ATFP News Roundup April 16, 2014 | The American Task Force on Palestine

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April 16, 2014

News:

News:

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet on Thursday to try to extend peace talks. (Reuters/PNN/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)

The State Department reiterates its support for the peace talks. (JTA)

Israeli police and Palestinians clash at a holy site in Jerusalem. (AP/Reuters/Ma’an)

PM Netanyahu blames Palestinian leaders for a Hebron killing. (AFP/Ynet)

Hamas praises a shooting that killed an Israeli in the occupied West Bank. (AP)

An Israeli plane bearing the Vatican logo will bring Pope Francis back to Rome after his May visit. (Ha’aretz)

Members of the UN Security Council view graphic photos taken in Syria. (Reuters/New York Times)

Some online videos show Syrian rebels using their first US-made rockets. (Reuters)

As the war in Syria rages, Pres. Assad prepares for presidential elections. (New York Times)

Iraq shuts down the Abu Ghraib prison. (New York Times/AFP)

The Lebanese parliament will elect a President on April 23. (AP/The Daily Star)

An Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood members from running in Egypt’s upcoming elections. (The National)

Commentary:

Hussein Ibish says drawing comparisons between Palestinians and Israelis is considered heresy on both sides. (Now)

Thomas Friedman says, since the 1967 war, Israel has changed dramatically, in ways it does not wish to acknowledge. (New York Times)

Michael Singh says the US should not neglect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Foreign Policy)

The Jordan Times says the recent statement by Israel’s mayor in Jerusalem shows Israel’s “true colors.” (Jordan Times)

Yossi Mekelberg says the international community wants a state called Palestine. (Al Arabiya)

Ruth Marcus says the Camp David agreement demonstrates that history is “unknowable and malleable.” (Washington Post)

Ha’aretz says Israel’s new land grab in the West Bank “shatters hopes” for resolving the conflict with the Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)

Ahmed al-Muslemany writes a letter to Hamas leader Meshaal. (Al Arabiya)

Michael Young says Hezbollah has “aided and abetted” the worst crimes of the Syrian regime. (The National)

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says its too early to declare an Assad victory in the Syrian conflict. (Al Arabiya)

Ali Ibrahim says Syrian children are most psychologically affected by the war because of their formative stage. (Asharq al-Awsat)

The National says Libya needs a comprehensive agreement that disarm militias in return for political participation. (The National)

Osama Al Sharif says in the Arab world elections and democracy are too different things. (Jordan Times)

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