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What Matters Most On Sunday, November 19, 2023

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This picture taken from southern Israel shows smoke rising above buildings during an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip on November 19, 2023. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Nov. 19: France’s Macron aims to pressure both Netanyahu, Abbas in back-to-back calls

Israel said to deny report of pause in fighting starting tomorrow morning * Paris urges PA president to condemn Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught * IDF death toll in Gaza ground op reaches 63

1:37 am

Biden turns 81 as voters show concern about age
12:23 am

Sirens wail in Israeli communities near Gaza
12:19 am

Palestinians report Israeli strikes in northern Gaza

Palestinian medics care for premature babies after they were evacuated from Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City to the Emirates hospital in Rafiah in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 19, 2023 (Mohammed ABED / AFP)

IDF steps up Gaza airstrikes; 30 premature babies evacuated from Shifa Hospital

By Emanuel Fabian

Israeli ground forces move deeper into Strip, raid Gaza City homes of senior Hamas officials; IDF ground operation death toll at 63; body of 12-year-old Be’eri girl identified

A Star of David drawn by armored vehicles in the Golani brigade to remember their fallen, in Gaza City, November 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Honoring fallen, Golani troops trace giant Star of David into captured terror outpost

By Michael Horovitz

Palestinians look for survivors after what they say was Israeli bombardment in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble. Gazans dig to retrieve them, often by hand

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US President Joe Biden arrives at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, November 17, 2023. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Abbas urges US president to halt 'genocide' of Palestinians

Biden wants global security regime in Gaza, then PA; floats visa ban on violent settlers

By Jacob Magid and Michael Horovitz

In op-ed, US president calls for international effort to rebuild post-war Strip, says extremists in West Bank must be stopped, held accountable; Netanyahu: PA ‘not fit’ to run Gaza

US President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and US government officials, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP/Evan Vucci)

137 former US officials sign letter backing Biden support of Israel

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a visit to the IRGC aerospace achievement exhibition in Tehran on November 19, 2023. (khamenei.ir / AFP)

Iran’s Khamenei claims it’s ‘a fact’ Israel has been defeated by Hamas in Gaza

By AFP and ToI Staff

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Read Sara Steinhardt Bloom on antisemitism on American college campuses

“What if we decided that widespread antisemitism had irreparably ruined these universities and their once-lofty reputations?”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a televised press conference on November 18, 2023 (GPO Screenshot)

PM says bucking int’l pressure against Gaza op, stresses no hostage deal ‘as of now’

Netanyahu, Gallant vow IDF will track down Hamas operatives in south of Strip, outside enclave; Gantz: War ends only when we can ‘guarantee security, bring the boys and girls home’

Family and supporters of the estimated 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza complete the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 18, 2023. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

No deal yet: PM shoots down ‘incorrect reports’ of imminent hostage agreement

US National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk speaks during the IISS Manama Dialogue security conference, in Manama on November 18, 2023. (Mazen Mahdi / AFP)

US official: No significant pause in war until all women and child hostages are freed

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

Analysis

Day 44 of the war: Hostages take center stage, and what would constitute ‘victory’

Saturday night's press conference by the three war cabinet ministers underlined the degree to which the fate of the hostages has come to dominate tactics, and perhaps even strategy, in Israel's war on Hamas. Earlier in the evening, Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff who is an observer in the war cabinet, told representatives of the families that... Continue Reading

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza march with 30,000 supporters toward the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, as part of a protest calling for the immediate release of the hostages, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Dear diaspora Jews: It’s over

The past month has reinforced my belief that there is one place we’re meant to be, and it isn’t New York, Buenos Aires, or London

Goodbye TikTok. We’re out of here.

People loved my Holocaust-survivor partner and our content right up until he made the grave mistake of being Israeli

Jeremy M Staiman

Don’t you dare say those words!

When ’I love you guys’ turned out to be the most terrifying message I had ever read

No, Bin Laden did not strike America to free Palestine

The 9/11 mastermind couldn’t have imagined he’d achieve cult status on TikTok, where his anti-Israel position is, shockingly, gaining traction

Students from The University of Connecticut participated in a roundtable discussion with The Times of Israel about the antisemitism they are facing on campus. Counter-clockwise from bottom left: Maya Mazor, Ari Gerard, Jessica Baden, Leo Gold, Laura Augenbraun, Julianne Katz. (Not pictured, Troy Sweet). (Cathryn J. Prince/Times of Israel)

The war with Hamas has upended daily life for these students

ToI round-table with US Jewish students: ‘Everyone hates you and wishes you dead’

By Cathryn J. Prince

Eight students from the University of Connecticut talk about what it’s like attending university at a time when antisemitism has moved from a whisper to a shout

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Nov 19: Day 44 – Hostage families get leaders’ attention after 5-day march

Editor David Horovitz on seeming reprioritization of war goals, lack of funding for security teams in Gaza envelope; Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on East Jerusalem quiet

IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo distributed on November 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Nov 18: Day 43 – ToI goes inside Gaza’s Shati Camp

A poster with the faces and names of children believed to be taken hostage by Hamas lies on the cobblestone during a vigil in support of Israel in front of Rome's Capitol Hill, November 7, 2023. (Domenico Stinellis/AP)

‘Seinfeld’ actor Jason Alexander, other celebrities post hostage ‘set me free’ clips

The Times of Israel was fastest-growing news website in the world in October

Site sees 604% year-on-year surge in visits, reaching 64.2 million and entering global top 50, SimilarWeb data shows; editor David Horovitz credits ‘incredibly dedicated staff’

Liel (left), Avia (back) and Yanai Hetzroni, from Kibbutz Be'eri. They were killed along with their aunt Ayala Hetzroni in the Hamas assault on Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

Remains of 12-year-old Oct. 7 victim Liel Hetzroni identified

Family and friends already held burial ceremony last week for girl whose twin brother, aunt and grandfather were also murdered in Hamas attack

Gali Segal and Ben Binyamin walk in a hospital where they're rehabbing after each losing their right leg during the October 7 onslaught, in a clip aired by Channel 12 on November 17, 2023. (Screen capture/Channel 12)

Couple who each lost leg in Oct. 7 massacre begin long road to recovery

Surveillance soldiers charge sexism a factor in their Oct. 7 warnings being ignored

Senior commanders refused to heed the warnings of the young female surveillance soldiers tasked with watching the Gaza border in the weeks before the brutal Hamas massacre on October 7, and the soldiers believe sexism was a factor in their being ignored, according to a Friday report. Rather than hide its plans for... Continue Reading

Soldiers are seen monitoring surveillance cameras at a command center at the IDF's Re'im camp in southern Israel, November 5, 2023 (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF soldiers aim their rifles during a raid at the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, on November 19, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

West Bank: 2 Palestinians reported killed, 38 arrested in overnight operations

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

In ‘brigade-level raids’ in refugee camps near Jenin, Nablus, IDF detains suspects, seizes weapons caches, explosives, firearms; 200 killed in West Bank since October 7

Samantha Pearson, head of the University of Alberta sexual assault center. (Linkedin photo; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

University fires head of sex assault center who signed letter denying Oct. 7 rapes

By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

President of University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, says director of campus center no longer employed by university, apologizes for ‘hurt and distress’

Israelis stand for a minute of silence in Tel Aviv on November 7, 2023, to remember the victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre last month. (Photo by Albert Bannon, made available by the Brothers and Sisters in Arms protest group)

Canadian security forum honors ‘the people of Israel’ following deadly Hamas attack

By AP and ToI Staff

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Elon Musk: Genocidal terms like ‘from the river to the sea’ to result in suspension

Protesters hold placards as they take part in the 'Day of Action for Palestine' from Chalk Farm to Camden Town, in London, on November 18, 2023 calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally across Europe calling for ceasefire

By AFP and ToI Staff

In Paris, London, Geneva, thousands fly Palestinian flag, urging leaders to press Israel on war following Hamas’s October 7 atrocities

Screen capture from video of a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protester disrupting the Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad, India, November 19, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Pro-Palestinian pitch invader disrupts Cricket World Cup final

By AFP and ToI Staff

French Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld, right, his wife Beate, second from right, and French Holocaust survivors Edith Senot, third from left, and Ginette Kolinka, fifth from left, attend a gathering in the Paris Holocaust Memorial war of resurgent antisemitism linked to the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, in Paris, November 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French Holocaust survivors, youth activists rally against surging antisemitism

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Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Yair Netanyahu shares posts casting blame for Oct. 7 on courts, security services

Israeli players including midfielder #14 Gavriel Kanichowsky, right, react after the UEFA Euro 2024 group I qualification football match between Israel and Romania in Felcsut on November 18, 2023. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

Romania bests Israel 2-1 for automatic qualification at Euro 2024

A crowd protests antisemitism in New York City, Oct. 15, 2020. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, via JTA)

US Education Dept. opens antisemitism, Islamophobia investigation at 7 schools

By Andrew Lapin

Javier Milei, Liberty Advances coalition presidential candidate, center, greets supporters during his closing campaign rally in Cordoba, Argentina, November 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nicolas Aguilera)

InterviewAhead of Sunday’s election, one of Argentina’s two presidential candidates talks Torah

By Michelle Mendeluk

File: Members of Iraqi Kataeb Hezbollah marching in military uniforms step on a representation of an Israeli flag in Baghdad, Iraq, July 25, 2014, during the annual 'Jerusalem Day' march. (AP/Hadi Mizban)

Pro-Iranian Iraq militia scorns US sanctions as ‘ridiculous’

By AFP and ToI Staff

File: Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi. (Screenshot/Youtube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Iran rapper jailed for backing protests reportedly freed on bail after appeal

By AFP

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