Israel is forcing a Palestinian family to leave their home where they have lived 53 years in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The home was registered as owned by a Jewish family before the '48 war and a settler organization battled in court in the Jewish owners' name to reclaim the property. However, Israel does not allow Palestinians to take back the properties in W. Jerusalem (and elsewhere) that Jews moved into after the '48 war.

You Must Be Kidding: 
According to a new poll, 66% of Israelis said they favored the death penalty for those convicted of murdering Israeli soldiers. **

"Once a year, on a prescribed date, they suddenly weep over “baseless hatred.” They recite poetry, they philosophize and write columns. For the rest of the time the pillar of fire that goes before the camp is back, to sow hatred – against Arabs, the left, human rights groups, the media, the High Court of Justice, and recently even the heads of the security services – and the rest toe the line or remain silent.”
—Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav laments the religious-nationalist right-wing's annual 'crying game' on Tisha B'Av.*

Quote of the Day #2:
“It's easy for policy makers to look at [the study’s results] and say, we can coast because the public isn’t demanding that we move ahead on this. But if they were to show political leadership, if they had vision, they could get the public to support them.”
--Pollster and analyst, Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, explained that a drop in support for a two-state solution can be changed.*