FMEP president Matt Duss joins Eugene Kontorovich, Mark Dubowitz, and Daniel Birnbaum to testify before the Subcommittee on National Security about the impact of the BDS movement. You can read the full text of Matt’s testimony here.

“If the nuclear deal collapses, U.S. liberals will never forgive Israel for its starring role in a catastrophic turn of events,” writes James Traub.

Commenting on Kerry’s decision not to visit Israel during a trip to the Middle East next week, in which the secretary will discuss the Iran deal with Egyptian and Gulf leaders, Netanyahu was quoted as saying, “He really has no reason to come here.”

Jonathan Pollard, a U.S. intelligence analyst who was convicted of spying for Israel in the 1980s and sentenced to life in prison, has been granted parole and will be released in November, according to his lawyers.

B’Tselem provides background on the controversy surrounding Khirbet Susiya and its residents.

Uprooting Sussia’s residents would further isolate Israel, increase tensions with Palestinians and provoke unnecessary violence, Democrat writes in letter to the prime minister.

“If it had been Palestinians who killed three Israelis, we would be having a very different conversation about a ‘worrying escalation’ or ‘wave of violence,’” writes Mairav Zonszein.

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that Israel’s settlement policy is “destructive to all the efforts being put since September by the United States and the European Union to attempt to find an exit to the current crisis,” according to official news agency Wafa.

“There is growing risk of a violent uprising in the West Bank that could be costly to Israelis and Palestinians and harmful to U.S. interests,” writes Steven Simon.

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands a tighter inspection of Iranian nuclear plants, but rejects inspection of settlement financing and construction, which is criticized by Israel’s High Court also for its lack of transparency,” writes Akiva Eldar.

“The Labor party is convinced that it can somehow disassociate itself with the Left, call itself the ‘center’ and sneak its way back into power with semantic tricks. It will take the entire left-wing camp down with it,” writes Tom Cohen.

Amnesty International says there is “strong evidence” Israel committed war crimes in Gaza following the capture of a soldier by Hamas in last year’s war.