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Saturday, August 2, 2014
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Liveblog August 2, Day 26 of war with Hamas (closed)
Seized soldier’s family pleads not to leave him behind, as PM says Gaza op goes on
By
Itamar Sharon
,
Ricky Ben-David
,
Yifa Yaakov
and
Ilan Ben Zion
Netanyahu says IDF will redeploy according to Israel’s security needs once last tunnels demolished soon, thanks Obama for support, slams countries that are tolerant of terror; family of kidnapped soldier Hadar Goldin makes emotional appeal
US must ‘never second-guess me again’ on Hamas, Netanyahu tells Shapiro
By
AP
and
ToI Staff
Israel hits 5 Gaza mosques used to hide weapons, won’t send truce team to Cairo
By
ToI Staff
and
Raphael Ahren
Analysis
Israel says Gazans in two areas can return to their homes
By
Avi Issacharoff
Analysis
Why, for the first time ever, is Hamas claiming not to have seized a soldier?
By
Avi Issacharoff
Gaza’s Islamist rulers invariably play up such ‘achievements.’ Are they lying when they say they know nothing of the fate of Hadar Goldin?
Hadar Goldin, IDF officer kidnapped in Gaza, is engaged to be married
By
Yifa Yaakov
Obama to Hamas: Release that soldier
By
Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Fallen soldier’s brother urges PM to take firm stand on Gaza
By
Yifa Yaakov
Top Ops
Daniel Polisar
What Israelis are fighting for
The country is fighting both for life and for its way of life
Keith Krivitzky
The illusion of unity
All those rallies in solidarity with Israel may seem encouraging, but don’t break out the champagne just yet
Stephen D Smith
Holy war and the threat of genocide
While all eyes are on Gaza, ISIS is brazenly committing atrocities in Iraq
Hamas says MIA soldier was likely killed
By
Itamar Sharon
Group says it has had no contact with operatives who carried out attack, believes they were killed in bombings
Analysis
In Goldin’s capture, echoes of Gilad Shalit
By
AFP
Hamas’s seizing of Givati officer evokes case of soldier who was kidnapped in Israel and held hostage in Gaza for 1,941 days
Iron Dome funding passes House, heads to Obama for signature
By
Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Only eight representatives vote against emergency budget that would provide Israel with $225 million in funds
Saudi king condemns Gaza war — but not Israel
By
Aya Batrawy
and
Abdullah Al-Shihri
90-year-old monarch says conflict is ‘collective massacre,’ slams terrorists for tarnishing Islam’s purity and humanity
Belgian MD: I didn’t know the woman I refused to treat was Jewish
By
JTA
Physician who told son of 90-year-old with fractured rib to send her to Gaza says he wasn’t aware of patient’s faith
Analysis
Media bias in Australia veers to anti-Semitic tropes
By
Zeddy Lawrence
In Jerusalem, nationalistic violence claims more Arab victims
By
Elhanan Miller
‘Even when the war in Gaza ends, our internal war will continue,’ says Jerusalem Palestinian. Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinians have been arrested for rioting, stone throwing, even shooting
Palestinians report 2 dead in West Bank riots
By
AFP
Tribesmen force jihadis out of Syrian villages
By
Bassam Mroue
In first sign of resistance, clashes with Islamic State members in three villages leave dozens dead
More Headlines
Times of Israel removes an unacceptable blog post
By
ToI Staff
Ministry orders always-on cellphone service to save Israeli lives
By
David Shamah
Speaking out
More stars risk opinions on Gaza
By
Chris Talbott
Warm farewell
Eric Cantor yields, one final time
By
JTA
Caught in the act
Advocating the quenelle?
By
JTA
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