Daily News Issue Date:
May 16, 2014
News:
News:
Sec. Kerry says he is concerned about the death of two Palestinians shot during a protest [1] by the Israeli occupation forces. (AFP)
Amnesty International says Israeli forces were reckless [2] in the killing of two protesters in the occupied West Bank. (PNN)
Germany will not give Israel a subsidy for the purchase of German gunboats [3] due to the breakdown of the peace talks. (Ha’aretz)
Pope Francis’ trip to the Holy Land [4] stirs diplomatic dilemmas. (AP)
Hamas leader Haniyeh [5] says details of the merger of security forces with Fatah have been agreed. (Ma’an)
A PA official says the PA is considering ceasing security contacts [6] with Israel. (Ma’an)
Pres. Abbas arrives in Venezuela [7] to seek observer status [8] in three Latin American regional organizations. (AFP/XInhua)
Israel bans Palestinian banks [9] from making deposits in Israeli banks and will run Palestinian electricity at half-strength. (JTA)
Israeli Housing Minister Ariel want to see 50 percent more settlers [10] in the occupied West Bank by 2019. (Reuters)
Economy Minister Bennett will present PM Netanyahu with a proposal to annex “Area C” [11] of the occupied West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)
Jewish extremist settlers uproot 58 olive trees [12] in the occupied West Bank. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces are using drones to track “price tag” extremists [13] in the West Bank. (Ha’aretz)
Netanyahu [14] tells Def. Sec. Hagel world powers must deny Iran [15] any possibility ofdeveloping a nuclear weapon [16]. (AFP/JTA/Times of Israel)
Kerry [17] calls the Syrian presidential election [18] a “farce.” [19] (AP/New York Times/Washington Post)
“Friends of Syria” will step up assistance for Syria’s moderate opposition [20]. (The National)
China’s biggest arms maker says it has never exported chlorine gas to Syria [21]. (Reuters)
Five aid workers [22], who were held captive in Syria are freed. (AP)
A car bomb kills more than 40 [23] at the Syrian border crossing. (New York Times)
Thousands of civilians flee Falluja [24] after intensified shelling by the Iraqi government. (Reuters)
An Egyptian court tells the three Al Jazeera journalists that they must pay to see evidence [25]. (New York Times)
The US is concerned at the lack of progress [26] in Iranian international nuclear talks [27]. (Reuters/Ha’aretz)
Commentary:
David Ignatius [28] thinks the Middle East peace process is in “tatters.” (Washington Post)
The Daily Star [29] says the “Palestinian flame” is strong, and will burn until Palestinians win their rights. (Daily Star)
George Hishmeh [30] says Netanyahu is not ready to recognize a Palestinian state. (Jordan Times)
Adnan Abu Amer [31] says Hamas is worried about the improved ties between Israel and Turkey. (Al-Monitor)
B. Michael [32] says Israel has adopted “Groucho Marxism” as its official policy. (Ha’aretz)
Yossi Sarid [33] says Israel’s schools are frightening children with the Holocaust and the Intifada. (Ha’aretz)
Raed Omari [34] says it is surprising that UN Syria Envoy Brahimi held on for this long. (Al Arabiya)
Fahmy Howeidy [35] says Egyptians should not rely on the army to forge change. (Al Arabiya)
Geoffrey Aronson [36] says Egyptian officials are focusing on their own politics for now, while expecting a protracted conflict in Syria. (Al-Monitor)
Samir Atallah [37] says Libya wasted 40 years on Gaddafi’s “destructive and pointless rule”, and it is still hopelessly mired in chaos. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Ahmad Majdoubeh [38] says the world lacks a unified strategy or mechanism to deal with terror. (Jordan Times)
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