No resolution is imminent in the Rachel Corrie civil trial. Israelis
show less interest in military service. Pres. Abbas says Palestinians
will decide their future. Israeli police and Bedouins clash at a
mosque demolition. The PA says Israel raided thousands of Palestinian
homes in October. Stressed-out Gazans suffer from emotional trauma.
Israeli artists boycott settlement theaters. Anger at Israel flares
during Jordan's election campaign. PLO and Egyptian officials stress
the need to end Israeli settlement activity. Israel's wanted list in
the West Bank is down to almost zero. Thomas Friedman warns Israelis
they are losing American support. VP Biden stresses US support for
Israel and opposition to unilateral moves. A Nazareth imam is charged
with incitement to terrorism. PLO officials say they will ask the US
to recognize a Palestinian state if talks fail. An Israeli filmmaker
discovers her Palestinian forebears. Raghida Dergham predicts Pres.
Obama will now focus on domestic policies. The Arab News says Israeli
officials should be subject to possible arrest in the UK and Rami
Khouri says Israel is right to fear international scrutiny. The undertaker
(“gravedigger”), an article about Jeffery Feltman, appeared in the Syrian Daily Tishreen.
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