Daily News Issue Date:
May 27, 2013
News:
NEWS:
Sec. Kerry advances [1] a $4 billion plan for investment [2] in the Palestinian economy and insists the plan can work [3]. (AFP/New York Times/AP)
Kerry and Pres. Abbas will meet [4] today to discuss peace efforts. (Xinhua)
Abbas says peace is still possible [5], but that Palestinians will not accept temporary borders [6]. (Xinhua)
Some PA officials complain that Abbas is keeping them in the dark [7] about his diplomatic strategy. (Jerusalem Post)
The lead Palestinian negotiator says Israelis want peace [8] but PM Netanyahu must be convinced. (Jerusalem Post)
Kerry calls on Israeli and Palestinian officials to "show leadership" on peace [9]. (New York Times)
Pres. Peres says Israelis must overcome skepticism [10] about the possibility of peace. (New York Times)
An Israeli cabinet minister says isolated Jewish settlements in the West Bank should be evacuated [11]. (Xinhua)
Jordan's King Abdullah says extremism has "grown fat" [12] off of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP)
Leading Israeli and Palestinian businessmen unveil a new business-led push [13] for Israeli-Palestinian peace. (Times of Israel)
Abbas vows to form a new government [14] "within weeks." (Ma'an)
At the World Economic Forum, Abbas calls for more international investment [15] in Palestine. (Ma'an)
80 international aid agencies urge the EU [16] to follow through on pledges to aid Palestinians in "Area C." [17] (Reuters/Ha'aretz)
The PA says it is raising the Palestinian VAT [18] by 1% in June. (Ma'an)
Israeli experts say a cyber attack from Syria [19] was thwarted. (AP)
Israeli forces are drilling for unconventional warfare [20]. (Xinhua)
A pregnant woman is killed [21]in a clan dispute in Gaza. (Ma'an)
The ex-Shin Bet deputy chief says Israeli authorities are stymied in their efforts to curb right-wing Jewish violence [22] and need new tactics. (Ha'aretz)
The Israeli Education Ministry may again consider using a book that takes a new look at the Palestinian experience [23] and history. (Ha'aretz)
A refugee from Gaza is widely expected to win the Arab Idol TV singing contest [24] this year. (The Guardian)
Home-visit jobs [25] for women are growing in the occupied West Bank. (The Media Line)
A leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says a Jewish prophesy suggests Pres. Morsi will "liberate Jerusalem." [26] (Al-Masry Al-Youm)
COMMENTARY:
J.J. Goldberg [27] says Israel's cabinet needs to decide if it is for or against a two-state solution and peace. (The Forward)
Barak Ravid [28] says Kerry is taking a huge gamble that will yield either stunning success or humiliating failure. (Ha'aretz)
Ethan Bronner [29] says in prosperity and calm, most Israelis have stopped thinking in terms of a Middle East conflict. (New York Times)
Haviv Rettig Gur [30] says the US knows the process is at least as important to it as a real conflict-ending outcome. (Times of Israel)
Chemi Shalev [31] says Israeli policy-makers may be concerned about Pres. Obama's counter-terrorism speech. (Ha'aretz)
Yitzhak Laor [32] says Israeli political views are defined by positions on the occupation. (Ha'aretz)
Khaled Diab [33] says Israel's Mohammed al-Dura report is "a slanderous farce and blood libel" against Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)
AP interviews UNRWA chief Filippo Grandi [34] about the plight of Palestinian refugees caught in the Syrian conflict. (AP)
Gideon Levy [35] asks right-wing Israeli thugs what kind of country they want to live in. (Ha'aretz)
Emily Hauser [36] says in its new report on the death of Muhammad al-Dura, Israel is relying on smear tactics that actually work. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Efraim Inbar [37] explains what he thinks Israel's interests are in Syria. (Jerusalem Post)
Tzachi Hanegbi [38] says Israel cannot rely on the US to act in its defense. (Jerusalem Post)
Shlomi Eldar [39] looks at the Israel-Egypt-Hamas triangle of interested in Sinai. (Al Monitor)
Jonathan Cook [40] says domestic disputes in Israel don't benefit the Palestinians. (The National)
The Times of Israel interviews British author William Sutcliffe [41] on his new novel, "The Wall." (Times of Israel)
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