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Daybreak: Israelis Protest Housing Costs

Plus report delayed again as Israel, Turkey talk, and more in the news

by
Marc Tracy
July 25, 2011
An Israeli woman protests rising housing costs yesterday.(Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
An Israeli woman protests rising housing costs yesterday.(Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

• Israel was dominated this weekend by mass protests over rising housing prices, putting a dent in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s popularity. [WSJ]

• The U.N. report on last year’s flotilla was delayed, again, as Israel and Turkey try to make amends beforehand. [Haaretz]

• An Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated on the street in Tehran, not the first. Iran blamed Israel even while denying the nuclear scientist was a nuclear scientist. [Haaretz]

• Israeli forces intercepted a boat on the Dead Sea that appeared to be smuggling arms. [AP/WP]

• Eilat … could use an international airport. [Haaretz]

• Amy Winehouse, dead at 27. [Tablet]

By the way, last night’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, called “Palestinian Chicken,” is essential viewing for Scroll readers.

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.