The White House says Speaker Boehner’s invitation for PM Netanyahu to come to Washington is a breach of diplomatic protocol. (AP/New York Times/AFP/Ha’aretz)

Sec. Kerry says Netanyahu is welcome to speak in the US “at any time.” (Ha’aretz)

Israel’s Foreign Ministry says its unaware of any planned visit by Pres. Putin next month, rebuffing reports in Palestinian media. (Times of Israel) 

Egypt releases 45 Palestinians from Gaza imprisoned after trying to flee to Europe. (Ma’an) 

Egypt prepares to ship humanitarian aid from the UAE to Gaza. (Ma’an)

Hamas military chief Deif sends a letter of condolence to Hezbollah leader Nasrallah. (Ma’an/Times of Israel/Ynet)

The UN is holding its first-ever meeting on anti-Semitism. (Ha’aretz)

A senior British official says the US-led coalition could take up to two years to expel ISIS from Iraq. (Reuters)

ISIS is turning the captured Iraqi city of Mosul into a fortress. (Reuters)

Iraq’s Kurds say ISIS has been pushed out of a large area of northern Iraq. (Washington Post)

Japan says it is considering all options to release the two hostages held by ISIS. (AP/New York Times)

Pres. Sisi calls on world leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum to unite against the global threat of terrorism. (Reuters)

Heavily armed Houthis remain stationed outside Yemen’s presidential palace, despite an agreement. (AP/Reuters/New York Times)

The New York Times profiles the Houthis. (New York Times)

Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia plans to once again delay the public flogging of rights activist Raif Badawi on medical grounds. (Reuters/Washington Post)

Mossad Chief Tamir Pardo denies reports he opposes new sanctions on Iran. (Ha’aretz/JTA/Jerusalem Post)

Commentary:

Barak Ravid looks at how Netanyahu’s trip to Washington was “cooked up behind Pres. Obama’s back.” (Ha’aretz)

Ron Kampeas looks at the different reactions to Boehner’s “surprise invitation.” (JTA)

Aaron David Miller looks at why Boehner invited Netanyahu without consulting the White House. (Daily Beast)

The Jerusalem Post interviews former Israeli chief negotiator and opposition leaderLivni. (Jerusalem Post)

George Hishmeh says if the US will not restrain Israel it cannot complain about Palestinian initiatives at the UN and ICC. (Gulf News)

Linda Gradstein asks if the EU can help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (The Media Line)

Mohammed Othman looks at Gaza’s “brain drain.” (Al-Monitor)

Ari Shavit says Israel can no longer isolate itself from the Arab world. (Ha’aretz)

Alan Philps says, like it or not, Pres. Assad will be part of Syria’s future. (The National)

Michael Young says America’s Syria policy is bound to fail. (Daily Star)

Jayne Huckerby asks why the West ignores the role women play in extremist groups like ISIS. (New York Times)

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed looks at how the threat of extremism has become not just a Saudi, but a global problem. (Al Arabiya)

Joyce Karam says Obama’s State of the Union speech made his unwillingness to be drawn into Middle East conflicts very clear. (Al Arabiya)

Laurent Fabius, Philip Hammond, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federica Mogheriniexplain why negotiations with Iran were extended and why diplomacy should be given a chance. (Washington Post) 

Aaron David Miller says Obama’s push to build a “legacy relationship” with Iran is only going to end in “heartache.” (Foreign Policy)

Hussein Ibish says Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has provided a timely demonstration of real Islamophobia with his “no-go zones” fabrications. (NOW)

News:

A Palestinian man stabs and wounds seven people on a Tel Aviv commuter bus. (Reuters/AP/New York Times/AFP/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)

Israeli leaders blame Pres. Abbas for the Tel Aviv bus attack. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)

The Tel Aviv bus assailant says he was motivated by the Gaza war, tensions at the Al-Aqsa mosque and “martyrdom.” (Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post) 

Israel’s State Comptroller says he has opened an investigation into last summer’s Gaza war. (New York Times)

PM Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 1. (The Forward)

Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza. (Ma’an)

Israeli occupation forces demolish a Palestinian house in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)

Palestinian citizens of Israel are discussing ways of maximizing their leverage in the next Israeli election. (New York Times)

The Media Line looks at the status of Palestinian Christians. (The Media Line)

In Gaza, an IT company has “Google-sized aspirations.” (Reuters)

An EU court upholds sanctions against a wealthy uncle of Pres. Assad. (Reuters)

Jailed Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was moved to a prison hospital after more than two months on hunger strike. (Reuters)

Egypt’s currency has fallen to a historic low against the dollar. (AP)

Al-Qaeda in Yemen urges Muslims to carry out lone-wolf strikes in Western countries. (Reuters)

Houthi gunmen deny occupying the Presidential palace and overthrowing the government. (Reuters/AP/Washington Post)

As prices of food, water and electricity rise further beyond reach, struggling Iranians are losing hope for the future. (Reuters)

Pres. Obama says he will veto any new Iran sanctions. (JTA/Times of Israel)

Commentary:

Ha’aretz says it is unacceptable that police “errors” occur mainly with Palestinian citizens of Israel. (Ha’aretz)

Raphael Ahren interviews Canadian FM Baird. (Times of Israel)

Yossi Mekelberg says public opinion suggests there will be another fragmented multi-party legislature in Israel. (Al Arabiya)

Asmaa al-Ghoul says the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack found sympathy in Gaza. (Al-Monitor)

The National says that by focusing on domestic issues, Obama is turning his back on the Middle East. (The National)

Thomas Friedman says Western and Muslim countries should speak cleanly about Muslim extremism. (New York Times)

Salman Masalha says only a serious ideological shake-up will move the Arab and Muslim world toward modernity. (Ha’aretz)

AP interviews PM al-Abadi. (AP)

Michael Young says Hezbollah will not retaliate against Israel. (The National)

Rami Khouri and Tariq Alhomayed speculate about Hezbollah retaliation. (Daily Star/Asharq al-Awsat)

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says Yemen has entered a “dark tunnel” threatening the country's unity. (Al Arabiya)

Jason Pack says the West must stay neutral in Libya. (New York Times)

Robin Wright interviews Ennahda leader Ghannouchi. (Wilson)

Tamara Wittes and Marc Lynch say  women should be included in the Middle East policy conversatio. (Washington Post) 

David Ignatius looks at where American foreign policy will go after Obama. (Washington Post)

News:

Pres. Abbas tells the Israeli public to choose between peace and settlements. (Jerusalem Post)

Palestinian citizens of Israel stage a general strike to protest police violence. (Reuters/AFP/The National)

A Palestinian official says the government has paid only partial salaries to its civil servants. (AP)

Sen. Graham says Palestinians will lose annual US aid if they file a complaint against Israel at the ICC. (Reuters)

A German official urges Israel to work with the ICC. (AP)

Canadian FM Baird says Palestinians made a “huge mistake” by trying to join the ICC. (AP)

Arsonists torch a car belonging to Palestinian Prof. Dajani, who led the first organized group trip of Palestinian university students to Auschwitz. (Ha’aretz)

Israeli occupation forces demolish a house in the al-Isawiya neighborhood in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an/PNN)

The EU calls for an anti-terror alliance with Arab countries to boost cooperation and information-sharing in the wake of the Paris attacks. (AP/The National)

ISIS threatens to kill two Japanese hostages. (AP/New York Times/JTA)

Yazidis freed by ISIS enjoy a bittersweet homecoming. (Reuters)

An Iranian general killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria was reportedly not its intended target. (Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post)

Iranian officials threaten “harsh retaliation” against Israel over airstrikes, as Ayatollah Khamenei highlights his personal connection with one of the dead. (Times of Israel/Ha’aretz/Ynet)

American interest in Syrian peace talks suggests to some a change in policy towards Pres. Assad. (New York Times)

Pres. Sisi says Egyptians have the right to demonstrate, but warns of economic harm. (Reuters/The National)

Russia and Iran sign an agreement to expand military ties. (AP)

Commentary:

Rami Khouri says the Quartet must achieve an Israeli-Palestinian agreement that meets the needs of both sides. (Daily Star)

Aaron Magid looks at the current crisis in US-Palestinian relations. (Ha’aretz)

Raphael Ahren says Israel’s anger at an ICC’s preliminary investigation is political posturing. (Times of Israel)

Akiva Eldar says PM Netanyahu is making the ICC a campaign issue. (Al-Monitor)

Aeyal Gross says an ICC inquiry is a “game changer” for Israel. (Ha’aretz)

Ha’aretz says the Palestinian ICC initiative was not preordained. (Ha’aretz)

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says the fact that many Arabs now dislike Iran and Hezbollah doesn’t mean they love Israel. (Al Arabiya)

Joyce Karam asks if Hezbollah and Israel are on the verge of an “open war.” (Al Arabiya)

Avi Issacharoff looks at Israel’s recent attack in the Syrian Golan Heights. (Times of Israel)

JTA interviews former Pres. Peres. (JTA)

Abdallah Schleifer says Muslims are the inevitable victims of terror and we must fight that terrorism in every way imaginable. (FPRI)

Hussein Ibish says the American strategy in the campaign against ISIS, particularly in Syria, is reaching a crisis point. (The National)

The National says Egypt’s economic restoration project is too big to fail. (The National)

News:

The Middle East Quartet will meet later this month to discuss next steps to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. (New York Times/AFP/Times of Israel) 

The UN calls on Israel to unlock taxes owed to the PA. (AFP) 

The Arab League says it will support a new Palestinian UNSC resolution. (AFP/The National)

FM Wallstrom says Israel has irritated close allies by over-reacting to Sweden’srecognition of the State of Palestine. (Reuters/Ha’aretz/Ynet)

200 Palestinians from Gaza are allowed to travel to Jerusalem to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Ma’an)

Hundreds of Palestinians pray in front of the Rafah crossing in Gaza to protest its prolonged closure. (Ma’an)

PM Netanyahu rules out a unity government with Opposition leaders Herzog and Livni. (Jerusalem Post)

The Pentagon says it will deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS. (Reuters)

UN aid workers have started delivering food to tens of thousands of people trapped in a besieged district in Homs. (Reuters)

Two Italian aid workers held hostage in Syria have been freed. (AP/New York Times)

Saudi Arabia postpones today’s scheduled public flogging of activist and blogger Raif Badawi on medical grounds. (Reuters/The National)

Libyan factions agree to continue UN-backed negotiations in Geneva next week. (Reuters)

Sec. Kerry and FM Zarif will meet in Paris for a second face-to-face get together this week.  (Reuters/AP)

Commentary:

Ha’aretz says Arab parties in Israel must unite. (Ha’aretz)

Raphael Ahren says FM Lieberman has joined the camp of those warning that  Israeli annexation of the West Bank will create an “apartheid state.” (Times of Israel)

Ben Caspit says Herzog and Economy Minister Bennett are battling over dueling visions of Zionism. (Al-Monitor)

Harris Engelmann asks if Moshe Kahlon is Israel’s “new Lapid.” (The Forward)

Gregg Carlstrom says Netanyahu's effort to lure French Jews to Israel is playing politics with fear. (Foreign Policy)

Anshel Pfeffer says Europe needs to wage a campaign to hold onto its Jewish population for its own sake. (Ha’aretz)

Hussein Ibish says both Muslim-majority and European states lack moral clarity on free speech. (The Forward)

Kenan Malik says the arrest of a French comedian for a comment on Charlie Hebdo exposes a dangerous double standard. (New York Times)

The New York Times says “widespread censorship and intrusive surveillance” will only undermine personal freedoms and could even make Europe less secure. (New York Times)

Mohammed Fahad al-Harthi asks if the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices are really the French 9/11. (Al Arabiya)

David Ignatius says the Internet alone is not to blame for the surge of terrorism. (Washington Post)

Amir Taheri says democracy is the answer to terrorism. (Asharq al-Awsat)

The New York Times says Iran must end the unjust imprisonment of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. (New York Times)

News:

News:

Pres. Abbas will meet with Pres. Sisi in Cairo. (Ma’an)

Tensions between Fatah and Hamas are harming efforts to rebuild Gaza. (Reuters)

Israeli occupation forces detain 32 Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Hebron. (Ma’an)

Jewish “price tag” extremists vandalize vehicles in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma’an/Jerusalem Post)

Terrorism charges are filed against Jewish extremists in the arson attack on a joint Arab-Jewish school in Jerusalem. (JTA/Ha’aretz)

Former Finance Minister Lapid says Israel should attend Arab League meetings and push for a regional agreement. (JTA)

FM Lieberman says Abbas must be removed from the diplomatic arena. (Ynet)

After the terror attacks in Paris, PM Netanyahu is leading in the Israeli elections. (Reuters)

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah says “Israel cannot even imagine our arms stockpile.” (Ha’aretz)

Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands across France with a controversial new cover. (New York Times)

An Al-Qaeda group in Yemen claims responsibility for the attack on the Charlie Hebdooffices. (Reuters/AP/New York Times/Washington Post/The National)

France arrests 54 people for “defending terrorism.” (AP/Times of Israel)

An Israeli paper cuts Chancellor Merkel from Paris rally photo for “reasons of modesty.” (AP/New York Times)

FM Zarif says the Charlie Hebdo affair makes dialogue with the West harder. (Reuters)

The UNHCR says abject poverty is driving Jordan's Syrian refugees to drastic actions. (Reuters)

Syria peace hopes dim further as opposition groups reject Moscow talks. (New York Times)

Britain launches its largest trade mission to Egypt. (AP)

Commentary:

Shlomi Eldar asks if the Paris terror attacks will overshadow quest for Palestinian statehood. (Al-Monitor)

Zvi Bar’el looks at Netanyahu’s “evil definition” of citizenship. (Ha’aretz)

Aaron David Miller says Netanyahu’s trip to Paris may be “political genius.” (Foreign Policy)

The New York Times says Jews are asking themselves if they have a future in France. (New York Times) 

Thomas Friedman says there should be a million-person march  in the Arab world against terrorists. (New York Times)

David Ignatius says another “war on terror” is bound to fail. (Washington Post)

Mustafa Akyol looks at Islam’s difficult relationship with blasphemy. (New York Times)

The National says Charlie Hebdo should not have depicted the Prophet Mohammed in its recent edition. (The National)

The Jordan Times says Middle Eastern countries bear the biggest responsibility to defeat sources of extremism. (Jordan Times)

Michael Young says ISIS, the Assad regime and Hezbollah are all pursuing agendas that threaten Lebanon. (The National)

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says Iraq could become a quagmire for Iran. (Asharq al-Awsat)
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News:

Pres. Obama tells PM Netanyahu he opposes the Palestinians move to join the ICC.(AP/New York Times/JTA/Ha’aretz)

Pres. Abbas visits Turkey and vows to present another resolution to the UNSC. (Jerusalem Post)

Chief Palestinian Negotiator Erekat says France will continue supporting Palestine. (Ma’an)

Three infants and a young fisherman die from exposure during a fierce storm in Gaza. (New York Times/PNN) 

Israel’s Central Bank says the country’s economy has still not recovered from the Gaza war. (Ha’aretz)

Spanish FM García-Margallo arrives in Gaza. (Ma’an)

India donates $4 million to the PA. (Ma’an)

Israel shuts down three local Islamist groups, accusing them of stoking tensions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Reuters/AFP)

Joan Peters, a journalist who wrote a notorious book claiming Palestinian history is fabricated, dies at 78. (New York Times)

France and Israel mourn the victims of the Paris terror attacks. (AP/New York Times/JTA/Times of Israel)

Former Pres. Carter says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the causes of the Paris terror attacks. (JTA/Jerusalem Post)

Egypt’s Grand Mufti warns Charlie Hebdo against publishing a new caricature of the Prophet Mohammed. (Reuters)

Pres. Erdogan criticizes “Western hypocrisy” regarding the terror attacks in Paris. (AP/The National) 

The White House admits Obama or another high-level US representative should have joined the anti-terror rally in Paris. (AP)

Hackers supporting ISIS briefly take over the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US Central Command. (AP/New York Times)

An Egyptian court overturns the only remaining conviction against former Pres. Mubarak. (Reuters/AP)

A Saudi judge sentences a prominent human rights lawyer jailed for dissent to an additional five years in prison. (Reuters)

Commentary:

Asher Schechter says Netanyahu’s Paris appearance was a public relations disaster. (Ha’aretz)

Yossi Verter looks at how Netanyahu “brought Likud to Paris.” (Ha’aretz)

Shimon Shiffer says Netanyahu’s behavior in Paris was “shameful.” (Ynet)

J.J. Goldberg says a secret Israeli report says the rift with Europe will grow. (Jewish Daily Forward)

Tahar Ben Jelloun says the government, imams, teachers and parents must do more for alienated French youths. (New York Times)

Abdelkader Benali says when everyone seems to mock your faith the pull of extremism is powerful. (New York Times)

Diana Moukalled says the Paris massacre cannot be excused. (Asharq al-Awsat)

Michael Wahid Hanna says Saudi Arabia’s and Egypt’s blasphemy laws are “hypocritical, cynical and dangerous.”(Foreign Policy)

Hassan Hassan says statistics claiming to show ISIS is in retreat do not reflect the reality of a resilient and entrenched organisation. (The National)

Hassan Barari says King Abdullah has made Jordan’s stand against terrorism clear. (Jordan Times)

The Washington Post says the US and NATO are looking the other way as Libya spirals downwards. (Washington Post)

News:

Israeli Gen. Gantz says he is not worried by the Palestinian move to join the ICC. (Reuters/AP/Times of Israel)

A Jewish Israeli man is stabbed in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma’an/JTA/Times of Israel)

Hundreds of Palestinians in southern Gaza are forced to evacuate their homes due to rising water levels. (Ma’an/The National)

Extremist Jewish settlers uproot 45 olive trees in the occupied West Bank. (PNN)

Israel closes the Erez crossing after Hamas personnel approached the area. (Ma’an)

The PA requests Israel’s help in dealing with snow currently covering the region. (Ynet)

Gaza will start importing citrus fruits from Israel starting on Sunday. (Ma’an)

Former PM Barak says PM Netanyahu is leading Israel toward a disaster. (Ha’aretz)

The Paris attack suspects are said to have taken at least one hostage in a new incident. (New  York Times/Washington Post/Times of Israel)

One of the Paris attack suspects reportedly met the late prominent al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al Awlaki during a stay in Yemen in 2011. (Reuters/New York Times)

An American official says the two suspected terrorists in the Paris attack were on the US no-fly list. (AP)

At least two people are killed and several others are taken hostage at a shooting in a Kosher marketin Paris. (Times of Israel/Ha’aretz/Ynet)

The Al-Nusra Front launches an attack on two predominantly Shiite villages in northern Syria. (AP/Reuters)

Egypt announces parliamentary elections scheduled to begin March 21. (AP/Reuters)

The UN Special Envoy to Libya Leon meets representatives from rival factions. (AP/Reuters)

A Saudi blogger will be publicly flogged for “insulting Islam.” (AP)

Yazidis thank Pope Francis for his support at a Vatican meeting. (Washington Post)

Sec. Kerry will meet with FM Zarif in Geneva next week. (AFP)

Commentary:

Raghida Dergham says Palestine’s accession to the ICC is a “peaceful intifada” against the elastic negotiating process. (Huffington Post)

Carolina Landsmann says Israel’s decision to withhold Palestinian tax revenues is part of a cynical policy of fulfilling Netanyahu’s “distorted vision of a new Middle East.” (Ha’aretz)

Asher Schechter says Israel has lost the fight against Palestinians in the court of international public opinion. (Ha’aretz)

Arad Nir says the US and Europe must intervene in the upcoming Israeli elections. (Al-Monitor)

Paul Scham says the next Israeli election will involve existential issues. (Partners for Progressive Israel)

Hussein Ibish says the Paris terrorists committed an act of supreme blasphemy, and insulted Islam and the Prophet through their violence. (BookForum) 

Sylvie Kauffmann says the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices is an assault on French identity. (New York Times)

David Brooks says the massacre at Charlie Hebdo should be an occasion to end speech codes. (New York Times)

Michael Weiss asks why self-described liberals cower in front of violent Muslim extremists. (Foreign Policy)

The Daily Star says it is vital that the Paris attackers are not allowed to achieve their greater aims of creating further divisions in Europe. (Daily Star)

Abdullah Hamidaddin says Pres. Sisi’s “revolution” is an important step in “saving Islam.” (Al Arabiya)

Amal Mudallali says Yemen is struggling to preserve its unity and control its resources in the wake of the rise of the Houthis. (National Interest)

David Ignatius looks at the American and Iranian “double game” in nuclear talks. (Washington Post)
 

News:

UNSG Ban says Palestine will become part of the ICC on April 1st. (PNN/JTA/Times of Israel)

EU Foreign Policy Chief Mogherini says Israel is violating the Oslo Accords by freezingPalestinian tax revenues. (AP/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)

France warns the Palestinians not to resubmit the UN statehood resolution. (JTA/Reuters/Jerusalem Post)

An Israeli group files a war crimes suit against Palestinian leaders. (Times of Israel)

PM Hamdallah is scheduled to visit Gaza in the coming few days. (Ma’an)

Hamas says the PA is “misusing” Gaza reconstruction funds. (Ma’an) 

Sweden’s FM Wallstroem postpones a planned visit to Israel. (JTA/Times of Israel)

The Allenby Crossing has been witnessing very serious overcrowdedness, as tens of thousands of Palestinians are trying to leave to Jordan. (Ma’an)

The Media Line looks at the challenges facing bilingual education in Israel. (The Media Line)

The UN says Syrians are the largest refugee group after the Palestinians. (Reuters)

Chemical weapons investigators are confident chlorine gas was used in Syrian villages. (AP)

The Pentagon says the American training of Syrian rebels could begin in spring. (Reuters/New York Times)

Masked gunmen open fire in the offices of a French satirical newspaper, killing 12. (New York Times/Ha’aretz)

Pres. Sisi visits the main Coptic Christian cathedral during its Christmas Eve Mass. (New York Times)

The Egyptian army kills a senior Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis leader. (Ma’an)

Egypt’s central bank says foreign currency reserves fell to $15.33 billion at the end of December. (AP)

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman gives a speech on behalf of King Abdullah. (The National)

A female suicide bomber strikes in Istanbul, killing a policeman. (AP/Washington Post) 

Ayatollah Khamenei says the US cannot be trusted in nuclear talks. (AP/Reuters)

Commentary:

Hussein Ibish says in order to bring ICC charges against them, Israel would have to recognize Palestinian’s sovereignty. (Now)

Aaron David Miller says the Palestinian move to join the ICC seems desperate and rash -- to everyone but the Palestinians. (Foreign Policy)

Rami Khouri says its time for serious Palestinian leadership. (Daily Star)

Noah Feldman says joining the ICC could provide Palestinians more leverage in -- and to get to -- negotiations with Israel. (Bloomberg)

Daniella Peled looks at how Israel will stand to lose at the ICC, without a single trial taking place.  (Ha’aretz)

Yossi Mekelberg says the threat of the ICC is a serious weapon that should be handled by both sides very carefully. (Al Arabiya)

Osama Al Sharif looks at Pres. Abbas’ diplomatic options. (Jordan Times)

Al-Monitor interviews Fatah official Jibril Rajoub. (Al-Monitor)

Ha’aretz says Israel cannot allow itself another term with PM Netanyahu. (Ha’aretz)

Shlomi Eldar says Palestinian citizens of Israel will not vote in the next elections. (Al-Monitor)

Michael Young traces the blunders made by the Assad regime through the fate of one of its more prominent partners, the late Omar Karami. (The National)

Hamad Al-Majid says the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood needs to consider implementing significant, not superficial, change and reform. (Asharq al-Awsat)

John Hannah says its time to pursue regime change in Iran. (Foreign Policy)