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What Matters Most On Saturday, December 9, 2023

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US Ambassador Alternate Representative of the US for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations Robert A. Wood raises his hand during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City on December 8, 2023 (Charly Triballeau/AFP)

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip

By AP and ToI Staff

13 of 15 council members back call for truce after 2 months of war; UK abstains, citing failure to condemn Hamas; Israeli envoy thanks US for ‘standing steadfastly’ with Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands before their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, November 30, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP)

Abbas says US ‘responsible for bloodshed’ of Gazans after it vetoed ceasefire call

By Agencies and ToI Staff

File: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaks during an emergency meeting on the Israel-Hamas war at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, October 26, 2023. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)

Iran warns UN of ‘explosion’ in Mideast after US veto of ceasefire resolution

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Troops of the Nahal Infantry Brigade's 931st Battalion battle Hamas operatives in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, in a handout image published December 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Sniper rifle, ammo found hidden in a teddy bear in a school

IDF attacked from UN school in Gaza; 5 soldiers, hostage Sahar Baruch killed

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Hamas again fires rockets at Israel from within the humanitarian zone, some target Tel Aviv, others fall short in Gaza; IDF toll in ground op at 97

This handout photo from the Israel Defense Forces on December 8, 2023, shows Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defense Forces)

2 troops seriously hurt in failed Gaza hostage rescue; Gallant: signs Hamas is breaking

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Illustrative: Inside Nitzan Prison in Ramle, February 27, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Ben Gvir orders disused underground jail wing readied to hold Oct. 7 terrorists

IDF needs about 2 more months in Gaza to wrap up 1st stage of war, Israel believes

In new report, defense official says military requires 3-4 weeks to complete operations in southern Hamas stronghold of Khan Younis and further 3-4 weeks of intensive fighting

Troops of the 98th Division operate in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout photo released December 6, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israeli flag flies in Gaza City's Palestine Square, in footage broadcast by Channel 12 on December 9, 2023 (Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Live updates (closed)

Dec. 9: IDF chief says Hamas gunmen increasingly surrendering, group’s hold on Gaza failing

By Michael Bachner, ToI Staff and Ricky Ben-David

Hamas leader Sinwar fled northern Gaza in humanitarian convoy, report says * UPenn president quits * Rally held for hostages, as those freed speak of hell, reminiscent of Holocaust

9:54 pm

Penn university head Liz Magill quits, days after dithering on calls for Jewish genocide
9:45 pm

'We will dance again': Freed hostage Mia Schem gets new ink commemorating day of rave massacre
9:15 pm

2 brothers from Jaljulia killed in suspected underworld hit

Tales of the Valley of Elah

The current war is part of a conflict in which both sides see themselves as the victims – I know which narrative is mine

Is this sustainable?

For the first time in 39 years of the public candle lighting, the site was fenced off and people had to register and show ID to enter

Harvard president Claudine Gay speaks during a hearing of the US House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)

Amid rising backlash, Harvard president sorry for not condemning Jewish genocide calls

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Claudine Gay says she should have made it clear antisemitism should not go unchallenged; pressure rises on UPenn president to quit; prominent rabbi quits Harvard antisemitism board

Vehicle struck in alleged Israeli airstrike on Syrian side of border with Israel on December 8, 2023. (Courtesy)

4 said killed in alleged Israeli drone strike in Syria; rockets fired from Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

IDF doesn’t confirm attack in Quneitra; Hezbollah says it fires heavy rocket at post near Moshav Mattat; injuries reported; military shells southern Lebanon in response

Inside Story

Carrie Keller-Lynn

Peace activists in a traumatized Israel remain hopeful for a two-state solution

Advocates and left-wing politicians are committed to a long-term diplomatic solution with Palestinians, although general support for a two-state solution dips in October 7 aftermath

Family and friends attend a memorial service for peace activist and Women Wage Peace founder Vivian Silver at Kibbutz Gezer, November 16, 2023. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)

Interview

Renee Ghert-Zand

While US Jews say they don’t feel safe on campus, German academics show up for Israel

Max Plank Society president Patrick Cramer explains why it was important for his organization not to cancel its planned trip to Israel when so many others did after October 7

Members of Max Planck Society delegation with presidents and vice presidents of Israeli universities at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, November 28, 2023. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)

Report: Jewish TikTok staff reveal rampant antisemitism, Israel-hate in workplace

By Michael Horovitz

Employees for video platform say colleagues openly express Jew-hatred on internal chat, moderators allow antisemitic, anti-Israel misinformation to roam free on app since Oct. 7

Founder and CEO of US artificial intelligence company OpenAI Sam Altman speaks at the Tel Aviv University in the eponymous Israeli city, on June 5, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says he was ‘totally wrong’ to call antisemitism overblown

New US government guide aims to assist synagogues in protecting themselves

By Rebecca Santana

Advice given by Homeland Security to houses of worship includes keeping hedges trimmed to prevent hiding places for attackers, only ensure necessary info given out on live streams

Albany police officers gather outside Temple Israel, December 7, 2023, in Albany, New York.(AP Photo/Maysoon Khan)

Man arrested after firing shots at Albany, NY, synagogue, shouting ‘Free Palestine’

This image provided by Studio Libeskind shows a model with the design of a proposed memorial, lower left, outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. On Oct 27, 2018, 11 worshippers were killed when a gunman opened fire during services. (Studio Libeskind via AP)

Families unveil design for Pittsburgh synagogue attack memorial after years of dialogue

Young Jews celebrate Shabbat during the 2022 Infinite Light Hanukkah festival in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of NuRoots via JTA)

‘It's all about light overcoming darkness’

How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war

By jacob gurvis

Joy has felt hard to come by in Jewish communities following the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities, and the holiday offers a chance to figure out how to balance sadness and celebration

Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaks next to Rabbi Levi Shemtov, during the National Chanukah Menorah lighting, December 7, 2023, on the ellipse of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff have 3 menorahs, representing Jewish joy and trauma

An IDF reserves soldier wearing his Vietnam-era vest, and the note that came with it. (Courtesy)

IDF reservists shocked to be provisioned Vietnam War-era equipment

By Tal Schneider

A note from 1963 that came with a vest given to a soldier serving in a high-risk area caught him by surprise, as the IDF maintains there is no shortage of supplies

Inside Story

Gianluca Pacchiani

Land dispute in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter escalates as residents fear eviction

Tensions mount after Jewish developer leased 25% of Old City’s neighborhood from Armenian patriarch against community’s will; now bulldozers have appeared at the site

Joe Zaarour, a member of Jerusalem's Armenian community, plays the flute while sitting on a pile of debris after bulldozers destroyed sections of the Cows' Garden area in the Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem's Old City, November 24, 2023 (Sarah Tuttle Singer/Times of Israel)

Left to right: Actress Julianna Margulies, filmmaker Alexandra Shiva and director Jordan Matthew Horowitz discuss Horowitz’s short documentary 'Jack and Sam' at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, December 3, 2023. (Julia Gergely/ JTA)

'It's like a miracle'

Two Holocaust survivors, reunited after 80 years, tell their tale in a new short film

By julia GERGELY

Jack Waskal and Sam Ron were best friends working side by side in the Pioniki labor camp. Both moved to Ohio, then Florida, after liberation — but didn’t know it until recently

Explainer

Avinoam Patt and Liat Steir-Livny

Why 2 Holocaust scholars think comparisons with the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre are valid

Academics find similarities between the Nazis and Hamas in their ideological desire to kill Jews, their indoctrination and the methods they used

Israeli soldiers at the forensic center in the Shura military base near Ramle, where hundreds of dead bodies arrived since the October 7 Hamas onslaught, October 24, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

An estimated 200 young Bnei Menashe men have joined the Israeli military's war effort. (Courtesy of Degel Menashe via JTA)

'We want to strengthen Israel, that's why we live in Sderot'

Since Hamas atrocities, Bnei Menashe Jews face enemies on two fronts

By Jordyn Haime

Many of the Jewish immigrants from Manipur and Mizoram live in areas hardest hit in the Oct. 7 massacre; while they serve in the IDF, others in India suffer from sectarian violence

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Pedestrians pass by a poster depicting French teacher Samuel Paty placed in the city center of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 30kms northwest of Paris, on November 3, 2020, following the beheading of the teacher on October 16. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

6 French teens convicted over role in beheading of teacher by Islamic extremist

By Angela Charlton

A plume of smoke rises from Baghdad's Green Zone after rockets target the US embassy, early morning on December 8, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Rocket barrage targets US embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone

By AFP

File: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war during the COP28 UN Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Pro-Palestinian activists bemoan tight restrictions on protest at Dubai’s COP28

By AFP

Masha Gessen attends the 68th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 15, 2017 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images via AFP)

Moscow puts prominent Russian-US journalist on wanted list for criminal charges

By Dasha Litvinova

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