NEWS:
Hamas' military wing denies [1] Arab press reports it endorsed continued strong ties to Iran and Hezbollah. (Times of Israel)
Israel is planning to build a new road [2] in the occupied West Bank connected to thesensitive E1 projec [3]t. (AFP/Ha'aretz)
An Israeli newspaper reports that the EU has told Israe [4]l [5] if settlement construction continues, they may support Palestinian international legal efforts against it. (PNN)
The European Council of Ministers urges Israel [6] to halt settlement construction and make gestures towards the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
PM Netanyahu's cool response [7] to the reiterated and improved Arab Peace Initiative raises doubts about his enthusiasm for an agreement. (AP)
Netanyahu calls on Pres. Abbas to "give peace a chance," [8] and insists he is paying attention [9] to the Arab Peace Initiative. (Xinhua/Bloomberg)
The PA asks Israel to release 120 Palestinian prisoners [10] as a goodwill gesture. (Jerusalem Post)
Pres. Obama's nomination of Samantha Power [11] for UN ambassador stirs controversy in Israel [12]. (New York Times/YNet)
Palestinians mark the 46th anniversary of the 1967 war [13]. (Xinhua)
As all his predecessors have always done, Obama again extends the presidential waiver [14] on the proposed US Jerusalem Embassy to Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
Abbas reiterates there can be no peace agreement without Jerusalem [15] serving as the Palestinian capital. (Jerusalem Post)
As the global demand for drones increases, Israel leads the market [16]. (AP)
Israel seals off an area [17] adjacent to the DMZ between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights as heavy fighting rages [18] nearby. (Xinhua/Ha'aretz/Reuters)
Israeli occupation forces detain a prisoner's rights advocate in Nablus [19] and a Hamas activist in [20] Ramallah [21]. (Ma'an)
Outgoing PM Fayyad signs an agreement [22] with the Palestinian doctors' union. (Ma'an)
Many Gaza factions denounce [23] the appointment of PM-designate Hamdallah. (Al Monitor)
Israel claims [24] international labeling of settlement products would hurt the Palestinian economy. (Al Monitor)
Israel and the Vatican seem set to sign an agreement on several contentious properties [25]. (Times of Israel)
A former US attorney is moving to the West Bank to help promote the rule of law [26] in the Palestinian justice system. (Times of Israel)
COMMENTARY:
Haggai Matar [27] says all Israelis are responsible for, and profit from, the occupation. (Ha'aretz)
Trudy Rubin [28] says former PM Olmert's plan for peace is the most realistic. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Carlo Strenger [29] says a key to Sec. Kerry's success could be getting Arab states to promote, and Israelis to understand, the Arab Peace Initiative. (Ha'aretz)
Elisheva Goldberg [30] says it is Netanyahu who won't "give peace a chance." (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Gershon Baskin [31] agrees with Kerry that the window of opportunity for peace is short. (Jerusalem Post)
Aaron David Miller [32] says Obama probably won't succeed in solving any long-standing conflicts, including the Israeli-Palestinian one. (Foreign Policy)
Chemi Shalev [33] says Jewish-American groups will welcome the Susan Rice appointment but question that of Power. (Ha'aretz)
Alan Dershowitz [34] thinks Power will be a fine UN ambassador. (Jerusalem Post)
The Jerusalem Post [35] thinks the US should not have welcomed the appointment of Hamdallah. (Jerusalem Post)
Ha'aretz [36] says it's outrageous Israel is increasing military funding to an NGO that promotes settlement of occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha'aretz)
Abra Cohen [37] samples Palestinian culinary delights in the occupied West Bank. (The Forward)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [38] says Hamas is continuing to experience a sharp decline in its relations with Hezbollah over Syria. (Al Monitor)
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