China on Afghanistan (Duowei/MEMRI) 

Taliban Donations Soar in Pakistan Ahead of US Pullout From Afghanistan (VOA)

French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture - Sidney Fussell (Wired) The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt ...

Iran Is Draining Its Aquifers Dry (Nature)

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi Watched as Opponents Were Tortured - David Rose (The Times-UK) 

The Real War Dogs of Iraq  - Zack Kopplin (The American Prospect) One company is empowering Kurdish human rights abusers. Another is accused of selling Iranian fuel to the U.S. military. 

Jordan Scraps Proposed Canal Linking Red Sea to Dead Sea (i24News)

Hamas, Islamic Jihad Mobilize Gaza's Children for Summer Military Training - Sharon Wrobel (Algemeiner) 

Abbas Critic Murdered by PA Security Officers during Raid on His Home (Middle East Eye-UK)

Abbas Appears Emboldened by Resumption of U.S. Aid, Cracks Down on Rivals - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

AP Conflates Palestinian ‘Refugee’ Myth with Millions Displaced During Pandemic - Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting)

Russia says Syria can deliver aid, Turkey not essential - Edith Lederer (AP)

Assad forces’ shelling in Syria causes 5,000 civilians to flee - Bethan McKernan (The Guardian)

Putting AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002) repeal into context - Brian Finucane (Just Security)

Florida Republicans introduce Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act and  Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act . 

France - A Safe Haven for Hizbullah's Illicit Activity - Daniel Cohen and Daniel Citrinowicz (Institute for International Diplomacy- IDC Herzliya)

Shiite Religious Centers in France: A Platform for Iran in Europe - Tal Beeri (Alma Research and Education Center)

Why Putin And Erdogan Are Both Going After Germany's Greens - Daniel-Dylan Böhmer and Clemens Wergin (Worldcrunch /DIE WELT) 

Iranian Presidential Front-Runner Linked to Mass Executions (AFP-France24)

Baseless Israel Bashing Permeates Science, Medicine, and Education Unions - Phyllis Chesler (IPT News) 

If Hamas Tries Collaborators in Military Field Courts, It Could Face the ICC for War Crimes - Entsar Abu Jahal (Al Monitor)
EU Condemns Six Death Sentences Handed Down in Gaza (EU Neighbours)

Russia to Supply Iran with Advanced Satellite System that Will Boost Tehran's Ability to Surveil Military Targets - Joby Warrick (Washington Post)

Putin Denies Russia Preparing to Give Iran Advanced Satellite System (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

Hewlett-Packard Says UK Education Union's Boycott Based on a Lie - Lee Harpin (Jewish News-UK)

800 Harvard Affiliates Sign Letter Rebuking "Anti-Israel Sentiment" on Campus - Raquel Coronell Uribe (Harvard Crimson)

Miami to Invest $1 Million in Israel Bonds in Gesture of Solidarity - Marie-Rose Sheinerman (Miami Herald)

 

Afghanistan, Iraq Drawdowns Cut $3.2B From U.S. Army Costs, Officials Say - Caiten M. Kenney (Defense One)

Austin Asks Top General For ‘Options’ to Evacuate Afghans -  Tara Copp, Jacqueline Feldscher (Defense One)

China seeks to expand belt and road to Afghanistan in name of security as U.S. withdraws troops - Rachel Zhang (South China Morning Post)

Netanyahu Meets Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Demands Return of Captives in Gaza. (Times of Israel)

The Limit of The New York Times’ Obsession With Israel - Faith Quintero (Israelly Cool)

Turkey, U.S. Unite to Thwart Russian Attempts to Block Syria Aid - Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg)

Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria (AP)

BREAKING: UNRWA Thanks Hamas Terror Chief for ‘Ongoing Willingness to Cooperate’ -Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting)

“Hamas Commits Double War Crimes,” UN Watch Tells Human Rights Council (UN Watch)