Daily News Issue Date:
June 6, 2014
News:
News:
Israel’s settlement plans [1] are condemned [2] by the international community. (AFP/Times of Israel)
The US says its “deeply disappointed” by Israel’s plan to issue new building tenders [3] in the occupied Palestinian territories. (Times of Israel)
The EU [4]urges Israel [5] to reverse its decision [6] to build 1500 new settlement housing units [7]. (Ma’an/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
Israeli officials tell the EU to focus on Syria and not on settlements [8]. (Ha’aretz)
PM Netanyahu will convene a team of ministers to discuss additional measures against the new Palestinian government [9]. (Ha’aretz)
DM Ya’alon says the new Palestinian government is presenting a “facade” [10]and not truly interested in peace with Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
A poll indicates most Israeli Jews oppose unilateral actions [11] in the occupied West Bank. (Ha’aretz)
A major challenge for Palestinian reconciliation [12] involves dealing with the case of settling hundreds killed in fighting [13]. (AP/Times of Israel)
The EU donates $335 million to UNRWA [14]. (JTA)
The Red Cross visits the families of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners [15] to carry messages from their relatives. (Ma’an)
Jerusalem is picked as the capital of Islamic tourism for 2016 [16]by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation. (Ha’aretz)
Israel is building a farm on Palestinian land [17] in the occupied West Bank. (Ha’aretz)
The Palestinian national soccer team achieves its highest-ever FIFA ranking [18]. (Ma’an)
Pres. Assad praises the Syrian election [19] and Iran. (New York Times)
Pres. Peres tells Pres. Sisi [20] that Israel remains committed to peace with Egypt [21]. (Jerusalem Post/Reuters)
Egypt’s outgoing Pres. Mansour decrees sexual harassment a crime [22] punishable by up to five years in prison. (AP)
Egyptian political parties are concerned over a draft parliamentary election law [23]. (Reuters)
A poll indicates 40 percent of Iranians would be willing to give up a nuclear weapons program [24] in return for the full removal of sanctions. (New York Times)
Commentary:
The Washington Post [25] says the White House is right to work with the new Palestinian government. (Washington Post)
Bernard Avishai [26] says Pres. Abbas is enhancing his popularity through forming the new Palestinian government. (New Yorker)
The Jordan Times [27] says the international community has “unveiled” Netanyahu’s true intentions by offering to work with the new Palestinian government. (Jordan Times)
Ha’aretz [28] says Netanyahu must change his attitude to the new Palestinian government. (Ha’aretz)
Shmuel Rosner [29] says Israel should not annex the occupied West Bank. (New York Times)
Shlomi Eldar [30] interviews former Fatah official Sufian Abu Zaida. (Al-Monitor)
Adnan Abu Amer [31] says Hamas sees a visit to Russia as a means to end its regional isolation. (Al-Monitor)
Botros Mansour [32] says Israel’s attempts to attract Palestinian Christian citizens of Israel to voluntary military service will see limited success. (Al-Monitor)
The National [33] says the US has not only refused to act on Syria but has also prevented its allies from doing so. (The National)
Raed Omari [34] says Europe’s proximity to Syria presents serious dangers from the conflict. (Al Arabiya)
The Daily Sta [35]r says the Syrian regime is detached from reality, by insisting on having a role in the choice of a new Lebanese president. (Daily Star)
Hanin Ghaddar [36] says, if you are a Shiite in Lebanon, you must “surrender” your life to the resistance. (Now)
Samir Salha [37] says Turkish–Israeli relations have always been influenced and affected by their relations with other states. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Mary Fitzgerald [38]asks if Gen. Haftar is finally reining in out-of-control Islamist militias. (Foreign Policy)
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