News Roundup: Abbas, Fayyad, and Settler Outposts.

HEADLINES

Abbas: Talks, not terror, is way to Palestinian state (Haaretz)

Fayyad hands Abbas 13th government's agenda (Maan News)

Settlers rapidly increasing illegal outposts in the West Bank (IMEMC)

Mashaal: Hamas can speak with Obama (Jerusalem Post)

Hamas starts repairing Gaza infrastructure with smuggled goods (Haaretz)

Makeshift Repairs Not Enough For Battered Gaza (New York Times)

Settlers seize East Jerusalem house (Maan News)

Palestine and the Palestinians

Palestinians prefer Abbas and Fatah to Hamas: poll (AFP)

Five convicted of treason spared from execution (Maan News)

Fatah’s “Palestinian Hebrew” Councilman (Reuters)

New “Palestinian Areas Only” Visa Enrages Visitors (The Media Line)

Nablus takes an economic breather (Al Jazeera)

Of Misery And Hope In Burj Al-Barajneh (Bernama)

LEBANON: Nahr al-Bared reconstruction finally about to get under way (IRINnews.org)

Egyptian mediator explores Palestinian rivals ahead of dialogue (Xinhua)

Palestinian minister says foreign combatants operate in Gaza (Xinhua)

FACTBOX: Facts about Palestinian group Hamas (Reuters)

Israel

Ezra Nawi: Jewish Pacifist Facing Jail for Aiding Arabs (TIME)

Too gung-ho? Israel military rabbis draw criticism (The Associated Press)

Report: Israel to allow NIS 30m cash transfer to Gaza (Maan News)

Israelis help rebuild Palestinian homes (ABC Online)

The Neighbors

Mubarak: Arab states won't normalize ties until peace deal signed (Maan News)

Mubarak to Tell US Israel Must Make Overture (New York Times)

Egypt rejects request for moderate Islamic party (Ynet)

Israeli troops open fire and injure an Egyptian Soldier at the borders (IMEMC)

Egypt opens Gaza border crossing before pilgrimage (Xinhua)

US Foreign Policy

New Pro-Israel Lobby, New Point of View (CQ)

Huckabee: U.S. shouldn't tell Jews where in Israel to live (Haaretz)

U.S. group invests tax-free millions in East Jerusalem land (Haaretz)

International Relations/Law

Hamas chief: Iran turmoil won't affect support (The Associated Press)

Paper Chase: Israel Gaza operation violated international law (Jurist)

Israel envoy to US: We have no plans to strike Iran (Ha'aretz)

Arts and Activism

Trade unions change tack on Israel (The Australian Jewish News)

Misc.

Palestinian woman hopes to open Israeli education doors for others (CNN International)

New visa restrictions spark row in Israel (AFP)

Palestinian Oktoberfest in the West Bank (The Age)

Commentary

Barghouthi: What we Palestinians need (Al-Ahram Weekly)

MacDonald: Qaeda a challenge to Hamas, but also opportunity? (Reuters)

Editorial: Mubarak in Washington (Jerusalem Post)

Lamb: Israel Threatens Lebanon and Obama (Al-Manar)

Bashing Israel Still Popular with Spanish Voters (Pajamas Media)

Freedman: Israel's state-sponsored injustice (Guardian)

Loewenstein: Palestinian freedom through Google? (AntonyLoewenstein.com)

Ben White: 'Fatah strangled at rebirth' (Guardian)

Eldar: Palestinian state is not synonym for terrorist entity (Ha'aretz)

Gerlitz: No American Money for Israeli Settlements (Monthly Review)

White: Make room for Hamas in the peace process (Tehran Times)

Mort: Why a jailed dissident is Palestine's best hope (Foreign Policy)

Jadallah: Expired and expiring ideas in Palestine-Israeli conflict (Palestine Chronicle)

A fight for Palestine (Arab News)

Ben Meir: Israel must prepare for US peace initiative (Haaretz)

Atallah: Hamas vs. the Fundamentalists (Huffington Post)

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