Daily News Issue Date:
May 7, 2014
News:
News:
Pres. Peres [1] says a 2011 peace agreement [2] he had secretly negotiated with Pres. Abbas was blocked by PM Netanyahu [3]. (AFP/Ha’aretz/JTA)
An aide to Abbas, Mohammad Al-Madani, confirms Peres account of a peace deal three years ago [4]. (Times of Israel)
Israel’s National Security Advisor Cohen urges the US and the EU to blame Palestinians for the failure of the peace talks [5]. (Ha’aretz)
NSA [6] Rice [7] is holding [8]meetings [9] in [10] Israel [11]. (AP/Reuters/AFP/Ynet/Jerusalem Post/JTA)
Israel rejects reports of its “extensive espionage” [14] on the US. (Xinhua)
US Congress prepares hearings to reconsider aid to the PA [15] after the agreement between Fatah and Hamas. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel transfers Palestinian tax revenues to the PA [16]. (Reuters)
FM Lieberman criticizes Palestinian citizens of Israel who joined the “Nakba” protests [17]. (AFP)
The EU demands greater transparency from Palestinians [18] if they expect aid money to continue. (JTA)
The EU urges Israel to halt home demolitions [19] in Area C. (Ma’an)
Israeli Chief Negotiator Livni holds an emergency meeting on how to stop “price tag” attacks [23]. (Jerusalem Post)
Jewish “price tag” extremists vandalize [24] the window of a Druze business in Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Egyptian authorities close the Rafah crossing [25]. (PNN)
The conflict between Palestinians and settlers stalls a solution to the sewage crisis [26] in the occupied West Bank (AP)
The PA is “pressuring” Lebanon to allow entry of Palestinian refugees [27] fleeing Syria. (Ma’an)
Syrian rebels [28] begin evacuating [29] the city [30] of Homs [31]. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/Xinhua)
Pres. Obama will meet with Syrian opposition leader Jarba [32]. (AP)
Field Marshall Sisi says US tried to delay former Pres. Morsi’s ouster [33]. (New York TImes)
Security authorities arrest 62 militants [36] for allegedly having ties to Syrian and Yemeni terrorists in Saudi Arabia. (AP)
Commentary:
Munib al Masri [37] says the main Palestinian players all seek a historic agreement with Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Yossi Mekelberg [38] says its Israel’s national interest and moral obligation to make peace with the Palestinians. (Al Arabiya)
Emily Hauser [39] says the “iNakba” app is a brilliant idea. (Jewish Daily Forward)
Zvi Bar’el [40] says Israel is maintaining an “ugly occupation,” not “apartheid” in the Palestinian territories. (Ha’aretz)
Ron Kronish [41] says Israelis need to demand “quick action” from their government to fight “price tag” attacks. (Times of Israel)
Marwan Muasher [42] explains how Arabs can defeat sectarianism. (New York Times)
Michael Young [43] says the Obama administration’s behavior in the Middle East is paradoxical. (The National)
Osama Al Sharif [44] says although Sisi will likely win the upcoming presidential election, it will not be an easy victory. (Jordan Times)
Mshari Al-Zaydi [45] asks if the Arab world is currently living through the era of the second “fitna.” (Asharq al-Awsat)
Hassan Hassan [46] says Syria’s rebels may be transforming and gaining ground. (The National)
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