Daily News Issue Date:
June 17, 2014
News:
News:
Israeli [1] occupation forces [2] arrest [3] 41 Palestinians [4] in the West Bank [5]. (AP/Reuters/Ma’an/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Israeli ministers [6] will reportedly increase the pressure on Hamas [7] and will worsen the conditions of Hamas members [8] held in Israeli prisons. (Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)
The kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers is spurring debate over the conduct of settlers [9] in the occupied West Bank. (New York Times)
The PA is reportedly taking steps to halt the reconciliation process [10] with Hamas. (Times of Israel)
PM Netanyahu says Israel is operating against Hamas [11] to bring home the kidnapped teenagers. (Ha’aretz)
The EU condemns the kidnapping [12] of the teenagers. (Jerusalem Post)
Norway cancels a conference [13] of PA donor countries. (Ha’aretz)
Israel closes the Kerem Shalom crossing [17] with Gaza. (Ma’an)
The US Consulate in Jerusalem warns American citizens [18] to take precautions andavoid demonstrations [19] during travel in the occupied West Bank. (JTA/Ha’aretz)
The Israel Medical Association will publish a booklet advising doctors on how to treat hunger-striking prisoners [20]. (Ha’aretz)
UNSG Ban warns of “massive” sectarian violence [23] in Iraq. (AP)
Sunni insurgents [24] push further [25] into a province northeast of Baghdad [26].(AP/Reuters/New York Times)
PM Maliki is reportedly spending less time focusing on reconciliation with Kurds and Sunnis [27]. (New York Times)
Saudi Arabia warns against foreign intervention [28] in Iraq. (The National)
The New York Times examines the crisis in Iraq [29]. (New York Times)
Turkey imposes a ban on media reporting [30] about the seizure by ISIS of Turkish diplomats. (Reuters)
Pres. Sisi swears in [31] the new Egyptian government. (AP)
A car bomb in eastern Syria [32] kills five. (AP)
Commentary:
Asharq al-Awsat [38] says the future of the Middle East depends on the crisis in Iraq. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Faisal Al Yafai [39] says Pres. Obama’s “no war policy” leaves the US vulnerable. (The National)
Bakir Oweida [40] says averting the partition of Iraq and Syria should be the number-one priority. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Steven Simon [41] says ISIS will fail in Iraq and Iran will be the victor. (New York Times)
Hassan Barari [42]says Maliki has become an obstacle to achieving stability in Iraq. (Jordan Times)
Katrina Vanden Heuvel [43] says there is no equivalence to be drawn between Bush’s 2003 decision to invade Iraq and Obama’s 2011 decision to withdraw US troops. (Washington Post)
Eugene Robinson [44] says Obama’s instincts about Iraq and Syria have been sound from the beginning. (Washington Post)
Aaron David Miller [45] says Obama should break the momentum of the ISIS attacks and press Maliki to be a more inclusive leader. (Foreign Policy)
The Daily Star [46] says refugees are the only area in which Arab states have experienced true unity of late. (Daily Star)
Amos Harel [47] says Israel's response to the kidnapping is aimed at driving a wedge between Pres. Abbas and Hamas (Ha’aretz)
Yair Ettinger [48] says the kidnapping of the teenagers is turning Israelis against each other. (Ha’aretz)
Marc Goldberg [49] says Israel’s “all-out efforts” to find the teenagers will push more Palestinians towards extremism. (Times of Israel)
Akiva Eldar [50] says Netanyahu is wrong to blame Abbas for the kidnapping. (Al-Monitor)
Smadar Perry [51] says the kidnapping of the teenagers is another failure for Abbas. (Ynet)
Martin Karplus [52] says Israelis and Palestinians should work together to improve their “common homeland.” (Ha’aretz)
Abdel Latif el-Menawy [53] says Sisi should be a man of the people. (Al Arabiya)
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