For today, links to seven reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Guardian, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, and the Guardian, and to commentary from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Guardian; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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FROM JULY 24 In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces U.S. protesters, by Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri and Ashraf Khalil | AP WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and denounced American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots,” taking a combative stance in . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza today, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. lawmakers he was actively engaged in bringing hostages home. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli forces retrieve bodies of five hostages from Gaza, military says. From the Guardian. Israeli forces on Wednesday recovered the bodies of five hostages killed in Hamas’ 7 October attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said. READ MORE . . .
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In an address to Congress, Netanyahu defended his country’s war in Gaza. Reported by Steve Inskeep | NPR When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday, his supporters in the chamber cheered him as demonstrators outside condemned Israel’s war in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S. rep ‘outraged’ Congress gave ‘genocidal war criminal’ Netanyahu a platform. From Middle East Monitor. In an article published in the Guardian, U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman said: “Netanyahu’s joint address is directly undermining the will of the overwhelming majority of Americans who want peace.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for column in the Guardian.
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Harris looks to strike a careful balance on Israel’s war in Gaza. Reported by Asma Khalid | NPR Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting today with President Biden and later — separately — with Vice President Harris as the nine-month-long war in Gaza . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Why won’t the Palestinian resistance agree to stop the war in Gaza? by Feras Abu-Helal | Middle East Monitor This question is often asked by writers and activists who are on the side of Palestinian rights, including the right of the Palestinian people to resist the brutal Israeli occupation, and for this reason it needs some discussion. READ MORE . . .
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The false claims Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu made in his address to U.S. Congress, by Katherine Hearst | Middle East Eye Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday was riddled with misleading claims about his country’s war on Gaza. Dozens of . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 22 Israelis should abandon Netanyahu’s sinking ship. He’s lost, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye In Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Israel has had two of the most permissive U.S. presidents in the relationship between the two states. Late Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush were stalwarts in comparison. READ MORE . . .
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Why won’t the Palestinian resistance agree to stop the war in Gaza? by Feras Abu-Helal | Middle East Monitor This question is often asked by writers and activists who are on the side of Palestinian rights, including the right of the Palestinian people to resist the brutal Israeli occupation, and for this reason it needs some discussion. READ MORE . . .