Palestine News Roundup: Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian Youth

IDF Arrests Palestinian Protesters

IDF kills Palestinian fire-bomber in West Bank (Haaretz)

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank (Reuters)

Shalit deal: Mediator Dekel to stay in Cairo (YNet)

From Within Palestine

The Israeli military kidnaps seven Palestinians from a northern West Bank village (IMEMC)

Palestinian meetings in Cairo indicate that without internationally accepted government future bleak (Palestine News Network)

Israel arrests 40 Palestinians in West Bank (Xinhua)

sraeli Orders Palestinian to Demolish His Home or Face Penalty (Salem-News)

Stressed Gazans turn to meditation after war (Jerusalem Post)

Hamas opposes firing rockets on Israel for now (AFP)

Gaza sewage flood visible from outer space (Ma'an News Agency)

Cairo: No unity deal yet (Ma'an News Agency)

Palestinians struggle with differences over Israel (AP)

Hamas accuses Abbas' security forces of detaining its members inspite of dialogue (Xinhua)

International Relations

Palestinian refugees from Iraq seeking resettlement in Sudan (Ma'an News Agency)

Netherlands: Verhagen disappointed at travel ban on human rights defender Jabarin (ISRIA)

EU urges Israel to halt demolitions (JTA)

Egypt wants Palestinian unity deal by Saturday (International Herald Tribune)

Israel

First rocket-free play center (LA Times)

Livni: Israel still a long way from achieving gender equality (Haaretz)

Israel Prepares For Pope's Visit (Philadelphia Bulletin)

Taxi driver's killer unfit for trial (Jerusalem Post)

Activism/aid

WOODFORD GRN: 'Victory' as charges dropped against peace protester (Local London)

Controversial Gaza UGM Motion narrowly passes despite ’sensationalist’ Vote No Campaign (Nouse)

UK MP given Palestinian passport (BBC News)

International Law

Israel hit at U.N. over Palestinian child rights (Reuters)

US-Israel Relations

Report: US will withhold aid from Hamas-Fatah unity government (Ma'an News Agency)

Obama Administration Overhauls US Mideast Policy (VOA News)

Intelligence Pick Blames 'Israel Lobby' For Withdrawal (Washington Post)

Commentary

David Young: An Honest Conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Huffington Post)

An open debate on Israel (LA Times)

Gideon Levy: Everyone agrees: War in Gaza was a failure (Haaretz)

Richard Silverstein: The Israel lobby's Lexington and Concord (Guardian)

Alastair Crooke: Why Hamas is no ‘extremist' (Open Democracy)

Larry Derfner: Rattling The Cage: Time to pay Hamas's price (Jerusalem Post)

Obama administration is repeating Bush's mistakes by using Gaza aid to sink Palestinian reconciliation (Mondoweiss)

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