March 16, 2011
• Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced he won’t run for re-election in September. Who will? Tablet Magazine published that article yesterday. [Haaretz]
• Yesterday saw the largest demonstrations ever in favor of Palestinian unity, in both Gaza and the West Bank. [WP]
• The settlement of Itamar says it only gathers strength from attacks on it, and the Fogel murders are no exception. [NYT]
• In Cairo, Secretary of State Clinton confirmed American support for Egyptian democracy. [WSJ]
• Israeli jets retaliated for a rocket by bombing a Hamas facility in Gaza, killing two. [WP]
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.