Viewpoints

The Great Wall of Israel
by Ellen Cantarow and Tom Engelhardt

News: Palestine/Israel

	Israeli Officials to Sweden: Middle East Peace Is Not Ikea Furniture
	EU: Jerusalem Should Be Capital of Two States
	Hamas: Shalit Deal Hindered by Israel's 'Obstinacy'
	Israeli Opinion Split on Trade for Captive Soldier
	The US Cash Behind Extremist Settlers
	Israeli Justice Minister: Religious Law Must Become Binding
	Israel Border Guards Kill Israeli Civilian Trying to Enter Gaza
	Palestinians Boycott Israeli Settlement Goods
	Israel Treating Gazans Infected With Swine Flu
	'Sleeper Cells' in Lebanon Palestinian Camps: Experts

Palestine/Israel

News,  December 8, 2009

	Report: Hamas Gives Israel Two Days to I
	Egypt Says Israel Stalling on Prisoner Swap
	West Bank Settlers Step Up Resistance to Freeze
	Netanyahu: Building Halt Proves Israel PWants Peace
	Israel: EU Initiative to Support Division of Jerusalem 'Dangerous'
	Settlers Torch Palestinian Property, Uproot Trees
	World Bank Gives Palestinian Authority $64 Million

Middle East: Lebanon, Egypt, Jordon

News,  December 7, 2009

	Lebanon's Palestinians: Refugees for Life
	Egypt Detains 10 Senior Muslim Brotherhood Members
	Jordan Urges EU to Oppose Israeli Settlements in Jerusalem

How does the U.S. help fund pro-settler IDF troops?

By Akiva Eldar and Chaim Levinson,  December 6, 2009

The Task Force to Save the Nation and the Land, the organization that offered every soldier refusing to evacuate a settlement, and the Kfir Brigade soldiers who publicly demonstrated their opposition to evacuation, NIS 1,000 for every day they spend in military prison, is a registered non-profit organization and has a license to operate. The group receives donations from a U.S. based group that are tax exempt. No comment was available from the organization.  read more...

Israel/Palestine News

December 6, 2009

	Settlers: We Will Break Netanyahu's 'White Book' Policy
	Israeli Security Minister: We Won't Go Easy on Settlers
	Meet Daniel Pinner – an Extremist West Bank Settler
	Israeli Labor MK: Shalit Could Be Free in Two Weeks
	Radio Report: Israel and Syria to Renew Peace Talks Within Months
	Israel Opens Fire on Palestinian Fishing Boats

Turkey

News,  December 6, 2009

	Clashes Kill Turkish Soldier, Injures Another
	Turkey Invites Anti-Torture Group to Visit Jailed Kurdish Leader
	Turkish Commanders in Court to Testify in Plot Probe
	Turkey's Erdogan to Meet Obama on Afghanistan, Kurdish Conflict

Middle East News: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libiya

News,  December 6, 2009

	Saudi Oil Minister: Oil Prices 'Perfect'
	Veil's Spread Fans Egypt's Fear of Hard-Line Islam
	Machine Guns, RPGs Fired as Tripoli Family Clashes With Islamists