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Israel and Middle East News Update Israel and Middle East News Update Wednesday, June 30 Headlines: ● Family Reunification Vote Delayed Until Monday ● Police, Palestinians Clash as Israel Demolishes Shop ● Lapid Opens Israeli Embassy to UAE ● Hezbollah Leader, Hamas Chief Talk Gaza War in Beirut ● Israel Digs in Heels on Gaza, Demands Captives' Release ● UN Accuses Israel of ‘Grave Violations’ Against Children ● UN Expert Backs Probe Into Iran's 1988 Killings, Raisi's Role ● Rafael Unveils New State-of-the-Art Anti-Ship Missile Commentary: ● Yedioth Ahronoth: “Dubai Isn’t Berkley’’ - By Ben-Dror Yemini ● Israel Hayom: “The Test with the US: Avoiding the Honey Trap’’ - By Ariel Kahana S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace 1725 I St NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006 The Hon. Robert Wexler, President News Excerpts June 30, 2021 Jerusalem Post Family Reunification Vote Delayed Until Monday Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked postponed a vote on the controversial family reunification bill to next Monday because she has still not succeeded in drafting enough support to pass it. MKs from Ra’am, Meretz and Labor MK Ibtisam Mara’ana oppose the bill, which would continue to prevent Palestinians from obtaining Israeli citizenship by marrying Arab-Israelis. Shaked met with all the Ra’am MKs and told them if they prevent the bill from passing, she would have no choice but to accept opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to help pass a two-month extension of the current family reunification ordinance in return for the coalition backing the passage of a stronger immigration law. The bill initiated by the Religious Zionist Party is much stricter and would fine Palestinians who violate the family reunification law. Shaked told the Ra’am MKs she would support humanitarian steps for such families but would not change a word in the bill. The Likud mocked the coalition for delaying the vote for a fourth time. Dig Deeper ‘‘Netanyahu Plots Comeback’’ (Al-Monitor) Ynet News Police, Palestinians Clash as Israel Demolishes Shop Israel demolished a Palestinian shop in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, triggering scuffles between police and protesters who accused authorities of discriminatory enforcement of building permits in the holy city. The shop was razed to make way for a national park to connect the City of David to Jewish heritage sites in Silwan. A bulldozer flattened a butchers shop, one of at least eight properties slated for demolition. Israel says the properties were built illegally. The residents say many have been there for decades, even from before the 1967 Six- Day War that saw East Jerusalem captured by Israel from Jordan. Police used riots dispersal measures to end the protests that erupted, including tear gas and stun grenades. Dig Deeper ‘‘4 Palestinians Arrested During Clashes in Sheikh Jarrah’’ (Times of Israel) Al-Monitor Lapid Opens Israeli Embassy to UAE Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated Israel’s embassy to the UAE, saying, “This is a historic moment. And it is a reminder that history is created by people who understand history and are willing to change it, by people who prefer the future over the past." The minister further noted, “Israel wants peace with its neighbors. With all its neighbors. We aren't going anywhere. The Middle East is our home and we're here to stay, so we call on all the countries of the region to recognize that and to talk to us." Lapid warmly thanked former prime minister and political rival Netanyahu, whom he referred to as “the architect of the Abraham Accords and who worked tirelessly to bring them about.” Lapid also thanked former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden for their contributions to peace in the region. Dig Deeper ‘‘Lapid in UAE: Palestinians must want progress before Arab states can help’’ (Times of Israel) 2 Associated Press Hezbollah Leader, Hamas Chief Talk Gaza War in Beirut Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah discussed how they can build on the experience of the latest round of violence. The war had caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip, brought life in much of Israel to a standstill and killed at least 254 people. There were no comments after the meeting that brought Nasrallah and Haniyeh together. During the war, Hamas and other militant groups fired over 4,000 rockets into Israel with dozens of projectiles flying as far north as Tel Aviv, Israel’s bustling commercial and cultural capital. Israeli airstrikes caused wide destruction in Gaza. Hezbollah and Israel fought a 34-day war in 2006 that ended in a draw. After the end of the war in Gaza, Haniyeh visited Egypt for Palestinian reconciliation talks. He later visited Morocco and Mauritania before arriving in Lebanon. Dig Deeper ‘‘Israel, Hamas Diplomatic Blitzes Highlight Abbas’s Solitude’’ (Jerusalem Post) Jerusalem Post Israel Digs in Heels on Gaza, Demands Captives' Release In three high-level meetings, Israel has insisted on linking the rehabilitation of Gaza with the return by Hamas of the remains of two soldiers and the release of two captives. President Reuven Rivlin raised the matter with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and with President Joe Biden. Egypt and the United Nations are attempting to broker a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. At issue are the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, presumed to have been killed during the 2014 Gaza war, and the fate of two Israeli citizens, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, who crossed into Gaza in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Prior to last month’s war, Israel did not link between reconstruction and the hostages. Gaza has only three crossing points: one with Egypt at Rafah and two with Israel, its main commercial gateway at Kerem Shalom and a pedestrian one at Erez. Israel shut both crossings during Operation Guardian of the Walls and has not fully reopened them. Dig Deeper ‘‘US Opposes Conditioning Gaza Reconstruction on Return of IDF Troops’ Bodies’’ Times of Israel) Times of Israel UN Accuses Israel of ‘Grave Violations’ Against Children An annual United Nations report on children in war accused Israel of hundreds of “grave violations” in 2020. The report said that 340 Palestinian children were harmed in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. UN Secretary-General Guterres, the official author of the report, alleged that Israel’s offenses included the detention of 361 Palestinian children, dozens of whom reported physical violence by Israeli security forces. The report also accused Israel of killing eight Palestinian children in the West Bank and one Israeli boy, who died in a car crash while he was fleeing from Israeli police. The annual report covers countries and organizations under the UN’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism, which are listed as grave violators in the annual report’s annexes. According to the report, Israel prevented children from humanitarian access, including education and medical care. 28% of requests from the Gaza Strip for children to access health care were denied by Israel. Dig Deeper ‘‘Palestinian Children 'Feel Abandoned' After Home Demolitions’’ (Al-Monitor) 3 Reuters UN Expert Backs Probe Into Iran's 1988 Killings, Raisi's Role The UN investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and the role played by President- elect Ebrahim Raisi as Tehran deputy prosecutor. Javaid Rehman, in an interview with Reuters, said that over the years his office has gathered testimonies and evidence. It was ready to share them if the United Nations Human Rights Council or other body sets up an impartial investigation. He said he was concerned at reports that some "mass graves" are being destroyed as part of a continuing cover-up. Raisi's office could not be reached for comment. The office of the spokesman of the Iranian judiciary was not immediately available to comment. Raisi, a hardline judge, is under United States sanctions over a past that includes what the US and activists say was his involvement as one of four judges who oversaw the 1988 killings. Amnesty International has put the number executed at some 5,000, saying in a 2018 report that "the real number could be higher". In a statement, the Justice for Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran welcomed Rehman's call, saying that a UN investigation into the extrajudicial executions was "long overdue". Dig Deeper ‘‘UN Chief Urges US to Remove Iran Sanctions as Agreed in 2015’’ (Reuters) Times of Israel Rafael Unveils New State-of-the-Art Anti-Ship Missile Israel’s Rafael defense contractor unveiled a powerful new naval missile system known as the Sea Breaker that it says can knock out a full-sized warship from hundreds of kilometers away in one shot. The fifth-generation missile is principally geared for use against targets at sea or near the shore, but can also navigate over land, according to Rafael. At this stage, the Sea Breaker is primarily being marketed to customers abroad, the weapons manufacturer said. Rafael announced the creation of this new long-range missile, saying that it combined state-of-the-art capabilities with existing technologies, making it one of the most powerful weapons of its kind. The Sea Breaker is designed to be fired either from ships at sea or from a land-based launcher on shore. The missile uses a variety of sensors, supported by artificial intelligence, to identify targets autonomously, though human operators are meant to remain in the loop. The winged missile can essentially function as an incredibly fast drone, flying low at “high subsonic speeds,” over the sea or the land, changing direction as necessary.
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