Not sure if I'll have time to do an Update next week. Wishing everyone a great weekend! 

The Impossible Future of Christians in the Middle East - Emma Green (The Atlantic)

Covering Eurovision, Rolling Stone Can't Report Accurately on Either Music or Politics - Karen Bekker (CAMERA) Madonna used her performance to call for coexistence and engagement, which is, in fact, the opposite of what Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) proponents advocate. Rolling Stone, however, in covering the story, opted instead to amplify the divisive campaign for boycotting Israel.

Netanyahu thanks Egypt for sending firefighting helicopters, says PA offered aid (Times of Israel) Planes from Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Croatia en route to Israel, as freak heatwave causes another outbreak of wildfires

Traumatised by conflict, animals find haven in Jordan (Gulf News) 

Russia Repels Attack on Its Main Syrian Air Base (Reuters)

Report: Iranian Revolutionary Guards Training Forces in Syria - Seth J. Frantzman (Jerusalem Post) A source said 100 men from the Afghan Fatemiyoun were involved in the training 

Walls Have Ears, An Analysis of Classified Syrian Security Sector Documents (Syria Justice and Accountability Center)

WHO Assembly Singles Out Israel As  World's Only Violator of Health Rights (UN Watch) In addition to voting against the resolution, the US, the UK, Germany and Canada took the floor to strongly object to the politicization of the forum Good News:  Since this story published several  Countries Change Votes After UN Watch Campaign to Support Israel

Man Arrested for Supporting Hamas, Threatening Pro-Israel Supporters(U.S. Department of Justice) Interesting, when I read this in Thursday's papers, I just saw that he threatened Trump and provided aid to Hamas, nothing about targeting pro-Israel supporters.

Separate and Unequal for Jewish Groups at Williams College - K.C. Johnson (Tablet)

Holocaust Revisionism at Williams College - David Bernstein (Reason)

Taliban attack kills 10 Afghan soldiers in southern Afghanistan (Aljazeera)

EU to Probe Palestinian Textbooks for Incitement to Hatred, Violence - Michael Bachner  (European Parliament)

Israelis and Palestinians Share Kosher Iftar Meal in West Bank - Tovah Lazaroff (Jerusalem Post)

BBC Two's “One Day in Gaza” has obscured anti-Semitism in Gaza (BBC Watch)

US warns airlines against flying over Persian Gulf (DEBKAfile)

Statement on NYU's Decision to End Its Relationship With NYU-Tel Aviv (CAMERA On-Campus)
Rashida Tlaib Has Her History Wrong - Benny Morris (Atlantic)

Gaza Fighting Triggered When Palestinian Sniper Attempted to Assassinate IDF Colonel at Border on Friday - Joe Truzman (GroundBrief)

Gen. Amidror: Iran behind Gaza Escalation - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post) Could this be reason for USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier being deployed to Middle East?

IDF hits back throughout Gaza amid rocket barrages; Israeli woman seriously hurt (Times of Israel) Army strikes 30 targets as over 150 700 rockets fired from Hamas-run Strip; sirens sound in Rehovot, Ashdod, Beit Shemesh and many other towns; home hit after family flees to shelter (Since this article published, 4 Israelis were killed)

IDF: Gazan Mother and Infant Were Killed by Hamas Explosives, Not Israel- Yaniv Kubovich (Ha'aretz)

Dishonest Headlines Parrot Hamas Claim - Emanuel Miller (Honest Reporting) As Israel's south comes under intense rocket fire, why are journalists repeating a questionable Hamas claim as if it is fact? 

Celebrities Denounce Proposed Boycott of Eurovision in Israel - Laura Snapes  (Guardian-UK) Their letter states: "We believe the cultural boycott movement is an affront to both Palestinians and Israelis who are working to advance peace through compromise, exchange, and mutual recognition. While we all may have differing opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the best path to peace, we all agree that a cultural boycott is not the answer."

Report: Iran Limits Its Plans in Syria(Asharq al-Awsat-UK) Israel's military operations in Syria, as well as the economic situation in Iran, prompted Tehran to give up a large part of its plans and limit its objectives in Syria, 

Torchlighters on Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2019 (Yad Vashem)

Hamas shifts tactics in bitcoin fundraising, highlighting crypto risks: research - Tom Wilson, Dan Williams (Reuters) Hamas has said Tehran is the biggest backer of the al-Qassam Brigades.

Well, this week we had Holocaust Remembrance Day and this happened: 

PA Holocaust abuse:  PA misrepresents photos of Holocaust victims  as Arabs killed by Jews - again! - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Russia, Syrian army step up attacks on rebel-held northwestern Syria -  Suleiman Al-Khalidi  (Reuters)  The targeted villages and towns in northern Hama and southern Idlib fall within a buffer zone agreed to last September between Russia and Turkey as part of a deal that averted a major offensive on the area. Schools, health facilities, and residential areas have been hit, a UN official said Thursday. “The barrel bombing is the worst we have seen for at least 15 months.