Today’s Top Stories
1. The Palestinians are pushing for UN Security Council action over advancing Israeli plans to build 770 homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. The plans aren’t newThe project got initial approval in 2012 but was put on hold for political and bureaucratic reasons.
2. Yikes! A German university course curriculum claims Israel harvests Palestinian organs and more.
Seidler told the JAZ that material showed “a picture of a genocide on the Palestinians, an ethnic cleansing, as well as a complete disenfranchisement of Palestinians by Israel.”
The seminar syllabus also covered the “victims of torture in Israeli prisons,” said Seidler. The seminar conveyed “anti-Semitic stereotypes,” JAZ wrote.
I wonder if Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom‘s teaching this.
3. Turns out Germany has been donating millions of euros to BDS groups, despite Berlin’s denials. Israel HaYom picked up on this NGO-Monitor report.
. . . between 2012 and 2015, Germany funneled at least 4 million euros ($4.4 million) to some 15 Israeli organizations , and 42% of donations went to groups supporting an international boycott against Israel and policies negating Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.
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4. South African Diplomat Supports Terror and BDS Against Israel: Former South African diplomat Ismail Coovadia launches a vicious attack on Israel in the Pretoria News, including support for terrorism and BDS.
5. Newsweek Singles Out Israel on African Refugees: Singling out Israel, and only Israel, reporter Jack Moore twists facts about African migrants.
6. Slideshare: Why You Should Still Care About Iran: In recent days, the Iranians destroyed 100,000 satellite dishes, detained a visiting American-Iranian, and conducted its fourth ballistic missile test since signing last year’s nuclear accord. If you haven’t seen our slideshare, here’s why you should care about human rights in Iran.
Israel and the Mideast
• Haaretz updates the latest on Israeli-US negotiations for a new memorandum of understanding governing the terms of the next decade of military assistance. The overall amount of aid will rise, but Israel will no longer have the flexibility to spend a quarter of the money on Israeli defense contractors.
To those thinking Israel can get better aid package after Obama: Tim Kaine 1 of 17 senators not to sign letter urging Obama to increase MoU
— Herb Keinon (@HerbKeinon) July 24, 2016
• Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades visited Israel to discuss “concerns over the Israeli reconciliation agreement with Turkey,” as well as plans for a gas pipeline. More at YNet.
• The Israeli government is debating a new policy on prisoner swaps.
The panel suggested the Defense Ministry have exclusive authority over negotiations involving prisoner exchange deals, and oversee official updates to captive of missing soldiers’ families. Any deal would still be subject to government approval, the committee’s report said.
• Frida Ghitis has a bone to pick with CNN.
https://twitter.com/FridaGhitis/status/757035542794104832
I have a similar gripe with the New York Times and AP.
– Thomas Sutherland, Lebanon Hostage Who Was Freed After 6 Years, Dies at 85
– Ex-Lebanon hostage Thomas Sutherland dies in Colorado
Commentary/Analysis
• Tweet of the day from Shahar Azani:
After multiple terrorist attacks, #Germany lives an "Israeli" reality: "they're checking bags now at mall entrances" pic.twitter.com/mGvFhAMITb
— Shahar Azani (@ShaharAzani) July 25, 2016
• Here’s what else I’m reading today . . .
– Klaus Wivel: We are all Israelis
– Yleem D.S. Poblete: Israel deserves better security assistance
– Farhad Rezaei: How Israelis and Saudis are bracing for Iran deal’s collapse
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