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Daybreak: Statehood Gets U.N. Boost
Plus Syrian repression, cultured pearls, and more in the news
• A U.N. report praised Palestinian moves toward statehood, which is a big deal since that is the same body that some are looking to declare such statehood. [NYT]
• Syria’s crackdown continues, with a special focus on two cities near the coast. [NYT]
• The teenage boy who was on the school bus that got hit last week has worsened. [JTA]
• Former President Hosni Mubarak, who reportedly had a heart attack in advance of official questioning yesterday, is formally being detained for 15 days. [AP/WP]
• Salvador Assael, who nearly by himself made cultured Tahitian black pearls a valuable jewel (for a time), died at 88. Really interesting obit. [NYT]
• Even Thomas Friedman can muster only so much optimism for where the Arab world is heading in the near-term. [NYT]
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Neveragain
Neighborhood Bully
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Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
Taken for a Ride in Jerusalem
From the archive: Daniel Estrin’s 2012 report—which just won a prestigious award—on Jerusalem’s light rail
