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ME anger at Israeli 'escalations' (BBC)

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters over the issue of holy sites have provoked a wave of condemnation in the Arab press for Israel's behavior. >

Daniel Flitton: Israel has lost friends (Sydney Morning Herald)

This vote is clearly an act of retaliation by Australia - and by Britain, France and Germany. Israel has lost friends thanks to the sordid affair in Dubai concerning fake passports and murder, and the stink will hang in the air a good while yet. >

Josh Ruebner: U.S. Can't Afford Military Aid to Israel (Huffington Post)

In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama pledged to "go through the budget line by line to eliminate programs that we can't afford and don't work." One week later, he sent his FY2011 budget request to Congress, which included a record-breaking $3 billion in military aid to Israel. >

Report: Palestinian Women and Security: Why Palestinian Women and Girls Do Not Feel Secure (English/Arabic) (DCAF)

This report presents the perspectives of Palestinian women and girls on issues related to security as well as their assessment of the services provided by local authorities and/ or the international community to address their security needs. It concludes with a series of recommendations made by Palestinian women and girls for improving these services. >

Paul Daley: With friends like Israel (Sydney Morning Herald)

"What Mossad is doing is endangering every single Australian," said Kazak, who has previously warned Canberra that the Israeli spy agency was using forged Australian passports.

He is right. Australians traveling in parts of the Middle East would do well to be very wary. >

Rory McCarthy: Clashes as Israel puts West Bank religious sites on heritage list (Guardian)

Israeli troops and Palestinians clashed for the fifth successive day in Hebron today, the latest fallout from an Israeli government decision to include two sites on the occupied West Bank in a new "national heritage" list. >

Israeli authorities back 600 new East Jerusalem homes. (BBC)

The move comes as the Palestinians are refusing to restart peace talks unless Israel stops all building in the area, where they want their future capital. >

UN Gives Gaza Investigations 5 Extra Months (AP/NY Times)

The U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give Israel and the Palestinians an additional five months to conduct independent investigations of alleged war crimes during last year's conflict in Gaza and warned of possible "further action" by U.N. bodies, including the Security Council, if they don't. >

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