In my favorite bookstore in my hometown Berne, Switzerland, I found the German editions of the important and fascinating books by two authors I particularly value: Amir Tibon Amir Tibon אמיר תיבון Suhrkamp Verlag and Oren Kessler Oren Kessler. Two must-reads!

Switzerland's leading German-language paper Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ recommends "Palästina 1936" at the top of its summer reading list... And why would they lie? With thanks to Rico Bandle nzz.ch/feuilleton/ver… archive.is/FO6d0

Avera Mengistu released from hospital 5 months after he was freed from Gaza captivity timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

CEO of Iran's official PressTV:

Yarkon river, Tel Aviv, at dusk

Just a lazy Sunday afternoon

Spotted [by my eagle-eyed dad] at Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, NYC alongside the great ⁦S Sebag Montefiore⁩ and other fantastic authors

At least 220,000 people hit the streets of Tel Aviv demanding a hostage deal — unreal

Organizers say nearly 500,000 (!) at Tel Aviv rally, 1 million participated in day's protests nationwide timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

The cost of demolishing Gaza City: Never in Israel's history were so many buildings leveled haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

60,000 IDF reservists to be called up in coming days ahead of Gaza City takeover timesofisrael.com/60k-reservists…

Defense chief approves plan to conquer Gaza City; 130,000 IDF reservists to be mobilized Senior IDF officials said the fighting is expected to continue into 2026. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…