Family of Palestinian-American Allegedly Beaten to Death by Settlers in the West Bank Calls for US Investigation, JTA
“‘The unimaginable nightmare these families are enduring must not be compounded by injustice, inaction and a lack of accountability,’ J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami said in the statement. ‘As Jewish and pro‑Israel Americans, we have an obligation to demand better.’”
CNN Speaks with Father of American Citizen Killed by Settlers in West Bank [Video], CNN
“Saif Musallet was just weeks away from celebrating his 21st birthday before the American citizen became one of two men killed on Friday by settlers in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond spoke with Saif’s father who is demanding an American investigation into his son’s death.”
Netanyahu Under Mounting Political Pressure After Party Quits, Reuters
“A religious party has quit Israel’s ruling coalition in a dispute over military service, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a razor-thin majority in parliament but still enough political support to secure a potential Gaza ceasefire.”
Knesset Bid to Oust Arab Israeli Lawmaker Ayman Odeh Falls Short of Supermajority, Haaretz
“Attorney Hassan Jabareen, director of the Adalah Legal Center and legal counsel for MK Ayman Odeh, responded to the Knesset’s failure to secure a majority, saying, ‘The Knesset may not have reached the required majority to remove MK Ayman Odeh, but the message is no less chilling.’”
Israel Targets Syria and Lebanon in Wave of Airstrikes, The New York Times
“The Israeli military carried out a wave of airstrikes on Tuesday targeting government forces in Syria and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, escalating what Israel said were efforts to secure the country’s northern border.”
Juggling Time, Netanyahu Hopes to Reach Knesset Summer Recess Before Striking a Hostage Deal, Haaretz
Amos Harel writes, “Netanyahu’s overarching goals appear not to have changed. He is first and foremost interested in his political survival, which means maintaining the current governing coalition. If he has no choice, he will bow to Trump’s pressure and seal a deal. But his goal is to reach that point only after the Knesset begins its summer recess at the end of the month, which would remove the immediate threat to his government’s survival.”
Lapid, Today It’s Ayman Odeh. Tomorrow It’s the Rest of the Israeli Opposition, Haaretz
Naama Lazimi writes, “Do not get distracted by irrelevant sophistries about center vs. left, out-of-context invocations of ‘proportionality,’ or past grievances unrelated to the core issue. The expulsion of Odeh is an integral part of this government’s broader judicial overhaul – the most dangerous government in Israel’s history.”