Facebook removes a page calling for a new Palestinian intifada.
Mohammed Dajani Daoudi and Robert Satloff say it’s important that
Palestinians learn about the Holocaust. Critics say Israel is
undermining its democracy. Neither Hamas nor Israel seem to want a new
war. Deputy FM Ayalon says Israel welcomes Arab democracy.
Palestinians commemorate land day, and burn photos of FM Lieberman. A
Hamas court sentences man to death for treason. One Palestinian is
killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. Israel is considering building
an artificial island off the coast of Gaza. An arrested Palestinian
calls Israel’s charges against him “a farce.” PM Netanyahu sues some
media for libel. Israel makes it clear it supports the continuation of
Pres. Assad in power in Syria. Palestinians ask for UN recognition in
September. Israeli forces and settlers clash at a West Bank outpost.
Analysts say the future of the peace process is ambiguous. Aluf Benn
says Netanyahu spends all his time making excuses and avoiding peace.
UNSG Ban calls the occupation “morally, politically unsustainable.”
Four Palestinians are released after a boy admits lying they raped
him. Amos Oz says Israel must talk to Marwan Barghouti. Jews in Arab
countries facing unrest decline offers to go to Israel. Hamas believes
it’s making progress with Egypt. Newt Gingrich claims the US is run by
an “anti-Israel elite.”
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