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Israel and Middle East News Update Israel and Middle East News Update Wednesday, June 9 Headlines: ● Lawmakers to Vote Sunday on Formation of Govt of 'Change' ● Shas and UTJ Leaders Lash Out at New Government ● Edelstein to Challenge Netanyahu for Likud Leadership ● Jerusalem Flag March to Take Place June 15 ● Israel: Hamas Tried to Hamper Defenses From Gaza Tower ● Palestinian Leaders in Egypt for Gaza Cease-Fire Talks ● Blinken Calls Out UNRWA Antisemitism in Congress ● Israel Reported to Strike Several Sites Across Syria Commentary: ● Yedioth Ahronoth: “All Means are Kosher’’ - By Chen Artzi-Sror ● Ma’ariv: “Disgraceful Trio’’ - By Ben Caspit 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 9, 2021 Ynet News Lawmakers to Vote Sunday on Formation of Govt of 'Change' Lawmakers will vote Sunday to approve the new government put together by Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin said. The move will unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader who has railed repeatedly against his political opponents as they worked to form their coalition of right-wing, left-wing, centrist and Arab parties. Lapid said that the coalition agreements would be presented at least 24 hours before the vote as required by law. If the new government wins the vote of confidence, which is expected as it has a majority, it will be sworn in on the same day, marking the end of Netanyahu's 12-year run as prime minister and his replacement by far-right Yamina head Naftali Bennett. Dig Deeper ‘‘Report: TIFF Over West Bank Construction a Last-Minute Obstacle to Coalition’’ (Times of Israel) Hamodia Shas and UTJ Leaders Lash Out at New Government Shas and United Torah Judaism leaders, Rabbi Aryeh Deri and Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, spoke out against the government. “Something has fallen in Israel. The Jewish State is in danger. We are going to fulfill the dream of Meretz, Labor, the Reform and Lieberman.’’ Deri said. “The government led by Bennett is going to destroy everything we have built here for 70 years: a Jewish state that allows us to live together. It will destroy the holy Shabbos and the Rabbinate,” he warned. Litzman said: “What we see before our eyes is an extreme left-wing government that has lost its way, lost its values and lost its conscience. The whole Jewish character of the country is in danger. Israel’s tradition, religious values and the tenets of Judaism are thrown into the trash. Giyur, yeshivah students, the Torah world, Shabbos Kodesh, the Kosel, recognition of the Reform – everything here is broken into and falls into the hands of haters of religion Liberman, Bennett and Lapid.’’ Dig Deeper ‘‘Top Evangelical Leader Warns: Israel Could Lose Our Support if Netanyahu Ousted’’ (Times of Israel) Ynet News Edelstein to Challenge Netanyahu for Likud Leadership As Netanyahu prepares for the end of his term in office, a senior member of Likud was planning to challenge him for the leadership of the Likud party, Likud sources said. Health Minister Yuli Edelstein will join former Jerusalem mayor MK Nir Barkat in running for leadership when the party holds its next primary election. The sources expressed the belief that Netanyahu would also face challenges from other senior Likud members should he become leader of the opposition during the term of the new government. Barkat is planning to host a conference in Tel Aviv on Thursday, with the participation of thousands of Likud party members, where he intends to present his vision for Israel in the coming years. Edelstein declined to comment on the claims, and close associates said he would speak publicly when he had something new to say. 2 I24 News Jerusalem Flag March to Take Place June 15 The March of the Flags will take place next week in Jerusalem according to an itinerary that will be fixed in coordination between police and organizers of the parade. Netanyahu reached an agreement in discussion with Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz on the sidelines of a security cabinet meeting. The march had been canceled after its route through the Old City's Damascus Gate was not authorized by police, who cited security concerns. The march was seen as possibly setting off violence just before a new government was set to be sworn in. The annual Flag March to commemorate Jerusalem Day is always a controversial event; partly because its route takes it through the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. The original march was planned for May 10 but had to be canceled when the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip launched a barrage of rockets at Jerusalem, as well as Israel's densely populated center. Dig Deeper ‘‘Netanyahu Was Long Appreciated for Keeping Israel Safe. Now He’s Endangering Us’’ (Times of Israel) Associated Press Israel: Hamas Tried to Hamper Defenses From Gaza Tower Israel’s ambassador to the United States Gilad Erdan, said that Hamas militants tried to disrupt Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defense system from a Gaza building housing The Associated Press and other news outlets, prompting the Israeli air force to destroy the high rise. The AP said it has not seen evidence to support the claim. Erdan issued his statement a day after meeting the AP’s president and chief executive, Gary Pruitt, and Ian Phillips, vice president for international news, at the AP’s New York headquarters. The Israeli air force bombed the 12-story al-Jalaa tower on May 15, roughly an hour after ordering all occupants to evacuate. No one was injured, but the building was destroyed. The building was home to offices belonging to the AP, the Al Jazeera satellite channel as well as dozens of families. The AP renewed its call to see evidence backing Israel’s claim that Hamas militants were operating in the building. Dig Deeper ‘‘Nine Lessons for Israel Following Gaza Operation’’ (Al-Monitor) Reuters Palestinian Leaders in Egypt for Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Palestinian leaders, including Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and a delegation from President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party, arrived in Cairo for separate talks with Egyptian officials that aim to reinforce a ceasefire with Israel. Haniyeh’s visit came in response to a special invitation from Cairo, in advance of a broader meeting that could begin as early as next week, a Hamas spokesman said. Jibril Rajoub, a senior Fatah figure, which dominates the Palestinian Authority that exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was also expected to meet Egyptian officials, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said. Abbas has been invited to Egypt. The Palestinian and Egyptian sources did not say whether the delegations from the rival Palestinian groups would meet each other. Egypt has said it will allocate $500m for the reconstruction. Egypt has played a major role in the brokering of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Dig Deeper ‘‘Gazans Struggle With Continued Israeli Restrictions’’ (Al-Monitor) 3 Jerusalem Post Blinken Calls Out UNRWA Antisemitism in Congress Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that the Biden administration’s renewal of funding for UNRWA is conditional on anti-Israel and anti-Jewish education reform, referencing educational materials that erase Israel from maps and praise terrorism and martyrdom. The State Department would be “looking very, very carefully” at the mechanisms that the refugee organization for Palestinians says it has in place in order to address problematic educational materials, which were discovered by a January 2021 review by Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), a non-profit that monitors the content of school textbooks. The State Department reportedly became aware of the UNRWA curriculum in February. The European Parliament also expressed outrage upon being briefed earlier this year of the hate being taught to children. Canada, which pledged $24m to UNRWA in 2020, and Australia have also announced investigations into the refugee organization. The Biden administration announced it would provide $235m in aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding for the UNRWA and restoring other assistance cut off by former President Donald Trump. Dig Deeper ‘‘Poll: Nearly Half of Democratic Voters Think US Military Aid to Israel Should Be Decreased’’ (I24 News) Times of Israel Israel Reported to Strike Several Sites Across Syria An Israeli airstrike caused damage to sites in southern and central Syria, Damascus said, the first attack attributed to Israel in over a month. According to Syrian state news agency Sana, air defense systems managed to shoot down some Israeli missiles which were fired from the direction of Lebanon. It said some missiles were shot down and others caused damage, citing a military source. Video published by Sana purported to show air defense interceptors shooting down missiles. There was no immediate confirmation from Israel, which does not generally comment on individual airstrikes in Syria. The IDF has launched hundreds of strikes in Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011 against moves by Iran to establish a permanent military presence in Syria and efforts to transport advanced, game-changing weapons to terrorist groups in the region, principally Hezbollah. The pace of attacks has slowed considerably in recent months, with the last reported attacks taking place May 5 and 6 on sites in Latakia and near Quneitra. One civilian was reported killed in the May 5 strike. In late April, an errant Syria air defense missile flew into Israel and exploded over the Negev region, setting off sirens and raining shrapnel near the Dimona nuclear reactor. Dig Deeper ‘‘Gantz: Israel to Use Overwhelming Force in Future Lebanon War’’ (Israel Hayom) 4 Yedioth Ahronoth – June 9, 2021 All Means are Kosher By Chen Artzi-Sror ● “Remove your kippa,” “remove your kerchief,” are insults that religiously-observant people can never grow used to.
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