Feb 6, 2009

Palestine News Roundup

President Barack Obama meets with VP Biden, Middle East
special envoy George Mitchell, and Secretary of State Clinton.


Obama to Hold Talks on Middle East With Clinton, Envoy Mitchell (Voice of America)

Gaza militants fire two rockets at Israel (AFP)

World must continue sending aid for Palestinians: Abbas (AFP)

Israel to Obama: hold Iran's feet to fire, or else (Reuters)

UN halts Gaza aid over 'thefts' (BBC News)

Israel Deports Activists From Intercepted Vessel (New York Times)

Hamas Boosts Security In Fear Of Israeli Attacks (Evening Bulletin)

Egypt holds Hamas money bound for Gaza (Reuters)

UN issues retraction over Gaza school bombing (ABC Online)

Turkey probes Israel 'war crimes' in Gaza (AFP)

Roger Cohen: The unthinkable option (International Herald Tribune)

'40% of Palestinians in Gaza do not believe Hamas won against IDF' (Jerusalem Post)

Hardline populist Lieberman could be surprise kingmaker in Israel (guardian.co.uk)

Palestinians dumped by road in no man's land, their plight ignored (Times Online UK)

Britain offers to accept Palestinians who fled Iraq (Telegraph.co.uk)

Fickle Israeli voters weigh far-right option (The Canberra Times)

Israeli settlers want government tough on Arabs (Reuters)

The lawyer investigating the shooting of Palestinian civilians says he has many witnesses (The Australian)

Many Arab-Israelis say they’ll boycott election (Boston Herald)

Israel troops kill Palestinian on Gaza border: army (Reuters)

Israeli ship cargo unloaded in Durban despite union boycott (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli tank fire 'killed doctor's daughters' (CNN International)

COMMENTARY

Kader Khader: George Mitchell, a new face on an old sales pitch (Daily Star)

Antony Lerman: Rise of the moderates (Guardian)

Ahmed Hijazi: A real Arab peace initiative (EI)

George Hishmeh: Are the Tables Turning on Israel? (ME Times)