Daily News Issue Date: 
May 15, 2013
News: 

 

NEWS:
 
Palestinians protest on the 65th anniversary of the Nakba. (AP)
 
On the anniversary of the Nakba, some Palestinians reiterate the importance of the right of return. (Xinhua)
 
Critics decry Israel's silence on the Arab Peace Initiative. (AP)
 
The ICC lead prosecutor says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 flotilla raid and will investigate. (AP)
 
Palestinian journalists say they were assaulted by Israeli occupation forces near Bethlehem. (Ma'an)
 
Israel says mortar shells from Syria have again landed in the occupied Golan Heights. (AP)
 
Dutch prosecutors 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, this time within the next three months. (AP)
 
Reports in the Arab media suggest Iran may have convinced Syria to allow Hezbollah to open a front against Israel on the Golan Heights. (Ha'aretz)
 
Palestinians are returning to a Christian village in the northern Galilee. (The Guardian)
 
Google's inclusion of Palestine 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 for Easter. (AP)
 
KFC food is being smuggled through Gaza tunnels. (Xinhua)
 
Ownership of a profitable amusement park in northern Gaza is mysterious, as Hamas denies controlling it. (The National)
 
A women's collective in a Gaza refugee camp specializes in traditional cuisine. (The Guardian)
 
Palestinians in the West Bank compete with Chinese-made kaffiyehs. (Christian Science Monitor)
 
The Boulder, Colorado City Council is considering sister city-relations with Nablus. (The Denver Post)
 
 
COMMENTARY:
 
David Kenner interviews Hamas leader Mishaal. (Foreign Policy)
 
Ibrahim Sharqieh says 65 years after the Nakba, Palestinians have little to cheer about. (CNN)
 
The National says the pain of the Nakba has not diminished over time. (The National)
 
Marco Greenberg says Israel could learn a thing or two about PR from Google. (Ha'aretz).
 
Asmaa al-Ghoul looks at Islamic Jihad's relationship with Iran and Iranian arms. (Al Monitor)
 
George Robinson looks at a new movie, "State 194," about PM Fayyad's institution-building program. (The Jewish Week)
 
Ben Caspit looks at the future of Israel's defense budget. (Al Monitor)
 
Omar Shaban argues the Palestine Investment Fund needs reform. (Al Monitor)
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