News, December 27, 2009

	One of Deadliest Days Since Gaza War
	Rights Group: IDF May Have Executed Unarmed Palestinian Militants   Son of West Bank Shooting Victim: Revenge Is Not for Jews

Palestine/Israel

Mideast Tensions Rise After Deadly West Bank Raid Hamas Condemns Israeli Escalation, Vows to Reactivate Armed Resistance Israeli Forces Kill Another Activist, Three Palestinian Boys PA Urged to End Coordination With Israel Netanyahu: I Hope Livni Realizes Time Is Crucial Abbas Condemns Israeli Killing of Six Palestinians Hamas Grip on Gaza Tighter a Year After War Israeli Forces Injure Seven Palestinians in Nablus 20,000 Attend Funeral of Executed Nablus Fatah Men Hamas Sends Children to Gaza-Egypt Border in Wall Protests Graphic Novelist Pushes Palestinian Point of View Gaza Still on a Knife-Edge, One Year on From the War One Year On, Gaza War Violations Still Unpunished: HRW

Lebanon Explosion Kills Hamas Member in Beirut US Official: We're Not Taking Sides in Lebanon Lebanese Army Arrests Five People Transporting Weapons Nasrallah Calls for 'Psychological Warfare' Against Israel Middle East Activists Push Egypt to Grant Access to Gaza No Celebration as UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Turns 60 Yemeni Director Combats Terrorism With Propaganda Turkish Soldiers Get Jail Terms Over Capture by Kurdish Rebels

News, December 26, 2009

Israeli Troops Kill 6 in West Bank, Gaza
After US-Yemeni Strikes, 'Ft. Hood Cleric' Reported Unharmed

Israel/Palestine

Netanyahu: I'll Divide Kadima if Livni Won't Join Coalition Barak's Alliance With Netanyahu Makes for Complicated Role Hamas to Respond to Shalit Deal Within 3 Days Israel: US Consulate Car Tried to Run Over Checkpoint Guard Palestinian Groups Claim Killing Israeli in West Bank Son of Slain Settler Warns Against Revenge Rabbi's Son Plans to Sue Israel in International Criminal Court PA Working Overtime to Find Shooters PA Security Forces Arrest, Then Release 150 West Bank Attack Suspects How Gaza Became a Rich Canvas for Palestinian Art The Palestinian Farmer Who Grows His Own Resistance

Middle East

Iran Aims to Improve Image in Arab World Egypt Blamed for Gaza Aid Convoy Delay New Kurdish Political Group to Be Established in Turkish Parliament

News, December 25, 2009

	Yemen Tried to Kill Cleric in US-Backed Attack
	US Reiterates Support for Yemen Forces After Raid Yemen: New Frontier in US 'War on Terror'

Palestine/Israel Israel Declares War on Peace NGOs Imam: Hasan Asked About Killing GIs in 2008 Blockaded Gazans Look to Smuggle In Christmas Netanyahu Courts Livni as Ugly Kadima Split Looms

A Tougher Stance on the Use of Military Force Stirs Little Debate in Israel Israel to Allow Glass Into Gaza Hamas: Response to Israel Counter-Offer by Next Week Israeli Teens: We Won't Dismantle Settlements Year After Gaza War, Hamas Says Ready to Fight Israel Again Gunmen Kill Israeli in West Bank Shooting Attack Belgian-Israeli Dual Nationals Sue Hamas Israel Recently Removed Road Block From Site of Fatal Attack

Turkey

Turkey Says Kurdish Officials Arrested