Friday, June 3, 2011

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FYI - I'm having some computer difficulty this week, and will likely have intermittent access to a computer over the next two weeks.
 
Canada
Canada Stands Firm on Mideast Plan - Editorial (Toronto Sun-Canada)
 
Egypt
Egypt Facing Economic Meltdown - Spengler (Asia Times-Hong Kong)
Egypt Is "Unstable," IDF Chief Cautions Knesset - Lahav Harkov (Jerusalem Post)

Report: 400 Al-Qaeda Members in Egyptian Sinai (Jerusalem Post)

Israel
Israel Vows to Cement Ties with China - Zheng Qingting (People's Daily-China)Israel's Borders and National Security - George Friedman (Stratfor)
Israel Braces for Border Clashes in Coming Days - Josef Federman (AP)
On Our Way to Palestine - Nour Samaha (Jadaliyya) The reporter details Lebanese troops firing on protestors on May 15th.  The reporter also describes a festive atmosphere at the thought of destroying Israel and apparent shock that the Israelis would protect their borders and themselves.
 
 
PA/Hamas
Fatah Has Never Recognized Israel and Will Never Do So - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)
Palestinians Tear Up Another Agreement, the World Yawns - Evelyn Gordon (Commentary)
Palestinian Jihadists Inside Hamas - Patrick Martin (Globe and Mail-Canada)

PA continues to deny Israel's right to exist: Both modern Israel and ancient Judea/Israel are "crude colonialism" - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW) Whereas Hamas openly denies Israel's right to exist in both English and Arabic, the PA professes in English before the international community to have recognized Israel's right to exist. As documented by Palestinian Media Watch, when addressing its own people in Arabic, the PA - like Hamas - completely denies Israel's right to exist.
EU Grants PA 6 Million Euros to Support Jerusalem (WAFA, Palestinian News & Info Agency)
 
Syria
The Depravity Factor - David Brooks (New York Times)

Turkey