News Roundup: Obama and Mubarak Meet; a Settlement Freeze?

HEADLINES

Remarks by Obama & Mubarak during today's press availability (White House)

After meeting Mubarak, Obama sees progress on settlements issue (Haaretz)

Positive movement on Israel settlement issue: Obama (Reuters)

Netanyahu limits new projects in settlements (Reuters)

New Fatah Leadership Boosts Mideast Peace Efforts (CBS News)

Palestine and the Palestinians

Hamas to release 100 prisoners in Ramadan gesture (Ynet)

The Israeli military confiscates 28 Acres of Palestinian land in northern West Bank (IMEMC)

3 Israelis lightly hurt after being stoned southwest of Tulkarem (Ynet)

Israel

Israel ministers agree to halt settlement tenders (AFP)

The Neighbors

Mubarak: Israel blocked progress in deal for 'our prisoner' Shalit (Haaretz)

US Foreign Policy

Mike Huckabee, in Israel, Says Palestinian State 'Unrealistic' (Politics Daily)

International Relations/Law

Peres: Nuclear-armed Iran threatens Israel with 'airborne death camp' (Haaretz)

Russia, Israel to discuss Mideast peace, Iran (The Associated Press)

Arts and Activism

Gaza fishermen demonstrate at UN in protest of Israeli attacks on their livelihoods (Pal Solidarity)

People march in al-Ma'sara (Stop the Wall)

Lady Gaga in Israel (Chicago Tribune)

Commentary

Keinon: Building Israeli confidence...or not (Jerusalem Post)

Benn: Obama has addressed everyone, why not the Israeli public? (Daily Star)

Glucroft: The Holocaust's shadow over Israel's choices (Christian Science Monitor)

Cook: US turns blind eye to Israel's separation policy (Counterpunch)

Avnery: Whose Acre? (Counterpunch)

Cobban: Zionist pioneer renounces Zionism (Counterpunch)

Slavoj Zizek: Quiet slicing of the West Bank makes abstract prayers for peace obscene (Guardian)

Mohammad Khatib released from Israeli prison (Pal Solidarity)

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