Friday, February 15, 2013



Bulgaria

Egypt
Report: Egypt Blocking Smuggling Routes in Sinai - Elhanan Miller (Times of Israel)

Germany
Meet The German Jazz Pianist Selling Spy Software To Totalitarian Regimes - Bastian Brinkmann, Jasmin Klofta and Frederik Obermaier (SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG/Worldcrunch)    

Israel     
Is Jerusalem Really Negotiable? Jerusalem's Place in the Peace Process - Alan Baker (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Israel's Challenging Diplomatic Predicament - Dore Gold (Israel HayomIn light of developments over the last few years, there has been a growing realization in Israel that the chances of reaching a complete final status agreement with the Palestinians are presently extremely small. ... Thus Israel finds itself in a paradoxical situation: just as international pressures are increasing for it to make new concessions in order to restart and advance the political process, there is growing realization in Israel that the kind of final status agreement that the international community is hoping will be concluded is not about to happen. The Palestinian side knows this as well.

Palestinians

Tunisia
Tunisians Head Abroad to Perform Jihad - Bouazza ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm (AP)

Turkey
"Turkey Hurting NATO by Undermining Israel Ties" - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

UAE
Israeli Footballer Barred from Training Session in Dubai - Sandy Rashty (Jewish Chronicle-UK)

United States