From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Subject: December 13 update Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:45:10 +0000 lane-Images: image001.png 13 December, 2013 Article 1. The Washington Post Kerry in Middle East to talk Jordan Valley security proposals with Israelis, Palestinians William Booth and Anne Gearan Article 2. Al Monitor Allen security plan stuck in start Geoffrey Aronson Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly An Arab Mandela Abdel-Moneim Said Article 4. The Council on Foreign Relations Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Security Zachary Laub Article 5. BBC Arab Spring: 10 unpredicted outcomes Kevin Connolly Article 6. The New York Review of Books Turkey: 'Surreal, Menacing...Pompous' Christopher de Bellaigue ArOck I. The Washington Post Kerry in Middle East to talk Jordan Valley security wm al p_os wit alis, Palestinians William Booth and Anne Gearan 12 December -- The Obama administration is struggling to convince Israel and the Palestinian Authority to accept a security arrangement that could leave Israeli troops stationed inside a future Palestinian state, on that state's border with Jordan. EFTA00978545