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January 9, 2013

Middle East News: World Press Roundup

NEWS: Two Palestinians drown during flash floods in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian factions are trying to arrange a cease-fire at the main Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Israelis do not seem to share the concern some pro-Israel Americans are expressing about the nomination of Chuck Hagel. A new poll suggests Palestinian popular support for armed struggle has increased in recent months. Ha'aretz profiles controversial MK Hanin Zuabi. Two Palestinian citizens of Israel are convicted on charges of plotting terrorism. Pres. Abbas and Hamas leader Mishaal may meet in Cairo. Danny Dayan quits as leader of the Israeli settler council. A new poll suggests Israeli voters aren't enthusiastic about PM Netanyahu, but prefer him to everybody else. The first Palestinian envoy to Kuwait in 22 years has been appointed. COMMENTARY: The Media Line interviews PM Fayyad about the PA's fiscal crisis and political woes. The New York Times interviews Pres. Peres, who says Israelis don't want to be seen as an occupying state. Reuters interviews former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri, who says Israel faces the prospect of another Palestinian uprising driven by despair. Jerome Slater says as long as Israel is blockading Gaza, it cannot claim self-defense in combating Hamas. Abraham Foxman says Hagel would not have been his choice, but he's not opposed to the nomination. Osama Al Sharif says Palestinians only stand to gain by national reconciliation. John Whitbeck says that, from a legal point of view, the State of Palestine already exists, albeit under occupation. Grant Rumley says Israelis are avoiding a major foreign policy debate during their current election season. Michael Singh says American patience and persistence are required in pursuing Middle East peace.


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Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead

Article Author(s): 
Barbara Surk
Media Outlet: 
Associated Press
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/transportation/2-palestinians-die-from-mideast-st... [6]

 

The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region.



Fighting flares in Palestinian camp in Damascus

Article Author(s): 
Albert Aji
Media Outlet: 
Associated Press
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/social-issues/fighting-flares-in-palestinian-camp... [7]

 



Hagel nomination: Israelis ask 'what's the big deal?'

Article Author(s): 
Christa Case Bryant
Media Outlet: 
The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0108/Hagel-nomination-Israelis-a... [8]

 



Poll: Spike in Palestinian support for military operations against Israel

Article Author(s): 
Christa Case Bryant
Media Outlet: 
The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 
January 4, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0104/Poll-Spike-in-Palestinian-s... [9]

 



Hanin Zuabi: Not here to be loved

Article Author(s): 
Dalia Karpel
Media Outlet: 
Haaretz
Date: 
January 4, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/hanin-zuabi-not-here-to-be-loved.premium... [10]

 

At 9:00 A.M. on Thursday December 27, 2012, MK Hanin Zuabi entered a courtroom in the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem radiating optimism. Her experience as a Palestinian woman living in Israel (“It’s said that I am the most hated woman in the country,” she will tell me later) has led her to adopt a facial expression that does not betray emotions.



2 Arab-Israelis convicted for terror plot

Media Outlet: 
Ynetnews
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4330427,00.html [11]

Two Arab-Israelis, residents of a village in the lower Galilee, were given prison sentences after they were convicted for planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Israel, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday.

The affair was only recently cleared for publication. The indictment reveals the two also planned to steal weapons from their cousins who serve in the security forces.



Abbas, Mashaal to meet in Cairo for talks

Article Author(s): 
Khaled Abu Toameh
Media Outlet: 
The Jerusalem Post
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=298899 [12]

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal are expected to meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss ending the dispute between Fatah and Hamas.

The meeting will be held in the presence of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and senior representatives of Fatah and Hamas.



Settler council head Dani Dayan quits

Article Author(s): 
Tovah Lazaroff
Media Outlet: 
The Jerusalem Post
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=298880 [13]

 

After five years on the job, Dani Dayan announced Tuesday night that he was quitting his post as head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip.

Now that he is leaving, Dayan said, he feels he can openly throw his support behind Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the joint Likud Beytenu ticket.



The Netanyahu disconnect — most voters like him, but most give him only a fair or bad job rating

Article Author(s): 
Stephan Miller
Media Outlet: 
The Times of Israel
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-netanyahu-disconnect-most-voters-like-him-but-m... [14]

 



First Palestinian envoy arrives in Kuwait after 22 years

Article Author(s): 
Mohammed Mar'i
Media Outlet: 
Saudi Gazette
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=2013010914... [15]

 



Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad Searches for his Safety Net

Article Author(s): 
Felice Friedson
Media Outlet: 
The Media Line
Article Type: 
Interview
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=36880 [16]

 

Interview with Felice Friedson, The Media Line 

 

 

TML:  President Abbas has issued a presidential decree that “state of Palestine” should be used wherever “Palestinian Authority” has been used until now. Has the Palestinian state been created?

 



Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace

Article Author(s): 
Ronen Bergman
Media Outlet: 
The New York Times
Article Type: 
Interview
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/magazine/shimon-peres-on-obama-iran-and-the-pa... [17]

 



Israeli ex-security chief sees risk of Palestinian uprising

Article Author(s): 
Crispian Balmer
Media Outlet: 
Reuters
Article Type: 
Interview
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/interview-israeli-ex-security-chief-sees-risk... [18]

 

Israel faces the prospect of a new Palestinian uprising because of despair over the gridlock in peacemaking, a former head of the Israeli internal intelligence agency who is standing in the Jan. 22 election said on Tuesday.



Israel's 'self-defense' argument against Hamas holds no water

Media Outlet: 
The Christian Science Monitor
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
January 7, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2013/0107/Israel-s-self-defense-argu... [19]

 



Hagel would not have been our choice, but he's not as bad as some fear

Article Author(s): 
Abraham H. Foxman
Media Outlet: 
Haaretz
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
January 9, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/hagel-would-not-have-been-our-choice-but-he-s-not... [20]

 



Boosting Palestinian reconciliation

Article Author(s): 
Osama Al-Sharif
Media Outlet: 
The Jordan Times
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://jordantimes.com/boosting-palestinian-reconciliation [21]

 

It was supposed to be a symbolic gesture by Hamas, the uncontested ruler of the Gaza Strip since 2007. But last Friday’s rally, celebrating the 48th anniversary of the Fateh movement, took everyone by surprise.



‘The state of Palestine exists’

Article Author(s): 
John V. Whitbeck
Media Outlet: 
The Jordan Times
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://jordantimes.com/the-state-of-palestine-exists [22]

 



Why Won't Israel's Politicians Talk Seriously About Foreign Policy?

Media Outlet: 
The Atlantic
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/01/why-wont-israels-politi... [23]

 



Patience, not panic, on Israeli-Palestinian peace

Article Author(s): 
Michael Singh
Media Outlet: 
Foreign Policy
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
January 8, 2013
Source Link(s): 
http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/01/08/patience_not_panic_on_israeli_p... [24]

 

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