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International Politics

Overall

– Journalist Gareth Porter explains on The Real News how unlikely a deal between Iran and the P5+1 will be implemented by July 20 due to conflicts; Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry calls for Iran to make “critical choices”

– Juan Cole: “Stop Saying ‘If X fired Rockets at U.S.’: It’s Racist, & assumes we’re Colonial”

– Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel states he is aware of Russian and Iranian presence in Iraq, but stated the U.S. would not offer similar support with both nations

Middle East

– Part three of four with economist Shir Hever who explains Israel’s position when selling tools of surveillance and repression to countries with socio-economic problems

– Journalists Max Blumenthal and Ali Abunimah talk about the manipulation carried out by the Israeli government after the deaths of three Israeli teenagers

– Moreover, there have been Jewish voices in Israel denouncing such violence by Israel against Palestine and worldwide protests

– In northern Iraqi, the Kurds took over two oilfields and left the coalition government, to the dismay of the Iraqi government

– The Israeli Defense Force stated it was told by the Netanyahu administration to “hit Hamas hard” as more than 100 Palestinians died so far

– Benjamin Netanyahu: We will not listen to international calls to stop our attacks in Gaza; Ugh, repugnant little creature

– Ali Abunimah: “Israeli commander declares ‘holy war’ on Palestinians”

Africa 

– To combat illegal migration, Libya suggested a partnership with the EU government