Today’s Top Stories
1. UK minister Priti Patel resigned amid a row over her unauthorized meetings with Israeli officials. More at the Jewish Chronicle and Washington Post.
If you’re having trouble wrapping your head around the story (your local news was preoccupied with ex-Mossad agents at Black Cube, I get it), see explainers by Haaretz, BBC and Seth Frantzman.
See also HonestReporting’s critique: There is No Palestinian ‘Ambassador’ to the UK: British papers effectively bestowed statehood on the Palestinians.
2. Five-year-old Palestinian child caught trying to smuggle cell phones to his terrorist father in prison.
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3. Israel’s fighting a diplomatic battle to prevent the election of Iran as UNESCO Executive Board chairman. According to the Jerusalem Post:
In advance of the November 16 election, the board has been split between choosing Iran or South Korea to head the board, but it is possible that the Asia Pacific group will push the Philippines ambassador as a compromise candidate, a diplomatic source speculated in a conversation with The Jerusalem Post.
But the overall make-up of the board with the new members is seen as more hostile to Israel than the previous one.
4. HR Book Review: The Anti-Israel Agenda: Anti-Israel activists are more predictable than they think. HonestReporting reviews Alex Ryvchin’s new book.
5. HR On the Road: It’s been a big month for HonestReporting, with trips, events and appearances.
In the News
• Jewish studies Professor Barry Trachtenberg to Congress: There’s no anti-Semitism on college campuses, and there’s nothing wrong with comparing Israel to Nazis. Really?
• Gaza received the first major delivery of medicine from the PA in eight months.
• Times of Israel: A Palestinian nabbed outside settlement of Kochav Yaakov with a meat cleaver, knife and Koran told police he was going to carry out a terror attack.
• I think this is going to become an evergreen headline:
Palestinian police chief says Hamas must give up Gaza arms
• The Media Line takes a closer look at the significance of Israel holding the bodies of five Palestinian terrorists found in the rubble of a demolished tunnel.
• Congressional hearing amps up pressure on Trump to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. John Bolton, Dore Gold, Michael Koplow, Morton Klein and Eugene Kontorovich all testified in favor of a relocation. See Haaretz coverage or watch a video of the hearings.
• Eilat’s international airport to open in April, 2018.
The new facility is the first civilian airport to be built in the country since it was founded in 1948. The aiport is being built 19 km. north of the southern town of Eilat in the Timna Valley. It will replace Eilat’s J. Hozman Aiport located in the city itself as well as the Ouvda Airport located some 60 km. north of Eilat.
• Rutgers defends decision to employ ex-Assad regime spokesman, calling him an expert in international law.
• Holocaust memorial stones stolen from Berlin neighborhood.
Commentary/Analysis
• Here’s what else I’m reading today . . .
– Ben-Dror Yemini: Anti-Israel activists have no interest in a dialogue
– Dr. Reuven Berko: Hamas’ moral collapse
– Yoaz Hendel: Let’s stop lying to ourselves about a Palestinian state
– Josh Cohen: ISIS losses have consolidated Iran’s strength in the Mideast
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