An option that doesn't really exist (Haaretz Daily)
In the wake of reports of new negotiations on a permanent status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prof. Gideon Biger is once again suggesting the transfer of areas populated today by Israeli Arabs to the Palestinian state that will arise, in exchange for the transfer of some of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank to Israeli sovereignty.

Diocese Settles Abuse Claims for $198M (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed Friday to pay nearly $200 million to 144 people who say they were sexually abused by clergy members, the second-largest payment since the U.S. abuse scandal erupted five years ago.