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Volume 13, Issue 62:

“Without memory, our existence would be barren and opaque, like a prison cell into which no light penetrates, like a tomb which rejects the living… For me, hope without memory is like memory without hope.”

----- Elie Wiesel, upon receiving his Nobel Prize in Literature, December 11, 1986
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** Are Lebanon and Israel Better Off Without UNIFIL? ([link removed])
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** By Benjamin Weil / July 30th, 2020
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UNIFIL’s mandate is about to expire at the end of August 2020 and many people are debating whether the Security Council should extend UNIFIL’s mandate yet again. When established in 1978, the mandate, in addition to resolution 1701 clearly state that UNIFIL will restore international peace and security, ensure the return of the Lebanese government’s effective authority in the area, and enforce parts of resolution 1701. Although I think UNIFIL has completely failed in its mission and is mostly useless, if it is renewed, I believe the UN should now only allow, but force, UNIFIL to be more active in exercising its mandate in Lebanon.

For months, UINFIL has failed to assume any basic role in enforcing the UN Security Council resolution 1701 which prohibits Hezbollah from being south of the Litani river and calls for its disarmament. UNIFIL knows darn well the Hezbollah is roaming freely in southern Lebanon and is doing nothing about it. They are not even holding the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) accountable. Just look as recent incidents where Hezbollah has cut the international border in 3 locations, sent civilians to the border to test the IDF, and left suspicious object by the fence to examine how the IDF handles such a scenario. It turns out that Hezbollah even dug numerous tunnels into Israel right under UNIFIL’s nose.

In the past week, as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah grew, Israel tried sending messages to Hezbollah through the UN. Is that what we can expect from UNIFIL? To be a messenger between the two sides? I don’t think Israel nor Lebanon need the UN for that. Countries such as France, Switzerland or the United States can easily fill that role.

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** The Trump Peace Plan – Aiming Not to Make a Deal, but to Make a Deal Possible ([link removed]) - Hudson Institute
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** A Nation Divided: Palestinian Views on War and Peace with Israel ([link removed].) - The Washington Institute
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** Kontorovich: Israel Should Act Now ([link removed]) - Mosaic
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** IDF strikes Syrian army targets near border after munitions fired at Israel ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Hezbollah backed off attack, but still intends to strike, IDF says ([link removed]) - World Israel News
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** Dovish former MKs urge US Democrats to ‘reject occupation’ in platform ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Time to call Nasrallah's bluff ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Did Hezbollah paint itself into a corner over 'retaliation policy?' ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** What to Expect From ‘Palestine’ ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Israel tells Hezbollah the IDF did not intend to kill operative - report ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Gantz Instructs IDF to Bomb Lebanese Infrastructure If Hezbollah Harms Soldiers or Civilians ([link removed]) - Hamodia
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** New attack reported on Iraqi military base that houses US-led Coalition forces ([link removed]) - Al Masdar News
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** Turkey, Azerbaijan to conduct joint military exercises ([link removed]) - Hurriyet News
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** ISIS Claims New Territory in Northern Sinai Despite Egyptian Drone Bombing ([link removed]) - The Jewish Press
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** Lebanese official finds he has COVID-19 at lunch with France's Le Drian ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Power cuts increase in Lebanon as private generator owners strike ([link removed]) - N World
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** Turkey: Social media law’s passage raises censorship worries ([link removed]) - AP
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** New US Sanctions Target Assad’s Son, Syrian Army Unit ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Turkey Tightens Social Media Control After Erdogan Cries Foul ([link removed]) - Bloomberg
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** Turkey's mad sultan ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Rocket fired at Baghdad's international airport, not far from US troops and diplomats ([link removed]) - Fox News
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** Qatari diplomat allegedly covered up Hezbollah terror funding - exclusive ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Iran
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** Iran moved its fake aircraft carrier to sea as tensions with the US climb higher ([link removed]) - Business Insider
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** Iran: The Mullahs Are Excited ([link removed]) - The Gatestone Institute
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** More Than 500 Public Figures In Iran Call For Release Of Anti-Poverty NGO Founder ([link removed]) - Radio Farda
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** British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison ([link removed]) - AP
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** Iran says fires missiles from underground in Gulf war games ([link removed]) - Yahoo News
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** As Iran’s Covid-19 Death Toll Hits a Record, Government Remains Wary of Another Lockdown ([link removed]) - Wall Street Journal
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** Nasrallah's son survives assassination attempt - report ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** U.S. expands metals sanctions on Iran ([link removed]) - Vanguard
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** Dear American Jewish boys: Please find another outlet for your Oedipal rage. Signed, Israeli Jews ([link removed](Sunday%20RSS)&utm_maildate=07/30/2020) - Forward
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** Seth Rogen says Israel ‘doesn’t make sense’ in interview with Marc Maron ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Israel Was Ground Zero for the New Woke Religion ([link removed]) - Tablet Mag
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** UK chief rabbi accuses Facebook and Twitter of ‘complicity’ in anti-Semitism ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Wiley apology for tweets 'that looked anti-Semitic' after Twitter ban ([link removed]) - BBC
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** Hey, Mark Zuckergerg, There’s #NoDenyingIt Roman Kent ([link removed]) - Jewish Press
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