Morning Must Reads: July 24

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By Alex Rogers

  • New Push to Lure Hamas Into Truce [WSJ]
    • Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate [NYT]
    • Obama wants Israel to limit casualties in Gaza. But he won’t say how. [TIME]
    • FAA lifts its ban on flights to Israel [TIME]
  • “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]
  • “Authorities have lost contact with an Air Algerie flight en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board…” [Reuters]
  • How Hillary and Bill Clinton Raised $1.4 billion [TIME]
  • “It’s becoming increasingly clear that Congress won’t address the border crisis until sometime after its upcoming August recess.” [TIME]
  • Senator’s Thesis Turns Out to Be Remix of Others’ Works, Uncited [NYT]
  • Inside the Efforts to Halt Arizona’s Two-Hour Execution of Joseph Wood [TIME]
  • Prettier in Print

  • Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate [NYT]
  • Obama wants Israel to limit casualties in Gaza. But he won’t say how. [TIME]
  • FAA lifts its ban on flights to Israel [TIME]

  • The Solution to Border Disorder [WSJ/Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick]

  • Cover: “In Russia, Crime Without Punishment” by Simon Shuster
  • “In Gaza, a Just but Bloody War” by Joe Klein
  • “Meet the Internet’s Most Powerful Man” by Haley Sweetland Edwards
  • “The Summer’s Newest Roller Coasters Bring Steep Thrills” by Sam Lansky
  • “A Tale of Two Summers for Parents” by Belinda Luscombe
  • “10 Questions with John Dean” by Massimo Calabresi

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