Sundown: Talks About Iran Talks Intensify!
Man charged with 1979 murder of Etan Patz pleads not guilty
December 12, 2012
(Our Presidents)
• Dates, conditions, locations, guest lists! Iran and the EU are slowly ironing out the details for the next round of nuclear talks. [Al-Monitor]
• Pedro Hernandez, the man charged with the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York City, has pleaded not guilty. Hernandez previously confessed to the murder earlier this year. [NYT]
• Four European Union states tried to block the inclusion of a clause condemning Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal’s call for Israel’s destruction into an EU statement that was harshly critical of Israel’s E-1 settlement plan. In other words, today was Wednesday. [Times of Israel]
• A Palestinian teen was killed by an Israeli border guard near Hebron. The teenager reportedly pulled out a toy gun when he was asked for identification by the officer. Following the incident, IDF troops disperse riots with tear gas and stun grenades. [YNet]
• Talia Lavin writes on the hunt to find a menorah in the Ukraine. [Jewcy]
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.
