Today’s Top Stories
1. The European Court of Justice ruled that Hamas should remain on the European Union’s list of designated terror organizations, referring the case back to a lower court.
Details at the Times of Israel and The Independent, and the Court of Justice itself. The Jerusalem Post explains why the ruling matters:
The listing is important because it keeps various Hamas funds frozen, limits Hamas from openly doing business in the EU and limits the mobility of Hamas-affiliated persons.
Tweet of the day goes to Herb Keinon.
Hamas shocked, just shocked, EU court ruled to keep on terror list, will work to clear its name. Here's a novel way: stop killing Jews.
— Herb Keinon (@HerbKeinon) July 26, 2017
2. Israel dismantled the cameras and metal detectors but Fatah still calls to ‘intensify’ struggle over Temple Mount. Hamas, for its part, declared victory while also calling on followers to join in yet another “Day of Rage” this coming Friday.
I haven’t seen news reports elaborate much on why. But the reasons appear to be a combination of factors including:
- The increased police presence (in the absence of metal detectors).
- The Israeli sin of leaving behind some metal railings and scaffolding.
- Putting Israel on notice that “smart technology” to be installed in six months is unacceptable.
- Posturing Palestinian leaders don’t need an excuse to whip up the public.
- Rumors and conspiracy theories on Palestinian social media (see below)
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3. This is where we’re at:
Israel and the Palestinians
• Haaretz got the inside story on how Israel and Jordan managed to defuse the Amman embassy crisis, with help from Jared Kushner and White House envoy Jason Greenblatt.
• Security cameras caught dramatic footage of an Egyptian tank flattening a car packed with 100 kg of explosives and four terrorists on their way to an attack. Ynet explains:
Before the armed men could exit their vehicle, the tank drove over the vehicle—with the terrorists still inside—and incapacitated it, giving dozens of civilians time to flee the scene before the explosives detonated.
Commentary/Analysis
• For all you legal beagles, Prof. Eugene Volokh weighs in whether the the proposed Israel Anti-Boycott Act threatens free speech.
• With the Russians coming to the Golan, Seth Frantzman assesses how we got to this point and what it means for Israel.
• Here’s what else I’m reading today . . .
– Jack Khoury: Why Abbas is riding wave of popular Palestinian protest in Jerusalem
– Daniel Pipes (click via Twitter): Why Israel removed the metal detectors
– Herb Keinon: 5 takeaways from the Temple Mount and Jordanian crises
– Annika Hernroth-Rothstein: The cost of avoiding war
– Dr. Mordechai Kedar: Temple Mount: Who is the real owner here?
– Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Israel’s enemies have people hooked on ‘humiliation’
– Mitchell Bard: The epic failure of the BDS cultural boycott
– Bernard Bohbot: A leftist’s open letter to Roger Waters
– Ariel Bolstein: Israel’s public diplomacy challenge
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