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Daybreak: Annexation on the Table

Plus, Syria’s cabinet resigns, and more in the news

by
Marc Tracy
March 29, 2011
And these are just the pro-Assad demonstrators today!(Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)
And these are just the pro-Assad demonstrators today!(Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

• If the Palestinians move forward in seeking recognition of statehood without Israel, then Israel would consider annexing parts of the West Bank. [AP/WP]

• The Syrian cabinet resigned amid “the worst unrest in decades.” [AP/LAT]

• Fatah and Hamas plan to hold unity talks next month in Cairo. [JPost]

• Egypt’s military confirmed that it has banned former President Hosni Mubarak from leaving the country and that it will soon lift the decades-old emergency law. [NYT]

• Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren asks readers to imagine a nuclear-armed Gadhafi to underscore the importance of keeping Iran nukes-free. [WSJ]

• Bernard Avishai urges President Obama to submit a peace plan to both sides based on prior discussions. [IHT]

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