Daybreak: On Syria, Where’s the Outrage?
Plus, Abbas vows no Hamas in West Bank, Egyptian violence, and more in the news
May 09, 2011
A funeral for a Coptic Christian victim of the violence.(-/AFP/Getty Images)
• Syria’s crackdown has now taken the form of house-to-house raids. [AP/WP]
• So why is the Western response nothing like what it was to the Libyan regime’s violent oppression? [WP]
• During lunch with a J Street delegation, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he hopes U.S. aid still comes in and insisted Hamas will not share West Bank authority. [NYT]
• “By lifting the heavy hand of the Mubarak police state, the revolution unleashed long-suppressed sectarian animosities that have burst out with increasing ferocity.” Coptic Christians especially have been targeted. [NYT]
• Recently departed Mossad chief Meir Dagan called the notion of bombing Iranian reactors “the stupidest thing I have ever heard,” prompting rebukes from Defense Minister Barak and others. [Haaretz]
• The CUNY executive board will likely reverse the CUNY board of trustees and Tony Kushner will be offered an honorary doctorate. More at 10. [NYT]
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
