U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
meets with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa
meets with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa
Int'l donors pledge $4.5 bln for Gaza reconstruction (Xinhua)Gaza Rebuild Splits Palestinians as Iran, US Clash (Bloomberg)
Clinton arrives in Israel on first visit as US top diplomat (AFP)
UN rights chief backs anti-racism conference (The Associated Press)
Spain to proceed with probe of Israeli officials (Ha'aretz)
US Foreign Relations
US Israel support 'unshakeable' (BBC News)
Clinton Not Optimistic About Iran-US Thaw (New York Times)
Clinton says missile shield to protect from Iran (Reuters)
Clinton: 2 U.S. officials to visit Syria (CNN)
Clinton Not Optimistic About Iran-U.S. Thaw (NY Times)
UN racism meet challenged on Israel, free speech (Reuters)
From Within Palestine
Israel demolishes two houses in East Jerusalem (Reuters)
Challenge of Israeli settlements (BBC News)
Israel accepts 3,458 Palestinian family reunification applications for West Bankers (Ma’an News Agency)
Israeli troops detain four Palestinians from Ramallah (Ma’an News Agency)
PA Education Ministry signs school deal with Belgian government (Ma’an News Agency)
Israel Plans to Double Size of Settlements in Palestinian Territory (Middle East Times)
Russia to give 50 armored vehicles to Palestine (Pravda)
Erekat says US envoy interested in entire Mideast peace (Xinhua)
Gaza
Despair and rage among Gaza's youths (BBC News)
Israel bombs Gaza tunnels (Al Jazeera)
Cleric Blasts Powers' Supports for Israeli Crime (Fars News Agency)
Iran to hold conference over Gaza crisis (Hindustan)
Israel
Olmert Likely to Face Charges in Corruption Case (NY Times)
Netanyahu: Palestinians have right to govern themselves (Ynetnews)
Protests
NYU President Sexton attacks Bobcats (Fight Back)
Newsweek Map Labels Israel as 'Palestinian Territory' (News Busters)
Hampshire College clarifies alleged divestment from Israel (Mass. Daily Collegian)
Mongrel rapper Lowkey detained in Israel airport (NME)
Columbia demands justice for Palestine (Socialist Worker)
Palestine Advocacy Week Begins (EmoryWheel)
UC Berkeley Students to Host Israeli Apartheid Week (Palestine)
Misc.
US reaches out to Palestinian bloggers (Washington Times)
Hezbollah: We are ready for confrontation with Israel (Ha'aretz)
German MP: No peace between Israel and the Palestinians without Hamas (International Middle East Media Center)
COMMENTARY
Challenge of Israeli Settlements (BBC News)
Got something new, Madam Secretary (Haaretz)
Gaza reconstruction as a political weapon (The National)
Curbing conflict: Israeli Apartheid Week hits Queen's campus (The Kingston Whig Standard)
Gaza needs trust, not just aid (The Guardian, UK)
Netanyahu faces moment of truth (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
When the Israel lobby presumes to speak for the interests of ... (Mondoweiss)
