US-Israeli/Palestinian relations
Trump Finds Support After the Pittsburgh Massacre, From the Israeli Government, New York Times
When President Trump arrived Tuesday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh to pay his respects to the 11 victims of a mass shooting three days earlier, the only public official standing there to greet him was Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer. The symbolism was stark, and it didn’t end there.
BDS
Israel looks to deport Palestinian-American author detained at airport, Middle East Eye
Susan Abulhawa is taking her case to the Israeli High Court. Her supporters say the reasons behind her detention are political.
Cory Booker to support Israel Anti-Boycott Act, Jewish Insider
Occupation/Human rights
Khan al-Ahmar and Israel’s Creeping Annexation of the West Bank, Newsweek
The tragic fate of Khan al-Ahmar is part of Israel’s annexationist trend, which has worrying consequences well into the future.
What it takes for Palestinians to see their imprisoned relatives, Al Jazeera
Once a month, thousands of Palestinians take Red Cross buses to visit their family members detained in Israeli prisons.
Israel breaks up PA-led conference in East Jerusalem, arrests local governor, Times of Israel
Police on Thursday night broke up an East Jerusalem conference it said was organized by the Palestinian Authority and detained several people involved, with Israeli officials accusing organizers of seeking to erode Israeli sovereignty in the city.
Israel & the Gulf
Netanyahu: Don't let Khashoggi murder damage Saudi 'stability', Middle East Eye
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned against allowing the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to risk the “stability” of Saudi Arabia, in his first comments on the matter.