Today’s Top Stories
1. President Trump made headlines by announcing he ‘may’ visit Jerusalem for the opening of the new US embassy planned later this year.
2. As the AIPAC policy conference continues, Democratic Senator Schumer states that “It’s sure not the settlements that are the blockage to peace,” rather, the Palestinian refusal to accept the Jewish state.
3. The head of the IDF’s Southern Command says that conditions in Gaza will improve only if captive Israelis held in Gaza are released.
HR’s Daniel Pomerantz debated this topic on I24news with Fatah member Ahmed Ghoneim
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4. The Independent and Business Insider seems to think that the Old City of Jerusalem is “endangered” due to Israeli control and won’t be around long, but that’s only due to its questionable sourcing and unprofessional journalism.
5. The Times forgot that The Western Wall is not the holiest site in Judaism, Temple Mount is, and we prompted the appropriate correction.
Mideast Matters
• Shell has pulled out of the development of a gas field off the shore of Gaza, saying the delays were due to “internal Palestinian rivalry and conflict with Israel, as well as economic reasons.”
• The corruption scandal continues to develop, as Nir Hefetz, former aid to Prime Minister Netanyahu, has agreed to hand over recordings of the Prime Minister and his wife.
Around the World
• A leading Polish educator launched an anti-Semitic tirade on Facebook, blaming Jews for Soviet communism in Poland.
• The England Football Association Chief Executive is in hot water after likening the Star of David to a Swastika symbol, has apologized for offence caused, in a public statement:
I would like to apologize for any offence caused by the examples I gave when referring to political and religious symbols in football, specifically in reference to the Star of David, which is a hugely important symbol to Jewish people all over the world.
• Former Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez will face trial over accusations regarding her involvement with the 1994 terrorist bombing of a Jewish center in the capital. Fernandez denies any wrongdoing.
• The Jewish News’ Justin Cohen writing for The Telegraph, points out that after years of the Royal family visiting some of the “world’s most authoritarian and regimes”, they are finally heading to Israel for a tour of the region, and, he adds, its “about time.”
Commentary/Analysis 
• Israel Seeks Stricter Sanctions on Iranian Missiles – Barak Ravid
• The Threat to Israel of Iranian Entrenchment in Syria – Ron Ben Yishai
• Here’s what else I’m reading today . . .
– AIPAC Doubles Down on Two-State Solution – Steven Frank
– Cut Off Qatar – Yigal Carmon
– Do Western “Goodists” Really Care about Helping Syrians, Palestinians? – Giulio Meotti
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