Daily News Issue Date:
May 15, 2013
News:
NEWS:
Palestinians protest on the 65th anniversary [1] of the Nakba. (AP)
On the anniversary of the Nakba, some Palestinians reiterate the importance of the right of return [2]. (Xinhua)
Critics decry Israel's silence [3] on the Arab Peace Initiative. (AP)
The ICC lead prosecutor [4]says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 flotilla raid and will investigate. (AP)
Palestinian journalists say they were assaulted [5] by Israeli occupation forces near Bethlehem. (Ma'an)
Israel says mortar shells [6] from Syria have again landed in the occupied Golan Heights. (AP)
Dutch prosecutors [7] say they will not go ahead with charges against a company that rented equipment used to build Israel's West Bank separation barrier. (AP)
After meeting in Cairo, Fatah and Hamas once again agree to form a unity government [8], this time within the next three months. (AP)
Reports in the Arab media suggest Iran may have convinced Syria to allow Hezbollah [9] to open a front against Israel on the Golan Heights. (Ha'aretz)
Palestinians are returning to a Christian village [10] in the northern Galilee. (The Guardian)
Google's inclusion of Palestine [11] in its list of landing pages is a small change that has made a big difference to Palestinians. (NPR)
A Jerusalem family specializes in tattooing Orthodox pilgrims [12] for Easter. (AP)
KFC food [13] is being smuggled through Gaza tunnels. (Xinhua)
Ownership of a profitable amusement park [14] in northern Gaza is mysterious, as Hamas denies controlling it. (The National)
A women's collective [15] in a Gaza refugee camp specializes in traditional cuisine. (The Guardian)
Palestinians in the West Bank compete with Chinese-made kaffiyehs [16]. (Christian Science Monitor)
The Boulder, Colorado City Council is considering sister city-relations [17] with Nablus. (The Denver Post)
COMMENTARY:
David Kenner interviews Hamas leader Mishaal [18]. (Foreign Policy)
Ibrahim Sharqieh [19] says 65 years after the Nakba, Palestinians have little to cheer about. (CNN)
The National [20] says the pain of the Nakba has not diminished over time. (The National)
Marco Greenberg [21] says Israel could learn a thing or two about PR from Google. (Ha'aretz).
Asmaa al-Ghoul [22] looks at Islamic Jihad's relationship with Iran and Iranian arms. (Al Monitor)
George Robinson [23] looks at a new movie, "State 194," about PM Fayyad's institution-building program. (The Jewish Week)
Ben Caspit [24] looks at the future of Israel's defense budget. (Al Monitor)
Omar Shaban [25] argues the Palestine Investment Fund needs reform. (Al Monitor)
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