* An Arab columnist published in the Washington Post calls on Mahmoud Abbas to fight Hamas:
Palestinian families that have suffered at the hands of Hamas have long been intimidated into silence for the sake of Palestine. With the settlers and soldiers gone from Gaza, Hamas’s zealotry must be curbed for the sake of Palestine and its people.
* Fiamma Nirenstein records scenes from Gaza that moved Arab journalists to wish their countries would treat civilians as well as the IDF:
“More than one journalist covering the pullout told me, ‘would it be that our (Arab) armies and police forces treated civilians like that,'” said Eitan Aroussi, head of the Arabic desk at the IDF spokesman’s office.
* Former Israeli ambassador Zvi Mazel calls on Israel to launch a proactive hasbara campaign. If Mazel’s name sounds familiar, here’s why.
