NEWS:
Palestinian and Israeli [1] negotiators meet again [2] for another round of talks [3], and will hold more soon, but agreement seems far away [4]. (AFP/Ha'aretz/Jerusalem Post/Xinhua)
Security and sovereignty [5] are key issues for both Israelis and Palestinians. (USA Today)
The CSM looks at Israeli public opinion [6] on compromises with Palestinians on various issues. (Christian Science Monitor)
Egypt closes [7] the Gaza crossing [8] point indefinitely. (Xinhua/Times of Israel)
Israeli-Egyptian security cooperation [9] has quietly intensified. (AP)
Jordan's Prince Hassan insists the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a regional issue [10]. (Times of Israel)
US House Majority Leader Cantor says only a Palestinian "mind-shift" [11] can bring about peace. (Jerusalem Post)
Hezbollah's leader [12] says his group was responsible for attacking Israeli soldiers last week andpromises to attack any who cross [13] into Lebanon. (AP/AFP)
Hamas continues its efforts to restore ties [14] with Iran. (The Media Line)
The EU and Israel begin talks about the future of a research program, given the new occupation guidelines [15]. (AP)
Israel has an existing agreement [16] with the United States dating from 1972 that closely mirrors the new EU occupation guidelines. (Ha'aretz)
Israeli settler leaders vow they will never leave [17] the occupied territories no matter what the Israeli government says. (Foreign Policy)
Israel is hiring university students [18] to defend it online and in social media. (AP)
The PA demands DNA testing [19] on unidentified bodies [20] returned by Israel. (Ma'an/Xinhua)
15,000 Bedouin citizens of Israel are awaiting home demolitions [21] after a court rejects their appeal. (Ma'an)
An Arab bus driver is beaten [22] by passengers in northern Israel. (Ha'aretz)
A Russian company is set to invest $30 million in a new building in Bethlehem [23]. (Ma'an)
An Israeli police officer is dismissed for arresting a social activist and calling her "a retarded leftist." [24](Ha'aretz)
Fatah leaders confirm a new government will be formed in coming weeks but will not involve reconciliation with Hamas [25]. (Ma'an)
Hamas insists its recent closure of media offices is "temporary." [26] (Ma'an)
COMMENTARY:
The Forward [27] says it is baffled by Israel's spate of new settlement announcements. (The Forward)
Elias Harfoush [28] says Pres. Abbas agreed to go back to negotiations to put the Palestinian issue back on the international map. (Al Hayat)
Roy Isacowitz [29] says the occupation makes a mockery of Israel's claims of being both "Jewish" and "democratic." (Ha'aretz)
Shmuel Rosner [30] says Israel shouldn't cooperate with the new EU occupation guidelines. (New York Times)
Hussein Ibish [31] looks at the dynamic of anti-American rhetoric in contemporary Arab political discourse. (Ibishblog)
Abdulateef Al-Mulhim [32] says it's time to give Israeli-Palestinian peace a chance to succeed. (Arab News)
David Harris [33] further explains why he thinks everyone ought to give peace a chance. (Huffington Post)
National Geographic Explorer interviews Aziz Abu Sarah [34] about the peace process. (National Geographic Explorer)
Alan Elsner [35] says the outcome of the peace process mostly depends on the mindset of PM Netanyahu. (Reuters)
Gershon Baskin [36] says a compromise on Jerusalem is the key to peace with the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
J.J. Goldberg [37] says peace talks are proceeding with even less goodwill than one might have anticipated. (The Forward)
Yossi Melman [38] outlines Israel's concerns about unrest in Egypt. (Jerusalem Post)
Mazal Mualem [39] says Israeli ultra-Orthodox parties are abandoning the settler movement. (Al Monitor)
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