War Day #261 News Round-Up
Sunday, June 23 - Snarky daily war updates from Jerusalem at FernMusing.substack.com
This week’s mess:
Devastated. As few as 50 hostages may still be alive.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-privately-estimates-as-many-as-50-hostages-could-be-dead-a98a7feb?mod=article_inline
Country-wide protests, with tens of thousands calling for new elections.
Terrorism in Israel
Palestinians threw rocks at vehicles in Yizhar. Attempted stabbing attack at Migdal Oz Junction. Carjacker on Rte 55 forced a 70-year-old from his car, killing him. Two Islamic Jihadists killed en route to a terror attack. Israeli man shot Saturday grocery shopping in Kalkiliaya.
Terrorism worldwide
Gang-rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl in France
https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-teens-arrested-in-france-on-suspicion-of-raping-12-year-old-jewish-girl/
Palestinians vandalized Australian Jewish MP office
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-806825
Antisemitic synagogue stalker in Mississippi
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-806820
Shooting at Montreal Jewish-owned restaurant
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-806985
Protest at LA Jewish school at Shaarey Zedek Congregation, shouts of “Jews go back to Germany.”
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/antisemitism-news/pro-hamas-protesters-clash-with-jews-at-las-shaarey-zedek-synagogue/2024/06/23/
Tourist in Pakistan burned alive by Muslim mob.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedd00z7dpyo.amp
And the rest of the news, in roughly chronological order:
As usual, the NYTimes ‘misreads’ the polls showing strong Gazan and West Bank support for Hamas.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-806498
PM Netanyahu dissolved the war cabinet
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/391663
The Maldives postponed their ban against Israelis - they had forgotten there are Arab Israelis (millions). Now they’re reworking how to apply the ban just to Jews.
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-806669
Eight ISIS in US
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/14/politics/isis-us-fears-terror-attack/index.html
1,400 trucks with humanitarian aid sitting in Gaza, UN loathe to distribute because of Hamas and Gazan looters
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-806690
UN blames Israel for Gazan famine that didn’t happen
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-806735
Palestinian Authority shops BDS
https://m.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-806773
The White House isn’t moving on the $18 billion sale of 50 F-15 fighter jets, despite congressional support, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
https://www.wsj.com/world/congressional-leaders-allow-major-arms-sale-to-israel-to-proceed-after-white-house-pressure-f2e48389
New elections? Hareidim may bolt coalition because of rabbi bill
https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredim-threaten-to-bolt-coalition-as-pm-pulls-rabbis-bill-from-knesset-agenda/
Lebanon’s Nasrallah threatens Cyprus.
(Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides said Cyprus would remain uninvolved.)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nasrallah-says-no-place-in-israel-would-be-safe-in-war-threatens-cyprus-for-1st-time/
Hostage families say UN Normalizing Hamas sexual abuse
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-806920
Armenia recognized Palestine as a state.
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807156
Catch up on last week’s most-read pieces:
Dear Tom Friedman
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-258-dear-tom-friedman
The Latest Nightmare: Chat GPT
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-257-the-latest-nightmare
The Cat Ladies of Kiryat Shemona
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-259-the-cat-ladies-of-kiryat
Musing: Sinwar’s ten thousand dead, and the latest poll of Palestinians
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-256-a-musing
Last Week’s Sunday Round-Up
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-254-news-round-up
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