--- description: In the news: Gaza war; Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down; Air Algerie flight missing; How Hillary and Bill Clinton raised $1.4 billion; Report of Sen. John Walsh plagarism; The execution of Joseph Wood; What's prettier in print title: Morning Must Reads: July 24 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Morning Must Reads](/tag/morning-must-reads/) ## Morning Must Reads Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: July 24 by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 24, 2014 12:37 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 24, 2014 12:37 PM CUT * New Push to Lure Hamas Into Truce \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/articles/kerry-in-jerusalem-for-talks-to-end-israel-hamas-fighting-1406121531?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304297104580046981605130928.html "undefined")\] * Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/world/middleeast/israel-says-hamas-is-using-civilians-as-shields-in-gaza.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSumLargeMedia&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=lede-package&WT.nav=lede-package&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] * Obama wants Israel to limit casualties in Gaza. But he won’t say how. \[[TIME](http://time.com/3023645/obama-israel-gaza-casualties/ "undefined")\] * FAA lifts its ban on flights to Israel \[[TIME](http://time.com/3027005/u-s-lifts-israel-flight-ban-faa-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-airport/ "undefined")\] * “Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down Wednesday over separatist-held territory not far from the site of the Malaysia Airlines crash as international outrage over the tragedy has done little to slow the fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine.” \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/articles/pro-russia-rebels-down-two-ukrainian-warplanes-ukraine-army-says-1406117307?mod=WSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTTopStories "undefined")\] * “Authorities have lost contact with an Air Algerie flight en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board…” \[[Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/24/us-algeria-flight-idUSKBN0FT0YK20140724 "undefined")\] * How Hillary and Bill Clinton Raised $1.4 billion \[[TIME](http://time.com/clinton-money/ "undefined")\] * “It’s becoming increasingly clear that Congress won’t address the border crisis until sometime after its upcoming August recess.” \[[TIME](http://time.com/3020479/border-crisis-immigration-congress/ "undefined")\] * The Solution to Border Disorder \[[WSJ/Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick](http://online.wsj.com/articles/jeb-bush-and-clint-bolick-the-solution-to-border-disorder-1406160744 "undefined")\] * Senator’s Thesis Turns Out to Be Remix of Others’ Works, Uncited \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/us/politics/montana-senator-john-walsh-plagiarized-thesis.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=photo-spot-region®ion=photo-spot&WT.nav=photo-spot "undefined")\] * Inside the Efforts to Halt Arizona’s Two-Hour Execution of Joseph Wood \[[TIME](http://time.com/3026985/joseph-wood-arizona-lethal-injection-botched/ "undefined")\] * Prettier in Print * Cover: “[In Russia, Crime Without Punishment](http://time.com/3028057/in-russia-crime-without-punishment/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Simon Shuster * “[In Gaza, a Just but Bloody War](http://time.com/3028043/in-gaza-a-just-but-bloody-war/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Joe Klein * “[Meet the Internet’s Most Powerful Man](http://time.com/3028041/meet-the-internets-most-powerful-man/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Haley Sweetland Edwards * “[The Summer’s Newest Roller Coasters Bring Steep Thrills](http://time.com/3028060/the-summers-newest-roller-coasters-bring-steep-thrills/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Sam Lansky * “[A Tale of Two Summers for Parents](http://time.com/3028059/a-tale-of-two-summers-for-parents/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Belinda Luscombe * “[10 Questions with John Dean](http://time.com/3028052/10-questions-with-john-dean/ "undefined")” by Massimo Calabresi * Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/world/middleeast/israel-says-hamas-is-using-civilians-as-shields-in-gaza.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSumLargeMedia&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=lede-package&WT.nav=lede-package&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] * Obama wants Israel to limit casualties in Gaza. But he won’t say how. \[[TIME](http://time.com/3023645/obama-israel-gaza-casualties/ "undefined")\] * FAA lifts its ban on flights to Israel \[[TIME](http://time.com/3027005/u-s-lifts-israel-flight-ban-faa-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-airport/ "undefined")\] * The Solution to Border Disorder \[[WSJ/Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick](http://online.wsj.com/articles/jeb-bush-and-clint-bolick-the-solution-to-border-disorder-1406160744 "undefined")\] * Cover: “[In Russia, Crime Without Punishment](http://time.com/3028057/in-russia-crime-without-punishment/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Simon Shuster * “[In Gaza, a Just but Bloody War](http://time.com/3028043/in-gaza-a-just-but-bloody-war/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Joe Klein * “[Meet the Internet’s Most Powerful Man](http://time.com/3028041/meet-the-internets-most-powerful-man/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Haley Sweetland Edwards * “[The Summer’s Newest Roller Coasters Bring Steep Thrills](http://time.com/3028060/the-summers-newest-roller-coasters-bring-steep-thrills/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Sam Lansky * “[A Tale of Two Summers for Parents](http://time.com/3028059/a-tale-of-two-summers-for-parents/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")” by Belinda Luscombe * “[10 Questions with John Dean](http://time.com/3028052/10-questions-with-john-dean/ "undefined")” by Massimo Calabresi A brief message from Michael Scherer, TIME Washington D.C. bureau chief: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3028440/morning-must-reads-july-24-hamas-faa-israel-hillary-clinton-ukraine-air-algerie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3028440/morning-must-reads-july-24-hamas-faa-israel-hillary-clinton-ukraine-air-algerie/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: July 24","datePublished":"2014-07-24T12:37:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:19:23.211Z","description":"In the news: Gaza war; Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down; Air Algerie flight missing; How Hillary and Bill Clinton raised $1.4 billion; Report of Sen. 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