NEWS:
Yet another senior Israeli leader, [1] Naftali Bennett, rules out the possibility [2] of there ever being a Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz/AP)
EU foreign policy chief Ashton is visiting Israel, and is expected to say Israel's obsession with settlements is undermining peace [3] efforts. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel and the PA agree [4] on reviving economic cooperation, after finance ministers consult [5]. (Xinhua/Ma'an)
The PA is putting on hold plans [6] to try to register the ancient farming terraces of Battir, in the occupied West Bank, as a UNESCO world heritage site. (Ma'an)
Hamas is reportedly deploying a 600 member force to suppress rocket attacks [7] against Israel. (Times of Israel)
Hamas says it hopes to maintain financial support from, and stable relations [8] with, Iran under its new leadership. (Ma'an)
Hamas and Hezbollah play down their rift over Syria [9] following talks in Lebanon. (The Daily Star)
Two Palestinian children [10] face an unclear fate in Israeli detention. (Xinhua)
The UN says Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become"theaters of war." [11](Ma'an)
Palestinians flee war-torn Syria [12] only to encounter severe poverty in Gaza. (Xinhua)
Gaza's fuel shortage intensifies [13] as Egypt tightens border restrictions. (Xinhua)
PM Hamdallah says the new PA cabinet will make Jerusalem a priority [14]. (Ma'an)
A Palestinian delegation heads to Beijing [15] to take part in a Chinese-sponsored peace conference. (Xinhua)
Eight Palestinian prisoners begin a hunger strike against solitary confinement [16]. (Xinhua)
Israel passes new laws regarding extremist "price tag" Jewish vigilantes [17]. (Xinhua)
A 75-year-old Palestinian woman says she was assaulted by Jewish settlers [18] in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma'an)
Troops from Fiji [19] will replace Austrian peacekeepers who left the Golan Heights. (YNet)
Gaza's Gypsies face racism [20] on a daily basis. (Al Monitor)
A Palestinian soccer player [21] who has found refuge in Scotland believes the game can be a key to peace. (The Herald)
Organ transplants [22] bring Israelis and Palestinians closer. (Al Monitor)
COMMENTARY:
Daniel Barenboim [23] says Israel has forgotten its moral courage and Jewish traditions by its occupation policies. (Ha'aretz)
Former IDF soldier Gil Hilel [24] says, for occupation forces, there are no Palestinian civilians, only potential terrorists. (The Independent)
The Forward [25] says Jewish-American leaders are ignoring Sec. Kerry's call for them to prod Israel on peace. (The Forward)
The Boston Globe [26] says Kerry's economic investment plan is welcome, but no substitute for peace. (Boston Globe)
J.J. Goldberg [27] says PM Netanyahu is deeply torn on the question of peace with the Palestinians. (The Forward)
Emily Hauser [28] says Israeli leaders are ignoring the Arab Peace Initiative because most of them aren't interested in a two-state solution. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Ben Caspit [29] says Netanyahu sounds like the Prophet Jeremiah, warning of constant doom. (Al Monitor)
German Amb. Michaelis [30] says German and EU labeling of settlement products is simple fact and honesty to consumers. (Jerusalem Post)
Nathan Guttman [31] says Samantha Power's commitment to Israel's security is well-established. (The Forward)
The BBC [32] looks at the past six years of Hamas-Fatah division. (BBC)
Aluf Benn [33] looks at a new book about David Ben-Gurion. (Ha'aretz)
Oudeh Basharat [34] says it's time Jewish Israelis realize that it's in their interests for conditions for Arab citizens to improve. (Ha'aretz)
Mazal Mualem [35] says Israel's Foreign Ministry feels completely shut out of policymaking. (Al Monitor)
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