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Israel and Middle East News Update Israel and Middle East News Update Thursday, May 27 Headlines: ● Yamina, Religious Zionism Trade Blame for Lack of Gov't ● Netanyahu to Meet Candidates for President ● Palestinians Protest as Jerusalem Court Mulls Evictions ● Blinken Claims Progress in Effort to Boost Gaza Truce ● Israel, Hamas to Hold Talks in Cairo; Qatar Pledges $500m ● Hamas Leader Says 80 Fighters Killed in War With Israel ● Sanders Drops Opposition to Guided Bombs Sale to Israel ● Israeli Military: Hassan Nasrallah May Have COVID-19 Commentary: ● Yedioth Ahronoth: “They’re Scared’’ - By Nahum Barnea ● Ma’ariv: “Hamas Refuses to Allow Funds to be Transferred Via PA’’ - By Tal Lev Ram S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace 1725 I St NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006 The Hon. Robert Wexler, President News Excerpts May 27, 2021 Times of Israel Yamina, Religious Zionism Trade Blame for Lack of Gov't The Religious Zionism and Yamina parties traded blame for the inability of right-wing factions to form a government with Naftali Bennett’s party appearing to keep open the possibility of joining a coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals. Yamina is facing pressure from Netanyahu’s right- wing religious bloc to fully rule out the prospect of forming a government with the so-called “change bloc”. While Yamina has said it would join a minority right-wing government with Netanyahu and his allies that is propped up by Ra’am, the far-right party opposes a coalition that relies on the Islamist party. Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich accused Yamina of “scamming” the public during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip into believing it had given up on attempting to form a power- sharing government that would see Bennett and Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid switch off as prime minister. Dig Deeper ‘‘In Israel, Jewish-Arab Tensions Remain High’’ (Al-Monitor) Jerusalem Post Netanyahu to Meet Candidates for President Netanyahu will meet with presidential candidates Isaac Herzog and Miriam Peretz next week ahead of next Wednesday’s election. A Likud spokesman said that Netanyahu will decide after the meetings whether to endorse one of the candidates or remain neutral. Likud MKs were told two that there would not be faction discipline, but Netanyahu can change that decision following his meetings with Peretz and Herzog. Voting for president is conducted by secret ballot among the 120 MKs, so the votes of Likud MKs would not be known to the prime minister. Netanyahu has been under pressure from Likud activists to endorse Peretz, who is right-wing. The effort to persuade Netanyahu has been led by Benny Kashriel, who is mayor of Ma’ale Adumim, where Peretz resides. Dig Deeper ‘‘Rivlin Accepts Biden's Invitation to Visit Washington’’ (Israel Hayom) Times of Israel Palestinians Protest as Jerusalem Court Mulls Evictions Around 100 Palestinians demonstrated outside the Jerusalem District Court to protest the planned eviction of several dozen Palestinian residents from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. The court said it would issue a decision on a pending appeal against the ordered eviction “soon,” although it is possible that the final ruling will not be handed down for days or weeks. The Palestinian families had petitioned for the attorney general to weigh in on the case and the court was deliberating whether to seek Avichai Mandelblit’s opinion. The Silwan properties are claimed by Jewish Israelis backed by Ateret Cohanim, a right-wing foundation that works to strengthen the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem. Several Jewish enclaves now exist within the mostly Arab neighborhood of Silwan. Dig Deeper ‘‘Israeli Court Postpones Ruling on East Jerusalem Evictions’’ (Al-Monitor) 2 Associated Press Blinken Claims Progress in Effort to Boost Gaza Truce US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day Mideast mission, winning valuable diplomatic support and hundreds of millions of dollars of pledges from Arab allies as he moved to shore up the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers. But the mission made little headway in resolving the deeper issues at the heart of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, including the tensions in the contested holy city of Jerusalem that played a key role in the latest war. After two days of talks with Israeli, Palestinian and Arab allies, Blinken acknowledged that any resumption of peace talks remained far off. In the meantime, he said he had made progress toward the more modest goals of cementing the cease-fire and rebuilding hard-hit Gaza. The Gaza reconstruction effort will be an important test. One of the US goals is to ensure that any assistance be kept out of the hands of Hamas, which opposes Israel’s right to exist and which Israel and the US consider a terrorist group. Dig Deeper ‘‘Hamas Leader in Gaza Says Aid Won't Benefit Military Wing’’ (Ynet News) Ynet News Israel, Hamas to Hold Talks in Cairo; Qatar Pledges $500m Qatar pledged $500 million for the postwar reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the latest round of hostilities, while Egypt called on the two sides to hold talks in Cairo to solidify the ceasefire reached. The Gulf state often serves as a mediator between Israel and Hamas and it has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian and development aid to support past ceasefires. Meanwhile, Egypt has called on Israel and Hamas to return to indirect negotiations in order to establish an outline for a long-term ceasefire, which would include the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, and an agreement on the issue of prisoners and missing persons. If the talks do happen, the Israeli delegation to Cairo will be headed by National Security Council Director Meir Ben Shabbat. The defense establishment has not been updated on the talks. Dig Deeper ‘‘Egypt Invites Israel and Hamas for Direct Talks in Cairo, Israel Accepts’’ (Jerusalem Post) Associated Press Hamas Leader Says 80 Fighters Killed in War With Israel Hamas’ leader Yehiyeh Sinwar in the Gaza Strip said 80 militants were killed during the war with Israel, providing the group’s first official tally for losses sustained in the fighting. Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry has put the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli offensive at 254, including 66 children, 39 women, and 17 people above the age of 60. Sinwar said those killed included 57 members of his Hamas’ armed wing and 22 members of the smaller Islamic Jihad group. As with previous rounds of fighting, the number of civilian deaths has become an issue of dispute between Israel and the Palestinians. Netanyahu has claimed that some 200 militants were killed but has not provided any evidence backing up the figures. The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into possible war crimes by both Hamas and Israel — including the possibility of disproportionate force by Israel and indiscriminate rocket fire by Hamas. Dig Deeper ‘‘Blinken: Israel ‘Took Very Significant Steps’ to Avoid Hitting Gaza Civilians’’ (Times of Israel) 3 Al-Monitor Sanders Drops Opposition to Guided Bombs Sale to Israel Senator Bernie Sanders has dropped an effort to block a $735m sale of precision-guided bombs to Israel amid procedural obstacles. Sanders’ last-minute objection to the weapons sale would have forced the Senate to vote on whether to block it in light of the latest lopsided conflict between Israel and Hamas. A person familiar with the matter said that Sanders dropped the resolution after lack of clarity over whether it would still be valid within the timeline set by the 15-day window for Congress to raise objections to proposed arms sales. Congress has only 10 days to block sales to US allies. A vote to approve the resolution in the Senate would have required a majority, but if vetoed by President Joe Biden, would require two-thirds of the chamber for an override. Sanders also dropped his opposition to the confirmation of State Department nominees after he spoke with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman about the Biden administration’s plans to help rebuild Gaza, The Hill reported. Dig Deeper ‘‘GOP Senators Move to Condition New Iran Nuclear Deal on Congressional Approval’’ (I24 News) I24 News Israeli Military: Hassan Nasrallah May Have COVID-19 The leader of the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah may have contracted the coronavirus, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) suggested after a speech by Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday, interspersed with coughing fits. The IDF's assessment appears to be largely based on circumstantial evidence, with the leader yet to be tested against COVID-19, according to Channel 13. In a televised speech on the 21st anniversary of the IDF's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Nasrallah said the "resistance" remains "stronger than ever," warning Israel "not to miscalculate" vis-à-vis Lebanon. The leader of the Shiite group looked pale and weak in front of the camera, according to Israeli military officials, who called his speech "a mistake." Nasrallah also apologized at the start of his speech for not having been able to give a speech in recent weeks for health reasons. At the beginning of May, on the occasion of Jerusalem Day, Nasrallah appeared to deliver a speech, but in poor shape, he assured his supporters "not to suffer from the coronavirus." Dig Deeper ‘‘Gantz Warns 'Lebanon Will Tremble' if an Attack Comes From the North’’ (I24 News) 4 Yedioth Ahronoth – May 27, 2021 They’re Scared By Nahum Barnea ● The Haredi street can’t understand its MKs’ behavior; the secular street can’t understand it either. The Haredi parties are sectorial: they were formed to look out for their voters’ interests.
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