Daily Summary
Biden weighs reopening US Consulate in Jerusalem despite Israeli opposition
The consulate, closed when the US Embassy was opened in Jerusalem under then-president Donald Trump, had long served as an American effort to assist Palestinians from eastern Jerusalem, just as the American Consulate in the western part of the then-unacknowledged capital served that end of town. Read more
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In the News
Woman dies following exorcism; Bedouin religious leader and doctor arrested
The exact nature of the ritual remains unclear, but it is believed the ‘exorcist’ is related to a ‘terrorist family’
Florida to start divesting from Ben & Jerry’s parent firm over West Bank boycott
Deadline enacted in July comes into effect today, three months after ice cream company joins BDS boycott‘occupation’
How I went from Silicon Valley to teaching the Holocaust
The author was recruited in the 1980s to teach high school and college students about the Holocaust
2,700-year-old biblical fortress in Jerusalem undergoing restoration
Citadel might have been part of a network of defensive structures to protect the capital at the time of the kings of Judah
Abracadabra: Israel Museum exhibit explores Jewish magic
New exhibition features rare artifacts, including earliest known instance of the Shema prayer used in a Jewish amulet
Palestinian rights groups push back after Israel outlaws six NGOs for terrorism
Say the decision is an attempt to silence human rights organizations; Jerusalem says NGOs are linked to PFLP
Features, Analysis & Opinion
Rare biblical ‘balsam tree’ found depicted on 2000-year-old amethyst seal
The small stone, engraved with a bird and branch with five fruits, had fallen into the main sewer of Jerusalem in the Second Temple era
Israel is not suppressing Palestinian civil society
NGOs listed as terrorist groups are targeted because of a well-documented track record of collusion and cooperation with PFLP
Israel is not suppressing Palestinian civil society
NGOs listed as terrorist groups are targeted because of a well-documented track record of collusion and cooperation with PFLP
Videos
‘They’re going to kill us’: Video shows abducted Nigerian students begging for help
Students kidnapped from school seen begging for help, beaten with sticks
Video appears to show Palestinian shot dead after alleged ramming incident ended
Despite ordered to hold fire, Border Police officer shot driver Nur Shuqeir
In a rare move, IDF releases video of predawn strikes on Iranian, Syrian targets
In response to an attempted attack on the Golan border
