Speculation about a wider conflict grows in the aftermath of the clash
at the Israel-Lebanon border. Andrin Hauri says the international
community must do more to support Palestinian state and institution
building. An Israeli airstrike kills a Palestinian in Gaza. Israeli
police again raze a rebuilt Bedouin village that was recently
destroyed. Egypt says Palestinian factions in Gaza were responsible
for recent rocket attacks. Palestinians say there are now more than
half a million Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian
territories. Gaza girls take up fishing to feed their families. Shlomo
Avineri says support for a “one-state” arrangement from the Israeli
right is rooted in opposition to ending the occupation. Menachem Klein
questions the effectiveness of Palestinian state building but
concludes Israel's system of control in the West Bank is nonetheless
doomed. Eytan Gilboa warns Israelis not to conclude that Pres. Obama
will not again pressure them on peace. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
accuses Israel of being responsible for the assassination of former
Lebanese PM Hariri and vows to produce evidence. IT technology allows
Israeli and Palestinian teenagers to build friendships.
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