APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday July 13, 2016
Quote of the day:
“We've seen that if things stay bad enough, long enough, people will give up on the freedoms and the rights
of others. After that, over time, they'll even give up on their own.”
--Haaretz commentator Bradley Burston writes that “Never has America seemed more like Israel.”*
--Haaretz commentator Bradley Burston writes that “Never has America seemed more like Israel.”*
Breaking News:
At dawn: Border Police shot dead a young Palestinian in a car and critically wounded his friend
Hebrew press gave conflicting reports about a killing at dawn. Most of the papers claimed that the three young Palestinians driving at dawn in their E. Jerusalem village intended or allegedly intended to make a ramming attack on a Border Police force, which was in Al-Ram village raiding a blacksmith workshop that was allegedly used to make Karl Gustav makeshift guns. The forces killed Anwar Asalayma, 24, critically wounded his friend Fares Khader al-Rishq, 20, and arrested a third friend. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces opened fire at three Palestinians youths around dawn, as the three were seemingly unaware that Israeli forces were deployed in the town and conducting raids and had closed the main street. (Also Maariv and Haaretz)
On Monday, July 11 2016, the Brookings Institute published the results of the most recent surveys
on American attitudes toward the Middle East, conducted by Shibley Telhami, Nonresident Senior Fellow. The
newest poll was conducted within two weeks of the shootings in Orlando, focusing on American attitudes toward
Muslims and Islam. These results were compared to those of similar polls carried out in November 2015 and May
2016 to see whether there has been a shift in public opinion since two important landmarks: The most vital
months of the presidential election campaigns, and the Orlando massacre.
"(It is permissible for Israeli soldiers) to satisfy the evil
inclination by sleeping with beautiful gentile women against their will, out of
consideration for the soldiers' hardships and for the sake of general
success."
This law is a gross violation of Israel's freedom of
expression that specifically targets only peace and human rights
organizations. It intends to divert the Israeli public discourse away
from the occupation and silence opposition to the government's policies.
War is Boring 7/15 (Joe Cirincione & Geoff Wilson): 
This week, on the first anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Americans
for Peace Now (APN) celebrated the achievement of this historic deal – a deal that has already proven itself by
radically rolling back and limiting Iran’s nuclear program.