Argentine Ex-President Charged with Treason for Covering Up Iranian Involvement in Jewish Community Center Bombing - Max Radwin and Anthony Faiola (Washington Post)
Czech Republic Wants to Move Embassy to Jerusalem - Noa Landau (Ha'aretz)
BACKGROUNDER: History of Jerusalem (CAMERA)
Separating Fact and Fiction at Susiya - Yoni Tobin (Algemeiner) Last week 10 U.S. senators penned a letter imploring Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu "not to demolish the Palestinian village of Susiya." The letter describes Susiya as having existed since the 1830s and being home to 45 families. Except that rather than a small, functional village, Susiya is a smattering of tents - built illegally and kept alive only by generous contributions from European countries. As William Booth wrote in August 2016 in the Washington Post, Susiya is entirely devoid of "streets, shops, or mosques [and] permanent homes.... There do not seem to be many people here, either." The site is directly adjacent to an ancient Jewish synagogue and historical site.
Economist: Abbas has “rejected violence” since 2005 - Adam Levick (UK Media Watch) The claim that Abbas has “rejected violence” for the past 12 years mirrors a popular but completely erroneous media theme about the Palestinian movement since the death of Yasser Arafat – one repeated recently by former Secretary of State John Kerry. However, the facts tell a different story.
