SECURITY/DEFENSE:
• The family of Gilad Shalit on Monday received a second letter from their captive son as per the promise made by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to former US President Jimmy Carter.

• Border police and soldiers on Shavuos used teargas and rubber bullets to restore order during a violent anti-security barrier protest at Na’alin in the Modi’in area. The protestors used horns and other instruments to disturb the Yomtov atmosphere of nearby Jewish communities.

• Iran once again warns if Israel attacks, the response will be “painful”.
POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:
• Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah seeking to enter into talks with Fatah faction.

• Mainstream media quoting “senior Israeli sources on the basis of anonymity” indicated Syrian Israeli talks to resume this week in Turkey.

• London-based al-Hayat: Hizbullah willing to compromise regarding claims to Shaba Farms (Har Dov) along Lebanese border.

• At least 20 brush fires reported in Western Galil areas over Shavuos due to hot dry conditions.

• According to senior PA negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat, US Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice to meet with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and PA chief negotiator Ahmed Quriea.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)