News:

Pres. Abbas says he won't make any concessions on occupied East Jerusalem. (AP)

FM al-Maliki met with Sec. Kerry in Paris on Sunday to discuss the status of peace talks. (Ma'an)

Recognition of Israel as a "Jewish state" remains a major stumbling block in negotiations. (Xinhua)

Efforts to relieve the siege of Palestinians at the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria are said to have failed. (Ma'an)

Israel Jordan Valley settlements are being hit by an international boycott campaign. (AP)

Palestinian protesters block the entrance to an Israeli settlement built on privately owned Palestinian land. (Ma'an)

Israel holds a state funeral for the late former PM Sharon. (New York Times)

There is much international praise and criticism for Sharon. (New York Times/Reuters/BBC)

Many Israelis mourn Sharon. (Washington Post)

Palestinians and Israeli settlers both express joy at Sharon's death. (AP/Times of Israel)

Israel's military says two rockets have been fired from Gaza toward southern Israel. (AP)

Egypt destroys 10 Gaza smuggling tunnels. (Ma'an)

Iran says Hezbollah has significantly increased its missile capabilities. (Xinhua)

Iran says it is indispensable to resolving regional disputes. (Xinhua)

Virtually all other Syrian rebel groups have turned against the Al Qaeda-inspired ISIS. (New York Times)

Qatar remains a major source of support for Syrian rebels. (Los Angeles Times)

Clashes between the military and militants are spreading in Iraq. (New York Times)

UNSG Ban is visiting Iraq amid the growing crisis. (AP)

This week's constitutional referendum may define Egypt's near-term political future. (AP)

The UAE PM urges Gen. Sisi to stay in the Egyptian army. (Reuters)

Negotiators put final touches on the interim international nuclear agreement with Iran. (New York Times)

The ruler of Dubai calls for the lifting of sanctions on Iran. (Reuters)

Commentary:

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says it seems Israel is becoming increasingly reconciled to the need for peace with the Palestinians. (Arab News)

Amer Sabaileh says Jordan is becoming increasingly concerned about the terms of an Israeli-Palestinian deal. (Jordan Times)

Ha'aretz says PM Netanyahu must understand the price of thwarting negotiations with settlements. (Ha'aretz)

Douglas Bloomfield says Netanyahu's key aides are trying to block peace. (Jerusalem Post)

Ben Caspit says extremist "price tag" settlers seem determined to spark a conflict in the occupied territories. (Al Monitor)

Shlomi Eldar says a slow but steady escalation is growing between Israel and Gaza. (Al Monitor)

ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish, Ronen Bergman, Nahum Barnea, Haviv Rettig Gur, Yossi Beilin,David Hazony, Aaron David Miller and Rami Khouri look at Sharon's legacy. (Foreign Affairs/New York Times/YNet/Times of Israel/JTA/The Forward/Foreign Policy/The Daily Star)

Avi Shlaim says Sharon was a champion of violence. (The Guardian)

Avi Issacharoff says some Arabs who came to know him ended up with a grudging respect for Sharon. (Times of Israel)

The Jerusalem Post says Sharon left no lasting vision or ideology. (Jerusalem Post)

Mitch Ginsburg says Sharon's worldview was shaped by a near-death battlefield experience in 1948. (Times of Israel)

Aluf Benn says Sharon's likely successor is, counterintuitively, Yair Lapid. (Ha'aretz)

Ha'aretz compiles a compendium of its own articles about Sharon. (Ha'aretz)

The New York Times says it's time for the US to begin resuming aid to moderate Syrian rebels. (New York Times)

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed says all sides in Syria seem exhausted. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Doyle McManus says Syria shows the dangers of proxy wars in the Middle East. (Los Angeles Times)

James Dubik says fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq is an American national interest. (Washington Post)

Rami Khouri says Al Qaeda has no future in the Arab world. (The Daily Star)

Hussein Ibish says the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is causing the regional movement to begin to split. (The National)

Daniel Byman and Tamara Wittes say the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood isn't a terrorist organization but may become one. (Washington Post)

The CSM talks to three Egyptian activists, one who says he's given up on politics, a second who now backs Sisi for president, and a third who says activists have been sidelined. (Christian Science Monitor)

Ahmed Khadry says Egypt's voters appear apathetic and despondent. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Ray Takeyh says the US can have a nuclear deal, but not full-fledged détente, with Iran. (Washington Post)

Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Al-Azhar Under-Secretary Dr. Abbas Shouman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)