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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

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Sebastian Ben Daniel (Screenshot / YouTube)
March 11, 2025, 3:51 pm
Ben-Gurion University reinstates lecturer who called IDF soldiers ‘baby murderers’
Institution says Sebastian Ben Daniel apologized for his online comments and cooperated with investigation, after he was suspended following outrage over remarks
By ToI Staff
Ben Gurion University campus in the southern city of Beersheba on May 28, 2023. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
March 6, 2025, 6:40 pm
Ben-Gurion University suspends lecturer who said IDF soldiers are ‘taught to murder’
School condemns remarks by Sebastian Ben Daniel, posted under his alias ‘John Brown’; in apology letter, he asserts ‘political actors’ are trying to stifle freedom of speech
By Stuart Winer
L: Isaac Amit at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 6. 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); R: Alex Stein at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2025, 6:16 pm
High Court rejects petition to revoke Isaac Amit’s appointment as court president
Right-wing groups alleged that Judicial Selection Committee hadn’t sufficiently considered conflict of interest allegations against Amit, whom justice minister has vowed to boycott
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest outside the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem on February 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 6, 2024, 2:38 am
Protesters rally outside UNRWA’s headquarters in Jerusalem, demanding its ouster
Activists accuse UN agency of acting as ‘a chapter of Hamas,’ following Israeli allegations that staffers took part in Oct. 7 atrocities
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
A Tag Meir coexistence activist gives a Muslim woman a flower during the organization's ninth annual Flower March through the Old City of Jerusalem designed to spread a message of "love, inclusion and solidarity" ahead of the nationalist Jerusalem Day Flag March, May 18, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Tag Meir)
May 18, 2023, 3:07 pm
‘Flower March’ spreads ‘love, inclusion’ to counter contentious Jerusalem Flag March
Tag Meir group hands out flowers in Old City, urges nationalist march be kept out of Muslim Quarter; right-wing organizer insists route not problematic, condemns racist chants
By Jeremy Sharon
Screen capture from video of a pro-government demonstration outside the home of former chief justice Aharon Barak in Tel Aviv, April 19, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2023, 10:34 am
‘May God burn you’: Pro-overhaul protesters rally at home of ex-chief justice Barak
Demonstrators say they responded to former Supreme Court head’s call for further rallies against government’s plan to restrict judiciary; Barak defends their right to protest
By Stuart Winer
Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 30, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
March 30, 2023, 10:55 pm
‘They’re stealing the election’: Thousands attend Tel Aviv rally backing overhaul
10 arrested for blocking main highway; Demonstrators carry signs reading ‘I’m a second-class citizen,’ some chant ‘Arabs are whores,’ ‘may your village burn,’ ‘Kahane lives on’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff
Supporters of the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan rally near the Knesset in Jerusalem, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv)
March 30, 2023, 7:14 pm
‘Break their bones’: Ahead of right-wing TA rally, some activists call for violence
Voice notes and text messages circulating in WhatsApp groups ahead of pro-government demonstration threaten overhaul opponents and journalists
By ToI Staff
Students walk around the campus at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba, on May 8, 2013. (Dudu Greenspan/ Flash90)
March 20, 2023, 12:26 pm
Ben-Gurion University Senate encourages students to protest judicial overhaul
Staff forum warns government’s plans will stifle academic freedom, urges other institutes of higher education to threaten open-ended strike if legislation is not halted
By ToI Staff
Palestinian activist Issa Amro speaks to Israeli activists in the West Bank city of Hebron, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
December 3, 2022, 6:42 pm
IDF stops left-wing activists from touring Hebron as right holds rally against them
Protesters from Im Tirzu shout ‘shame’ at members of Breaking the Silence; confrontations come week after much-publicized confrontation between activists and soldiers
By Jack Mukand
Students stage pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba on May 23, 2022. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
May 23, 2022, 5:03 pm
Ben-Gurion University students hold flag-waving pro-Palestinian rally, drawing furor
Beersheba mayor calls the gathering a ‘disgrace’; college defends permitting event in the name of diversity
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
View of the new golden dome built on top of the Abdul Rachman mosque in Beit Safafa, Jerusalem, December 16, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 15, 2022, 9:11 am
After right-wing pressure, J’lem orders demolition of ‘illegal’ new gold dome mosque
Municipality says construction was without permits; Beit Safafa community leader says will work to ensure it stands; nonprofit decries move as city hall ‘succumbing to extremists’
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video showing a Palestinian bride and groom crossing into Israel through a gap in the West Bank security fence. (Twitter)
December 6, 2021, 11:22 am
Clip shows Palestinian newlyweds openly crossing via gap in West Bank security fence
Bride, groom and celebrants seen walking in broad daylight through wide opening in barrier en route to party in Israel, highlighting lack of border control
By Stuart Winer
Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton speaks at a press conference at the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, in preparation for the opening of the school year nationwide, on August 31, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 18, 2021, 4:26 pm
Education minister withholds Israel Prize from academic accused of backing boycott
Ending months-long saga, Shasha-Biton says Oded Goldreich isn’t suitable for prestigious award; condemnations come in from left-wing coalition members
By ToI Staff
From Palestinian filmmaker's Hany Abu Assad's 2013 film 'Omar,' now streaming on Netflix from October 2021 as part of the new Palestinian collection (Courtesy 'Omar' PR)
October 21, 2021, 4:59 pm
Netflix says it backs authentic storytelling in its Palestinian film collection
Streaming giant defends ‘Palestinian Stories’ as a showcase of ‘depth and diversity’ after pro-Israel watchdog group points out BDS leanings of participating Palestinian directors
By Jessica Steinberg
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