News and Analysis (5/28/09)

In disbelief over what they call being ” put in jail for taking people out of their jail of poverty and starvation,” HLF members will appeal:

• Muslim Charity Members Get 65 years in Prison (Washington Post)

Obama hopes the move will add transparency and legitimacy while avoiding the pitfalls of covert CIA actions:

• FBI Planning a Bigger Role in Terrorism Fight (LA Times)

Between the uncompromising nature of Israeli nationalists…

• Backers of Jewish Settlements Put Squeeze on Netanyahu (Washington Post)

… And Obama’s unwillingness to concede any settlement growth, something must give…

• U.S. Wants No More Jewish Settlement Growth, Clinton Says (LA Times)

… However, stolen land isn’t the only problem as Israeli looting of the Palestinian aquifer continues:

• Israelis Get Four-Fifths of Scarce West Bank Water, says World Bank (Guardian)

A majority government lead by Hezbollah could cost Lebanon more than $200 million dollars annually in international aid:

• Hezbollah Says It Is Talking to European Union and I.M.F. (NY Times)

In what some analysts consider “a prelude to the expulsion of the [remaining] Palestinian Arabs from Israel, the Knesset has passed a preliminary reading of the bill requiring an “loyalty oath” and a ban on the observing the Nakba:

• Israel Debates ‘Loyalty’ Law (Al Jazeera)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant