Jan 28, 2009

Palestine News Roundup: Envoy Arrives, Ceasefire Calls

A Palestinian girl sits next to a small fire with
water boiling for potatoes near her destroyed family
home in eastern Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip.
(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

U.S. Mideast envoy says Gaza ceasefire critical (Reuters)

Obama envoy arrives for talks with Israelis (CNN)

Hamas armed wing clashes with Israeli troops in central Gaza (Xinhua)

Arab Allies Call For Dramatic Revision Of US Policy (NPR)

Crux of Gaza cease-fire: border crossings (Christian Science Monitor)

Abbas: Israel showed its anti-peace colors (Press TV)

UN: Israel failed in duties as occupier (Press TV)

ISRAEL-OPT: Aid reaching Gaza, but is it enough? (IRIN)

Rocket hits Negev after Israel's air raid (Press TV)

Rightists in Israel predict dismal fate for Obama envoy's efforts (Haaretz)

Families say 115 Palestinians missing in Gaza (Reuters)

Rights group seeks probe of Gaza (AFP)

At a Border Crossing, Drivers and Truckloads of Aid for Gaza Go Nowhere (NY Times)

Egypt attacks Iran and allies in Arab world (Reuters)

West Bank Palestinians appeal for unity with Gaza (Reuters)

After offensive, posters of dead sell well in Gaza (Associated Press)

Syrian president meets exiled leaders of Palestinian factions (Xinhua)

COMMENTARY

Carter: 'Independent Palestine' Critical for Middle East Peace (Voice of America)

Thomas Friedman: Abdullah II: The 5-State Solution (New York Times)

Nigel Ashton: Obama's Middle East peace lesson (Christian Science Monitor)

'Iran talks an opportunity for Israel' (Jerusalem Post)

Gunilla Carlsson & Karen Abu Zayd: 10 Key Steps to Building a Future for Gaza's Children (The Media Line)

Peter Ford: Israeli warplanes hit Hamas tunnels (Christian Science Monitor)