"It looks like a terrorist act."--Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reaction upon seeing his creamy calorie-laden surprise birthday cake at the Likud-Beiteinu meeting yesterday. (Israel Hayom, p. 11 and NRG Hebrew)
- Clashes in Silwan after Israeli guard stabbed - Clashes broke out Monday evening in the East Jerusalem area of Silwan between young Palestinian men and Israeli forces after an Israeli security guard stationed at the entrance to the illegal "House of Honey" settlement outpost was stabbed. (Maan)
- Israeli forces detain young Bedouin shepherds in Jordan Valley - Israeli forces detained two young Bedouin shepherds from Al-Malih village in the northern Jordan Valley after they were chased by settlers from Maskiot settlement while pasturing their herds on Monday. (Maan)
- Medics: 8 workers injured after chase with Israeli military - Eight Palestinian workers were injured on Monday after a bus they were traveling in collided with an Israeli military vehicle south of Hebron. Witnesses said that the accident occurred after an Israeli military patrol chased the bus carrying laborers, leading to a collision. (Maan)
- Israeli forces raid Gaza border area, raze agricultural land - Five Israeli military vehicles crossed into a border area east of Gaza City on Monday and razed agricultural land. (Maan)
- Palestinian NGOs call on Palestinian Authority to withdraw from joint World Bank Red Sea - Dead Sea project - The coalition of NGOs claims that the joint project with Israel and Jordan undermines Palestinian water rights and legitimizes Israel's unilateral control of water resources. (Maan)
- 'Bored' Holon kids throw stones at buses - Group of young (Jewish) boys suspected of throwing stones at buses, private cars, elderly woman. (Ynet)
- Palestinian(-Israeli) youth, jailed by Israel for Facebook statuses, released - Razi al-Nabulsi, 23, a Palestinian political activist who lives in Haifa, was released Wednesday after a week-long detention as a result of Facebook posts Israeli authorities argued constituted "incitement." (Maan)
- Poll: Israeli Arabs dissatisfied with local services, but would still choose kin over competence - 165 women are running for office in Arab towns, and 93% of voters said they'd elect a female mayor if she proved she could do the job. The survey, conducted by the Mada al-Carmel Center for Applied Social Research, found that the most important issues for Arab voters are education, followed by housing for young couples. (Haaretz+)
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