Israel Daily News – War Day 208 May 01, 2024

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dozens of American campuses see arrests for illegal anti-Israel protests and in some places violent attacks despite weeks of failure. US hopeful about hostage deal, but Hamas asserts. Isn't the obstacle Israel? The international criminal court issues arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in a move that is already drawing criticism from the West. Israel will launch ground offensive in Rafa regardless of success of truce talks; that was Prime Minister Netanyahu's message at a meeting. with barav families and relatives of hostages, two IDF divisions stand ready as Israel awaits response from Hamas on ceasefire deal for hostages that would further delay Rafa operation from IL TV Steve Libowitz, Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed that Israel would launch a ground offensive in Rafa.

Regardless of the success of the truce talks, speaking at a meeting with grieving families and relatives of hostages opposed to a deal with Hamas that would end the war in Gaza before the terrorist group has been eliminated, Netanyahu said the The idea that we will stop the war before achieving all its objectives is not an option, we will enter Rafa and eliminate the Kamas battalions there, whether or not there is an agreement to achieve total victory. The latest offer for a hostage deal being brokered in Cairo reportedly includes a 40-day pause. In the fighting and the release of almost 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for between 20 and 33 hostages, the figures refer to hostages in a category called humanitarian: women, children, men over 50 years of age and the sick.

Mediators are still waiting for a response from Israeli Hamas. negotiators will return to talks only if the answer is positive if the answer is negative the way is clear for a Rafa operation to begin IDF forces are already prepared for Rafa operation the 162nd division withdrew from Gaza after 6 months After intense fighting in the north and center of the strip, the 98th division ended its prolonged combat in Gaza after four months of maneuvers in Kanan Yunis. Both divisions are expected to return to Gaza for Operation Rafa and are ready. The forces worked to strengthen their proficiency in preparation for the continuation of the war in the Gaza Strip while learning lessons from the war so far Israel bonds the heartbeat of solidarity the power of support when the Hamas war hit Israel bonds of Israel stood firm demonstrating that we are more than just an investment, we are a lifeline.

Investing in Israel bonds is not just a financial measure, it is a declaration of strength, resilience and a better future for Israel. Join us and let solidarity resonate across generations. Prime Minister Netanyahu responds firmly to

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that the international criminal court is considering issuing war crimes arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials and IDF officials let's take a closer look the ICC's international criminal court has the task of investigating and charging people with criminal responsibility for war crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity since October 7 have been investigating both Israel and Hamas for their conduct in the war, but are now considering issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yav Galand, and IDF Chief of Staff Hery Halevi.

This attack reportedly comes as a result of pressure from several unspecified states in response to the announcement Netanyahu flatly rejected the allegations and claimed that the ICC's politicized move was a distortion of justice and history rather than praising to Israel for respecting the rules of war while fighting an enemy that violates all the rules of war, including the detention of 133 men, women and Israelis. hostage children who is the IC that targets the democracy called Israel and by targeting Israel the ICC would be targeting all democracies because it would be undermining their inherent right to defend themselves against savage terrorism and wanting aggression clearly this threat from the ICC does not It is an attempt to enforce the law.

Israel is not even subject to the jurisdiction of the Court and has an independent legal system that rigorously investigates all violations of the law. Rather, this attempt by the ICC is an attempt to cripple Israel's very ability to defend itself. The government and people of Israel strongly reject this. serious threat to our security this serious threat to our very existence after the ICC discussions, the G7 countries have been quietly pressuring the ICC not to take such action because they fear it will torpedo a hostage release agreement. The United States also specifically warned against abusing the international criminal court in this case to attack the Jewish state.

The visiting American Secretary of State arrived in Israel with a message of hope for a hostage deal and also pointed the finger at Hamas for be the only party standing in the way of a deal and for continuing The suffering in Gaza is greater by IL TV's Steve Leo and Hamas is to blame if a hostage deal is not reached. That's the clear message from the visiting US Secretary of State, blinking, who told President Herzog that Hamas continues to delay the deal even in these, uh, very difficult ones. times we are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home and get it now and the only reason that wouldn't happen is because of Hamas, there is a proposal on the table and as we said uh, without delays , no excuses, uh, the time is now, uh, and it's long past to bring the hostages home to their families in a change from recent criticism of Israeli policies.

Blink blamed Hamas for the suffering of Gaza civilians. We also have to be focused on the people of Gaza who are suffering in this Hamas makan crossfire and therefore focusing on getting them the assistance they need, food, medicine, water, shelter is also very much on our minds. and in the work we are in. Blinkin met with families of American hostages held in Gaza before heading to Jerusalem to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Blinkin was warmly greeted by Israeli protesters calling for a deal and stopped. to encourage them thank you, thank you, thank you Biden, thank you, offer.

I just had the opportunity to meet with some of the families of some of the hostages, as I have done on every visit to Israel and, of course, this President Biden has done so. and many of my colleagues have done it and I just wanted to share with you what I just shared with them, bringing your loved ones home is at the center of everything we're trying to do. blinc will also inspect the flow of aid to Gaza from the port of Ashod and Kum Shalom crossing a US-built floating dock off the coast of Gaza is expected later this week.

Blinkin said the dock would significantly increase attendance but was no substitute for greater land access. Iris Kim has suffered immense tragedy during this war. that words really can't describe his son yotam was one of the

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i hostages taken to gaza and was mistakenly killed by friendly fire from the idf despite the unimaginable tragedy, he has become something of an icon of strength and ​Courage for the people of Israel. Here in the studio, she is accompanied by Ariela Lani from Il TV, who had the opportunity to talk to Iris and hear her story. Ariela, what can you tell us about this incredibly moving and emotional story?

Last Thursday I went to Pyot Winery, where an event is held every year. the family fic for bed families who have lost a loved one to terrorism, so this year Iris was there, um, and I offered as many heartbreaking stories as you can imagine, she really stood out to me, I mean, at talking to her, she had tears in her eyes. in my face, but about his strength and resilience, he talked about how you know he invited IDF soldiers to his house and hugged them and invited them to dinner and I think it was very revealing and inspiring that at one point when so many people are against us it's a time when we don't turn our backs on each other, we are together and to hear that from someone who is suffering so much is just there are no words for it, so I'm excited, absolutely fine, well let's take a closer look at the story of iris on 7th october son lived in kib faaza and was kidnapped from there he was 65 days in captivity he freed himself and left captivity but after 5 days he was trying to reach H IDF mistakenly recognized him as a terrorist and the IDF shot and killed him.

We decided not to focus on the negative way but only on the positive way. We were there a lot, we used music that we didn't go to to demonstrate in the streets. I felt that it will be enough time to see whose fault it is but not now and when I saw all the Israeli people rise up as one to help each other to help us as a family that our son was in captivity I felt Israel and all the Israelis . I loved myself and felt very proud when I saw it. I felt very, very proud when I saw the soldiers running and fighting trying to bring my son home.

When it happened, we didn't know he had escaped, we only found out after he did. he was murdered I chose not to blame the Israeli soldiers but to embrace them. I invited them to my house to my family's house and we asked them to come and we wanted to hug them to tell them that we're not mad at them, that's all. It's Hamas' fault and we know they tried to bring him back, but it's a battle and we don't know what exactly happens there. We are in difficult times for Israel now, but we must continue to believe that there are good things and that there are good things.

Light and if we look deeply we will find this light, we must believe. First, then we will find it. He was part of a heavy metal band. PA. He wanted to be a famous drama star and he left this world as a free man. person and I always say that Utam spoke a lot about freedom, freedom of the soul because you had mental difficulties and I am very proud of your time and all the Israeli people and the Jewish people will always remember your time with red hair like David M as the king David and he was part of our um history of history experience the power of truth with television news if you are looking for quality content and captivating images join our news community and become an integral part of our team as we We embark on a mission to reveal the real Israel and dismantle the web of lies and misinformation surrounding reporting on Israel.

By subscribing to Il TV News, you will not only have access to the latest updates, but you also amplify our message creating a domino effect that carries the truth everywhere subscribe today and help reshape The Narrative available on the web Android and Apple well, It's been a chaotic week on American campuses where dozens of anti-Israel mobs have set up pro-Hamas unauthorized camps occupying major sections of campuses in protest against Israel after weeks of warning specifically at Columbia University now police are moving in. is involved IL TV's William Chiron has the latest last night at Colombia University intense clashes broke out between anti-Israel protesters and the NYPD and more than 100 students were arrested students have been warned for weeks to evacuate illegal protests that they had quickly turned violent against the pro-Israel voices not only did the students refuse but they escalated the seizure, blocking and vandalism of a university building in Hamilton Hall and even holding an employee hostage in the university building, which has been heavily criticized by the US Congress for its handling of the situation, has declared that the students occupying the building will face expulsion and were given ample opportunity to leave peacefully.

These campus scenes are not unique to However, at Columbia University, similar protests have emerged on multiple American campuses, garnering bipartisan condemnation from both the White House Congress and state officials, and we can't, our college campuses can't. They can be used to call for the extermination of any group, some of the terminologies that were used were really harmful and despicable. That's not who we are as a country. You cannot ask for peace through the use of violence. President Biden specifically condemned the use of the term intifa in these protests, which refers to the violent Palestinian uprisings in California.

Students occupied another school building at Cal Poly University until police moved in and arrested about 25 students, 30 were arrested at the University of North Carolina and dozens more at UT Austin at UCLA. Clashes between anti-Israel protesters and counter-protesters broke out after the school demanded the Dismantling of the camp broke out when counter-protesters attempted to dismantle the camp on campus that has been used fordays to exclude Jewish students and prevent them from accessing key campus buildings. Several students were injured and the LAPD was not present as the university wanted. Avoid calling the authorities. UCLA has stated that students responsible will face expulsion or suspension for absolutely shocking scenes on American campuses, no matter which side of the issue you fall on.

We should add that the dismantling of the camp at UCLA came in response to a Jewish student who was beaten unconscious by anti-Israel protesters yesterday, and is now here to talk to us about what is happening on campuses. Israeli writer Blake Flayton was also a student at George Washington University, one of the campuses we have seen with these anti-Israels. camps Now, Blake, thank you so much for joining us. I wanted to ask you about the campus scene that we've seen this week, what's behind these protests and what's your opinion on the arrests that we just saw well when you ask what's behind this protest.

I think the best way to sum it up is that for the last few years student activists have been pointing to Israel as the face, the emblem of everything that is bad in the world, every right-wing regressive thing, uh, uh, backwards, that students, especially of my generation, on American college campuses have been trained to hate Israel, have been designated as the face of all those things. And so what happens is that when the new cycle turns toward Israel there is a explosion of hate and there is an explosion of outrage against Israel and really this is a smokescreen for the problems in American domestic politics and we have seen you know when. people are trying to connect Israel to police brutality when people are trying to connect Israel to action on climate change when people are trying to connect Israel to anti-feminism and people are hating on the LGBT community this is all connected um And in As far as the arrest stare goes, I just think that students occupying private property and students shouting anti-Semitic and hanging anti-Semitic signs should not be surprised when people in their community feel unsafe and when law enforcement has done so.

To act now, many people are speaking out in defense of these protesters stating that they are peaceful, including some members of Congress, what kinds of things have they seen or heard at these protests? Would you characterize them as peaceful? Absolutely not. I would characterize them. They consider them peaceful and just leaving aside actual violence, actual physical behavior of the protest, such as setting up barricades or throwing themselves at police officers, they are not peaceful due to the possibility that we have heard of places like Colombia and my modern G from Elma like Into Revolution or, you know, there was a sign on the GW campus that said the students will leave when the Israelis return to Europe, and there is a lot of demonization of Zionists and refusal to allow Zionists in a part . from Campus unless you know they agree with the demands of the protest movement, and obviously that's an anti-Semitic cliché that goes back to the Soviet Union, so I wouldn't characterize them as peaceful. uh not at all, they make community members feel very unsafe now, how have universities reacted to the concerns of Jewish students and how does that compare to your experiences as a student at GW just a few years ago?

Well, my experience. in GW um and I have written and spoken a lot about it um it was marked by anti-Semitism plain and simple uh it cannot be characterized as CR's criticism of Israel. My classmates called me a baby killer, there was a student. who was caught on camera who said we're going to bomb Israel you Jewish sword pieces um several student organizations made the demonization of Zionists and Israel a Lynchian pin of their activism, even if their activism um was not about Israel at all and in regards to my university's response at the time um I think it reflects the response of universities now where there's just this critical misunderstanding of how this rhetoric um is used to make us feel unsafe and how this rhetoric is used to promote anti-Semitism not only on campus, but throughout the country and indeed the world, you know you see anti-Israel protests in Europe that use the same rhetoric and have the potential to start violence against the Jewish people, in their communities, and I think you know, this is this. it's a matter of freedom of speech, but you have to keep in mind the double standard when talking about freedom of speech and how universities would not tolerate any type of perceived hate speech against any other minority group except us, there is that blatant double standard where you just don't count on now, we're running out of time, but I just want you to answer me in 30 seconds what needs to be done to stop this.

I think Jewish students need to be confident and I think they need to be secure with their identities and I think they need to go to the quad or go to the university quad in the case of GW or any space where this is happening and proudly claim that they are a Proud Jew who are a proud Zionist and who won. Don't be intimidated by these Blake Fayton tactics. Thank you so much for joining us and for your bravery in the face of extremism, whether on campus or today. Thank you for having me and speaking about the American Jewish community in the wake of rising anti-Semitism in the United States.

America and around the world yval David visits the Israeli Knesset to hear what Israelis think about the dangerous phenomenon and what should be done to stop it, let's take a look. I am about to enter the Knesset, Israel's parliament here in Jerusalem to speak to members. from parliament I want to hear what you have to say about our current situation since the October 7 massacre and the ongoing war since this anti-Semitism, hatred towards the Jewish people has been increasing around the world. I'm curious what you have to say, let's walk, let's talk, what is your recommendation and support that you give to Jews outside of Israel as a nation?

We are committed to the survival, prosperity and flourishing of the Jewish nation. We need to be very clear that we here in Israel are sensitive to the spiritual need, the communal needs of Jews in the diaspora and here we can do better. Every Jewish community around the world that represents us is under attack and also needs leadership to overcome these difficult times. times and we have to talk, we can no longer remain silent. Israeli singer and this year's Eurovision representative Edin Golan arrived in Malmo, Sweden, despite security threats for the first rehearsals. IL TV Klein's devil has more Israeli singer, Eden Golan, landed on M Sweden for The first rehearsals ahead of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest Golan security is on high alert as Israel's participation has sparked immense outrage and organized protests are already being prepared outside the venue Israel's new performance of the song Hurricane has earned Israel its place to compete in this year's Eurovision despite the negative response from fans of Eurovision, the contest that expected to attract about 100,000 visitors to Sweden's third-largest city, it is also preparing for the thousands of protesters who will take to the streets.

Malo, the Swedish city home to more than 50,000 Muslims, is upgrading security for the event, after months of backlash on social media over Israel's participation despite these threats, Golan said hours before his departure that intends to represent Israel with pride and show the world that we are here and that we are strong, let's take a look at the weather forecast. Cloudy skies are expected across the country tonight with lows around 18°C ​​or 65°F and tomorrow we'll have more cloudy skies with highs around 27°C or 81°F. That's all for today's news to get more updates from Israel on all your devices watch our IL TV channels subscribe to our IL TV newsletter and don't forget to visit our website IL tv.tv with the latest news from the heart of the state of Israel.

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