Occupation/Human rights
Israel to build 31 settlement units in heart of Hebron, Al-Monitor
Palestinian property transfers to settlers anger Jerusalemites, Al-Monitor
Israel to confiscate thousands of dunams to expand Route 60, Ma'an News
The Israeli government approved a project for the expansion of Route 60 connecting the occupied West Bank districts of Jerusalem and Hebron.
BDS and Settlement boycotts
European parties urged to agree Israel boycott tactics are antisemitic, The Guardian
A conference in Brussels backed by the Israeli government is to push for all European political parties to sign up to “red lines” that declare boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) tactics to be “fundamentally antisemitic”.
US-Israeli/Palestinian relations
US envoy says he’s an ‘unapologetic right-wing defender of Israel’, Times of Israel
Addressing US Jewish leaders, David Friedman also says disagreements between Israeli government and Diaspora Jewry are impossible to resolve.
Did This Pro-Israel Superstar Work As A Secret Agent On College Campuses?, The Forward
In the world of pro-Israel activism, Hen Mazzig is an icon. Now a Forward investigation has revealed that he also worked directly for the Israeli government. He doesn’t seem to have told anyone that, however — neither the sponsors of his speeches, nor the students who listened to them.