Daily News Issue Date: 
April 21, 2014
News: 
News:
Pres. Abbas reportedly threatens to dissolve the PA and disband Palestinian security forces. (Times of Israel/JTA)
Economy Minister Bennett says Israel will not stop Abbas from dismantling the PA.(Ha’aretz/Ynet)
A Palestinian official says Special Envoy Indyk has not proposed new ideas to salvage the peace talks. (PNN/Jerusalem Post)
Fatah and Hamas leaders will meet in Gaza for reconciliation talks.(AP/Ma’an/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Hamas releases 10 Fatah-affiliated prisoners. (Ma’an)
Israeli and Palestinian minors accused of crimes in the occupied West Bank are subject to two different sets of laws. (AP/Times of Israel)
Gaza militants fire rockets at Israel.(AP/Reuters/Ma’an/Ha’aretz)
Israeli airstrikes target central Gaza, injuring two. (Ma’an/PNN/Ynet)
Many officials in the US intelligence community object to visa waivers for Israelis.(Ha’aretz)
Israeli police prevent UN Middle East Envoy Serry from celebrating the Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem. (Ma’an/Reuters)
A senior Palestinian cleric accuses Israel of throwing stun grenades into al-Aqsa mosque. (Reuters)
Extremist settlers uproot more than 100 olive trees in the occupied West Bank. (Ma’an)
Jewish “price tag” extremists vandalize a car in northern Israel. (Times of Israel)
An Israeli journalist says only Palestinian citizens of Israel are prosecuted for going to “enemy countries.” (Ha’aretz)
Syria will hold presidential elections on June 3rd. (AP/The National)
Four french journalists are freed in Syria. (New York Times)
Pres. Assad visits a Syrian Christian village recaptured from rebels. (The National)
In Homs deadly battles continue between the Assad regime and the Syrian opposition. (New York Times)
Egypt’s electoral commission says only two presidential candidates have submitted their papers. (AP/Reuters)
Many young Egyptians feel excluded by the government. (Washington Post)
A kidnaped Tunisian diplomat urges his government to negotiate with his Libyan kidnappers. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Rami Khouri says Israeli-Palestinian peace talks lack realism, reciprocity, reasonableness and respect. (Daily Star)
Monique Jaques says many women in Gaza dream of leaving the strip, to explore the world. (New York Times)
Gideon Levy says a Palestinian and an Israeli were “needlessly killed,” yet the Israeli government and media only seek justice for the latter. (Ha’aretz)
Nahum Barnea says the Palestinian threat to dissolve the PA could have “serious repercussions” for Israel. (Ynet)
Ha’aretz says the arrest of a journalist, who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, is only because he is an Arab. (Ha’aretz)
Taylor Luck says the politics of the Zaatari refugee camp threaten Jordan’s stability. (Jordan Times)
The Daily Star says the Lebanese presidential elections alienate the public from the process and from their own political leaders. (Daily Star)
Mshari Al-Zaydi asks if Egypt can reconcile with the Muslim Brotherhood. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Brian Katulis, Mokhtar Awad and Hardin Lang say a Jordanian cleric is sending young men to fight and die in Syria’s civil war. (Foreign Policy)
Sharif Nashashibi says elections in the Arab world will not produce democracy. (Al Arabiya)
Amal Mousa says Arab constitutions are in need of fundamental revisions to bring them in line with international standards. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Andrew Bacevich says the closing of Abu Ghraib indicates the full magnitude of the US failure in Iraq. (Los Angeles Times)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says extremist groups have “infiltrated the west” through charities. (Al Arabiya)
Hamad Al-Majid says the British government needs to work with moderates within Islamic institutions and among the Muslim community’s leaders. (Asharq al-Awsat)
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