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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

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St. Andrew's Church on Bible Hill, Jerusalem. (Tzafit Shelef, Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel)
Jerusalem mayor reverses support for large development at Bible Hill nature spot
By Sue Surkes
Following widespread public objection, municipality backs away from plan for hotel and commercial center on central site overlooking Old City
Extremist Haredi protesters break into the IDF recruitment office at the Tel Hashomer base to protest the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, August 6, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 6, 2024, 5:28 pm
Extremist Haredim storm IDF recruitment base to protest drafting of yeshiva students
Military says activists removed, denounces illegal breach of site; at least 9 arrested as mounted officers disperse demonstration, with bottles reportedly thrown at security forces
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox extremists block Route 4 during a protest against the drafting of Haredi men to the IDF, outside of Bnei Brak, August 1, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
August 2, 2024, 2:28 am
Extremist Haredi protesters block highway for 3 hours to decry enlistment to IDF
Demonstrators sit on Route 4, near Bnei Brak, chanting, ‘We will die and not enlist’ and berating ultra-Orthodox cop: ‘You enlisted to the Zionists? Better join Hamas’
By ToI Staff
Residents of northern communities and their supporters protest demand early elections, the restoration of security in the north and the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in Karmiel, July 25, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
July 26, 2024, 12:58 am
Thousands protest in north against government ‘abandonment,’ demand early elections
Activists decry government’s desertion of north to Hezbollah attacks, demand hostage deal; left-wing rallies in Tel Aviv call for agreement to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Michael Horovitz
Demonstrators protest against Israel in the Cannon House Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 24, 2024, 3:14 am
Protests look to ratchet up pressure for hostage deal, ceasefire as Netanyahu visits DC
200 arrested as demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace removed from rotunda of Capitol office building in zip ties; families of hostages rally on Mall; more protests planned Wed.
By AP and ToI Staff
Demonstrators show a picture of an Israeli held hostage in Gaza and a sign during a UN Security Council meeting on July 17, 2024 on the situation in the Middle East. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)
July 17, 2024, 9:50 pm
Two protesters burst into UN Security Council meeting, demanding release of hostages
UN official says women crying ‘Free the hostages’ — one of them the head of Israel’s Teachers’ Union — left when asked to; US envoy calls for pressure on Hamas to accept deal
By Reuters, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Families and friends of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return as they begin a four-day march from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's house in Jerusalem, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 12, 2024, 9:18 am
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Israel’s poignant, powerful protest culture
As thousands of hostage families and their supporters march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, ToI’s senior analyst delves into the history and efficacy of Israeli protest movements
By ToI Staff
A secular man and an ultra-Orthodox man fight during a protest against the drafting of Haredi Jews to the military, outside the IDF army recruitment office in Jerusalem, May 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 21, 2024, 2:02 am
Poll: Israelis hopeful about smoothing civil divides but split on trust in government
Pew survey finds 19% on the left trust leadership, compared to 75% on the right; observant Jews more optimistic about prospects for religious cohesion than secular Israelis
By Elana Kirsh
Demonstrators protest after the IDF's announcement of the deaths of four hostages in Hamas captivity, outside the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 4, 2024, 9:43 am
Protesters block Tel Aviv highway, urging hostage deal after 4 captives declared dead
Daughter-in-law of dead hostage: The blood is on hands of Netanyahu, government; activists light bonfire after midnight in spontaneous rally after IDF announcement; 2 said arrested
By ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activists take part in a protest to mark the 76th anniversary of the Nakba in the Queens borough of New York on May 15, 2024. (Leonardo Munoz / Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
May 26, 2024, 3:18 pm
Anti-Israel protests more prevalent at elite US universities, study finds
Data suggests that Gaza war protests and encampments have not been seen as much at less exclusive US colleges with more lower-income students
By ToI Staff
Police officers in riot gear move in to dismantle an anti-Israel protest encampment at Chicago's DePaul University, May 16, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 16, 2024, 9:36 pm
Police in riot gear dismantle anti-Israel encampment at Chicago’s DePaul University
Protesters leave voluntarily as cops move in; school publishes examples of over 1,000 complaints about pro-Palestinian protests, including antisemitic harassment of students
By AP and ToI Staff
Cornell University president Martha Pollack at the 2021 commencement ceremony. (Creative Commons/Kenneth C. Zirkel via Wikipedia)
May 12, 2024, 5:31 am
Cornell University president quits amid campus antisemitism, Gaza protests
In letter to university community, Martha Pollack cites ‘enormous, unexpected challenges’ posed by Gaza war, anti-Israel demonstrations; emphasizes decision to retire was her own
By JTA and ToI Staff
Police officer Meir Suissa orders demonstrators to leave as they are blocked from entering Tel Aviv's Hashalom train station on July 18, 2023. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)
May 8, 2024, 9:03 pm
Cop hailed by Ben Gvir after throwing stun grenade at protesters set for promotion
Meir Suissa to receive rank of chief superintendent, command south Tel Aviv police station pending approval from minister, who praised his crackdown on 2023 anti-overhaul protests
By ToI Staff
Israelis block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest calling for the release of Israelis held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, May 8, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 8, 2024, 10:48 am
Protesters briefly block Tel Aviv highway to demand deal freeing hostages in Gaza
Unfurling banner calling on Israel to save who it still can, Women’s March protest group says Israeli delegation cannot return from Cairo negotiations without an agreement
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson hold images of Holocaust victims during the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony for Holocaust survivors at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
May 7, 2024, 11:31 pm
Biden in Yom Hashoah speech: ‘People already forgetting’ October 7, ‘I have not’
US president gives most forceful condemnation of anti-Israel campus protests yet, slamming ‘ferocious scourge’ of antisemitism and denial of Hamas atrocities motivating activists
By Jacob Magid
Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel students wave Palestinian flags and placards as they occupy Amsterdam University campus on May 6, 2024. (Nick Gammon / AFP)
May 6, 2024, 11:52 pm
Belgian, Dutch university students join pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests
University students in Amsterdam demand end to cooperation with Israel, while protest at Ghent’s university to last until Wednesday
By Reuters
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