Iran "Angry" at Russia's Failure to Activate S-300 Air Defense System in Syria (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

Jordan Protests New Israeli Airport near Its Border - Laith al-Junaidin (Anadolu-Turkey) Jordan has protested the opening of a new Israeli airport a few kilometers away from its border, (in Eilat) Jordan's state-run Al-Mamlaka television reported. Amman says the location of the airport violates the kingdom's air sovereignty. 

UN Envoy: No Access for UN Peacekeepers to Hizbullah Attack Tunnel in Lebanon - Edith M. Lederer (AP-Washington Post)  "the Lebanese army has taken no action in response, allowing Hizbullah to continue building these tunnels undisturbed."  

Jihadists in Mali kill 10 peacekeepers ‘in reaction’ to Netanyahu visit to Chad (I24 News) Chad has had endemic problems with violent jihadist groups, especially at its northern border with Libya. It is also one of several West African states engaged in Western-backed operations against Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists....Ten peacekeepers from Chad were killed and at least 25 injured

Palestinian TV Says Shopping at New Jerusalem Mall Is Treason - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)  Israel encourages joint economic projects between Israelis and Palestinians. Businessman Rami Levy has built a chain of supermarkets in which Palestinians and Israelis work and shop side-by-side.

Riots at Israel-Gaza Border Continue Friday - Yoav Zitun  (Ynet News) Some 14,000 Palestinians rioted in several locations along the Israel-Gaza border on Friday, hurling stones, burning tires and throwing grenades and explosives at IDF troops.

Republican Rep. trying to stop West Bank trip led by Democrat Tlaib - JTA (Times of Israel)

The Guardian Delegitimizes Israel in Lying  -Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting)

Finally, catching up on my email. Glad to be on my way home.

Trudeau: "I Will Continue to Condemn the BDS Movement" - Ryan Maloney (Huffington Post-Canada)

Muslim Brotherhood in Germany: Greater Danger than ISIS, al-Qaeda - Raghida Bahnam (Asharq al-Awsat-UK)

Iran Enters Deep Recession after U.S. Sanctions Restored - Ahmad Alavi (Radio Farda)

New Threat from Gaza: Landfills and Sewage Build Up along Israeli Border - Matan Tzuri (Ynet News)
The Many Ways Palestinians Violate International Law: Environmental Pollution, Ecological, and Humanitarian Crimes - Amb. Alan Baker (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Abbas Celebrates 14th Anniversary of His Four-Year Term - Elliott Abrams  (Council on Foreign Relations)

Haaretz, NY Post Turn Anti-Israel Slogan Into Journalistic Shorthand - Gilead Ini (CAMERA) It's a road and a border wall! Israel’s opening of Route 4370, a strange road that’s half highway and half territorial boundary, was used as an occasion to yet again unholster the apartheid slur. New "Divided" Road near Jerusalem Will Considerably Shorten Travel Time for Palestinians - Shaul Arieli (Ha'aretz)

Rahaf's Saudi family will never, ever stop coming after her (Israel National News); Young Saudis Risk Their Lives in Pursuit of Freedom (Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia) - Phyllis Chesler  While Prof. Chesler (you can see her in a Netflix documentary on feminism) is working on her 5th book, she  reminds us about others who weren't so lucky to escape: Saudi princess Mishaal bint Fahd al Saud (1977), Hamza Kashgari (2012) Dina Ali Lasloom, (2017) , and Eman Al-Nafjian (now)

BDS-backer Ilhan Omar given seat on powerful House Foreign Affairs panel - Eric Cortellessa (Times of Israel) The assignment, chosen by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will give a vehement critic of the Jewish state a voice — and a vote — on the powerful panel that oversees US foreign policy and foreign aid.

More Twisted Facts at Newsweek - Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting)

World Council of Churches Trained 1,800 Anti-Israel Activists, Funded by UNICEF (NGO Monitor)