News:
Pres [1]. Abbas [2] swears [3] in [4] a [5] new [6] Palestinian [7] government [8]. (Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post/Ma’an/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel/The National)
PM [9] Netanyahu [10] wants [11] the new Palestinian [12] government [13] to be isolated [14]. (AP/New York Times/AFP/PNN/Ha’aretz/JTA)
Sec. Kerry [15] voices his concerns to Abbas about Hamas’ role [16] in the new Palestinian government. (AFP/Ynet)
The new members [17] of the Palestinian government [18]are named. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
Kerry will reportedly meet [19] with Abbas [20] on Wednesday in Jordan. (Ma’an/PNN)
Israel’s security cabinet [21] will meet to discuss the new Palestinian government. (Ha’aretz)’
Israel will withhold [22] Palestinian tax revenues [23] to the PA. (Xinhua/Times of Israel)
Egypt opens the Rafah crossing [24] for three days. (Ma’an)
An attorney, who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel [25], cannot find an apartment in Tel Aviv. (Ha’aretz)
Israel responds [26] to a mortar launched from Syria [27]. (AP/Ha’aretz)
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah reportedly holds meetings with Hamas officials [28]. (Jerusalem Post)
Syrians will vote [29] in the presidential election [30] tomorrow. (AP/New York Times)
Hassan al-Nouri [31], who is a US educated businessman, is running against Pres. Assad in the Syrian presidential election. (Washington Post)
Russian FM Lavrov says Russia will oppose a UN resolution authorizing cross-border aid deliveries [32]to Syria. (Reuters)
Lebanon warns Syrian refugees [33] that if they return to Syria they will lose their refugee status. (Xinhua)
Egyptian islamists torch shops [34] owned by Coptic Christians near Luxor. (AP)
Clashes between the Libyan army and Islamist militants [35] in Benghazi kill eight.(Reuters)
Ayatollah Khamenei [36] urges better ties with Arab countries. (AP)
The UN says violence in Iraq killed 799 people [37] in May. (AP)
Qatar reportedly paid millions in bribes [38] to host 2022 World Cup. (The National)
Commentary:
Ha’aretz [39] says Israel’s refusal to deal with the new Palestinian government is “puzzling and damaging.” (Ha’aretz)
Ali Jarbawi [40] says the election of Egyptian Pres. Sisi has given Palestinians hope that their cause will return to the forefront of Arab affairs. (New York Times)
Shlomi Eldar [41] says Hamas will not challenge the PLO’s agreements with Israel. (Al-Monitor)
Tal Niv [42] says Israelis can no longer make use of the army and debase it to make “murderousness the norm.” (Ha’aretz)
Sever Plocker [43] says it's time to replace Netanyahu and Abbas' indecision with the resolve of Pres. Obama, Pres. Putin, Chanc. Merkel and Sisi. (Ynet)
Jonathan Schienberg [44] says Palestinian businessman Bashar al-Masri has a plan for building democracy in the occupied West Bank. (Foreign Policy)
Lipika Pelham [45] says Munib al-Masri has a vision for Palestine. (Times of Israel)
Amer Al Sabaileh [46] says Jordan has no intention to alter diplomatic relations with Syria after the expulsion of Amb. Suleiman. (Jordan Times)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [47] says Egypt will either bring security to the entire region or become a source of regional problems. (Al Arabiya)
The National [48] says Egypt needs a modern day Marshall plan. (The National)
Rami Khouri [49] says the west has “worsened” the terrorist threat in the Arab world. (Daily Star)
Theodore Karasik [50] asks if Gen. Haftar will be the next charismatic and nationalist leader of Libya. (Al Arabiya)
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