Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
It is day 202 of the war with Hamas. Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
So-called pro-Palestinian rallies have sprouted up on US campuses, from Columbia University in New York -- where in-person classes have been canceled -- to the University of Southern California on Wednesday, just hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens of protesters. Horovitz describes what he believes are the protesters’ goals.
A senior Israeli defense official said Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces has conducted all necessary preparations to take Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah and can launch an operation the moment it gets government approval. But will the IDF also wait for US approval?
Thirty years after the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina has asked Pakistan and Sri Lanka to arrest Iran’s interior minister Ahmad Vahidi who is a lead suspect in planning the attacks. Why is Argentina again interested in seeking justice for the bombing?
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Discussed articles include:
The goal of the campus Jew-haters: To render Israel indefensible, in both senses of the word
At heart of protests sweeping US universities is demand they divest from Israel
Dozens arrested at U of Texas, USC as anti-Israel protests spread to more US campuses
As anti-Israel encampment at Columbia endures, Jewish students lament ‘Judenrein’ campus
IDF ready to conquer Gaza’s Rafah, awaiting government okay, says senior official
Argentina asks host countries to arrest visiting Iranian minister over 1994 bombing
THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel
THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
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IMAGE: Students attend a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally against the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, on April 24, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP)
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BONUS - Philosopher Dr. Micah Goodman analyzes six months of war
Day 184 - A guided tour of the fronts after six months of war
Day 183 - After Biden's 'or else' call, is more aid reaching Gaza?
Day 182 - Israel to open port, border crossing to get aid to Gaza
Day 181 - Israel braces for possible retaliatory Iran strike
Day 180 - Knesset protests, Haredi draft and maybe Israeli cocoa
Day 179 - Fingers pointed at IAF over strikes in Gaza and Syria
Day 178 - Why Israel contests UN's Gaza famine claims
Day 177 - Did the IDF lay a trap for Hamas at Shifa Hospital?
Day 176 - Palestinian Authority rebrands with White House help
Day 175 - Historic High Court ruling may propel haredi draft
Day 174 - Haredi draft bill looms; Netanyahu spins and flipflops
Day 173 - IAF flies deep into Lebanon, Hezbollah rocket kills man
Day 172 - As US abstains at UN, Hamas hardens its demands
Day 171 - IDF battalion head: Hamas's 'fighting spirit' is broken
Day 170 - All fronts active as Gallant heads to DC
Day 169 - UN’s Gaza aid head: Situation slightly less desperate
Day 168 - Kotel prayers for hostages; US rabbi reports support is hard
Day 167 - The Israeli PM is (again) a partisan issue in the US
Day 166 - As Canada halts arms to Israel, who could follow?
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