Feb 3, 2009

Palestine News Roundup: More Gaza Violence; Hamas Proposes Truce

Mr Olmert: "a disproportionate
Israeli response" possible.

Israeli, Palestinian attacks batter Gaza ceasefire (Reuters)

Palestinians: IAF strikes in central Gaza (Ynetnews)

Gaza Rocket Strikes Israeli Town (Al Jazeera)

IDF Warns South Gaza Residents of Impending Response to Ashkelon Rocket Strike (Haaretz)

Hamas prepared for 1-year truce, with open borders (Associated Press)

Fatah not to oppose Hamas ruling PNA if wins elections (Xinhua)

Palestinians move for Gaza war-crimes probe (Associated Press)

Pro-Hezbollah group claims firing 2 rockets at Israel from Gaza (Xinhua)

UN Urges No Political Interference in Gaza Aid Operation (Voice of America)

Saudi cabinet says Palestinian unity is only way forward (AFP)

Palestinians, Qatar, France push for Mideast peace (Associated Press)

Sarkozy meets US Mideast envoy Mitchell (AFP)

Abbas pushes Gaza plans with French officials (International Herald Tribune)

Swedish FM to visit Gaza (Xinhua)

Israeli officials forming united front against Spanish lawsuit (Ynetnews)

ISRAEL: Elections next week, many still undecided (Los Angeles Times)

Israel official: Turkish mediation compromised (International Herald Tribune)

EGYPT: Erdogan hailed as hero (Los Angeles Times)

Erdogan Blames World for Not 'Giving Hamas a Chance" (Tehran Times)

Israel Restrictions on Al-Jazeera (BBC)

Palestininan Anger Over Land Issue Growing (The Star)

Galloway Leads Gaza Demo at BBC (Student, UK)

The man who bugs Israel and Hamas by unraveling their claims (Jerusalem Post)

COMMENTARY

Editorial: A chance for Arabs to go over the heads of Israel's bellicose leaders (Daily Star)

Peter Beaumont: From Gaza to Jerusalem: the impact of war on the Israeli election (Guardian UK)

'No Interest in Gaza Stability' (Spiegel Online)

MIDEAST: Politically, Hamas May Have Won (Inter Press Service)

Daoud Kuttab: Winners and losers in Gaza: A Palestinian perspective (Jerusalem Post)

Ellis Weintraub: The Palestinian revolution of rising expectations (Jerusalem Post)

Albert Dadon: Images of bloodshed obscure truth (The Australian)

Yoel Marcus: Tweezers work better than a hammer (Ha’aretz)

Bloggingheads: Israel and Syria (NY Times)

OPEN FORUM: William Bache wants to send U.S. Navy hospital ship to Gaza (SF Chronicle)

Jordan's delicate balancing act during the Gaza war (The Daily Star)

Dominic Cavendash Churchill, Gaza - and a lesson from history (Telegraph)

Mark Chmiel: Gaza/Nakhba (The American Muslim)