Daily News Issue Date:
March 28, 2014
News:
News:
The US is “pushing hard” [1] to get Israelis and Palestinians to extend the peace talks. (Ha’aretz)
The Palestinians [2]say Israel will not release [3] the prisoners on Saturday as scheduled [4]. (AFP/Jerusalem Post/JTA)
UN Special Coordinator Serry expresses concern [5] over prisoner release impasse. (Times of Israel)
An EU report says Israeli policies are aimed at cementing its “unilateral and illegal annexation” [6]of East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz)
Extremist Jewish settlers [7] prepare to move into a major property in occupied East Jerusalem. (AFP)
Palestinian students visit Auschwitz [8] in the first organized visit of its kind. (Ha’aretz)
Pres. Obama [9] seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia [10] in his visit to the Kingdom. (New York Times/Times of Israel/The National)
The UN warns of increasing links between militants [11] in Iraq and Syria. (Reuters)
The UN says the Syrian refugee crisis poses a major threat to Lebanon’s stability [12]. (Reuters)
Saudi Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz is appointed second-in-line to succeed the King [13]. (Reuters)
The Turkish government defends [16] its YouTube ban. (AP)
Qatar will buy $23 billion worth of weaponry [19] including Apache helicopters. (The National)
Commentary:
Ali Jarbawi [20] says Palestinians are more interested in Pres. Abbas’ feud with former Fatah official Dahlan than the peace talks. (New York Times)
Yuval Rabin [21] and Charles Bronfman say opening up a regional track with Arab states could improve prospects for peace. (Ynet)
Raed Omari [22] says Israel’s “Jewish State” demand adds new complications to an already overburdened peace process. (Al Arabiya)
The National [23]says Israel’s “Jewish state” boils down to a vision of apartheid. (The National)
Ha’aretz [24] says the killing of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank is a “war crime.” (Ha’aretz)
Eyal Megged [25] says only FM Lieberman can bring peace to Israel. (Ha’aretz)
David Ignatius [26] says Obama is ready to expand aid to the Syrian opposition. (Washington Post)
The CSM [27] outlines what Obama should ask from Saudi Arabia. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The National [28] says, if elected, Gen. Sisi must be a president for all Egyptians. (The National)
The Daily Star [29] says if Egyptians cannot vote freely and respect the result, any result would be hollow. (Daily Star)
Amir Taheri [30] says Iran is considering a “power grab” in Lebanon. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Majid Rafizadeh [31] says the Iranian elite is united in supporting executions. (Al Arabiya)
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