NEWS:
Israel says it's going forward [1] with plans for 1,000 new settler housing units [2] in the occupied West Bank [3]. (AP/Xinhua/AFP)
Deputy DM Danon says there will never be a Palestinian state [4], and Palestinians must be governed by Jordan. (Ma'an)
Another Likud party MK says Palestinians are "not ready for a state," [5] and Israel should seek an interim, rather than a final status, agreement. (Jerusalem Post)
Likud MK Levin becomes the head of the annexationist, "greater Israel," caucus [6] in the Knesset. (Times of Israel)
PM Netanyahu calls for renewed peace talks [7] "immediately." (AP/Times of Israel)
Palestinian officials say their only "precondition" [8] is that talks be based on the 1967 borders. (YNet)
Palestinian officials say they fear extremists in the Israeli government [9] will make progress on peace impossible, and say they can't guarantee there won't be another intifada [10]. (Jerusalem Post/YNet)
A Yesh Atid party MK warns that the occupation will turn Israel into another South Africa [11]. (YNet)
The PA strongly objects to Israeli construction plans [12] at Jerusalem holy sites. (Jerusalem Post)
Israelis and Palestinians have radically different perspectives on the notorious Tarqumiya crossing [13], used mainly by Palestinian workers going to jobs in Israel. (Ha'aretz)
The UN says it is urgently seeking new peacekeeping forces [14] for the Golan Heights. (New York Times)
Netanyahu opens a new educational pavilion [15] at Auschwitz, and says Iran threatens a second Holocaust [16]. (AP)
Israeli police say suspected Jewish extremists [17] have desecrated a Christian cemetery [18] in Tel Aviv. (AP/AFP)
Israeli police arrest Jewish teenagers suspected of attacking an Arab taxi driver [19]. (Xinhua)
Israel denies press reports [20] it sold weapons to Pakistan. (Xinhua)
A Palestinian man is indicted for the murder of an Israeli settler [21]. (Times of Israel)
Hamas says it intends to execute two Palestinians [22] accused of collaborating with Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
Singer Mohammad Assaf thanks his fans [23] in Palestine for supporting him in the final stages of the Arab Idol TV singing competition. (Ma'an)
The Palestinian consumer price index [24] rises very slightly over the past month. (PNN)
Jordanian and Israeli medical students complete their first joint emergency medicine training [25] program. (YNet)
Some Gaza farmers want to increase exports to Israel [26]. (Jerusalem Post)
Couples continue to be frustrated by thelack of civil marriage in Israel [27]. (The Media Line)
Israel’s Mossad chief Pardo [28] meets the head of Turkish intelligence. (Hürriyet)
The campaign for Palestinian civil rights in Lebanon [29] finds itself in limbo. (Daily Star)
COMMENTARY:
Ari Shavit [30] says Israel's new settlement surge threatens the two-state solution, a Jewish and democratic state, and "the Zionist dream." (Ha'aretz)
Mazal Mualem interviews former Meretz leader Oron [31], who worries about "the collapse of the Zionist enterprise." (Al Monitor)
Gershon Baskin [32] says the main challenge facing peace at the moment is the depth of despair and dearth of optimism. (Jerusalem Post)
Roy Isacowitz [33] says Israeli leaders should learn empathy, courage and compromise from Nelson Mandela. (Ha'aretz)
Dalia Hatuqa [34] says the appointment of PM Hamdallah will change little. (The National)
Ha'aretz [35] says Israel cannot continue without an actual Foreign Minister. (Ha'aretz)
Alex Fishman [36] says Israel should avoid military actions given the volatility of the Middle East. (YNet)
Lily Galili [37] looks at how Russian immigrants to Israel view the conflict with the Palestinians. (Al Monitor)
Jacob Heilbrunn [38] insists the US-Israeli relationship is in flux, and hopes Sec. Kerry's efforts succeed despite all the obstacles. (The National Interest)
AP interviews the new Palestinian economics minister Mohammad Mustafa [39], who says the outlook is bleak. (AP)
Hani Almadhoun [40] looks at the Mohammad Assaf cultural phenomenon among Palestinians. (Huffington Post)
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