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Sundown: Abbas Says He Fears Israeli Assassination

Plus happy 100th to a New York knishery, and more

by
Marc Tracy
January 15, 2010

• Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told an Egyptian news agency that Israel killed Yasser Arafat, and he is worried he will meet the same fate. [Arutz Sheva]
• Legendary Lower East Side knishery Yonah Schimmel’s celebrated its 100th anniversary. [City Room]
• Hamas asked Egypt to stop building an underground wall along its border with Gaza. The wall is intended to slow smuggling. [Ynet]
• A (apparently non-Jewish) Labour member of Britain’s House of Lords announced that the nation’s Jewish community feels “under constant attack.” He pointed to a recent rise in anti-Semitic incidents. [AP/Vos Iz Neias?]
• Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni said that Turkey, with which Israel is on icy terms, must choose between moderation and Islamic fundamentalism. [JPost]
• Speaking of which, one Turkish human rights group announced plans to try to lodge war-crimes charges in its country against Israeli Defense Minister (and former Prime Minister) Ehud Barak. [Haaretz]

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.