NEWS:
Palestinian source say, despite reports to the contrary [1], negotiators met [2] in Jericho Monday night. (Xinhua/Ma'an)
Islamic Jihad joins Hamas [3] in condemning the peace negotiations with Israel. (Al Monitor)
UNRWA condemns [4] the killing of one of its staff members in Qalandia by Israeli occupation forces. (Ma'an)
Hamas is planning [5] to execute another Palestinian convicted of spying for Israel. (Xinhua)
Suspected Jewish extremists attack an Arab neighborhood [6] in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP)
A Palestinian family moves into a cave [7] after Israeli occupation forces destroy their home in East Jerusalem. (Ha'aretz)
The PA security forces spokesman says Hamas is "in a state of hysteria." [8] (Ma'an)
Pres. Peres calls [9] on the UN to end the bloodshed in Syria. (AP)
Israeli intelligence [10] is said to be central to the US case on chemical weapons against Syria. (Times of Israel)
An Israeli delegation [11] meets with National Security Advisor Rice. (YNet)
Tel Aviv schools deny [12] that they are segregating and discriminating against African migrant children. (Jerusalem Post)
Palestinian journalists protest [13] press restrictions by Israel, the PA and Hamas. (Times of Israel)
Former Israeli soldiers in Australia speak frankly about occupation tactics [14]. (The Australian)
COMMENTARY:
Hussein Ibish [15] says any US intervention in Syria should be strategic and designed to change the balance of power on the ground. (Now Media)
Faisal Al Yafai [16] says the Kosovo crisis has lessons for Syria today. (The National)
Diana Moukalled [17] says Pres. Assad is proceeding with life as normal. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Akiva Eldar [18] says the tragedy in Syria is a warning for Israel. (Al Monitor)
Shlomi Eldar [19] says an American attack on Syria will achieve very little, if anything. (Al Monitor)
Ben Sales [20] says some Israelis see potential American action in Syria as a harbinger for Iran. (JTA)
Mohammad Salah [21] says Pres. Obama is right that US-Egypt relations will never be the same, but mainly because Egyptians' views have changed. (Al Hayat)
Roni Schocken [22] says Israel is moving towards becoming more "Jewish" and less "democratic". (Ha'aretz)
Gershom Gorenberg [23] says PM Netanyahu is an effective politician but an incompetent manager. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Avi Issacharoff [24] says Palestinians will not accept explanations that "Israeli soldiers felt endangered" to justify killing demonstrators. (Times of Israel)
Amira Hass [25] says individual horror stories cannot be ranked. (Ha'aretz)
Salman Masalha [26] says the Arab world cannot move forward if it keeps looking back to its past. (Ha'aretz)
Shlomi Yass and Yuval Dagan [27] look at surveys reflecting Arab views of democracy. (Jerusalem Post)
Diana Atallah and Linda Gradstein [28] say the PA is moving to strengthen its ties with the new Egyptian government. (The Media Line)
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