Daily News Issue Date:
May 9, 2014
News:
News:
Pres. Abbas says Palestinians will resume negotiations if [1] Israel releases the fourth batch of prisoners and halts settlement construction for three months. (Ma’an)
Special Envoy Indyk [2] talks [3] about [4] the breakdown [5] of [6] the peace talks [7]. (Reuters/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post/JTA/Times of Israel/State Department)
Israeli Chief Negotiator Livni [12] says settlements are the main reason [13] for the failure of the peace talks [14]. (Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post/JTA)
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Erekat says Israel is being hypocritical [15] in condemning Palestinian reconciliation agreements. (Ha’aretz)
17 human rights groups [16] urge Palestine [17] to join [18] the ICC [19]. (New York Times/AFP/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Israel fears rightists might carry out massive “hate crimes” during Pope Francis’ visit [20]. (Ha’aretz)
Jewish “price tag” extremists [21] vandalize a church [22] in Jerusalem [23]. (AFP/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Hamas leader Abu Marzouq says a Palestinian unity government [24] would be neither Fatah nor Hamas. (Ma’an)
A priest, who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, is sacked [25] for backing service in the Israeli army. (AFP)
A Danish lawmaker demands Palestine to be invited [26] to the Eurovision song contest. (Ha’aretz)
Researchers say Palestinian women are deprived of basic rights under the occupation [27]. (Jordan Times)
A political breakdown leaves 270 Syrian rebels trapped [28] in Homs. (Reuters)
A parliamentary committee recommends the UK must prevent its nationals from fighting [29] in Syria. (Reuters)
The US sanctions [30] six Syrian government officials and a Russian bank. (AP)
Field Marshall Sisi tells Egyptian media not to press issues such as freedom of speech [31]. (AP)
Egyptian tourism’s message to the world is “come anyway.” [32] (New York Times)
A planned visit by the head of the Maronite church to Jerusalem stirs an outcry in Lebanon [33]. (Reuters)
The Iraqi army faces death and desertions as it struggles to maintain the Anbar offensive [34]. (Washington Post)
Commentary:
Jeffrey Goldberg [35] says US officials also blame Palestinians for the collapse of the peace talks. (Bloomberg)
Abdullah Hamidaddin [36] writes a letter to an Israeli citizen. (Al Arabiya)
Steven Cook [37] says the emergence of Islamic Jihad in Gaza suggests violence may not be far behind. (Council on Foreign Relations)
Emily Hauser [38] asks if US ignorance killed the peace process. (Ha’aretz)
Uri Savir [39] says the biggest obstacle for a two-state solution has been the inability to determine a border between the two states. (Jerusalem Post)
Yizhar Hess [40] says Israeli society will pay the price for “price tag” attacks. (Ynet)
Bakir Oweida [41] says there are double standards in the Middle East when journalists deal with the Palestinian cause. (Asharq al-Awsat)
The National [42] says Pres. Assad’s takeover of Homs is a “hollow victory.” (The National)
The Jordan Times [43] says Washington’s diplomatic recognition of the Syrian opposition is a “belated move.” (Jordan Times)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [44] says the US faces tough choices regarding the future of the Middle East. (Al Arabiya)
Alan Philps [45] says North African countries have won hard-fought progress but still need outside support. (The National)
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