Daybreak: Fatah and Hamas Strike Deal
Plus ‘Nakba Law’ challenged, and more in the news
May 04, 2011
Palestinians in Ramallah celebrate the deal.(Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images)
• In a ceremony at Cairo’s intelligence offices, Fatah and Hamas proclaimed their reconciliation deal. [AP/WP]
• Israel’s foreign ministry leaked that, unlike Prime Minister Netanyahu, it sees the deal as potential opportunity to help effectuate long-term change on the Palestinian side. [Haaretz]
• An Arab legal center has asked the High Court to overturn the infamous “Nakba Law,” which could bar state funding for numerous pro-Palestinian groups. [Haaretz]
• The world population by 2100 could hit 10.1 billion, the United Nations estimated. Most of these people would not be Jews. [NYT]
• Influential sociologist Harold Garfinkel died at 93. [NYT]
• Could Leo and Bar be headed for Splitsville? [Page Six]
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
