ToI’s weekly deep dive: Yeshiva preps haredi men to serve * Lazar Berman analysis of northern front * Gazans who fled Strip held on Greek isle * Podcast: Haviv Rettig Gur

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, June 16, 2024 [A yeshiva that preps Haredi men for IDF service mourns first graduate to fall in battle]( By Mati Wagner As Israeli society debates mandatory ultra-Orthodox enlistment amid war, Staff Sgt. Bezalel Kovach’s life and death present a new view of what it means to belong to the community Op-ed David Horovitz [If Hamas wanted to end the war, it would take the Israeli offer]( As the US says, and the partially published terms indicate, there is an Israeli proposal on the table that would end the war for the return of all hostages. Hamas just doesn’t want it Reporter's notebook [On a Greek isle, Gazans who fled before October 7 seesaw between hardship and hope]( By Eliyahu Freedman Analysis Lazar Berman [The north is burning, but an invasion of Lebanon solves nothing]( Israel needs time to build up the IDF for a decisive campaign against Hezbollah, but with a Gaza hostage deal unlikely, it has no easy way to end a fight in the north and bring residents home [Analysis / In the north and south, diplomacy has become more decisive than military might]( By Amir Bar Shalom Explainer Jeremy Sharon [Did the Nuseirat hostage rescue operation comply with international law?]( While Israel has celebrated the rescue of four hostages, critics argue the large number of Palestinian casualties means op may have have violated laws of war; not so, say others ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: The weakness of international law]( By ToI Staff In the wake of 2 UN reports, ToI’s senior analyst delves into the use of global institutions to delegitimize Israel, even as they are unable to protect any world citizen under fire [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 12: Day 250 – A political psychologist takes Israel’s temperature]( By ToI Staff [Poll: Support for Hamas on the rise among Palestinians, now double Fatah’s]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Top Ops Gershon Baskin [Palestinians, you can break this cycle]( It is time to make clear that you seek to build your own country with honor and dignity – not in place of Israel, but next to it Rachel Lester [Mad about the rescue mission? I don’t care.]( You should have used your anger to urge Hamas to release the hostages or expect Israel to do whatever necessary to free them Alex Pomson [When the price of loving Israel is ostracism]( The challenge for Israel educators is no longer about deepening ties to the Jewish state, it’s proving those ties are worth it all Mark Shinar [On haircuts and closets]( When a chatty London barber asked me where I was from, Israel was the accurate answer – but what was the right answer? Reporter's notebook [Germans say far-right AfD lacks legitimacy, even after its European Parliament gains]( By Canaan Lidor [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Stories of civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel]( [Read Here]( Reporter's notebook [Modern Robin Hood with a social justice mandate helps returnees on path of renewal]( By Sharon Wrobel During war, Social Delivery collects unwanted surplus from retailers and offices of tech firms and disperses the goods ranging from clothes to furniture to Gaza border communities [Photojournalist Ziv Koren shows the world what happened on October 7, in new exhibit]( By Jessica Steinberg Reporter's notebook [At The Hague, Israelis brave protests to present a portable ‘Hamas tunnel’ exhibit]( By Canaan Lidor People of the Books [A redemptive reading of Talmudic women reveals ‘radical truths’ hidden by the rabbis]( By Maya Zanger-Nadis Perfect for Shavuot learning, a new book by thinker Gila Fine reexamines the complex narratives of women in the Talmud, giving them new life with insightful second readings [Short stories about Israelis in flux feel familiar in novelist’s latest collection]( By Jessica Steinberg [Interview / In Germany, threats to Holocaust memory come from both ends of the political spectrum]( By Matt Lebovic [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Centropa archive documents Holocaust survivors’ entire lives – not just the Nazi years]( By Matt Lebovic Environment [Israel ‘has alternatives’ to suspended Colombian coal, says electric company]( By Sue Surkes Latin American country supplies more than half of Israel’s coal; IEC negotiating with alternative suppliers to ‘increase room for maneuver’ [Rock bottom / Nubian ibex rescued from 10-meter-deep sinkhole]( By Sue Surkes [Bottled up by war, Judean hills vintners open anew to let visitors ‘breathe a little’]( By Jessica Steinberg Wineries from the Matte Yehuda region offer a month of tastings and tours with notes of melancholy and grief for those affected by the fighting and hostage crisis [Massive wall tapestry mimics piles of books at new National Library]( By Jessica Steinberg Interview [To fight anti-Zionism, NY philanthropist showcases artifacts that tie Jews to Israel]( By Gavriel Fiske Antiquities buff George S. Blumenthal talks about his latest project, which offers ‘bite-sized’ pieces of evidence to counter claims that Jews are not indigenous to the Holy Land [Archaeology / Benefactors’ coats of arms revealed on early 20th century Jerusalem building]( By Gavriel Fiske [Archaeology / Study: Ancient phylacteries’ natural leather color illustrates evolution of Jewish law]( By Gavriel Fiske from the blogs [Museums are the latest anti-Israel battleground]( By Rafael Medoff An exhibit on an anti-racism campaign by American Jews in the 40s and 50s is closed to the public following a staff walkout [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved