Day 368 - Israelis grieve an open wound in dueling ceremonies
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Editor David Horovitz and culture editor Jessica Steinberg join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.
The UN special coordinator for Lebanon and the head of the peacekeeping force deployed along the border with Israel said this morning that a negotiated solution is the only way to restore stability. They added that Hezbollah’s attacks starting on October 8, 2023, were in violation of the UN Security Council resolution that ended the 34-day Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006. Horovitz weighs in on whether Israel currently believes the path of diplomacy is still viable.
This morning, former prime minister Naftali Bennett called for Israel to strike the Iranian nuclear program which, he said, “casts a dark shadow over our futures,” amid reports military or intelligence targets could be hit in response to Tehran’s ballistic missile attack last week. Horovitz explores Bennett's motivations and discusses the current window of opportunity.
Steinberg reports on yesterday's commemoration ceremonies and discusses what the "alternative" and "official" productions show about Israeli society and its healing process.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
On anniversary of start of Hezbollah attacks on Israel, UN officials call for diplomatic solution
Bennett urges Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear program: ‘A one-time window of opportunity’
At separate memorials, families demand accountability as PM touts Israeli ‘strength’
‘We will rise from the ruins’: A bereaved audience pays homage on Oct. 7 anniversary
Still under fire, Israel remembers Oct. 7 victims while grappling with ongoing nightmare
Paramedic Amit Mann, 22: Sacrificed herself to protect patients
Guy Illouz, 26: Soundman for Hayehudim with ‘a huge heart’
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IMAGE: Kibbutz Beeri residents take part in a march and a ceremony marking one year since Hamas's October 7 massacre in Kibbutz Beeri and other locations in southern Israel, October 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. |
| 0:09.2 | Today is Tuesday, October 8th, day 368 of the war with Hamas. |
| 0:14.9 | Amanda Borschelle, Dan here with our editor, David Horvitz, and culture editor Jessica |
| 0:19.0 | Steinberg, whom you all know as my daily briefing co-host. |
| 0:22.9 | Thank you both for joining me today. |
| 0:24.7 | Hey, Amanda. |
| 0:25.2 | Hi there. |
| 0:26.0 | Yesterday, Israel and the world marked the anniversary of the October 7th Hamas invasion of |
| 0:31.4 | Southern Israel, which saw 1,200 murdered and 251 taken hostage to Gaza. There were numerous memorial ceremonies throughout |
| 0:40.8 | the country throughout the day and two main events conducted and broadcasts separately last night. |
| 0:46.9 | We'll discuss the commemoration of the day and what it tells us about Israeli society at |
| 0:52.4 | this moment. We'll also talk about who is openly pushing for a meaningful strike on Iran, |
| 0:58.0 | and today, the anniversary of Hezbollah's attack on Israel, October 8th, |
| 1:03.0 | will hear whether the diplomatic window is still open |
| 1:06.5 | after the launch of more intensive fighting in southern Lebanon last week. |
| 1:12.0 | All this and much, much more when we're back. |
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