NEWS:

Yet another senior Israeli leader, Naftali Bennett, rules out the possibility of there ever being a Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz/AP)

EU foreign policy chief Ashton is visiting Israel, and is expected to say Israel's obsession with settlements is undermining peace efforts. (Jerusalem Post)

Israel and the PA agree on reviving economic cooperation, after finance ministers consult. (Xinhua/Ma'an)

The PA is putting on hold plans to try to register the ancient farming terraces of Battir, in the occupied West Bank, as a UNESCO world heritage site. (Ma'an)

Hamas is reportedly deploying a 600 member force to suppress rocket attacks against Israel. (Times of Israel)

Hamas says it hopes to maintain financial support from, and stable relations with, Iran under its new leadership. (Ma'an)

Hamas and Hezbollah play down their rift over Syria following talks in Lebanon. (The Daily Star)

Two Palestinian children face an unclear fate in Israeli detention. (Xinhua)

The UN says Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become"theaters of war." (Ma'an)

Palestinians flee war-torn Syria only to encounter severe poverty in Gaza. (Xinhua)

Gaza's fuel shortage intensifies as Egypt tightens border restrictions. (Xinhua)

PM Hamdallah says the new PA cabinet will make Jerusalem a priority. (Ma'an)

A Palestinian delegation heads to Beijing to take part in a Chinese-sponsored peace conference. (Xinhua)

Eight Palestinian prisoners begin a hunger strike against solitary confinement. (Xinhua)

Israel passes new laws regarding extremist "price tag" Jewish vigilantes. (Xinhua)

A 75-year-old Palestinian woman says she was assaulted by Jewish settlers in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma'an)

Troops from Fiji will replace Austrian peacekeepers who left the Golan Heights. (YNet)

Gaza's Gypsies face racism on a daily basis. (Al Monitor)

A Palestinian soccer player who has found refuge in Scotland believes the game can be a key to peace. (The Herald)

Organ transplants bring Israelis and Palestinians closer. (Al Monitor)

COMMENTARY:

Daniel Barenboim says Israel has forgotten its moral courage and Jewish traditions by its occupation policies. (Ha'aretz)

Former IDF soldier Gil Hilel says, for occupation forces, there are no Palestinian civilians, only potential terrorists. (The Independent)

The Forward says Jewish-American leaders are ignoring Sec. Kerry's call for them to prod Israel on peace. (The Forward)

The Boston Globe says Kerry's economic investment plan is welcome, but no substitute for peace. (Boston Globe)

J.J. Goldberg says PM Netanyahu is deeply torn on the question of peace with the Palestinians. (The Forward)

Emily Hauser says Israeli leaders are ignoring the Arab Peace Initiative because most of them aren't interested in a two-state solution. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Ben Caspit says Netanyahu sounds like the Prophet Jeremiah, warning of constant doom. (Al Monitor)

German Amb. Michaelis says German and EU labeling of settlement products is simple fact and honesty to consumers. (Jerusalem Post)

Nathan Guttman says Samantha Power's commitment to Israel's security is well-established. (The Forward)

The BBC looks at the past six years of Hamas-Fatah division. (BBC)

Aluf Benn looks at a new book about David Ben-Gurion. (Ha'aretz)

Oudeh Basharat says it's time Jewish Israelis realize that it's in their interests for conditions for Arab citizens to improve. (Ha'aretz)

Mazal Mualem says Israel's Foreign Ministry feels completely shut out of policymaking. (Al Monitor)