A Taliban Victory Is Not Inevitable - Seth G. Jones (Foreign Affairs)

Can We Rescue Afghan Feminists First?  Phyllis Chesler (4W)

Alarming Development: China’s State Media Pushing Clear Anti-Israel Narrative - Rachel O'Donoghue (Honest Reporting)

France Honors Lawyer Who Pushed Palestinian Cause at ICC - Lazar Berman (Times of Israel)

In Iraq and Syria, Fissures Seen between Iran and Militias It Backs - Qassim Abdul-Zahra  (AP-Military Times)
U.S. Charges Four with Plot to Kidnap New York Journalist Critical of Iran - Joel Schectman (Reuters)

Israel Provides Medical Supplies to Nepal (Himalayan Times-Nepal)

Israeli Company Installs Water Generator in Navajo Community (JNS)

 “I Will Not Be Silenced”: Women in Kuwait Fight Back Against Violence - Shaistha Khan (WMC)

IDF: Hizbullah Has Massive Weapons Depot Next to a School - Judah Ari Gross (Times of Israel)

How Hizbullah Holds Sway over the Lebanese State - Dr. Lina Khatib (Chatham House-UK) 

Gaza Event Celebrates Irish Republican "Martyrs" - Neil Doyle (Jewish Chronicle-UK)

Palestinian Authority Arrests Singer for Performing for Palestinian Workers at Israeli Industrial Park in West Bank - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post) 

Fatah publicly exposed, shamed and endangered an Arab “traitor” who sold land to Jews in Jerusalem -  Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

“Mighty is the hand that blows up a plane” – PA TV broadcasts Fatah terror song - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

NPR Slipping Back to Its Anti-Israel Biased Reporting - Ricki Hollander (CAMERA)

Legal Fallout: Is Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott Only a Free Speech Issue? (WITH VIDEO) - Daniel Pomerantz (Honest Reporting) see also  Ben & Jerry's threatened ban in West Bank creates ripples beyond ice cream stores - Michele Chabin (Washington Post)

 After 20 years, looks like The Long War is actually ending! President Biden finally announced plans to evacuate interpreters and those Afghans that supported our troops.Here's the July 4 ad from Vote Vets on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDGbwv3ips0&t=1s Now, what is the US still doing in Iraq?

Canadian representative handed out PA map erasing Israel, but Canadian FM warns Israel not to be “provocative” - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Why Iran Is Actively Backing The Taliban For The First Time -  Hamed Mohammadi (KAYHAN-LONDON/Worldcrunch)

Iranians Protest over Power Outages, Chant "Death to Khamenei" (Reuters)

Series of attacks target U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria - Ahmed RasheedSuleiman Al-khalidi (Reuters)

Israel Bombs Hamas Weapons Factory in Gaza on Friday in Response to Arson Balloon Attacks (Times of Israel)

Israel Approves Sale of Additional Water to Jordan (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)  Jordan's water needs increased significantly after the influx of three million refugees from Iraq and Syria.

Palestinian Protesters Reveal Details of Undercover PA Police on Social Media - Assaf Gabor (Makor Rishon-Hebrew-2July2021)

After Palestinians Reject Corona Vaccine Deal, Israel Sends 700,000 Doses to South Korea (Times of Israel)

Biden, Putin Face Early Post-Summit Test Over Syria Cooperation (Bloomberg)

Guardian Obfuscates Fact That Palestinian Child Was Killed By Gaza Rocket (CAMERA)

U.S. Shifts Bases from Qatar to Jordan - J.P. Lawrence (Stars and Stripes)

NEA Defeats Anti-Israel Resolution - Jane Kaufman (Cleveland Jewish News)

Washington State removes anti-Israel lesson from K-12 Native American curriculum- Jonah Cohen (JNS) ...after 10 yrs!

 Wishing you a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Iran's Drone Transfers to Proxies - Andrew Hanna (U.S. Institute of Peace) Iran has provided drones or drone technology to proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and Gaza in order to attack U.S., Israeli and Saudi forces.

Iranian Christians Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for "Sectarian Activities" (Jerusalem Post)

Iraq’s reparations law for Yezidi survivors is a positive step - Nicolette Waldman (AlJazeera)

Israeli Commander Describes Florida Condo Rescue Operation - Gabriella Borter (Reuters)

Israel: Gaza Reconstruction Depends on Progress on Missing Israelis - Nidal al-Mughrabi  (Reuters) 

Israel Inaugurates Embassy in United Arab Emirates - Danielle Haynes (UPI)

Israel Inaugurates Consulate in Dubai (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Palestinian Journalists Call on UN for Protection  -  Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting) see also UN Calls on PA to Halt Crackdown on Journalists, Political Opponents (Gaza Post)

Confident of Support from the West, the Palestinian Authority Suppresses Protests - Amira Hass (Ha'aretz)

Why Are Palestinians Protesting Against Abbas? - Joseph Krauss (AP) 

Fatah calls for an “expansion of confrontation” with Israel,  - Nan Jacques Zilberdik  (PMW) prides itself that “all Fatah frameworks” have been involved in “the popular resistance in all places”

It's Only Getting Harder To Be A Syrian Refugee In Turkey - Catherine Chatignoux (Les Echos/Worldcrunch) While refugees in Lebanon and Syria are housed and fed in camps, the millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey are integrated within major cities and suburbs...

It's Time Ilhan Omar and "the Squad" Learned the Truth About Israel and Hamas - Bassem Eid  (IPT News)

"Block the Boat" Would Hurt Seattle, Not Israel - Editorial (Seattle Times)

U.S. Says Not Changing Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty over Golan Heights - Elie Youssef (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

NYT Hatchet Job: ‘Investigation’ Into Israeli Wartime Strikes Leads to Vicious Insinuations… But Zero Conclusions - Akiva Van Koningsveld (Honest Reporting)

AP Erases Palestinian Firebomb Attacks in Sheikh Jarrah (CAMERA)

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)

On Monday, May 31, 2021, Memorial Day, we will pause to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the military.  

On June 1 we will remember the 80th anniversary of the Farhud, the beginning of the destruction of the ancient Jewish communities in Arab lands - this as Jews in the United States, Europe and around the world are being attacked simply for supporting Israel’s right to exist.

NATO to continue Afghan troop training after leaving country (AP)

Lukashenko’s Crazy-Stupid Hamas Headfake - Michael Weiss (Newslines)

Cyprus says it is in ‘state of emergency’ over Syria migrant inflow (AFP)

"Tied Up and Tortured": The Persecution of Christians, April 2021 - Raymond Ibrahim (Gatestone Institute) Starting with Egypt

The 2021 Gaza War - Summary (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)   Reconstruction projects will be carried out by companies belonging to the Egyptian army, limiting the influence of Turkish companies and strengthening cooperation with the Gulf States.

Four Iranian Kamikaze Drones from Gaza Downed by "Classified Means" - Thomas Harding (The National-Abu Dhabi)

IAEA Chief Sounds Alarm over Iran's Nuclear Program - Andrew England (Financial Times-UK)

930 Palestinian Rockets Were Fired at Ashkelon - Bel Trew (Independent-UK) Nearly a quarter of the rockets fired at Israel from Gaza landed on the city of Ashkelon, 15 km. from the border, the closest heavily populated area.

Home of Nigerian Soccer Star in Israel Hit by Hamas Rocket - Oluwashina Okeleji (BBC Sport Africa)

Hamas and the PA arrest and torture dissenters and proponents of peace. They are as much a threat to the Palestinian people as they are to Israel. As per journalist Khaled Abu Toameh, "the real threat to the future of Arab and Muslim children is coming from Iran and Islamic terrorist groups." 

Hamas Doesn't Want a Palestinian State - Efraim Karsh (Spectator-UK) it seeks the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic empire on its ruins. 

Water pipes were turned into rockets by Gaza terrorists - Itamar Marcus (PMW) The ability to easily turn construction materials into lethal rockets in simple underground factories, creates new challenges for Israel. It means that Israel must be even more cautious about what dual-purpose materials are allowed into the Gaza Strip and who controls their distribution.

How NYT, WaPo, CNN Headlines Warped Understanding of the Israel-Hamas Conflict (Honest Reporting) See more on NYT here

Biden: Until the Region Acknowledges the Right of Israel to Exist as an Independent Jewish State, There Will Be No Peace   (White House)

Unchallenged Squad, Silent Pols, Depleted Police, Duplicitous Social Media Are Perfect Storm for Antisemitism - Abraham Cooper (The Media Line)

WHO Meeting Deviates From COVID-19 to Single Out Israel As Violator of Health Rights (UN Watch) 

VOTED AGAINST ISRAEL: France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, Japan, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Luxembourg & 72 others.  

VOTED FOR ISRAEL: United States, Britain, Australia, Austria, Brazil Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Netherlands.
     Despite the fact that the Palestinians have their own health system, and under the Oslo II Peace Accord it is the Palestinian Authority which is responsible for vaccinating their population, Israel has vaccinated over 100,000 Palestinian workers since March as well as donating thousands of vaccine doses for Palestinian medical workers.

     Moreover, it’s particularly absurd for the WHO to enact a resolution effectively accusing Israel of violating the health rights of Syrians in the Golan, while the Director-General's report clearly states that they have full access to universal health care under the Israeli health maintenance organizations, including COVID testing, medical care, contact tracing and vaccination.