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Israel/OPT: Immediately halt forced eviction of more than 1000 West Bank residents and stop demolitions of Bedouin homes in the Negev/Naqab – Amnesty…

| July 19, 2022

The Israeli authorities must immediately halt the forcible eviction of more than 1,000 residents from Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank, Amnesty International said today, following weeks in which the Israeli army has repeatedly harassed people in the area, demolished homes and placed restrictions on freedom of movement. Inside Israel, the authorities must recognize the housing rights of Palestinian Bedouin citizens in the Negev/Naqab desert, who saw their village, al-Araqib, demolished again this morning, Tuesday 19 July.

Israel’s advocates offer political cover to Biden over embarrassing trip – Mondoweiss

| July 19, 2022

Joe Bidens trip to Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia has been something of a fiasco back home. His fist bump with the murderous Saudi Crown Prince was widely criticized, even by mainstream media, because Biden spent a ton of political capital without much in return; oil prices went up. He made similar concessions to Israels rightwing leadership, saying nothing about the occupation or illegal settlements or the killing of Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh, while he gushed over his Israeli hosts including a warm meeting with disgraced former PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Joc Pederson joins Team Israel for 2023 World Baseball Classic J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| July 19, 2022

Palo Alto High School graduate Joc Pederson, the San Francisco Giants outfielder starting in Tuesdays Major League Baseball All-Star Game, will compete for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the team announced Sunday on Twitter. The competition starts next March, and Israel will compete in Miami in Pool D, a bruising division consisting of some of the sports strongest national teams: the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, plus a qualifying team yet to be determined

The identity crisis of Israel’s left-wing parties – Ynetnews

| July 19, 2022

Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden visit to Israel, the B'Tselem human rights organization put up billboards in Bethlehem and Ramallah in the West Bank, which read, Mr. President, this is apartheid

Final act of empire? U.S., Israel and the Saudis now heading for war with Iran – Salon

| July 19, 2022

The U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia are plotting a war with Iran. The 2015 Iranian nuclear arms accord, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Donald Trumpsabotaged, does not look like it will be revived

Few resolutions deferred two years until 81st General Convention, among them Israel ‘apartheid’ – Episcopal News Service

| July 19, 2022

Of the more than 400 resolutions proposed to the 80th General Convention, only 17 were deferred until 2024 under a process meant to streamline the meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] The 80th General Convention left some unfinished business when it adjourned last week. That was partly by design

Joint Statement of the Leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States (I2U2) – The White House

| July 19, 2022

On July 14, 2022, we, the Heads of Government of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States, convened for the first leaders meeting of the I2U2 Group. This unique grouping of countries aims to harness the vibrancy of our societies and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle some of the greatest challenges confronting our world, with a particular focus on joint investments and new initiatives in water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security.We intend to mobilize private sector capital and expertise to modernize infrastructure, advance low carbon development pathways for our industries, improve public health and access to vaccines, advance physical connectivity between countries in the Middle East region, jointly create new solutions for waste treatment, explore joint financing opportunities, connect our startups to I2U2 investments, and promote the development of critical emerging and green technologies, all while ensuring near- and long-term food and energy security

Rockland County police searching for white Ford F-150 truck in connection to recent attacks on Hasidic Jews – CBS New York

| July 19, 2022

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De Blasio quits crowded race for Congress in heavily Jewish district – Forward

| July 19, 2022

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability at City Hall on April 13, 2021. Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Jacob KornbluhJuly 19, 2022 Hours before former Mayor Bill de Blasio abruptly dropped out of a crowded Congressional primary in Brooklyn, he spent the evening fielding questions from a dozen Orthodox voters about Israel, yeshiva education and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in Hasidic neighborhoods.

Jewish group sues Long Island beach town over turning its worship land into a lifeguard center – Washington Times

| July 19, 2022

A Jewish group is waging a fight in federal court to keep the officials of a beach community on Long Island, New York, from turning their worship and outreach property into a lifeguard center. The village of Atlantic Beach has other options for building the lifeguard center closer to the beach but chose to take the property in violation of the Jewish groups constitutional rights, the federal lawsuit alleges


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