Daily News Issue Date:
April 10, 2014
News:
News:
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet again today [3] alongside US mediators. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel [4]says its “deeply disappointed” [5] by Sec. Kerry’s remarks [6] on the peace talks. (New York Times/Ha’aretz/JTA)
FM Lieberman [7] says Kerry didn’t blame Israel [8] for the crisis in the peace talks. (Ha’aretz/Ynet)
The State Department says Netanyahu’s decision to reduce contacts [9] with the PA is “unfortunate.” (JTA)
UN Sec. General Ban Ki-Moon says Palestinians will join [10] the 15 international conventions by May 2nd. (Ha’aretz)
Economy Minister Bennett [11] urges PM Netanyahu [12] to annex settlements [13]. (Reuters/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Israeli negotiators reportedly suggested deporting 10 Palestinian [14] prisoners to Gaza but the Palestinians reject the idea. (Ma’an)
The Arab League blames Israel [15] for the “dangerous stalemate” [16] in the peace talks [17]. (AFP/Xinhua/The National)
The IDF and Gaza gunmen exchange fire across the border [18]. (Times of Israel)
Israeli occupation forces arrest five [19] Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. (PNN)
A video shows Israeli police brutally beating [20] two Palestinian men in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz)
Kuwait says three of its citizens have been abducted in Syria [24]. (Reuters)
The US designates Ansar Beit al-Maqdis a “foreign terrorist organization.” [25] (AP)
The Egyptian government steps up its campaign to control mosques [26]. (Reuters)
An Egyptian judge dismisses a video [27] presented by the prosecution as evidence in the Al Jazeera reporters’ trial. (AP)
Kuwait expects GCC Ambassadors to return [28] to Qatar this week. (The National)
Commentary:
Steven Spiegel [29] says Kerry should not give up on his initiative. (Los Angeles Times)
Roger Cohen [30] says Kerry should take a break from the Middle East peace process. (New York Times)
Ha’aretz [31] says Israelis deserve a government that admits it has no desire for a peace agreement. (Ha’aretz)
Ari Shavit [32] says Marwan Barghouti should create an alliance with former PM Fayyad. (Ha’aretz)
Gershon Baskin [33] says Israel should allow Palestine to exist and negotiate agreements on a state-to-state basis. (Jerusalem Post)
David Bosco [34] says the ICC’s record with Palestine suggests that it would be eager to avoid involvement. (Foreign Policy)
Gideon Levy [35] says most Palestinians are people of good will who want to live in peace with the Israelis. (Ha’aretz)
The National [36] says the Assad regime has not yet won the war. (The National)
Joyce Karam [37] says the US has turned the page on the old Middle East order. (Al Arabiya)
The Daily Star [38] says Pres. Obama’s foreign policy is undermining the US standing in the international community. (Daily Star)
Eyad Abu Shakra [39] says the real solution for Lebanon lies in the election of a “wise and fair-minded president.” (Asharq al Awsat)
Khairallah Khairallah [40] says Britain has exposed the Muslim Brotherhood. (Al Arabiya)
Abdul Hamid Al Ansari [41] says the status of women in Arab societies must be “modified.” (The National)
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