War Day #170. Sunday News Round-Up
Sunday, March 24, Purim-outside-Jerusalem edition
Happy Purim today to those outside of Jerusalem. (My Purim post is coming tomorrow, for everyone in Jerusalem & other walled cities.)
Quote of the Week:
“Send Netanyahu to Allah to take care of him, make him miserable and curse him,” — Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, in an election rally
Top News:
* The US, in a minimally-reported move, just waived $10 billion in Iranian sanctions, essentially freeing up billions of dollars Iran can now allocate to more terrorism.
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/03/14/u-s-grants-iran-sanctions-waiver-worth-10-billion/
* Humanitarian concerns be damned: 70% Palestinians still support Hamas’ October 7
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/poll-over-70-palestinians-still-maintain-hamas-correct-to-commit-oct-7-atrocities/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-increasingly-happy-with-october-7-even-as-hamas-support-droops-poll/
https://www.pcpsr.org/en/node/969
* US Jewish events are keeping details secret to avoid protests.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/to-evade-anti-israel-protests-us-jewish-and-israeli-events-keep-their-locations-secret/
Red Cross implicated in pay-for-slay
https://m.jpost.com/international/article-792583
Britain, silent on Red Cross visits to Israeli hostages, now won’t sell arms to Israel until Israel allows Red Cross visits to Oct 7 terrorists.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/387116
* Israel responds that British Mandate ended in 1948, and we will manage without British weapons.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkz00lkq06
* U.S. cuts UNRWA funding
https://m.jpost.com/international/article-793359
* To track humanitarian aid etc
https://govextra.gov.il/cogat/humanitarian-efforts/home/
Terrorism:
* Two Shin Bet officers shot by terrorist in the Gush; attempted knifing near Elazar; attempted knifing near Ramallah; terrorists threw explosives at a bus, injuring several; suicide bomber arrested near Jericho; Hebron hospital doctor arrested for incitement; attempted knifing on bus to Jerusalem; terrorist fired on Israeli minibus and a Magen David Adom ambulance near Dolev; and attempted attack by two terrorists who infiltrated from Jordan.
* Arson at a Florida synagogue; Lebanese migrant caught on the Texas border, admitted to being Hezbollah, and said he’s hoping to bomb NYC non-Muslims; someone attacked the Israeli embassy in The Hague, Netherlands; the Israeli embassy in Dublin was evacuated last week because of a terrorism threat; and major ISIS attack in Russia.
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And the rest of the news, in roughly chronological order:
* Hamas cracking down on dissent within Gaza.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792203
* Perspective of Israelis in U.S. companies
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-792515
* Lots of new people throwing their hats into the Israeli political ring, including a new left wing alternative (which will likely just mean fewer parties able to make the electoral threshold) cleverly named “Democrats.”
https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-792474
* Israeli defense companies to be blacklisted from participating in the crucial EUSATORY defense conference in France in June, the last in a string of such incidents.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792564
* IDF tunnel detection in Israel (hallelujah)
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386982
* Al Jazeera journalist arrest condemned by journalists internationally; his Facebook page broadcasts his affiliation with Hamas.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1707687310-al-jazeera-journalist-moonlighting-as-hamas-terrorist
* Palestinian workers back in Israel?
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792766
* Israelis, defying all expectations, are fifth happiest in the world.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-792821
* Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was revealed to be an UNRWA teacher before his current job.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792791
* Are Jewish kids safe on college campuses?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/prof-eitan-hersh-answers-the-64000-question-are-jewish-kids-safe-at-us-colleges/
* Hostages likely murdered by Hamas, not Israeli airstrikes; the risk of hostages being killed was 10 to 28 times greater than the deaths of Gazans
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792857
* Berkeley elementary school teacher directs second-graders to write "Stop Bombing Babies" on Jewish teacher's door.
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-792803
* Canada to halt arms to Israel. (Italy made a similar decision.)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-non-binding-motion-canada-to-halt-arms-exports-to-israel/
* Calls for reinstatement of Eylon Levy
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-792984
* Terrorists are younger and richer than thought
https://m.jpost.com/opinion/article-792959
* Fears that Jewish hostage-taking could become commonplace
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-792858
* Anti-Hamas Palestinians to take charge of Gaza?
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israelis-craft-secret-plan-to-put-anti-hamas-palestinians-in-charge-of-gaza-aid-2da63078?mod=mhp
* US to champion ceasefire/hostage resolution at UN
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-bring-security-council-motion-for-gaza-truce-and-hostage-deal-to-a-vote-friday/
* 18 Florida students fasting for Palestinians
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2024/03/18/usf-students-begin-hunger-strike-confront-trustees-over-israel-hamas-war/?outputType=amp
* Hezbollah is using ambulances to transport terrorists in Lebanon, knowing that Israel is loathe to target emergency vehicles.
https://tps.co.il/articles/hezbollah-uses-ambulances-to-transport-terrorists-and-weapons-says-israel/
* Turkey’s Erdogan threatened to send PM Netanyahu to Allah.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/be-quiet-israel-summons-turkish-envoy-after-erdogan-threatens-netanyahu/
Erdogan is also posturing about taking Cyprus…
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/uESubnnwvCwjbSbB/?mibextid=K35XfP
* More weaponry found in UNRWA bags.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-793408
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Catch up on last week’s most-read pieces:
Israel Happiness Rating
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-166-israeli-happiness-ranking
Israel Protesters Ahoy!
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-164-israel-protesters-ahoy
Funny Friday: Post Office
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-168-funny-friday-the-continuing
Throwback Thursday: Humanitarian Aid Debacle
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-167-throwback-thursday-humanitarian?r=3cvqw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Last Week’s Sunday Round-Up
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-163-israel-news-roundup
Please keep in mind that numbers are sometimes corrected by the press after their initial publication; aka, there might be a disconnect between what the linked article ends up concluding and what I’ve written here.
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