Daily News Issue Date: 
February 13, 2014
News: 
News:
Jordan again expresses concern that peace between Israel and the Palestinians will come at its expense. (The Washington Post)
Palestinian refugees hail Jordan’s position on the Palestinian issue. (The Jordan Times)
A senior Fatah leader says peace deal is within reach. (Al-Monitor)
PM Netanyahu accuses EU Parliament Pres. Schulz of “selective hearing.” (Ha’aretz)
Israeli MK Kalfa endorses a one-state agenda. (Ha’aretz)
The UN Middle East envoy is concerned over the deteriorating situation in the Gaza strip. (Xinhua/Ynet)
Hamas says it will violently confront any peace deal that might be reached. (Xinhua)
Netanyahu rejects the draft of a reconciliation agreement with Turkey. (Ynet)
Israel admits 35 Palestinian patients from Gaza after initially barring them. (Reuters/Ma’an/The New York Times)
Israeli occupation forces detain 12 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces fire tear gas canisters into four schools in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
Dozens of Palestinians are held in PA jails on suspicion of fighting in Syria. (Times of Israel)
Two thirds of children killed in Israeli traffic accidents in 2013 were Arab citizens. (Ha’aretz)
A Jewish vintner in a West Bank settlement faces increasing pressure agaist selling his products in Israel. (AP) 
Believing the imminent arrival of the “Jewish Messiah,” many religious Jews are scrambling to secure residence in Jerusalem. (The Christian Science Monitor)
VP Biden and King Abdullah of Jordan meet to discuss the Syrian civil war. (AP)
Syrian government airstrikes kill 51 people in Aleppo. (AP)
The Syrian opposition presents a peace plan that omits a demand for Pres. Assad. (The New York Times)
Pres. Putin backs Gen. Sissi’s for the Egyptian presidency. (AP)
Bomb blasts kill five people in Iraq. (AP)
Hundreds of escaped Iraqi inmates fuel the Syrian and Iraqi insurgencies. (The New York Times)
Kuwait describes its relations with Iran as “excellent, historical and developing.” (The National)
Turkish police fire tear gas at Ankara protesters. (AFP)
 
Commentary:
The Jordan Times echoes Pres. Abbas spokesman’s pessimism on peace talks, and calls for a “serious and decisive” American intervention. (The Jordan Times)
Eylon Aslan-Levy accuses Israeli Economy Minister Bennett of having “bad manners.” (The Times of Israel) 
Gershon Baskin says Israel will be blamed for the failure of Kerry’s initiative if the Palestinains decide to reject it. (Jerusalem Post)
 Ari Shavit gives four reasons why Israel should be recognized as a “Jewish state.” (Ha’aretz) 
Gideon Levy says Kerry’s initiative is exploiting Palestinian weaknesses and its success will be a “disaster.” (Ha’aretz)
Alan Dershowitz says the BDS movement is threatening the peace process. (Ha’aretz)
Emily Hauser asks why the Israeli media are not covering Palestinian peaceful protests. (The Forward)
Gidon Bromberg says Israelis and Palestinians should keep water scarcity in the occupied West Bank out of politics. (The Times of Israel) 
Asmaa al-Ghoul says Hamas is becoming isolated as Iran boosts its ties with Fatah and Islamic Jihad. (Al-Monitor)
Pres. Obama and Pres. Hollande call on the international community to save the Syrian people from dictatorship and terrorism. (The Washington Post)  
Aaron David Miller says Iran is the reason why Obama refuses to be involved in Syria. (Foreign Policy)
The Washington Post asks if Obama is rethinking his policy on Syria. (The Washington Post)
The National says Saudi Arabia is seeking new allies to offset a perceived American tilt toward Iran. (The National)
H A Hellyer says the Egypt presidential election offers hope. (The National)
Mushreq Abbas says the Anbar crisis was never purely military crisis. (Al-Monitor)
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