Following the Republican and Democratic national conventions, groups associated with the Black Lives Matter movement released a platform Monday that labels Israel an “apartheid state” and excoriates the United States for its alliance with a country it alleges systemically perpetrates a “genocide” against the Palestinians.

“The Obama administration’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was largely drawn from the same playbook as past US administrations,” writes Jeremy Pressman.

“As Israelis debate whether an Israeli soldier should or shouldn’t have killed an incapacitated Palestinian, it becomes clear that we know close to nothing about the victims of the occupation,” writes Orit Kamir.

Yesha council head Oded Revivi hopes to persuade global critics and Palestinian issue advocates that Israel’s settlement enterprise in occupied territory is ‘an ecosystem that is working.’

Jailed cousins Mohammad and Khaled Makhamrah are accused of killing four Israelis in Tel Aviv shooting attack in June.

Shin Bet says Mohammed Halabi, of Christian relief group World Vision, funded group and military wing to tune of $50m.

“The Hamas movement is worried that a Saudi general’s visit to Israel signifies a rapprochement between the two countries at the expense of Gaza relief efforts,” writes Shlomi Eldar.

As October municipal vote draws near, 2 major Palestinian factions are jailing each other’s staff.