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Russia proposes U.N. resolution on Syria; U.S. hopes to work with Moscow on draft (Al-Arabiya)

2011 Dishonest Reporting Awards - Pesach Benson (HonestReporting)

Tom Friedman Doesn't Let Facts Get in the Way (CAMERA)

U.S. Probing Cyberattack Plot by Venezuela, Iran - Shaun Waterman (Washington Times)

American Muslims for Palestine's Web of Hamas Support (IPT News)

Some remarkable facts about the 'US Strategy for Counterterrorism' - CJ Radin (The Long War Journal)

Swiss Charge 3 in Nuclear Smuggling Case - Frank Jordans (AP)

Turkish military on war preparedness after Syrian Scud Ds moved to border (DEBKAfile)

Arab Spring Is Really About the Revenge of the Sunnis - Edward Luttwak (Foreign Policy)

Hamas and the Temple Monty Python - Tim Marshall (Sky News-UK)

Islamic Jihad Rise in Gaza Challenges Hamas Rule - Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

Palestinians Protest Peace Meeting - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)