Hamas, Fatah differ over new government peace commitment (Reuters)Palestinians struggle with differences over Israel (Associated Press)
Sources: Israel agrees to free all 450 prisoners on Hamas list (Ha'aretz)
Palestinians demand freedom to rebuild (The Age)
Final Gaza toll shows 960 civilians killed - group (Reuters)
News from Within
Building on bold-faced (Al-Ahram)
Palestinian PM says won't reconsider resignation (Reuters India)
Israel arrests 40 Palestinians in West Bank (Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank (Reuters)
UK MP Galloway given Palestinian passport (BBC News)
American and Palestinian colleges form partnership (Associated Press)
Hamas opposes firing rockets on Israel for now (AFP)
U.S. Foreign Policy
Sec. Clinton Announces Scholarship Program for Palestinian Students (AACRAO Transcript)
Netanyahu aide says Obama agrees on Iran, at least (Reuters)
Chas Freeman
'Israel lobby' blamed as Obama's choice for intelligence chief quits (Independent)
Jewish Group Fires Back at Chas Freeman (FOXNews)
Freeman Calls Out Israel Lobby; WaPo Editorial Board Bursts a Blood Vessel (AlterNet)
International Relations
Farkash: 'Peace more likely with Syria than PA' (Jerusalem Post)
'West won't boycott Lieberman as FM' (Ynetnews)
Concern as ultra-right winger set to lead Israel's foreign policy (Scotsman)
SYRIA: Damascus getting courted from all sides (Los Angeles Times)
Israel
Nationalist rising fast in Israeli politics (Associated Press)
Ex-president of Israel blasts legal 'lynching' (CNN)\
"Israel is disproportionately important to Google" (Globes)
Israelis support captured soldier's family (Associated Press)
Livni: Israel still a long way from achieving gender equality (Ha'aretz)
An Israeli Playground, Fortified Against Rockets (New York Times)
Commentary
Editorial Board: An open debate on Israel (Los Angeles Times)
David Broder: Lobbyists torpedo national intelligence post nominee (Washington Post)
Mustafa Barghouthi: America must find courage to stand up to Israel, injustice (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Ultimate earmark is aid to Israel (Baltimore Sun)
Andrew Sullivan: "The Israel Lobby" (Atlantic Online)
Ramzy Baroud: Politicising racism (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Siraj Wahab: Freeman episode shows Obama in bad light, say Saudi political observers (Arab News)
Ron Smith: So much for changing one-sided Mideast policy (Baltimore Sun)
Glenn Greenwald: The distorting effect of anonymity (Salon)
