Top Headlines
10/08/2011
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- Ehud Barak says protests ‘important’, objects slashing Israel’s defense budget (Haaretz)
- Syria: Barack Obama ‘set to call for Bashar-al-Assad to step down’ (Telegraph)
- Shapiro: Economy won’t affect US obligations toward Israel (Jerusalem Post)
- U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel’s approval of East Jerusalem construction plans (Haaretz)
- Syria protests: Troops renew attacks on pro-democracy demonstrators (Guardian)
- Syria defies pressure from neighbour as death toll rises (Independent)
- Israel sends drones over Mediterranean gas fields (Independent)
- Assad faces down international rage (Times)
- US Senators urge sanctions on Iran finances (Telegraph)
- Global Insight: Swelling list of Israel demands (Financial Times)
- Assad rejects Turkish plea to halt crackdown (Financial Times)
- Senators call for Iran central bank ban (Financial Times)
- Assad vows that pursuit of ‘terrorist groups’ will go on (Scotsman)
- Queen’s father ‘aided Jew’s escape’ (Scotsman)
- Syria unrest: Assad defiant despite growing pressure (BBC Online)
- Iranians Use London Riots As Propaganda (Sky News)
- Arab Leaders Raise Pressure On Syria (Sky News)
- Turkey raises pressure on Assad, tank assaults expand (Reuters)
- Iran chides UK over riots, Europeans watch anxiously (Reuters)
- UN: Israel, Lebanon hope to avoid maritime border dispute (Haaretz)
- ‘Erekat denies Palestinian plans to delay bid for UN recognition’ (Haaretz)
- Anti-normalization forces gaining strength in Jordan (Jerusalem Post)
- Rights group to Barak: Let Palestinians rally in September (Jerusalem Post)
- US is ‘deeply concerned’ by new e. J’lem construction (Jerusalem Post)
- Trajtenberg hails socioeconomic c’tee’s social sensitivity (Jerusalem Post)
- US chides Israel over new east Jerusalem project (Ynetnews)
- Report: US to tell Assad he must go (Ynetnews)
- Protest leaders seek expert advice (Ynetnews)
- Israel sends drones over gas fields (Ynetnews)
- Barak backs protests, but not defense cuts (Ynetnews)