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 203 of the war with Hamas. Yeshiva University president Rabbi Ari Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's special in-depth interview episode.
Berman was in Israel when Hamas invaded Israel's south on October 7, slaughtering 1,200 and taking 253 individuals hostage to Gaza. He told The Times of Israel this week that he felt called to return to New York, where he heads Modern Orthodoxy's flagship institution, and began immediately call on his university head peers to form a broad coalition to condemn the massacre and ensuing suffering.
More than 100 institutions of higher education, including public and private, faith-based, and historically Black colleges and universities, signed onto a a statement saying that they stood "with Israel, the Palestinians who suffer under Hamas' cruel rule in Gaza and all people of moral conscience."
Today, as violent anti-Israel protests are erupting on campuses throughout the United States, Berman shares his insights into the failings of the educators who allowed them to proliferate.
For the latest updates, please see The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Hundreds arrested across US campuses as police clamp down on anti-Israel protests
US Catholic universities offer campuses as refuge for ‘harassed’ Jewish students
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: Yeshiva University head Rabbi Ari Berman (Yeshiva University)
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Day 204 - Report from Northwestern's Gaza 'solidarity encampment'
Day 202 - Why US students must be schooled on protesters' goals
Day 201 - Gaza heats up as Hezbollah drones reach Israeli beaches
Day 200 - Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin want freedom for Hersh
Day 199 - What could make Pharaoh Sinwar let our people go?
Day 198 - Split screen as US approves aid, but considers IDF sanction
Day 197 - US mum on Iran strike after urging Israeli restraint
Day 196 - What we know about an alleged Israeli strike in Iran
Day 195 - Did Israel miss its moment to hit back at Iran?
Day 194 - Tension on 3 fronts; Knesset passes 1st reading of climate bill
Day 193 - Why Jordan suppresses its role in blocking Iran's drones
Day 192 - Could regional help in thwarting Iran shift global axis?
Day 191 - How Israel and allies foiled first direct Iranian attack
Day 190 - West Bank roils after murder of teenage Jewish shepherd
Day 189 - Tension mounts over Iran, question of surviving hostages
Day 188 - High Court to decide whether to wade in on Gaza aid
Day 187 - Biden again puts onus on Israel to pause the war
Day 186 - Israel gets aid to Gaza; will allies be appeased?
Day 185 - With Gaza troop drawdown, PM marches to Biden's drum
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