On the Press

Foreign Policy magazine rewrites history by inaccurately stating that the 1993 Oslo Accords committed Israel to a settlement freeze – (Honest Reporting) Unlike other organizations, FP corrected their mistake.

BBC Airs Smear That Israel Restricts Medical Equipment in Gaza (CAMERA)The BBC continues to falsely charge Israel with blocking the importation of Medical Equipment into Gaza even though it has been repeatedly informed that the problem is due to a dispute between the PLO and Hamas.

Daily Beast Refuses to Correct an Incorrect Headline (CAMERA) A Daily Beast headline above a piece about Israel's former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon stated, "Ex-Intel Chief: Iran Deal Good for Israel." The problem is Ayalon has explicitly noted that he doesn't believe the agreement is good, even saying, "I think the deal is bad."

Two Tales of One City– Yarden Frankl (Honest Reporting) How does the Washington Post and the New York Times report on the same city.

More Than a Third of Report on ISIS Destruction of Christian Site is about Israel (BBC Watch)

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Australia would consult with Iran over Syria air strikes: Julie Bishop – David Wroe (Sydney Morning Herald)

FIAEA says Iran has expanded Parchin nuclear facility (Times of Israel) UN agency’s report says regime’s activity at suspect site has undermined capacity to ‘conduct effective verification’

Report: Turkey Tipped Off Al-Qaeda Group to U.S.-Trained Fighters Entering Syria - Mitchell Prothero (McClatchy)

Polish Reporter: I Saw Hamas' Cruel and Selfish Game in Gaza - Wojciech Cegielski (Ha'aretz)

Palestinians Flock to Islamic State - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

On Sweden by Ingrid Carlqvist at Gatestone Institute

The IKEA Murders: Sweden in Crisis

Swedish Imam to Muslims: "Do Not Befriend the Unbelievers" One Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Sweden: July 2015  

Egypt

Egypt Intercepts Hamas Naval Commandos En Route to Training in Iran - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel)

Iran

New Iranian Video Imagines a Muslim Invasion of Jerusalem (Daily Mail-UK)

All Nuke Inspectors Require Approval from Iran's Intelligence Agency - Adam Kredo (Washington Free Beacon) Sayyed Abbas Araqchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, declared on Monday that international nuclear inspectors would only be permitted into the country once they receive approval from Iran's Intelligence Ministry. Iran has already stated that no American inspector would be permitted into the country. 

Iraq

Controversial Campaign to Buy Back ISIS Sex Slaves Hits Funding Milestone - Joanna Plucinska (Time) The deals are said to take place in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Lebanon

To Fight ISIS, U.S. Risks Empowering Hizbullah - Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Jessica Schulberg (Huffington Post)

Libya

The Islamic State’s ‘wanted dead’ list in Libya - Thomas Joscelyn (Long War Journal)

Partners for Peace?

Where’s the Coverage? Palestinian Document Retreats from Peace Process Vows (CAMERA)

After 3rd attack this week - Israel to UN: New Palestinian Attacks Take Advantage of Israelis' Desire to Help  (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Israel's UN Ambassador Ron Prosor wrote to the UN secretary-general on Monday about "a disturbing new pattern in which those seeking to murder Israelis take advantage of their humanity....Attacks of this kind are especially outrageous because they take advantage of a person's natural desire to help their fellow man in their time of need, in order to kill him." 

Fatah's military wing in Gaza asks Iran for money for terror war against Israel - Itamar Marcus (PMW) Claims 3.5 km attack tunnel into Israel is ready for next war 

Hamas Naval Commandos Planning Israel Attack - Yoav Zitun (Ynet News)

Spain

UPDATE: The Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival has reversed its decision to cancel Matisyahu’s performance. It also apologized to the artist and issued a statement condemning discrimination and anti-Semitism - HonestReporting

Matisyahu Ousted from Spanish Festival for Not Endorsing Palestinian State (JTA)

Is Spain Fueling the BDS War Against Israel? - Soeren Kern (Gatestone Institute)

Syria

What We Learned While Embedded With Kurdish Forces Clearing the Islamic State From Hasakah – Aris Roussinos (Vice News)

United States

What Happens If Congress Says No to the Iran Deal? - Kim R. Holmes (Washington Times) The secretary of state called the prospects of a better deal a "fantasy." He's got it backwards. The real fantasy is the administration's promise that the current agreement will eliminate Iran's nuclear capability.

Iran

Iran, Hizbullah Linked to Bombing in Bahrain - Habib Toumi (Gulf News-Dubai)

Kuwait Seizes Arms Cache Linked to Hizbullah (Reuters)  Kuwait authorities seized 19,000 kg. of ammunition, 144 kg. of explosives, 68 weapons and 204 grenades. Kuwait's al-Anba reported that the weapons cache had been smuggled from Iraq and stored by members of a cell linked to Iranian-backed Hizbullah.
Courtesy of the Nuclear Deal: Iranians Visiting a Nuclear Plant Near You? - Claudia Rosett (PJ Media)

Russian Warships Dock in Iran for Training Exercises - Adam Kredo (Washington Free Beacon)

 

The Palestinians
UN Chief Condemns Rocket-Firing from Gaza towards Israel (Xinhua-China)

Nabbed Hamas man reveals new Gaza war plans - Stuart Winer (Times of Israel)

PA dedicates another square to murderer- Itamar Marcus (PMW)

Abbas to Visit Iran in November - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)

The Secret Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians- Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Pakistan

Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician who helped the U.S. locate Osama bin Laden, has been in jail in Pakistan since he was arrested days after the raid on bin Laden's compound in 2011. In 2013, he was granted a retrial, with a new charge that appears politically motivated: charged with murder in regard to the death, eight years earlier, of a patient he had treated. Afridi has gone on a hunger strike protest his unspeakable prison conditions -- including torture. His former lawyer, Samiullah Khan Afridi, was murdered by the Taliban in March 2015. The Obama Administration appears to have abandoned him.

Syria

“I will always remember where I was when Cecil The Lion was killed” by “Mohammed,” a Syrian war refugee (Mideast Dispatch) I am sorry it is taking me so long to post my outrage over Cecil the Lion. My village has been without electricity for the last week after the Americans bombed our power plant. I had to walk for two days – hiding from ISIS along the way – before I found this Internet cafe. But my anger over the death of Cecil is still hot as the desert sands...

 

If you haven't already, I urge you to read Matti Friedman's review of The Two-State Delusion by Padraig O'Malley. He concludes with: A reader of this book could be excused for thinking the implosion of the entire region is mainly an irritant in the Israeli-Palestinian affair

Argentina

Former Argentine President on Trial for Bombing Cover-Up - Debora Rey and Peter Prengaman (AP) Argentine authorities long have accused Iran and Hizbullah of being behind the attack. 

Egypt

Islamic State in the Sinai threatens to kill Croatian hostage – Caleb Weiss (The Long War Journal)

Iran

Iran to Receive Jet Fighters from China - Liu Rong (People's Daily-China)

Russia Upgrading S-300 Missiles Intended for Iran (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty)

How the Nuclear Deal Will Fund Iran's Imperialism - Michael Gerson (Washington Post) With the nuclear deal, Iran will have more money to purchase weapons from Russia to challenge U.S. military access to the Persian Gulf, and to purchase a great deal of regional chaos. While administration officials talk of pushing back against Iranian influence, "They have no answer to the subversive activities of Iran in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen," said Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute.

Partners for Peace?

Hamas and Islamic Jihad Praise West Bank Terror Attack as "Heroic Act" - Yasser Okbi (Maariv Hashavua-Jerusalem Post)

Three Israeli Soldiers Wounded in West Bank Terrorist Attack - Gili Cohen and Jack Khoury (Ha'aretz) ....I find it puzzling that those who were so quick to denounce terror against Palestinians are silent when the terror is aimed at Jews.

Murdering Jewish children is for Allah, according to the PA – Itamar Marcus (Jerusalem Post)

Islamic State Gaining Recruits in Gaza - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Syria

Syria Regime Reportedly Using Napalm in Zabadani (Now)

UN confirms authenticity of ISIL 'sex slave price list' (Press TV)

Mounting Shiite Casualties in Syria - Ali Alfoneh (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

United States of America

I included David Brooks’ column from The New York Times because it seems to be the most succinct summary of the Iran deal negotiated by President Obama’s team.

3 U.S. Defeats: Vietnam, Iraq and Now Iran – David Brooks (New York Times)

How Congress Can Make a Bad Iran Deal Better - Danielle Pletka  (Politico)

Islamists Sending Personal Threats to Servicemen & Families (Clarion Project)