Daybreak: Loaded Ship Blocked Near Gaza
Plus Palestinians demand unification, and more in the news
March 15, 2011
The Israeli navy at work after intercepting the boat.(Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)
• Israel said it intercepted a weapons-laden ship from Turkey (but without that government’s involvement) bound for Gaza. [AP/WP]
• Gaza crowds called for reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah. [NYT]
• Secretary of State Clinton flies to Egypt today to meet with the current heads of the country and advocate democratic reforms. [WP]
• How real are the Arab revolutions, and where will they leave Iran? [NYT]
• Israelis observed five minutes of silence in honor (and protest) of the nearly five years that Gilad Schalit has been held. [WP]
• Pray for the Japanese. [NYT]
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
