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Daybreak: Saudis Pledge To Shun Israel

Plus why Obama will continue his peace drive, and more in the news

by
Marc Tracy
November 05, 2010
Prince Turki Al Faisal in 2006.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Prince Turki Al Faisal in 2006.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

• A top Saudi prince vowed to refuse to engage Israel until it withdraws from all post-’67 land. [WP]

• Influential Israeli columnist Ari Shavit argues that the midterms won’t brake President Obama’s Mideast ambitions; only they “would justify the Nobel Peace prize he received” and grant “the international legitimacy he craves.” [Haaretz]

• As his group sets to re-start talks in Damascus, President Abbas said all Palesitinian governing functions could be shared with Hamas—except those concerning security. [JPost]

• A piece reports on the growing popularity, or at least plausibility, of a future Palestinian state simply containing a Jewish minority, much as Israel has an Arab minority. [AP/Vos Iz Neias?]

• The United States denied a French report that the synagogue-bound cargo bombs were scheduled to blow up only 17 minutes after they were disarmed. [AP/NYT]

• Two student groups are sponsoring Israeli Occupation Week at Brandeis. [JTA]

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.