Daily News Issue Date:
February 12, 2014
News:
News:
Palestinian negotiator Erekat says PM Netanyahu needs to prepare the Israeli public [1] for difficult concessions. (The Jerusalem Post)
Sec. Kerry briefs King Abdullah of Jordan on the peace talks. [2] (The Jordan Times)
Israeli Economy Minister Bennett walks out [3] of the Knesset when European Parliament Pres. Schultz discusses Palestinian freedom of movement. [4] (Ha’aretz/The Jerusalem Post)
An Israeli bill on a peace deal referendum [5] edges closer to becoming law [6].(Ha’aretz/The Jerusalem Post)
Israel advances with plans to build a Jewish seminary [7] in East Jerusalem.(AP)
PM Erdogan says a rapprochement with Israel [8] will be contingent upon removing the siege on Gaza. (The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli Aerospace Industries unveils its new Super Heron drone [9]. (Times of Israel)
Israeli forces demolish tents [10] set up by Palestinian residents in the Jordan River Valley. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces detain five [11] Palestinian teenagers in Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
The first female high tech entrepreneur [12] in the occupied West Bank signals new job hopes for Palestinian women. (AP)
68 patients from Gaza are denied access into Israel [13] for holding documents using the term “State of Palestine.”(Xinhua)
One Palestinian family is behind the West Bank’s best soccer team. [14](AP)
Two Texas universities debate boycotting Israel [15]. (AP)
The Syrian regime attacks the town [16] of Yabroud to assert control over the Lebanese-Syrian border. (Reuters)
The Syrian regime warns the EU against using its frozen assets [17] to finance the destruction of Syria’s chemical arsenal. (XInhua)
Gen. Sissi will meet with Pres. Putin to discuss an arms deal [18]. (AP)
Egypt detains an Egyptian employee [19]of the US embassy who worked as a liaison to the Muslim Brotherhood. (The New York Times)
Gunmen kill three policemen [20] in Ismailiya. (Ahram)
Human Rights Watch says Egyptian authorities have abandoned the victims [21] of trafficking in Sinai. (Los Angeles Times)
The Lebanese army arrests a Palestinian leader [22] in the Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades. (Naharnet)
Pres. Suleiman and PM Salam will meet to resolve the dispute [23]on the new Lebanese government. (Naharnet)
Qatar scales back [24] its regional ambitions amid financial constraints. (BBC)
Commentary:
Peter Beinart [25] says it’s “Orwellian” to cast Israel as a “democracy” inspite of the occupation. (Ha’aretz)
Jonathan Cook [26] says the delegitimisation of Israel is already underway and Netanyahu is the one to blame. (The National)
Gil Troy [27] says Israelis should engage in a substantive debate over Kerry’s initiative and avoid personal attacks. (The Jerusalem Post)
Moshe Dann [28] questions whether land claims by Arabs in Palestine are legally valid. (The Jerusalem Post)
Eric Yoffie [29] questions whether Rep. Rand Paul really supports Israel.(Ha’aretz)
Hassan Hassan [30] profiles the Al-Qaeda linked Jabhat Al Nusra in Syria as it navigates local tribal sensitivities in Deir Ezzor. (The National)
Mohammed Al-Harthi [31] argues that Saudi Arabia has made a strategic shift toward the East. (Arab News)
Manal al-Sharif [32]says the abusive 75-year-old Saudi religious police force is starting to crack, thanks to social media. (The New York Times)
Qais Ghanem [33] says the Tunisian success story is an example worthy of emulation by the rest in the Arab world. (The Gulf News)
Abdel Monem Said [34] says Sisi should shed the image of the military man and become a politician. (Asharq Alawsat)
Abdel Monem Said [34] says Sisi should shed the image of the military man and become a politician. (Asharq Alawsat)
Ali Ibrahim [35] says the Egyptian political process will be better served if more politicians run for president. (Asharq Alawsat)
Nathan Brown [36]says a Sissi presidency will start with strong popular support but it will have difficulty meeting popular expectations. (Foreign Policy)
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