NEWS:
The US denies it has any intention to hold a Middle East peace conference later this summer. (Ha'aretz)
One of the suspects in an alleged thwarted terrorist attack in Canada is of Palestinian origin. (AP)
COMMENTARY:
The Irish Times says the lack of adequate international support for PM Fayyad was "foolish and shortsighted." (Irish Times)
Ghassan Khatib says Fayyad's resignation leaves both Palestinians and Abbas "knee-deep in trouble." (JMCC)
Amos Harel says only Hezbollah knows the real story behind the downed drone. (Ha'aretz)
The National says an extended UNESCO role in Jerusalem is good for the Palestinians. (The National)
Mira Sucharov looks at the differences in perceptions between Israelis and Palestinians about stonethrowing protesters. (Ha'aretz)
Tareq Baconi says, with the peace process neither dead nor alive, Palestinians should reorganize their major national institutions. (The Daily Star)
Michael Young says Hezbollah's actions in defense of the Assad regime could lead to the party's eventual destruction or a Lebanese sectarian civil war. (The Daily Star)
An
anonymous writer says Hezbollah's base is becoming alienated by its pro-Assad interventions. (Al Monitor)