Jan 21, 2009

Palestine News Roundup: George Mitchell, and International Law Questions in Gaza

Convoy delivering humanitarian aid to
the Gaza Strip on Jan. 7, 2009. (Brian Hendler)

Sen. Mitchell might be named Middle East envoy (Washington Post)

Israel Completes Withdrawal From Gaza (NY Times)

Meeting of Arab leaders on Gaza ends in discord (Associated Press)

Israel to probe phosphorus claims (BBC News)

Gaza war widens lead of Israel's conservative Likud Party (Christian Science Monitor)

Israel prevents Abbas from bringing cash to Gaza (Reuters)

Hamas asserts control in Gaza, seeks "collaborators" (Reuters)

Will all Palestinian factions honor Hamas's cease-fire? (Christian Science Monitor)

Gaza operation presents a quandary for Israeli rights groups (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Palestinians have little to expect from international law (Radio Netherlands)

Report: Belgian court petitioned to arrest Livni upon arrival in Brussels (Haaretz)

ANALYSIS / Jordan's king is torn between U.S.-Egypt and Syria-Hamas axes (Haaretz)

Israel and the white heat of justice (Guardian)

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