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A group of some 1,000 professors and academics have signed a letter calling on President Yitzhak Herzog to reject Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s request for a pardon related to his ongoing corruption trials. One of the signatories was Prof Avishai Braverman, the former president of Ben-Gurion university and a 2020 Israel Prize winner. He told KAN's Mark Weiss why he signed the letter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas to hand over body remains at 5pm.Israel: Rafah crossing will reopen to allow Gazans to leave. Israel to send rep to Lebanon talks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A first of its kind study by the NATAL Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center examines the collective social and economic costs of trauma in the aftermath of the October 7th attack and Gaza war. According to the study findings, the cumulative cost of psychological harm could reach some 500 billion shekels as reflected in the ripple effects of individual trauma on Israeli society. Dr. Yifat Reuveni, Head of Research at NATAL, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal.  (Photo: Courtesy NATAL)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel readies to receive from Red Cross findings transferred from Gaza Strip. Two IDF soldiers lightly hurt in stabbing attack by Israeli settlement, attacker shot and killed. Rosh HaNikra cable car reopens after closure due to the warSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stormy Knesset committee discusses Haredi draft exemption bill. Minister Sofer vows to vote against. PM's graft trial continues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dublin City Council moving to remove the name of Israel's sixth president Chaim Herzog from a park and rename it "Free Palestine." Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with Malcolm Gafson, chairman of the Israel-Ireland Friendship league about the matter. (photo: Jacqueline Arzt/AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked President Isaac Herzog to pardon him in his ongoing corruption trial, a dramatic and unusual move bearing significant legal and political implications. Dr. Dana Blander, Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal.  (Photo: Associated Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Netanyahu submits request for pardon from corruption trial to President Herzog, Returned deceased hostage Dror Or laid to rest on his kibbutz Be'eri, IDF kills five terrorists trying to escape tunnel in RafahSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After nearly 14 years, the Likud Party finally held internal elections for the Central Committee this week. The results show a shake up in the country’s largest democratic party with new blood moving in to the conservative party. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with newly elected committee member Attorney Eran Ben-Ari on the changing face of the Likud. (photo: Avshalom Sassoni/flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disruptions as High Court hears petitions on probe of Sde Teiman video leak affair. Slain hostage returned to Israel from Gaza this week to be laid to rest on Sunday. Israeli citizens arrested in thwarted Hamas arms smuggling plotSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Ciechanover, the Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has described the academic boycott of Israel as an existential threat. He told KAN that we are on a very dangerous slippery slope that threatens our future here. The boycott by European colleges against Israel has intensified in recent months and the Gaza ceasefire  has neither stopped nor slowed its momentum, according to a  report by Israel's Association of University Heads. The data indicates that the European academic institutions that severed ties with Israel or ended collaborations with researchers have not reversed the measures. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with former foreign ministry diplomat Emmanuel Nahshon, who today is in charge of combatting the academic boycott for Israeli universities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Body of slain hostage Dror Or of Kibbutz Be'eri returned to Israel from Gaza. IDF says four terrorists killed, two others apprehended during attempt to flee tunnel in in Rafah area. Israeli security forces launch counter-terror operation in northern SamariaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heavy rains cause floods. Police: JAG's phone doesn't link AG to Sde Taiyman affair. PM to meet with Katz and Zamir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gila’s Way is a non-profit organization which implements, educates and presents programs regarding mental health awareness and suicide prevention in order to save lives. Rabbi Shalom Hammer, who has lived in Israel for more than 35 years, set up the organization following the tragic loss of his daughter Gila to suicide. He became a certified mental health instructor and now dedicates his life to promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention across the globe.  Rabbi Hammer is the author of ten books, including the Gila Spreads Joy children’s book series, written in Gila’s memory. KAN's Mark Weis spoke to him about his work. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Jazeera report: Body of deceased hostage held by Islamic Jihad located in central Gaza Strip. IDF chief of staff says forces must be on alert in wake of assassination of Hezbollah military chief. Germany chancellor to visit IsraelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How have the past two years of war affected Israeli exporters. Liav Rozenberg, Global Units Executive at RH Group, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about challenges in the sector. (Photo: RH Group) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he had until Thursday to approve the 28-point plan, which calls on Ukraine to cede territory, accept limits on its military and renounce ambitions to join NATO. Trump’s proposal was a Russian trap. This according to Dr. Evgeni Klauber, a lecturer from Tel Aviv University and expert on Eastern European politics. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that Washington was keen on weakening Zelensky now. (photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new exhibition at Yad Vashem has opened that puts hundreds of personal possessions and artifacts from Holocaust survivors, most never before seen by the public, on display for the first time. Entitled Living Memory, it offers a fresh and personal look at the lives of individuals whose stories were lost in the mass murder of six million Jews. Curator Eliad Moreh-Rosenberg told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the exhibition’s aim was to pass on the memories to the next generation. (photo: Yad Vashem)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air Force strikes hit Hamas commanders amid reports ceasefire could fail, Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate for release of last 3 fallen hostages held in Gaza and for national commission of inquiry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the ultra-Orthodox protest against attempts to draft them into the IDF or perform any kind of community service, internal divisions are emerging in the haredi world. Prof. Kimmy Caplan, from Bar Ilan University, Department of Jewish History, helps decipher the mindset of the haredi and told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that they are not alone in the concept that they are the sole guardians of Judaism but are dependent on government funding for their survival. (photo: Shlomi Cohen.flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.