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What Matters Most On Monday, November 20, 2023

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MK Almog Cohen of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party shouts at relatives of hostages held in Gaza during a hearing of the Knesset National Security Committee, November 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Existing law already allows for death penalty for terrorists

Far-right MKs scream at hostages’ families in Knesset hearing on death penalty bill

By Jeremy Sharon

Relatives of Israelis being held by Hamas in Gaza plead with Otzma Yehudit lawmakers not to advance legislation; MK Fogel: You’re representing Hamas more than Israel

Family and friends of Lt. Col. Salman Habaka mourn at his funeral at the Druze village of Yanuh-Jat, northern Israel, on November 3, 2023. (Flash90)

Coalition promises Basic Law to enshrine status of Druze, won’t nix controversial law

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Hamas terrorists bring a hostage into Shifa Hospital as seen on surveillance footage from October 7, 2023. (IDF)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Nov 20: Day 45 – IDF brings proof hostages hidden, killed at Shifa Hospital

Egyptian medics stand by with incubators to receive premature Palestinian babies evacuated from Gaza on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, on November 20, 2023. (AFP)

Israel helps facilitate transfer of babies from Shifa

29 premature babies evacuated to Egypt as fighting around Gaza hospitals intensifies

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

First Jordanian field hospital established in Khan Younis; IDF death toll in Gaza ground operation rises to 66; three Hamas commanders killed in airstrike

Hamas terrorists bring a hostage into Shifa Hospital, as seen on surveillance footage from October 7, 2023. (IDF)

IDF: Hostage was killed in Shifa; clip shows Hamas take 2 other hostages there on Oct 7

By Emanuel Fabian

People stand outside the emergency ward of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on November 10, 2023, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Khader Al Zanoun/AFP)

UK doctor who worked at Shifa confirms Gaza hospital used for ‘non-medical purposes’

By Gianluca Pacchiani

An aerial picture from October 10, 2023, shows the abandoned site of the Supernova music festival, near Kibbutz Re'im, where some 360 people were killed in Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. (Jack Guez/AFP)

PA falsely says Oct. 7 rave massacre was committed by IDF; Netanyahu: Preposterous

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Following strong Israeli rebuke, Palestinian Authority foreign ministry deletes claim from social media; Ramallah also claims Israel ‘fabricated’ material to justify war on Hamas

Bahrain Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa delivers the keynote address at the opening of the three-day IISS Manama Dialogue security conference, in Manama on November 17, 2023. (Mazen Mahdi/AFP)

Bahrain leader condemns Hamas Oct. 7 onslaught, calls for release of hostages

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, foreground center, stands with his counterparts from left, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and their delegations as they pose for a group photo prior to their meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, November 20, 2023. (Andy Wong/AP)

China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending war in Gaza

By AP and ToI Staff

Promoted Podcast

At War: Heal Israel Now – Part 3

We hear from Hadassah Medical Organization leaders and physicians working to support Hadassah hospitals, which together have treated more than 200 wounded soldiers and civilians.

The children and babies kidnapped on October 7 and held hostage by terrorists in the Gaza Strip. (Israel's official Twitter account)

On World Children’s Day, Israeli group urges global action to free kids held in Gaza

By Michael Horovitz

Israeli Association for Early Childhood says lack of action by UN members to secure the release of some 40 children and babies held by terror groups adds to their suffering

Thomas Hand, father of Emily Hand, an Israeli-Irish girl held hostage by Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza, attends a demonstration to protest against antisemitism and to call for the release of the hostages, outside Downing Street on November 19, 2023. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

In London, father of 9-year-old Hamas hostage Emily pleads, ‘Help me bring her home’

By AFP and ToI Staff

From the blogs

The obscene betrayal of Israelis who survived – and didn’t survive – rape

Those who disbelieve or justify the sexual assaults on Israelis are sending a cruel message: You are definitely alone

US President Joe Biden pardons the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Liberty and Bell, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, November 20, 2023. (AP/ Andrew Harnik)

Live updates (closed)

Nov. 20: Biden says hostage deal nearing; 2 projectiles from Gaza trigger Tel Aviv sirens

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Otzma Yehudit MKs spar with hostages’ families over death penalty for terrorists bill * IDF Gaza op toll reaches 66 * Some 40 kids, babies held in Strip on World Children’s Day

9:46 pm

Jeff Merkley becomes first US senator to make unconditional call for ceasefire
9:42 pm

Top intel official twice warned Netanyahu that judicial overhaul was emboldening Hamas to strike -- report
9:19 pm

ICRC director meets with Hamas leader in Qatar, calls for release of hostages

Screen grab of video showing damage to an IDF base in northern Israel after rocket fire from Lebanon, November 20, 2023 (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF base in north damaged by rocket fire; military hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

Iran-backed terror group continues to launch missiles, mortars, drones at northern Israel amid Gaza war; no injuries caused

File: Smoke rises during an exchange of fire between the IDF and terrorists from the Hezbollah organization on the border between Israel and Lebanon, November 18, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Gallant: Hezbollah has fired over 1,000 munitions at Israel since start of war

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

The Bahaman-flagged 'Galaxy Leader' ship purportedly hijacked by the Yemen-based Houthis on November 19, 2023. (William J Leach Jr/VesselFinder used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Yemen’s Houthis claim to hijack Israeli ship in Red Sea; Jerusalem: It isn’t Israeli

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, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

Officials deny Jordanian report ceasefire to start Monday AM

US, Qatar indicate hostage deal near, as rumors swirl of swap with a short ceasefire

Washington Post reports agreement would see at least 50 released in batches over 5-day calm; Hebrew media outlets report differences remain over number of captives, stages of deal

Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari shows the press a graphic of alleged rocket launches near al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza at a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

From shadows to limelight: Special forces vet becomes face of IDF war effort in Gaza

By Sophie MAKRIS

Activists from the Rov Hair Jewish-Arab movement clean a shelter in Haifa, on October 12, 2023. (Rov Hair)

Inside story'I really didn’t think Jews would come'

In Haifa, bomb shelter cleanup action fosters unlikely Arab-Jewish partnerships

By Canaan Lidor

The push to prepare for possible Hezbollah rockets creates meeting spaces for hundreds of people from communities that rarely mix in Israel’s third-largest city

An Israeli settler attacks and shoots an unarmed Palestinian man at point blank range during an incident in the Palestinian village of A-Tuwani village in the South Hebron Hills, October 13, 2023. (Screenshot courtesy of B'tselem, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

High Court petition demands IDF, police protect Palestinians from settler violence

By Jeremy Sharon

Over 1,000 Palestinians from 15 rural communities in West Bank have abandoned their villages since October 7 amid alleged attacks by settlers and IDF reservists

My baby grandson convinced me to leave Conservative Judaism

When it comes to Israel, the Movement tolerates hostility it would never permit regarding gays, lesbians and African Americans

Let Arab Israelis be a bridge of trust

We have shown solidarity and denounced Hamas brutality – Jewish society must recognize that we also belong to the Palestinian people

Rabbi Marc Schneier, right, and Imam Shamsi Ali (AP Richard Drew, via JTA)

'It’s important for people to see it’s everyone’s pain'

Rabbi, imam try to help NY Jewish, Muslim students find common ground. It doesn’t go well

A meeting at Queens College led by interfaith partners Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali exposes deep splits between the two communities amid Israel-Hamas war

Police tape is seen in front of a utility police on which a grenade was taped, near a US Satmar synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey, November 19, 2023. (Screenshot X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Bomb squad called to synagogue in Lakewood, NJ after grenade found nearby

Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Amir Yaron attends a press conference presenting the bank's annual report in Jerusalem on March 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Bank of Israel head agrees to 2nd term following nod from Netanyahu and Smotrich

By Sharon Wrobel

Decision to extend Amir Yaron’s tenure still needs to be brought to cabinet for a vote; manufacturers welcome step, saying it keeps ‘responsible adult’ in office

Jerusalem's employment bureau (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israel job vacancies slide 18% since outbreak of war with Hamas

By Sharon Wrobel

The exterior of Gabi Ohayon's traveling caravan that provides bathrooms for the families of the hostages, wherever they gather to rally, including Jerusalem on November 18, 2023 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Basic services

He parks a traveling lavatory wherever hostages’ families gather to rally

By Jessica Steinberg

Rishon Lezion’s Gabi Ohayon wanted to support those working to bring their loved ones home from captivity in Gaza

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Iranian supreme leader Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, visits an exhibition of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace achievements, November 19, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran unveils improved hypersonic missile, claims it can evade air defense systems

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)

ChatGPT founder Sam Altman hired by Microsoft, days after OpenAI let him go

By AFP

Presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei arrives to vote in the presidential runoff election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Outsider Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidential election; is firm backer of Israel

By AFP and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L), as they hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. (Christophe Ena/Pool/AFP)

Speaking with Netanyahu, Macron says ‘too many civilian losses’ in Gaza

By AFP and Jacob Magid

A billboard bearing portraits of Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian terrorists in the October 7 attack in southern Israel is displayed during a demonstration calling for their release, in Tel Aviv on November 15, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Auschwitz Council says release of all hostages ‘essential’ for ending war with Hamas

Illustrative. Heatwave. (iStock by Getty Images)

Israel predicted to sweat in 35° Celsius heat 80 days a year toward century’s end

A Magen David Adom medic with a toddler found walking alone on Dizengoff Street, November 20, 2023. (Magen David Adom)

Toddler found wandering alone in the rain on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen during at the weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

Judiciary slams Levin for claiming High Court constrained IDF at Gaza border

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Holocaust survivor and TikTok influencer Gidon Lev speaks at a European Jewish Association symposium in Prague, January 2023. (Courtesy)

Holocaust survivor quits TikTok, cites failure to confront antisemitism

By Canaan Lidor

File: Former President Jimmy Carter, left, and his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, right, sit together ahead of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sept. 30, 2018, in Atlanta (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dies at 96

By Bill Barrow and Michael Warren

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