NEWS:
Syrian government forces kill at least 25 Palestinian refugees, as
PFLP-GC leader Jibril flees the Yarmouk camp outside Damascus. Pres.
Abbas calls on waring factions in Syria to avoid attacking Palestinian
refugees. PM Fayyad urges Palestinians to boycott Israeli goods in
protest of Israel's withholding of Palestinian tax revenues. FM
Lieberman resignes after being charged with "breach of trust" and
other criminal indictments. Palestinian issues are playing almost no
role in the unfolding Israeli election. Two Palestinian journalists
working for Reuters are beaten and abused by Israeli soldiers. A
Palestinian film wins two awards at the Dubai film festival. Israel
allows a small shipment of agricultural products to be exported from
Gaza. The Emir of Qatar may visit the occupied West Bank and meet with
Abbas soon. Abbas sends condolences to Pres. Obama on the massacre at
a school in Connecticut. Israeli occupation forces kill a Palestinian
man in southern Gaza. Hamas resumes a public presence in the West
Bank. A Palestinian official criticizes the Middle East Quartet and
its representative Tony Blair as "useless."
COMMENTARY:
Qantara interviews Sari Nusseibeh. Aner Shalev says a vote for PM
Netanyahu amounts to a vote for Hamas. Chris McGreal says the new
potential for Palestinian action on Israeli settlement activity at the
ICC could help re-start peace talks. The Forward looks at a new
theatrical production by Miriam Said and Vanessa Redgrave. Nermeen
Murad says it may be time to start looking more carefully at a
potential confederation between Jordan and Palestine. Omar Wehbeh
looks at the security plight of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
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