Palestine News Roundup

HEADLINES

Gaza official: 3 dead, 7 hurt in Israel air strike (The Associated Press)

US says it's closer to Israel-Palestinian talks (Ha'aretz)

Netanyahu tells Gordon Brown: Jerusalem is not a settlement (Ha'aretz)

Israeli MP says "illegal" settlements in the Wets Bank to be evacuated by winter (IMEMC)

Int'l Elders to meet Israelis and Palestinians (Jerusalem Post)

Background: The quest for a greater Israel (Guardian)

Palestine and the Palestinians

Palestinian PM seeks aid for embryo state (Reuters)

Palestinian PM: We'll form de facto state by 2011 (Ha'aretz)

Israel halts Palestinian prison visits over demo fears (AFP)

PA releases more 13 Hamas detainees in Qalqiliya (Ma'an News)

The Israeli Military kidnaps five civilians during morning invasions in the West Bank (IMEMC)

Ma'an and UNESCO conduct safety training for Gazan journalists (Ma'an News)

Bethlehem University students strike over aid, admissions policies (Ma'an News)

Palestinians seek organ theft probe (Al Jazeera)

Saeb Erekat answers Haaretz.com readers' questions (Ha'aretz)

Israel

Report: More Yemeni Jews leaving for Israel (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

BGU students prepare peers to make case for Israel overseas (Jerusalem Post)

Shas leader Yosef to Carter: World inciting against Jews (Ha'aretz)

Gap opens first Israel store after three-year delay (Ha'aretz)

MKs, leftists tour West Bank outposts (Ynet)

The Neighbors

Zahhar heads Hamas delegation to Cairo (Ma'an News)

Egypt postpones fresh Palestinian unity talks (Ynetnews)

International Relations/Law

Hamas says Germany helps in Israel prisoner talks (Reuters)

British lawmakers regret Israel's arms use (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Misc.

WVU law lecture focuses on Palestinian women (Charleston Daily Mail)

Commentary

Cassel: Baseless organ theft accusations will not bring Israel to justice (Electronic Intifada)

Kolko: Israel: A stalemated action of history (Counterpunch)

Israeli calls for boycotting Israel further expose the folly of Zionist policies (Daily Star)

Carey: Boycott Israel? (The Nation)

Walt: On Neve Gordon's Call to "Boycott Israel": The shape of things to come? (Foreign Policy)

Al-Naami: Hamas branded 'too secular' (Al-Ahram)

Juma: Coming into Israel's crosshairs (Al-Ahram)

Haidar Eid: The pitfalls of Palestinian national consciousness (Electronic Intifada)

Khatib: Israeli government is the last obstacle to Phase III (Media Monitors Network)

The organ harvesting controversy: Did Sweden fumble or Israel overreact (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Rosenberg: Netanyahu, Sensing Health Reform Failure, Rejects Obama's Mideast Proposals (TPM Cafe)

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