Egyptian police close the Gaza border to protest the kidnapping of four of their colleagues. (AP)/

 

The UN Security Council denounces the brief abduction of three peacekeepers in the no man's land separating Israeli and Syrian forces. (Xinhua)

 

CIA chief John Brennan visits Israel. (AP)

 

UNESCO says it will send a fact-finding mission to Jerusalem to look at Israel's policies. (Ma'an)

 

Pres. Abbas meets with Pres. Morsi in Cairo. (Xinhua)

 

PM Erdogan will visit the West Bank and Gaza in June. (Xinhua)

 

An Egyptian Coptic cleric says he will sue the Israeli police over alleged abuse during Easter ceremonies. (AP) 

 

Shin Bet joins an educational program aimed at convincing young right-wing Jewish radicals to reform. (Xinhua)

 

The PA takes some radio stations off the air after they don't pay their licensing fees. (Ma'an)

 

Some Fatah officials issue statement calling for a one-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)

 

Palestinian journalist and author Nasser al-Din al-Nashashibi passes away in Jerusalem. (Ma'an)

 

 

 

Barak Ravid says Sec. Kerry's diplomatic efforts look "naive and ham-handed." (Ha'aretz)

 

Marwan Muasher says he doubts Kerry's well-intentioned efforts to revive the Arab Peace Initiative will succeed. (Foreign Policy)

 

Jason Alexander explains why the quest for Middle East peace is important to him. (YNet)

 

Ahmad Majdoubeh says a Palestinian state is inevitable. (Jordan Times)

 

The National says Palestinian unity talks must start to yield results. (The National)

 

Shay Hazkani says most Israeli state files about the Palestinian exodus in 1948 remain sealed, but enough material exists to show in many cases they were forcibly expelled. (Ha'aretz)

 

Shlomi Eldar says that for settlers, Israeli law is just a recommendation. (Al Monitor)

 

Nathan Guttman says supporters of Israel question the long-term impact of Stephen Hawking's boycott of an Israeli government conference. (The Forward)

 

Ahmad Azem looks at the nature and extent of Hamas-Qatari ties. (Al Monitor)

 

The New York Times looks at "State 194," the new film about PM Fayyad's institution-building program. (New York Times)

 

The LA Times says "State 194" is "a smart look" at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Los Angeles Times)