News:
UN political chief Feltman says peace talks are "at a delicate moment," [1] and settlement construction is particularly damaging [2] the process. (Xinhua/AP)l
Israel's newly reinstated FM Lieberman says Palestinians can't achieve peace [3] in the foreseeable future. (Ha'aretz)
Lieberman also says it's time for Israel to look for other allies [4] than the United States. (Jerusalem Post)
Israeli warplanes strike three targets in Gaza [5] after a rocket was launched into southern Israel. (Xinhua)
Israeli forces detain 25 Palestinians [6] in the occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)
Palestinians say dozens were injured [7] in clashes with Israeli occupation forces near Jenin. (PNN)
A Bedouin village asks an Israeli court to halt the planned demolition of their town [8]. (Ha'aretz)
Egypt again closes the Gaza crossing [9] due to computer glitches, after the first aid convoy [10] since the overthrow of former Pres. Morsi passes through it. (Ma'an)
UNRWA says almost all Gaza projects are halted [11] due to Israeli restrictions. (Times of Israel)
Israeli occupation forces demolish a water tank and agricultural structure [12] near Nablus. (Ma'an)
Some Israelis are pushing [13] for the formal implementation of unilaterally declared new borders with the Palestinians. (New York Times)
Brandeis University suspends its partnership with Al-Quds [14] University after some students stage a Nazi-style protest there. (JTA)
Al-Quds University head Sari Nusseibeh condemns the demonstration [15] and says he hopes Brandeis will reconsider. (Times of Israel)
Israel says it has successfully tested a new missile defense [16] system. (AP)
Two Israeli soldiers are wounded [17] when they accidentally explode a device near the Lebanese border. (Ha'aretz)
Hamas allows Al-Arabiya [18] news to reopen its bureau in Gaza. (Xinhua)
The Forward profiles a Chicago Rabbi, Brant Rosen [19], who is a strong critic of Israel's policies. (The Forward)
PM Netanyahu visits Russia [20] to lobby against a pending potential agreement with Iran [21]. (Reuters/Xinhua)
Russia says it's optimistic [22] about a deal with Iran. (Reuters)
France says recent comments [23] by Iranian leaders complicate the prospects [24] for a nuclear agreement. (AP/Times of Israel)
Iran supreme leader says Israel is "doomed to destruction." [25] (YNet)
Iran proposes new language [26] on some delicate issues in the nuclear talks. (Los Angeles Times)
10 Egyptian soldiers are killed [27] by militants in the Sinai Peninsula [28]. (New York Times/AP)
Israel denies any involvement [29] in the bomb attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. (Xinhua)
The bomb attack in Beirut appears to signal a new phase of spillover [30] from the Syrian conflict into Lebanon. (New York Times)
Suicide bombers attack Syrian troops [31] in the battle for the strategically crucial Qalamoun mountains. (AP)
The United States is considering destroying Syria's chemical weapons at sea [32]. (New York Times)
At least 37 people [33] are killed in another wave [34] of deadly attacks in Iraq [35]. (New York Times/AP/BBC)
Libyans stage another day of protests [36] against abusive, uncontrolled militias. (AP)
Commentary:
Gilead Sher [37] says Israel should begin planning West Bank evacuations now rather than wait for the inevitable. (Ha'aretz)
Omar Shaban [38] asks what's needed to solve Gaza's electricity crisis. (Al Monitor)
Tamim Khallaf [39] says the challenge facing the Arab world now is narrowing the gap between rulers and the governed. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Hazem Saghieh [40] says, if France really is trying to step into a vacuum left by the US, it's just doing what Arabs have called for. (Al Hayat)
Ben Caspit [41] says Israel, Egypt and the Gulf states all fear American "betrayal." (Al Monitor)
Michael Doran [42] says US relations with its Middle East allies are in "free fall." (Brookings)
Elias Harfoush [43] says Pres. Hollande could have obtained concessions from Israel on the occupation during his recent trip, but failed. (Al Hayat)
Amos Harel [44] says with Hezbollah fighting in Syria, the Beirut bombing shows Lebanon pays the price. (Ha'aretz)
Joyce Karam [45] says the demon of suicide bombing has finally arrived in Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)
An anonymous author [46] asks if the embassy bombing means the Iraqi model is coming to Lebanon. (Al Monitor)
The Daily Star [47] says only Lebanese unity can prevent the country's disintegration into anarchy. (The Daily Star)
Mitch Ginsburg [48] asks what the real target of the Beirut bombing was. (Times of Israel)
Thomas Friedman [49] says the US should do everything possible to achieve a reasonable nuclear agreement with Iran. (New York Times)
Zvi Bar'el [50] says Iran is in dire need of a nuclear deal with the P5+1. (Ha'aretz)
James Reynolds [51] looks at the prospects for a nuclear deal with Iran. (BBC)
David Horovitz [52] says, even if unsure of US backing, Israel will strike Iran if it feels compelled to. (Times of Israel)
Efraim Halevy [53] says Israel should be involved in every negotiation that affects its future. (YNet)
Rami Khouri [54] says the new book, "The Syria Dilemma," helps explain the conflict from different points of view. (The Daily Star)
Osama Al Sharif [55] says Libya is turning into a failed state. (Jordan Times)
Hussein Ibish [56] asks if the Libyan people's uprising against militias can possibly succeed. (NOW)
Richard Spencer [57] looks at the growing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. (Daily Telegraph)
Ranj Alaaldin [58] says stability is the key to a Kurdish future of prosperity. (The National)
Elizabeth Dickinson [59] says Kuwait's opposition is down, but not out. (Foreign Policy)
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