Date

News:
During her trip to Israel, NSA Rice says Middle East peace talks should continue. (AP)
Former Arab League Chief and Egyptian FM Moussa says, if Hamas wants a Palestinian state, it must recognize Israel. (AFP/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Erekat says PM Netanyahu prevented Pres. Peres from travelling to Jordan in 2011 to finalize a peace deal. (Times of Israel)
The Roman Catholic Church demands Israeli action to stop “price tag” attacks. (AFP/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Former ICC prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo says a Palestinian decision to join the ICC could backfire. (Ha’aretz/AP/Ynet/The Media Line)
Peres will visit the White House at the end of June. (JTA)
Hamas executes two men accused of collaborating with Israel. (New York Times/Ma’an/JTA)
5,000 Palestinian prisoners start a mass hunger strike in Israeli jails. (Ma’an/Xinhua)
The former head of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission Eilaman says Netanyahu is using the Iranian nuclear threat for political gain. (Ha’aretz)
Large numbers of Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from psychological problems. (Al-Monitor)
Syrian rebels blow up a hotel in Aleppo used by government forces. (AP/Reuters/New York Times)
The Syrian opposition tells the US it needs weapons to battle Pres. Assad. (AP/New York Times)
Commentary:
Yair Auron writes a letter to a Palestinian reader about the Holocaust, Nakba and reconciliation. (Ha’aretz)
David Landau says Israel must not surrender to settler bullying and violence. (Ha’aretz)
Peter Beinart says J Street is creating a more open and honest discussion about Israel among Jewish Americans. (Ha’aretz)
Joyce Karam says building trust between Pres. Obama and Syrian Opposition Leader Jarba is a key to progress in Syria. (Al Arabiya)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed asks why the US should arm the Syrian opposition. (Al Arabiya)
Jeffrey Goldberg asks if UN Amb. Power rebuked Obama on Syria policy. (Bloomberg)
The National says Field Marshall Sisi needs to put Egypt on the right track. (The National)
Rami Khouri writes a letter to the judges of Egypt. (Daily Star)
The Daily Star says Lebanon’s presidential election demonstrates its “farcical democracy.”
Eyad Abu Shakra asks if Gen. Aoun will become Lebanon’s next president due to the regional realities. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Dirk Vandewalle and Nicholas Jahr say Libya’s unexpected strength is that most of its people agree on major issues such as minority rights, Islam and federalism. (New York Times)

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