PA deference to Israel brings a 2% growth rate due to tourism …
- Calm brings record tourism to Bethlehem (Christian Science Monitor)
- Bethlehem Enjoys A Festive Christmas (Washington Post)
… while Gaza resistance is met with more death:
- Gaza Strike Dims Truce Hopes (al-Jazeera)
- Egypt Says Israel-Gaza Truce Unlikely with Escalation (Reuters)
Nato’s war on drugs is unpopular and may be illegal:
- NATO Commanders in Afghanistan Wary of Antidrug Effort (Christian Science Monitor)
Although Ahmadinejad names no names in his denunciation of “bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers” the “Israeli ambassador to Britain condemned the speech as a ‘bogus message of goodwill:’”
- Iran Leader’s Christmas Broadcast Denounced (Washington Post)
Resistance without guns or bombs:
- Young Kashmiris Step Away from Militancy (Christian Science Monitor)
“No Afghan can bring himself to believe foreigners are in the country for anything but a nefarious reason.” — Edward Luttwak, a senior associate at CSISS:
- Promoting Peace with a Lighter Touch (Christian Science Monitor)
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