News:
The US will work with and fund the new Palestinian government [1]. (Reuters)
The EU [2] is also prepared to work with the new Palestinian government [3]. (AP/Ynet)
PM Netanyahu [4] says he is “deeply troubled” [5] by the US decision [6] to maintain relations [7] with the new Palestinian government. (AP/AFP/Ha’aretz/Ynet)
Israel denounces the US [8] for accepting the new Palestinian government. (Times fo Israel)
PM Hamdallah urges the international community [9] to continue supporting Palestinians and their legal rights. (Xinhua)
Pres. Abbas says new elections [10] will be held within six months. (Ma’an)
Israel will bar members of the new Palestinian government [11] from moving freely. (Ha’aretz)
Many Jewish American organizations urge the US to either review or cut off its financial support [12] of the PA. (Ha’aretz)
Israeli Amb. Dermer expresses “deep disappointment” [13] in the US decision to continue supporting the PA. (JTA) The New York Times answers questions [14] about the new Palestinian government. (New York Times) Palestinians in Ramallah say the new government must prove itself [15]. (Jerusalem Post) Hamas’s interior ministry in Gaza [16] is abolished with the swearing in of a new Palestinian government. (Times of Israel) Israeli [17] occupation forces [18] kill a Palestinian man [19] who allegedly [20] attacked a checkpoint [21] in the West Bank [22]. (Reuters/Ma’an/Xinhua/PNN/JTA/ Syrians [23] vote [24] in a presidential [25] election [26]. (Reuters/AP/New York Times/The National) Turkey lists the al-Nusra Front [27] as a terrorist group. (Xinhua) Libya’s new PM Maiteeq [28] holds his first cabinet meeting. (Reuters) Egyptian satirist [29] Bassem Youssef ends his show [30]. (AP/New York Times) Commentary: The Jordan Times [31] says Israel’s move to boycott the new Palestinian government is “childish and counterproductive.” (Jordan Times) Chemi Shalev [32] says Israel’s decision to isolate the new Palestinian government is aimed at two audiences: Israeli public opinion and Republican lawmakers. (Ha’aretz) The Media Line [33] interviews Abbas advisor Dr. Sabri Saidam. (The Media Line) David Horovitz [34] outlines 12 ways the Obama administration has failed Israel. (Times of Israel) Ron Ben-Yishai [35] says Israel should try to enhance the positive aspects of the new Palestinian government. (Ynet) Akiva Eldar [36] says Israel can learn from the Palestinian narrative. (Al-Monitor) Ha’aretz [37] says Israel’s use of administrative detention must be reviewed. (Ha’aretz) Steven Heydemann [38] says the Syrian presidential election is a farce, but it is still dangerous. (Foreign Policy) David Kenner [39] looks at the other two candidates of the Syrian presidential election. (Foreign Policy) Diana Moukalled [40] says the ballot that took place in Lebanon among Syrians was not a “genuine election.” (Al Arabiya) Mustapha Tlili [41] says the Obama administration has failed to grasp the nature of political Islam. (New York Times) Hassan Barari [42] says a new equilibrium in the Gulf and the Levant can only materialise if Iran changes course. (Jordan Times) Mohsin Khan [43] says Pres. Sisi must solve numerous economic problems if Egypt is to “bounce back.” (The National) Mamoun Fandy [44] says Egypt has five major crises that need to be prioritized. (Asharq al-Awsat) The Daily Star [45] says Iran and the Gulf need to work together to minimize threats posed by extremists from both sides of the divide. (Daily Star)
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