News:
PM Cameron will address the Knesset [1] about how Israel and the Palestinians can benefit from peace. (Ha’aretz)
Israelis and Palestinians [2] are disputing the next prisoner release. (Jerusalem Post)
PM Netanyahu [3] expresses regret [4] over the killing of a Jordanian judge [5]. (AP/AFP/JTA)
PM Ensour [6] says Israel is responsible for killing the judge [7]. (Xinhua/Jordan Times)
Former US Ambassador [8] to Israel Samuel Lewis [9] passes away. (JTA/Times of Israel)
Palestinian shepherds [10] are bitter at the rise of Israeli home demolitions. (Reuters)
Israeli occupation forces detain 13 Palestinians [11] in the West Bank. (Ma’an)
Three Palestinians [12] are killed in a house explosion in Gaza. (Xinhua)
A Norwegian cruise line drops Tunisia from its itinerary [13] for refusing disembarkation of Israeli passengers. (JTA)
Pres. Assad visits [14] displaced Syrians outside of Damascus [15]. (AP/Reuters)
UNRWA denies [16] that an iconic photo of Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk was faked. (New York Times)
A conference on Syria [17] convenes in Tehran. (Xinhua)
Saudi Arabia will reportedly close down the offices of Al Jazeera [18]. (Jerusalem Post)
Egypt detains thousands [19] amid a crackdown on dissent. (Washington Post)
Pres. Rouhani [20] will visit Oman in his first official trip [21] to the Arab world. (AP/The National)
PM Zeidan [22] is ousted [23] by the Libyan parliament. (AP/Reuters)
The diplomatic rift within the GCC [24] reportedly has no effect on a meeting of Gulf central bank governors. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Ephraim Sneh [25] says if the Israelis and Palestinians are committed to peace, they can overcome the “four insurmountable issues.” (New York Times)
Zeev Maoz [26] says Sec. Kerry’s peace initiative poses grave dangers to Israeli politicians. (Daily Star)
Seth Lipsky [27] asks if the US is really an honest broker in the peace process. (Ha’aretz)
Donniel Hartman [28] says the question of a “Jewish state” is Israel’s problem and not a Palestinian one. (Times of Israel)
Yossi Mekelberg [29] says the alleged weapons shipment to Gaza is being used by Netanyahu to discredit Iran. (Al Arabiya)
The Jordan Times [30] says Israel’s killing of a Jordanian judge is “indefensible.” (Jordan Times)
Jonathan Stevenson [31] says Pres. Obama should work with Iran to solve the conflict in Syria. (New York Times)
Susannah George [32] says opposition leader Jamal Maalouf is the most effective opponent to Syria’s radical Islamists. (Foreign Policy)
Ali Ibrahim [33] praises Gen. Sisi’s realistic approach to Egypt’s economic crisis. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Mohammed Habash [34] says sectarian forces in the Middle East show no sign of retreat. (The National)
Rami Khouri [35] says Libya and Yemen are threatened by state disintegration. (Daily Star)
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