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Daybreak: All Quiet (Mostly) in Jordan

Plus, U.S. speaks softly on Syria, and more in the news

by
Marc Tracy
July 20, 2011
Police beat protesters in Amman, Jordan, last Friday.(Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)
Police beat protesters in Amman, Jordan, last Friday.(Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

• Anti-regime protests in Jordan are the Arab world’s dog that hasn’t barked (yet). [NYT]

• The values of the Arab Spring have even spread to Israel—to Israel’s Jews—who have taken to protesting housing prices. [NYT]

• As a matter of policy, the U.S. State Department is toning down its criticism of Syria’s regime, which continues its violent crackdown. [LAT]

• The New Zealand prime minister is now denying reports that an earthquake earlier this year, in killing one specific Israeli, uncovered a Mossad ring in the country. [JPost]

• From jail, Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti called for mass protests in September surrounding the U.N. vote. [Haaretz]

• According to Israeli reports, President Obama called the Kletzky family to offer his condolences. [Failed Messiah]

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