News, December 24, 2009

Israel/Palestine

	MKs Sign Deal to Leave Kadima as Split in Party Looms
	Marwan Barghouti Barred for Israel Prisoner Swap
	Hamas Says Needs Time to Study Israeli Prisoner Swap Reply
	Report: Hamas Agrees to Deport 123 Prisoners in Shalit Deal
	Israel Warns Nationals of al-Qaeda Abduction Threat in Africa
	Erakat: Peace Talks Can Restart if Israel Halts Settlements

Gaza Crisis

	Peace High on Gazans' Christmas Wish List
	Postwar Gaza: Scars Frozen, Mideast at an Impasse
	Egypt Says No Steel Gaza Wall Despite Hamas Fears
	Palestinian Who Planted Bomb at Israel-Gaza Border Gets 10 Years
	UN Expert Slams 'Tragic' International Failure in Gaza
	International Community Has Failed Gaza: Aid Groups
	UN Gives Mud Brick Huts to Gaza War Homeless

US-Backed Yemeni Air Strike Kills 30
Yemeni Rebels Say They'll Leave Saudi Arabia if Attacks End German Children Held in Yemen Appear in Video: Sources
Middle East
Turkish Military Breaks Silence Over New Plot Story Renewed Lebanese Drug Trade Hikes Mideast Tensions Israel Not Interested in Peace: Syria's Assad

News, December 23, 2009

Israel Wargame Sees US Sidelining Netanyahu on Iran Israel/Palestine Israel Gives Apparent Green-Light for Prisoner Swap Netanyahu 'Torn' About Freeing Captured Soldier Israel Says It Won't Pay 'Any Price' to Free Soldier Shalit Deal Hinges on Israel's Demand to Exile 100 Prisoners Gaza Christians Struggle to Celebrate Christmas Under Israeli Siege Abbas: 'Won't Allow Third Intifada' Israeli Military Ousts Official for Resisting West Bank Settlement Freeze Pro-Gaza Marchers to Defy Egypt Ban Turkey Reaches Deal With Israel on Drone Purchase

News, December 22, 2009

Pakistan

• Pakistan Eyes New Taxes to Pay for Assorted Wars
• Musharraf Regrets Amnesty Law

Egypt

	Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Conservatives Win Vote
	Egyptian Court Upholds 4 Years Jailing of Blogger