Thursday, July 30, 2026

MEDIA
EmojiFrance 24 decided a founding member of Hamas could be introduced as "respected," "pragmatic," and "viewed as a moderate."https://x.com/HonestReporting/status/2079460977368531229?s=20 
EmojiThe missing terrorists: Lee Mordechai’s distorted Gaza narrative in Haaretz 
https://www.jns.org/opinion/shlomi-ben-meir/the-missing-terrorists-lee-mordechais-distorted-gaza-narrative
EmojiThe Most Important Story on Earth? Matti Friedman on the Media's Israel Obsession 
EmojiMs. Rachel Invokes Jesus to Spread Her Latest Anti-Israel Libel https://kevindeutsch.substack.com/p/ms-rachel-invokes-jesus-to-spread
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IRAN
Video: Iran's Isfahan flooded with security forces as protests break out over executions 

LEBANON

PA/HAMAS
EmojiOnce again, terrorist organizations are exploiting civilian identities to spread disinformation.The IDF has identified 12 active Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives who were presented internationally as "football players and referees." Several also participated in the October 7 massacre, including FIFA referee Mohammed Khattab and football player Ahmed Abu Al-Atta, both active members of terrorist organizations.
EmojiA random child in a random country is statistically more likely to have died of starvation than a child in Gaza in the middle of a supposed famine, according to Hamas' own reports. Leslie Kajomovitz https://x.com/kikas6652/status/2082160937096687956?s=20

QATAR
The strange relationship between Qatar and the ICC
https://spectator.com/article/whats-going-on-with-qatar-and-the-icc/?edition=us

UKRAINE
Ukraine attacked an Iranian ship that was carrying weapons for Russia. The regime in Iran issued a direct threat against Ukraine.  https://fortune.com/2026/07/26/us-iran-war-ukraine-caspian-sea-houthis-red-sea-bab-el-mandeb-hormuz/ (easy explainer Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zxPtGVLvko)

UNITED STATES
EmojiThe Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill (S.2134 / H.3351) to establish an 11-member, state-funded American Muslim commission. The commission would be tasked with prioritizing qualified American Muslims in Massachusetts for jobs in state government over other residents of different religious backgrounds https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/26/pols-politics-lawmakers-advance-bill-to-establish-islamic-government-commission/ see also https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3351
EmojiMohsen Mahdawi, a young Palestinian activist facing deportation by the Trump Administration, told two separate law enforcement officials that he had killed Jews and likes to kill Jews. J Street is urging support for this "activist."
EmojiDistrict says San Jose public school didn’t discriminate in assignment asking if Hamas members are terrorists or freedom fighters - Just imagine, what would happen from Hollywood to the news media, academia to Congress, if any school anywhere in America asked students if the white supremacist who committed mass murder at the mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, was a "freedom fighter. Or, if the Ku Klux Klan were "freedom fighters." https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/scoop-district-says-san-jose-public-school-didnt-discriminate-in-assignment-asking-if-hamas-members-are-terrorists-or-freedom-fighters
EmojiIndiana University has permanently shut down its Muslim Philanthropy Initiative after scrutiny over its ties to a Treasury-sanctioned organization accused of funneling money to Hamas.Emoji