1938 Vienna, Antisemitism and Palestine, Substack
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami writes, “My experience in Austria this week strengthens my belief in the absolute necessity of mutual recognition and acknowledgement of pain, rights and tragedy. If we hope to ever resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel will need to acknowledge the tragedy that befell Palestinians people nearly 80 years ago. And the Palestinian people will need to acknowledge the Jewish people’s history in and connectivity to the very same land.”
Palestinians Say Israeli Fire Kills 12 Near Aid Sites. Israel Says It Fired Warning Shots, AP
“Israeli fire killed at least 12 people and wounded others as they headed toward two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip run by an Israeli and U.S.-backed group, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said Sunday. Israel’s military said it fired warning shots at people who approached its forces.”
Hamas Documents Reportedly Show Deep Ties, Coordination Between Qatar, Terror Group, The Times of Israel
“The documents appear to contradict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent characterization of Qatar as a ‘complicated state, but not an enemy state,’ and his attempts to downplay years of Qatari cash infusions of millions of dollars a month to Hamas in Gaza.”
Shas Vows to Support Dissolving Knesset in Upcoming Vote: ‘We Are Disappointed With Netanyahu’, The Times of Israel
“Netanyahu’s ruling coalition entered a crisis last week, when ultra-Orthodox parties United Torah Judaism and Shas began issuing threats of leaving the coalition and dissolving the Knesset if the government does not pass a bill exempting yeshiva students from military service.”
Israeli Forces Seize Gaza-Bound Boat and Detain Greta Thunberg and Other Activists, NPR
“Israeli forces said they took command of the vessel at sea, detaining Swedish climate activist Thunberg and the rest of the crew. Video from the vessel showed the unarmed crew and passengers wearing life jackets and raising their hands as the ship was boarded.”
Israeli Military Says It Has Recovered Body of Elusive Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar, CNN
“The Israeli military says it has recovered the body of de facto Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza.”
ADL Chief Compares Student Protesters to ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Address to Republican Officials, The Forward
“Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League CEO, repeatedly compared pro-Palestinian student protesters to Islamist terrorists in comments to Republican attorneys general and said the left harbored the ‘real deal threat’ to Jews.”
Iran Says It Will Release Israeli Nuclear Secrets as Pressure Grows to Reimpose Sanctions, The Guardian
“Iran has said it will soon start releasing information from a hoard of Israeli nuclear secrets it claims to have obtained, as European countries push for a vote this week on reimposing UN sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme.”
Is It Time for Compassionate Judaism to Split With Vengeful, Racist Judaism?, The Times of Israel
Esther Sperber writes, “Since the election of the current far-right Israeli government, I have been wondering if I still share a value system with this community that embraces ultra-nationalism, racist and vengeful rhetoric . Can our synagogues, day schools, and summer camps be part of the same broad religious affiliation as people who joyfully sing ‘Death to the Arabs’? Can this attitude be changed, or do we need to define ourselves as a distinct, new, Jewish denomination?”
Who Is the Rejectionist Now?, The Times of Israel
J Street Israel Executive Director Nadav Tamir writes, “Israel is rapidly transforming from a country that genuinely pursued peace with its neighbors—and indeed enshrined it in its Declaration of Independence—into a country where the mere mention of the word peace or a future Palestinian state is considered by the government to be a provocation.”