Cultural Boycotts Move From Israeli Institutions to Individuals

Today’s lead: cultural boycotts are moving from institutions to individuals, with an Irish festival excluding current and former IDF soldiers and a Holocaust scholar alleging an Israel-related ideological condition was imposed on his book.

Also tracking: a test of Lebanese sovereignty as two pilot zones move toward implementation, and Iran’s reported order for the Houthis to prepare a second maritime chokepoint at Bab el-Mandeb.

In the wire: the Supreme Court takes an Orthodox home-prayer dispute, Malaysia threatens immediate deportation of Israelis, and a U.N. official documents Hamas obstruction of Gaza aid operations.