Vox Sentences: What's behind the tragic murder of an infant in Israel

A shocking murder in Israel, more Cecil the lion news, and a not-guilty plea in Charleston.

TOP NEWS

A tragic attack in the West Bank

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• An 18-month-old Palestinian infant was burned to death in an attack on his home in the West Bank on Thursday night.

  [Haaretz / Jack Khoury, Chaim Levinson, and Gili Cohen]

• Israeli police say the attackers were most likely Jewish terrorists who are part of the "price tag" movement, which attacks Palestinian and Israel Defense Forces property to impose a retaliatory "price" for any effort to roll back Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

  [Vox / Zack Beauchamp]

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I am shocked by this terrible criminal act. This is a terror attack. Israel deals harshly with terrorism, no matter who the perpetrators are."

  [Jerusalem Post / Tovah Lazaroff]

• But the Palestine Liberation Organization held the Israeli government responsible, stating in a tweet, "This is a direct consequence of decades of impunity given by the Israeli government to settler terrorism."

  [Palestine Liberation Organization]

• Max Fisher's take: "The murder of Ali Dawabsheh is a direct and predictable consequence of Israel's occupation."

  [Vox / Max Fisher]

• For more on the Israel-Palestine conflict, check out Vox's card stack.

  [Vox / Zack Beauchamp]

The hunter becomes the hunted

(Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

• Zimbabwe wants the American dentist who killed Cecil the lion extradited.

  [Washington Post / Elahe Izadi and Darryl Fears]

• But US officials don't know where the dentist, Walter Palmer, is — he's been in hiding since Cecil's death was pinned on him.

• Meanwhile, Congress might consider legislation that limits big-game hunting called the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act.

  [Politico / Adam Lerner]

• One reason Palmer is in hiding: An ugly internet mob has done its best to ruin his life.

  [Vox / Max Fisher]

• The focus on Palmer may seem strange, considering how many killers of other rare wild animals get away with their acts — but the criminal justice system, like internet mobs, has a tendency to be random and severe.

  [Vox / German Lopez]

• For more, read Zack Beauchamp's explainer on Cecil the lion.

  [Vox / Zack Beauchamp]

Charleston shooting suspect submits not guilty plea — for now

(David Goldman/Associated Press)

• The man accused of killing nine people in a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, has pleaded not guilty to 33 federal charges, including hate crimes.

  [Washington Post / Jeremy Borden]

• The suspect, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, apparently wants to plead guilty — but his lawyers want to make sure federal prosecutors won't pursue the death penalty.

  [NBC News / James Novogrod and Terry Pickard]

• Roof is also facing charges at the state level, including nine murder charges and three attempted murder charges.

  [USA Today / John Bacon]

• One reason the federal government brought charges: South Carolina doesn't have a law prohibiting hate crimes.

  [Vox / German Lopez]

• For more, check out Vox's full explainer on the shooting.

  [Vox / German Lopez and Timothy Lee]

MISCELLANEOUS

• Some scenes in Inside Out can look quite different, depending on the country you're in.

  [Huffington Post / Sara Boboltz]

• Hollywood is doing another biopic about another white man.

  [Fusion / Kelsey McKinney]

• Here's the explainer for Drake and Meek Mill's feud that you've been waiting for.

  [Vox / Alex Abad-Santos]

• Most Americans think miscarriage is rare. Most Americans are wrong.

  [Vox / Sarah Kliff]

• What if paying 50 cents more for a six-pack of beer could save thousands of lives?

  [Vox / German Lopez]

VERBATIM

• "Death might appear to destroy the meaning in our lives, but in fact, it is the very source of our creativity."

  [Vox / Caitlin Doughty]

• "Most people don't discuss miscarriages because you worry your problems will distance you or reflect upon you — as if you're defective or did something to cause this."

  [Mark Zuckerberg]

• "I became convinced that if someone found out I'd chickened out or panicked, they would assume they weren't strong enough to file either."

  [Elle / Ashley Ford]

• "The first humans expected to live to age 150 are already alive."

  [Good Magazine / Jordan Rosenfeld]

• "If you’re mourning the loss of Cecil the lion like everyone else, we have some good news for you."

  [Clickhole]

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