Who Saved Lives On October 7’ focuses on everyday heroes to highlight the oft-overlooked greatness Israelis hold within [‘Every day is Memorial Day’ for bereaved siblings of October 7 victims]( By Jessica Steinberg Health [As more troops survive injuries, some credit battlefield transfusions of whole blood]( By Renee Ghert-Zand IDF only military in the world currently performing procedure pioneered by US army; while no proof yet to declare it a panacea, fight against Hezbollah may prove its worth [Chaplain duo at Soroka hospital treat patients spiritually wounded by October 7]( By Diana Bletter [Israel finishes 5th as Switzerland wins Eurovision in Malmo; Eden Golan: ‘So proud’]( By Amy Spiro Israel’s entry receives second-highest public vote after months of activists calling for it to be barred; Irish and Portuguese acts make small pro-Palestinian gestures on screen [Explainer / Israel gets top public vote from 14 countries in Eurovision – plus ‘rest of the world’]( By Amy Spiro [Op-ed / When an Israeli showed inspirational courage in the singing of a pop song]( By David Horovitz [Matisyahu, Idan Raichel headline MIT concert for post-October 7 Jewish unity and joy]( By Rich Tenorio Memorial Day [An unsung heroine’s 1948 tale of courage and captivity resonates anew after October 7]( By Tal Schneider Rivka Grabovsky’s little-known ordeals, during the War of Independence and as a POW held by Syria, take on added layers as Israelis process a more recent tragedy [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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