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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Day 165 - How resettling Gaza is not a quixotic passing fancy
Day 164 - Why Schumer's speech fell on deaf Israeli ears
Day 163 - IDF secures first sea-drop of Gazan aid. Sustainable?
Day 162 - Who was Senator Schumer's 'howler' speech aimed at?
Day 161 - Brothers in Arms eyes politics; EVOO shortage?
Day 160 - General's mic drop as Blinken gives IDF new 'orders'
Day 159 - By land, air and sea, humanitarian aid rushed to Gaza
Day 158 - Tel Aviv markets optimistic; rabbinical threat over Haredi draft
Day 157 - And the Oscar goes to... the Hamas propaganda machine
Day 156 - A deep dive into the ongoing IDF operations in Gaza
Day 155 - Hope floats? How the US is building a dock off Gaza
Day 154 - East Jlemites expect different kind of Ramadan
Day 153 - Oct. 7 & Meron disaster: A pattern of poor leadership?
Day 152 - Gantz wraps up US trip, with questionable results
Day 151 - Where is world outcry after UN finds hostages are raped?
Day 150 - Israel pushes aid into Gaza. So why isn't it delivered?
Day 149 - Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the 'other' bad guys in Gaza
Day 148 - Why US-airdropped aid to Gaza is a drop in the bucket
Day 147 - Chain of events of deadly stampede in Gaza unraveled
Day 146 - Sinwar claims Hamas is winning the war. Here's why
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