News:
An Israeli judge [1] places Palestinian-American teenager [2] Tariq Khdeir [3] under [4] house arrest [5]. (AP/Reuters/Washington Post/New York Times/Times of Israel)
The US is “profoundly concerned” [6] over reports that Khdeir was "severely beaten" while in Israeli custody [7]. (AFP/The National)
An Israeli official says three suspects have confessed [8]. (AP)
An autopsy [9] indicates that a murdered Palestinian teenager [10] was burnt to death [11]. (AP/New York Times/The National)
PM Netanyahu [12] phones [13] the father [14] of the murdered Palestinian teenager [15]. (Reuters/JTA/Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
A Jewish group organizes a visit with the family of the murdered Palestinian teenager [16]. (Times of Israel)
20 rockets [17] hit southern Israel [18]. (Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
Israel [19] kills seven [20] Hamas [21] militants [22]. (AP/Reuters/Ma’an/Ha’aretz)
Hamas vows [23] to avenge [24] militant deaths. (New York Times/Jerusalem Post)
Pres. Abbas calls on UNSG Ban to form an international committee [25] to investigate Israeli crimes committed against Palestinians [26]. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
12 more EU countries warn against trade with Israeli settlements [27]. (PNN)
Extremist Jewish settlers attack Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank [28]. (Ma’an)
FM Lieberman [29] ends [30] his political alliance [31] with PM Netanyahu [32]. (AP/Ha’aretz/JTA/Jerusalem Post)
A survey indicates most Israelis still support the two-state solution [33]. (Ha’aretz)
Former Sec. Baker says the Israeli-Palestinian situation is a “Catch-22,” [34] but that's no reason to give up. (Ha’aretz)
Syrian troops advance [35] inside and near northern Aleppo. (AP)
The Syrian opposition meets in Turkey to elect a new President [36]. (AP)
Hezbollah boosts its numbers in Syria [37] after the expansion of the “Islamic State.” (The National)
Al-Qaida-linked Jordanian militant leader warns that the kingdom is "not immune" to the chaos [38]befalling neighboring countries. (AP)
The Iraqi parliament delays its next session until August [39]. (Washington Post)
Pres. Sisi [40] says he wishes Al Jazeera journalists [41] were never put on trial [42]. (AP/Reuters/The National)
Commentary:
Dennis Ross [43] says the US should help close the gaps between Israel and the Palestinians. (Washington Post)
David Horovitz [44] says the murder of the Palestinian teenager should remind Israelis that they do not enjoy a moral superiority over Palestinians. (Times of Israel)
Anshel Pfeffer [45] says all Israelis should be blamed for the death of the Palestinian teenager. (Ha’aretz)
Shimon Peres and Reuven Rivlin [46] say both Jews and Arabs should put an end to bloodshed. (Ynet)
Ha’aretz [47]says Israel must undergo a “cultural revolution” to fight Jewish hate of Arabs. (Ha’aretz)
Adnan Abu Amer [48] says Fatah leader Rajoub could succeed Abbas. (Al-Monitor)
Hussein Ibish [49] says mainstream Arabs must push against the “Islamic State.” (The National)
Hassan Abu Haniyeh [50] and Hisham Al-Hashimi [51] debate whether ISIS has succeeded thanks to the sectarian policies of its opponents. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Mustafa Alani [52] and Mohamed Al-Zulfa [53] debate whether ISIS’s advance is calculated or opportunistic. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Nikita Malik [54] says Israel and Jordan are seeking more security ties as the threat from the “Islamic State” grows. (The National)
Matthieu Aikins [55] says the West’s best allies against ISIS are other Sunni Islamists. (New York Times)
Amer Al Sabaileh [56] says the political situation in Iraq and the need to combat regional terrorism creates the opportunity for several countries to reposition. (Jordan Times)
Jackson Diehl [57] says only a regional coalition can stop the “Islamic State.” (Washington Post)
The CSM [58] says the international community must prevent a religious war in the Middle East. (Christian Science Monitor)
David Scheffer [59] says justice must prevail in Syria and Iraq. (Los Angeles Times)
The National [60] says Egyptians brace for more pain as subsidies end. (The National)
Rami Khouri [61] says Kuwait’s protests are important. (Daily Star)
Frederic Wehrey [62] says amid Libya’s worsening violence and polarization, room for dialogue and consensus is shrinking. (New York Times)
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