News:
Pres. Obama [1] says the path [2] to Middle East peace [3] is “very challenging.” [4] (AP/New York Times/AFP/Ha’aretz)
The EU opposes boycotts [5] against Israel [6]. (Ha’aretz/JTA)
DM Ya’alon [7] says Israel cannot rely on the US [8] to lead any action against Iran’s nuclear program [9]. (AP/Reuters/Ha’aretz)
A Palestinian official [10] says peace will have to precede any recognition [11] of Israel as a “Jewish state.” (Ynet/Times of Israel)
PM Netanyahu says Israel’s policy is to respond forcefully and immediately [12] to all rocket attacks. (Jerusalem Post)
Pres. Peres apologizes to Jordan [13] over the killing of a Jordanian judge. (Xinhua)
A new poll indicates 30% of settlers [14] are willing to evacuate West Bank settlements [15] in exchange for compensation. (PNN/JTA)
Economy Minister Bennett says a fourth Palestinian prisoner release is uncertain to happen. [16](Jerusalem Post)
Israel will extend a law that permits prohibition of the reunification [17] of Palestinian families in Israel.(Ha’aretz)
Israeli occupation forces arrest eight Palestinians [18] in the occupied West Bank. (Ma’an)
Israeli warships fire at Palestinian fisherman [19] near the Gaza coast. (Ma’an)
A Palestinian woman is reportedly assaulted and humiliated [20] by an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint. (Ma’an)
The UN says the list of suspected Syrian war criminals is growing on both sides. [21] (Reuters)
Sec. Kerry names Daniel Rubinstein [22] as new Special Envoy for Syria. [23] (New York Times/JTA)
After three years of conflict the war in Syria is only intensifying [24]. (New York Times)
The UN is concerned about violence [25] in Lebanon. (Xinhua)
Egypt convicts four policemen [26] for the killings of 37 Islamist detainees [27]. (AP/Xinhua)
The al-Qaeda inspired Ansar al-Shariah Brigades claim responsibility [28] for the killing of Egyptian policemen. (AP)
Qatar’s World Cup organizers distance themselves [29] from corruption allegations. (AP)
Halabja residents remember those who died in gas attacks perpetrated by Saddam Hussein. [30] (The National)
Commentary:
Uzi Baram [31] says the occupation prevents Israel from being taken seriously by the world. (Ha’aretz)
Nahum Barnea [32] says Abbas has fallen into Netanyahu’s trap. (Ynet)
Danny Ayalon [33] questions whether NATO can guarantee peace in the Middle East. (Jerusalem Post)
Hassan Barari [34] asks if the Jordanian government will expel the Israeli Ambassador. (Jordan Times)
The Daily Star [35] says the fall of Yabroud indicates that the Syrian regime is intent on a military solution. (Daily Star)
Diana Moukalled [36] says Pres. Assad’s meeting with displaced people was a moment when the criminal met his victims. (Al Arabiya)
Octavia Nasr [37] says the international community has failed Syria. (Al Arabiya)
Carol Nakhle [38] says Lebanon’s gas and oil should be depoliticized. (Daily Star)
Yusuf Mansur [39] says censorship and absolutist regimes are causes of hindered development in the Arab world. (Jordan Times)
Adnan Hussein [40] and Rashid Al-Khayoun [41] debate whether Iraq’s leaders have missed the chance to build a unified state. (Asharq al Awsat)
Mark Freeman [42] says Tunisia is a model for bridging political and social divides. (Christian Science Monitor)
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