NEWS:

Six more Palestinians are killed at a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. (Ma'an)

The UN appeals for aid for Palestinian refugees in Syria. (AFP)

Israeli business leaders tell PM Netanyahu stalled peace efforts and continued occupation will"ruin Israel's economy." (Ha'aretz)

Former Pres. Clinton says Israel must make peace in order to survive. (AP)

In trying to revive peace talks, Sec. Kerry is stymied by a profoundly divided Israeli government. (New York Times)

Palestinians demand "clarification" of Israeli Economy and Trade Minister Bennett's statement ruling out the possibility of a Palestinian state. (Xinhua)

Palestinian officials say recent statements contradicting a two-state solution by numerous Israeli officials show Israel has no interest in peace. (PNN)

Netanyahu insists Israel is still committed to a two-state solution. (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli journalists meet with Palestinian leaders in Ramallah. (Al Monitor)

Palestinian citizens of Israel say a proposed new law greatly extending preferential treatment for military veterans is blatant discrimination. (The Media Line)

A Palestinian NGO claims Israel has a plan to expand Jerusalem by confiscating 5.5 acres of adjacent Palestinian land. (Ma'an)

Israeli police search for suspected Jewish extremist vandals who attacked an Arab town in Jerusalem, vandalizing at least 28 cars. (AP/Xinhua)

Israelis debate whether to call such "price tag" attacks "terrorism." (Christian Science Monitor)

Israeli settlers threaten to occupy a Palestinian village in the northern occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)

Hamas calls on Hezbollah to withdraw all its troops from Syria, even as the groups try to decrease tensions. (Xinhua/Al Monitor)

Many Israelis doubt the ability of the new Iranian president to change his country's policies. (Xinhua)

Seeking a larger role in the region, China is hosting a Middle East peace conference. (AP)

Islamist students vow to fight a PA crackdown on their activities in in the occupied West Bank. (Times of Israel)

Unemployment is promoting drug addiction in Gaza. (Al Monitor)

COMMENTARY:

Raphael Ahren asks why Israel is so afraid of the Arab Peace Initiative. (Times of Israel)

Ha'aretz says a new law being considered by the Knesset would greatly increase discrimination against Arabs and others in Israel, and intensify apartheid-like qualities of the state. (Ha'aretz)

David Newman says the proposed new law is definitely discriminatory, and some form of national service for all might be the answer. (Jerusalem Post)

Amos Harel says the election of Iran's new reformist president delays Israel's military options by at least a year. (Ha'aretz)

AP interviews Pres. Peres, who has just turned 90. (AP)

The Washington Post also interviews Pres. Peres. (The Washington Post)

Reuters also interviews Pres. Peres, who backs plans to arm Syrian rebels. (Reuters)

Pierre Klochendler looks at life in the Golan Heights in the shadow of the Syrian war. (Xinhua)

Uzi Baram says lack of honesty and credibility has become a virtual norm among Israeli politicians. (Ha'aretz)

Franco Rizzi says new PM Hamdallah has a history of working for intercultural dialogue. (Jerusalem Post)

Jim Torczyner says Pres. Abbas made a wise choice in appointing Hamdallah. (Jerusalem Post)

Akiva Eldar thinks the Israeli public is veering towards the left. (Al Monitor)

Elie Ferzli says Hamas fears renewed violence in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon due to tensions with Hezbollah. (Al Monitor)

Reuters looks at whether or not Israel has enacted any kind of "de facto settlement freeze" this year. (Reuters)