Thank you Honest Reporting for pointing out hypocrites of the week: 

*In a Facebook Live chat Saturday with the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, (Roger) Waters said he would play his shows in Nassau, saying an artist’s rights should not be attacked over his stand on an issue

*And while there is rioting (Fatah called for a "Day of Rage") over the new security proposals at the Temple Mount, let's not forget this old news: Explosives detectors to be installed at gates of Mecca's Holy Mosque 

*Australian Jewish activists blasted the University of Sydney, whose Dept. of Peace and Conflict Studies is holding a controversial BDS conference at the end of July. Details at The Australian

Afghanistan's Summer of Violence Illustrates Difficulties Trump Administration Will Face - Michael Kugelman (Wilson Center) 

European Human Rights Court: Islamist Hate Speech Is Not Protected Free Speech  (VOA News)

Iran's Terrorism Goliath - R. James Woolsey and Peter Vincent Pry (Washington Times) The world's biggest terror threat, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), dwarfs ISIS by any measure. The IRGC's purpose is to advance the Islamic Revolution in the Middle East and the world.

The Myth of CIA Responsibility for the Iranian Coup in 1953 - Ray Takeyh (Weekly Standard)

Iran Leases Air, Land and Sea Bases in Syria - Alex Fishman (Ynet News)

Not enough being doing to halt persecution of Christians- Dow Marmur (The Star)

Israel Aiding 200,000 Syrians Living near Border - Anna Ahronheim (Jerusalem Post)

Failing to Mention Attack, Arab League Scolds Israel for Temple Mount Closure (Times of Israel)

Anger and Mistrust in Gaza as Hamas Hunts for Israel "Collaborators" - Phoebe Greenwood (Guardian-UK) recently two were sentenced to death, one to hard labor in perpetuity, over 45 rounded up…

Analysis: Saudi Arabia’s troubling educational curriculum - David Andrew Weinberg (FDD’s Long War Journal) 

If you have HBO, watch Cries from Syria – it’s a great reminder of the type of leader we have in Assad.

How Trump Made It a Little Easier For Assad to Stay in Power - KRISHNADEV CALAMUR (The Atlantic)

Why are Russians indifferent to the Syrian conflict? (Syria Untold and Opendemocracy Russia)

Without apparent controversy....Turkish Aid Distributed in Gaza - Nour Abu Aisha (Anadolu-Turkey)

Pence: Peace Requires Palestinian Willingness to Recognize the Jewish State of Israel (White House)

Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 (State Department) Iran, Sudan and Syria

U.S. Calls for Action Against Hizbullah Weapons Buildup (AFP-Daily Mail-UK)

House Appropriations Committee Approves Restrictions on U.S. Funding for UN and Palestinian Authority - Ben Cohen (Algemeiner)

"UNESCO is a full partner to the false incitement by Palestinians and radical Islam who claim that Al-Aksa [mosque] is in danger," Israel's ambassador to UNESCO in Paris, Carmel Shama HaCohen, said Thursday.