Many obstacles remain in trying to form a Palestinian unity government, as reports suggest Pres. Abbas may be in no hurry to find a replacement for PM Fayyad. (Xinhua/Ha'aretz)

 

Sec. Kerry asks PM Erdogan to postpone a planned visit to Gaza, as he pushes Israeli-Turkish rapprochement. (New York Times/AP)

 

Reports suggest Erdogan may go ahead with his trip anyway. (Jerusalem Post)

 

Kerry meets with Abbas in Turkey, but Palestinians say no progress was made. (Xinhua/Ma'an)

 

Fatah officials say Egypt remains the sole sponsor of Palestinian reconciliation talks, following reports Abbas wants Turkey to get involved. (Xinhua/Ha'aretz)

 

Sec. Hagel is visiting Israel and says the US remains committed to maintaining Israel's regional military edge. (New York Times/AP)

 

A new report shows more Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are seeking Israeli citizenship. (Ha'aretz)

 

Egypt says it has disrupted an Israeli spy ring in the Sinai Peninsula. (Xinhua)

 

Palestinians hold the first Bethlehem marathon, and start with a tribute to the Boston marathon attack victims. (AP)

 

Relatives of Israel's flotilla raid say they reject Israeli compensation. (New York Times)

 

A Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank faces eviction and relocation. (The Media Line)

 

Israeli human rights groups accuse municipal authorities in occupied East Jerusalem of illegally discriminating against Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)

 

UC's Chancellor says a vote by UC Berkeley's student government urging divestment from two companies doing business in the occupied West Bank is unlikely to change University policy. (Daily Californian)

 

 

 

The Chicago Tribune says Fayyad's resignation is a bad thing for everybody. (Chicago Tribune) 

 

The LA Times interviews Amoun Sleem about the difficulties facing the Gypsy community in occupied East Jerusalem. (Los Angeles Times)

 

Ali Zahalka says Israel's current economic policies don't allow its Palestinian citizens to live in dignity. (YNet)

 

Oudeh Basharat asks why Arabs, especially Palestinians, have been so bad about documenting victims of violence on their own side. (Ha'aretz)

 

Adel Safty says American misperceptions about the conflict need to be clarified if a two-state solution is going to take hold. (Gulf News)

 

Mahmoud Omar looks at challenges facing Palestinian refugees in Egypt. (Al Monitor)

 

Jonathan Schanzer says Abbas is becoming increasingly dictatorial. (Foreign Policy)