Daily News Issue Date:
February 18, 2014
News:
News:
Sec. Kerry [1] will meet with Pres. Abbas in Paris to discuss the current peace talks [2]. (AP/Reuters)
A Palestinian official says no date has been set [3] for Kerry’s framework. (Xinhua)
The US reportedly has recently offered to compile a list of Palestinian refugees [4]interested in settling in Israel. (The Times of Israel)
Sen. Kaine urges PM Netanyahu to cooperate with Kerry. [5] (JTA)
Finance Minister Lapid warns that failure of peace talks [6] would leave Israel facing ademographic threat. [7] (Ynet/The Jerusalem Post)
Economy Minister Bennett claims that a Palestinian state would lead to more terrorism [8]. (Ynet)
PM Hamdallah says Kerry’s economic initiative will decrease the Palestinian unemployment rate [9]. (Ma’an)
An Israeli settler advocacy group targets Kerry [10] in a new satirical website. (Ha’aretz)
Netanyahu calls boycotters of Israel “anti-semites.” [11] (AP)
Hamas [12] reportedly sends a message to Netanyahu asking him to avoid military action. [13](Ma’an/Ha’aretz)
Israeli occupation forces might end the night arrests [14] of Palestinians.(The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli occupation forces detain nine Palestinians [15] in overnight raids across the West Bank. (Ma’an)
Palestinians seek UN Heritage status [16] for an ancient village in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)
A young Gaza comedy troupe [17] seeks laughs without offending Hamas. (The Washington Post)
The bombings in Aleppo force a new wave [18] of Syrian civilians to flee. (The New York Times)
A four year old Syrian boy crosses the Jordanian desert [19] to reunite with his family. (Al Arabiya)
The US opposes the supply [22] of the shoulder-fired missiles to the Syrian rebels. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia blames the Syrian regime [23] for the failure of the Geneva II talks. (The National)
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis claims responsibility [24] for Egypt’s tourist bus blast and warns tourists to leave [25] the country. (Xinhua/Reuters)
Egypt refers two Israelis and two Egyptians [26] to trial for allegedly forming an espionage ring [27] for Israel. (Reuters/The Times of Israel)
Kerry is in Tunisia to laud recent political compromises [28] and the new Constitution. [29](AP/The New York Times)
Saudi Arabia aims to counter Islamist radicalization [30] on the internet. (The National)
Car bombings kill at least 33 people [31] in Iraq. (AP)
Commentary:
The Jordan Times [32] commends Abbas’s comments aimed at allaying Israel’s concern over Palestinian refugees. (The Jordan Times)
Khaled Diab [33] hopes that one day Arab states and Israel will allow the possibility of return for Arab and Jewish refugees. (Ha’aretz)
Alex Mintz [34] praises Kerry’s maneuverability in the peace talks.(Ynet)
Hagai Segal [35] says Israel is failing to create a broad national consensus over the definition of a Jewish state. (Ynet)
Moshe Amirav [36] says if Israel does not divide Jerusalem with the Palestinians, it will lose it. (Ynet)
Stephen Davis [37] asks if sanctions on Israel would work. (Times of Israel)
Lihi Ben Shitrit and Mahmoud Jaraba [38] say the current political and economic conditions in the occupied West Bank are conducive to the emergence of jihadists. (The Daily Star)
J.J. Goldberg [39] says the Israeli right is becoming antagonistic towards the security establishment. (The Jewish Daily Forward)
Hussein Ibish [40] explains what, exactly, vital American interests are at stake in Syria. (Now Media)
Richard Cohen [41] says Pres. Obama’s policies in Syria do not seem to be working. (The Washington Post)
Michael Gerson [42] criticizes the world’s indifference over the despair of the Syrian refugees. (The Washington Post)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [43] says Muqtada Sadr’s withdrawal from Iraqi politics will help PM Al-Maliki win the upcoming elections. (Asharq Alawsat)
Rami Khouri [44] says the jihadist threat is a “frightening symptom of erratic modern Arab statehood.” (The Daily Star)
Ali Ibrahim [45] interviews former Gen. Anan on his campaign for Egypt’s presidency. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Linda Heard [46] says the new marriage of convenience between Egypt and Russia is justifiable. (The Gulf News)
Abdulkhaleq Abdulla [47] says a sectarian Iran is more dangerous than a nuclear-armed Iran. (The Gulf News)
Faisal Al Yafai [48] says America’s relationship with the Middle East is quickly unravelling. (The National)
John Bolton [49] says Obama’s failures on Iran, Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will have devastating effects. (The Los Angeles Times)
The Daily Star [50] says Lebanon’s new government has only several months to produce results. (The Daily Star)
Asma Ghribi [51] says Tunisia’s nascent democracy is facing a dilemma on how to fight terrorism without encroaching upon human rights. (Foreign Policy)
Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg [52] asks whether Saudi-US relations will endure the Syrian debacle. (Arab News)
Sarah bin Ashoor [53] blames Iran for hindering Bahrain’s reform efforts. (The New York Times)
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