Daily News Issue Date:
February 13, 2014
News:
News:
Jordan again expresses concern [1] that peace between Israel and the Palestinians will come at its expense. (The Washington Post)
Palestinian refugees [2]hail Jordan’s position on the Palestinian issue. (The Jordan Times)
A senior Fatah leader says peace deal is within reach [3]. (Al-Monitor)
PM Netanyahu accuses EU Parliament Pres. Schulz of “selective hearing [4].” (Ha’aretz)
Israeli MK Kalfa endorses a one-state agenda [5]. (Ha’aretz)
The UN Middle East envoy is concerned [6] over the deteriorating situation in the Gaza strip [7]. (Xinhua/Ynet)
Hamas says it will violently confront any peace deal [8]that might be reached. (Xinhua)
Netanyahu rejects the draft [9] of a reconciliation agreement with Turkey. (Ynet)
Israel admits [10] 35 Palestinian patients from Gaza [11] after initially barring them [12]. (Reuters/Ma’an/The New York Times)
Israeli occupation forces detain 12 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank [13]. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces fire tear gas canisters [14] into four schools in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
Dozens of Palestinians are held in PA jails on suspicion of fighting in Syria [15]. (Times of Israel)
Two thirds of children killed in Israeli traffic accidents [16] in 2013 were Arab citizens. (Ha’aretz)
A Jewish vintner in a West Bank settlement faces [17] increasing pressure agaist selling his products in Israel. (AP)
Believing the imminent arrival of the “Jewish Messiah [18],” many religious Jews are scrambling to secure residence in Jerusalem. (The Christian Science Monitor)
VP Biden and King Abdullah of Jordan meet to discuss the Syrian civil war [19]. (AP)
Syrian government airstrikes kill 51 people in Aleppo [20]. (AP)
The Syrian opposition presents a peace plan that omits a demand for Pres. Assad [21]. (The New York Times)
Pres. Putin backs Gen. Sissi’s for the Egyptian presidency [22]. (AP)
Bomb blasts kill five people in Iraq [23]. (AP)
Hundreds of escaped Iraqi inmates [24] fuel the Syrian and Iraqi insurgencies. (The New York Times)
Kuwait describes its relations with Iran as “excellent, historical and developing [25].” (The National)
Commentary:
The Jordan Times [27] echoes Pres. Abbas spokesman’s pessimism on peace talks, and calls for a “serious and decisive” American intervention. (The Jordan Times)
Eylon Aslan-Levy [28] accuses Israeli Economy Minister Bennett of having “bad manners.” (The Times of Israel)
Gershon Baskin [29] says Israel will be blamed for the failure of Kerry’s initiative if the Palestinains decide to reject it. (Jerusalem Post)
Ari Shavit [30] gives four reasons why Israel should be recognized as a “Jewish state.” (Ha’aretz)
Gideon Levy [31] says Kerry’s initiative is exploiting Palestinian weaknesses and its success will be a “disaster.” (Ha’aretz)
Alan Dershowitz [32] says the BDS movement is threatening the peace process. (Ha’aretz)
Emily Hauser [33] asks why the Israeli media are not covering Palestinian peaceful protests. (The Forward)
Gidon Bromberg [34] says Israelis and Palestinians should keep water scarcity in the occupied West Bank out of politics. (The Times of Israel)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [35]says Hamas is becoming isolated as Iran boosts its ties with Fatah and Islamic Jihad. (Al-Monitor)
Pres. Obama [36] and Pres. Hollande [37] call on the international community to save the Syrian people from dictatorship and terrorism. (The Washington Post)
Aaron David Miller [38] says Iran is the reason why Obama refuses to be involved in Syria. (Foreign Policy)
The Washington Post [39] asks if Obama is rethinking his policy on Syria. (The Washington Post)
The National [40] says Saudi Arabia is seeking new allies to offset a perceived American tilt toward Iran. (The National)
H A Hellyer [41] says the Egypt presidential election offers hope. (The National)
Mushreq Abbas [42] says the Anbar crisis was never purely military crisis. (Al-Monitor)
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