Daily News Issue Date:
May 2, 2013
News:
NEWS:
PM Fayyad says he remains generally optimistic [1] but that the Palestinian leadership has to stay relevant and engaged. (Al Monitor)
Many Palestinian youths are yearning for new political alternatives [2]. (Reuters)
PM Netanyahu endorses the idea that any peace agreement should be backed up by a popular referendum [3]. (AP)
Netanyahu and his key allies are reportedly worried that Sec. Kerry is inching towards the Arab League stance [4] on the two-state solution. (Ha'aretz)
Israel's response [5] to the apparent Arab League endorsement of land swaps is cool, andPalestinian reaction is also mixed [6]. (Washington Post/VOA)
Former PM Olmert calls the Arab League statement "historic" [7]and a great opportunity for Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
Hamas leader Mishaal rejects the notion [8] of a land swap with Israel. (Ma'an)
For all the diplomatic activity, renewed peace talks are nowhere in sight [9]. (Ha'aretz)
Critics of the occupation say apparent relative calm is always an illusion [10]. (New York Times)
An Israeli citizen is arrested by Lebanese authorities [11] after allegedly crossing the border illegally. (Xinhua)
A Palestinian fisherman from Gaza describes his ordeals [12] at the hands of the Israeli military. (PNN)
Settlers begin constructing a new outpost [13]near Nablus. (Ma'an)
Israeli settlers attack another Palestinian village [14] in the occupied territories. (Jerusalem Post)
PA security forces arrest five Hamas [15] activists in the West Bank. (Ma'an)
Palestinians are dealing with water shortages [16] in the occupied West Bank with as much equanimity as they can muster. (CSM)
The Israeli Knesset is reportedly adopting a new law that prevents citizens of "enemy states" [17]from suing Israel. (Xinhua)
Netanyahu is visiting China [18] in a bid to strengthen ties. (Xinhua)
A new Pew poll of Muslim opinion [19] shows a substantial minority of Palestinians [20] think suicide bombing is sometimes justifiable, among other mixed and complex results [21]. (Pew Research Center/Daily Telegraph/CNN/)
Google's search engine now recognizes Palestine [22] rather than "the Palestinian territories." (PNN)
Cooperation may be growing between Bedouin tribesmen and Muslim extremists in Sinai [23]. (The Media Line)
COMMENTARY:
Ari Shavit [24] says better security and the diplomatic impasse don't make Israel's crisis with the occupied Palestinian population go away. (Ha'aretz)
Raphael Ahren [25] looks at the range of Israeli reactions to the Arab League statement on land swaps. (Times of Israel)
Shimon Shiffer [26] says there is a solid majority in the Netanyahu coalition against a two-state solution. (YNet)
Herb Keinon [27] says the best basis for Israeli-Arab reconciliation is shared concerns about Syria and Iran. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel Harel [28] says a referendum on a peace agreement is essential for its legitimacy. (Ha'aretz)
Husam Itani [29] says the dysfunctionality of Palestinian politics is what's giving hunger striking prisoners and others so much importance. (Al Hayat)
The Gulf News [30] says Israel's apparent disinterest in the recent Arab League statement on land swaps shows peace cannot be a one-way street. (Gulf News)
Dalia Hatuqa [31] says some Palestinians feel the Arab League statement was presumptuous and unauthorized by them. (Al Monitor)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [32] says Gaza's agricultural and green spaces are under constant threat. (Al Monitor)
Brandon Davis [33] looks at the campaign to delegitimize pro-Palestinian queer voices. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Daniel Kurtzer [34] says the US must begin to articulate a clear framework for new negotiations. (Deutsche Welle)
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