NEWS:
Israeli and Palestinian police may begin performing joint patrols [1] in areas of the occupied West Bank. (Washington Post)
Israeli and Palestinian [2] negotiators are divided [3] on what the US role [4] in their talks should be. (Xinhua/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
The PLO threatens [5] to go to international bodies if Israel's settlement activities continue [6]. (AFP/YNet)
Palestinian researchers say Israel is strengthening Bethlehem settlements [7]. (Ma'an)
Analysts say Hamas' crackdown [8] on a youth group demanding its ouster shows signs of panic. (Los Angeles Times)
Israeli extremists [9] reportedly threaten PM Netanyahu with the fate of the late PM Rabin [10]. (Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
A senior Israeli official [11] says his government believes Syria has used chemical weapons [12] in that country's conflict. (AP/Reuters)
Egypt accuses Hamas [13] of harboring Sinai terrorists. (Times of Israel)
Tensions between Hamas and Islamic Jihad reignite [14] after a clash at a disputed mosque in Gaza. (Al Monitor)
Sec. Hagel confers [15] with his Israeli counterpart Ya'alon on Middle East security matters. (Xinhua)
Jordan and Israel are negotiating a water-sharing deal [16]. (Xinhua)
An Israeli court has granted an East Jerusalem widow a last-minute reprieve [17] from deportation. (Ha'aretz)
Dozens rally in Gaza [18] against the Israeli blockade. (Xinhua)
A right-wing Israeli politician running forJerusalem's City Council wants Arabs excluded [19] from public parks. (Ha'aretz)
Hamas is reportedly preparing to execute a boy arrested at age 14 [20]. (The Media Line)
A Palestinian journalist is attacked by masked men [21] in Gaza. (Ma'an)
Imports from Israel are lowering tomato prices [22] in the occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)
A new Palestinian film [23] will premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. (Ma'an)
The Lebanese government says it wants to register unlicensed [24] Palestinian organizations. (The Daily Star)
COMMENTARY:
Khalil Shikaki and Steven Cohen [25] say Palestinian public opinion is one reason for optimism on peace. (Christian Science Monitor)
Douglas Bloomfield [26] asks why, if it is serious about peace, Israel keeps announcing ever more settlements. (Jerusalem Post)
Dan Sagir [27] suggests measures to strengthen peace talks. (Ha'aretz)
Amiel Ungar [28] says Israelis have good reason to be skeptical about peace. (Ha'aretz)
Akiva Eldar [29] says pro-peace Israelis need to make the connection between peace and the Iran issue. (Al Monitor)
Ilene Prusher [30] looks of the dilemma over how to compromise over Jerusalem. (Ha'aretz)
Aaron Magid [31] asks how the negotiations will affect Netanyahu's cabinet. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Shmuel Rosner [32] says Israelis can't decide whether the 1993 Oslo agreements were a mistake or not. (Al Monitor)
The CSM interviews a released Palestinian prisoner, Khaled Asakreh [33], says he has "completely changed." (Christian Science Monitor)
Barak Ravid [34] says Israel's national security advisor is a strange choice for the post. (Ha'aretz)
Noah Beck [35] looks at intensifying Israeli-Indian strategic ties. (Jerusalem Post)
Sam Gilbert [36] looks at a "heartbreaking" Palestinian stuffed animal zoo in the occupied West Bank. (Vice)
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