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Daybreak: All Debate, All the Time

Plus Gaza gets its first visiting head of state since Hamas takeover

by
Adam Chandler
October 23, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney During Last Night's Debate(Win McNamee, Getty)
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney During Last Night's Debate(Win McNamee, Getty)

• A round-up of different responses and reactions to the last presidential debate. [WaPo]

• Nathan Thrall looks at the candidates’ statements on Israel. [NYT]

• An Israeli soldier was seriously injured in a blast that took place on the Gaza border. [JTA]

• Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar, received a warm reception in Gaza, where he brought $400 million of aid for Gaza’s development. He was the first head of state to visit Gaza since Hamas took over. [Times of Israel]

• Slate looks at the 40th anniversary of the iconic kids’ album “Free to Be You and Me” [Slate]

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.