After the blood of 120 Palestinians and 8 Jewish Israeli seminarians is shed in Gaza and Jerusalem, respectively, Israel finally scales back its military operations, but Tel Aviv OKs more settlements in the West Bank, further suffocating the peace process and leading some to speculate that a third Palestinian uprising is brewing:
- Israel Approves Home Building in West Bank (New York Times)
- Israel Scales Back Gaza Operation (BBC News)
- Is A Third Intifada Brewing? (Christian Science Monitor)
10,000 Muslim Brotherhood protesters hit the street in opposition to the recent government crackdown on the group and its interference in local council elections:
- Opposition Protests Crackdown in Egypt (Reuters/Washington Post)
Law professor Jon Turley analyzes the convoluted and paradoxical legal reasoning of Attorney General Mike Mukasey:
- Mukasey’s Paradox (Los Angeles Times)
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