NEWS:
 
Israeli occupation authorities approve 600 new settlement housing units in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP/Ha'aretz/Jerusalem Post)
 
Israeli occupation authorities demolish several Palestinian homes in the West Bank. (Ma’an)
 
Israeli occupation forces injure two in a raid on a Palestinian camp in the West Bank. (Xinhua/Ma’an)
 
A new document exposes divisions and disagreements within Hamas. (YNet)
 
The PA approves a $4 billion annual budget. (Xinhua)
 
Israel rejects a US-Palestinian proposal to revive a committee to monitor incitement. (Ha'aretz)

Jordan is worried about the fallout from Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP/Xinhua)
 
Israel is considering a bill annexing all Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. (Ha'aretz)
 
Israel security chief says Palestinian extremism is born primarily from economic hardship. (Xinhua)
 
Israel arrests a Palestinian man accused of links to Al Qaeda and possessing biological weapons. (Ha'aretz)
 
Israeli authorities say they have thwarted a planned terrorist attack on a wedding by Palestinian extremists. (Jerusalem Post)
 
Three Israeli settlers are indicted for "price tag attacks" against Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)
 
The Red Cross is going to stop providing tents to homeless Palestinians in the Jordan Valley. (YNet)
 
Israel's chief negotiator Livni blasts condemnation of Sec. Kerry by her cabinet colleagues. (AP)
 
Extremist Israeli rabbis say Kerry has "declared war on God."
(Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)
 
Israelis and Palestinians are feeling increasing pressure from Kerry's initiative. (Xinhua)
 
Jewish-American groups are keeping a low profile on Kerry's initiative. (JTA)
 
Some settlement company CEOs are not losing any sleep over potential boycotts. (JTA)
 
An anti-boycott bill that passed the New York State Senate is stalled in the Assembly. (JTA)
 
Israel's central bank chief is optimistic about the integration of the "Arab sector" into the country's economy. (Ha'aretz)

Syrian unrest is spilling into Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. (Ma’an)
 
Pres. Abbas sponsors the wedding of 100 couples in Gaza. (Xinhua)
 
Gaza farmers are turning to growing herbs for a living. (AP)
 
A UN report details the abuse of children during Syrian war. (New York Times)
 
Syrian forces bomb a mosque, killing 11 people. (AP)
 
Large numbers of Syrian refugees are stuck on the Turkish border. (Reuters)
 
US intelligence chief Clapper says Pres. Assad has strengthened his grip on power. (New York Times)
 
US representative to the Syrian opposition Ford is retiring. (New York Times)
 
Bombings in central Baghdad killed 22 people. (AP)
 
Oil shipments from Iraq to Jordan are halted due to security concerns. (Reuters)
 
Eight are killed in a shootout between Tunisian security forces and extremists. (AP)
 
Libya says all its chemical weapons have been destroyed. (AP)
 
12 are injured in an attack on an elementary school in Libya. (Xinhua)
 
Bahrain increases the penalties for insulting the king. (Reuters)
 
Egypt summons representatives from Qatar and Bosnia due to pro-Morsi statements. (Xinhua)
 
Former Pres. Morsi's trial resumes. (Xinhua)
 
King Abdullah of Jordan embarks on a trip to the US and Mexico. (Xinhua)
 
Kerry has completed a first whirlwind year as Secretary of State. (AP/AFP)

COMMENTARY:
 
Peter Beinart questions the actual commitment of mainstream pro-Israel American groups to a two-state solution. (Ha’aretz)

Thomas Friedman says a third intifada is already underway in the form of nonviolent resistance and boycotts. (The New York Times)

Ali Ibrahim says the ongoing peace talks represent the last chance for the
Palestinians and Israel to end this conflict. (Asharq Alawsat)
 
Carter Eskew says his sources tell him that Obama appreciates Kerry’s drive and initiative. (The Washington Post)
 
David Gardner says the ongoing Israeli settlements are killing any idea of establishing a viable Palestinian state. (The Gulf News)
 
The Gulf News says the Palestinians should rely on a UN force as a buffer between Israel and a future Palestinian state. (The Gulf News)
 
David Horovitz says the newly launched Arabic site of “The Times of Israel” will illuminate “Israel’s democracy.” (The Times of Israel)

Ben Caspit says Israeli security officials recognize “historic” changes in Iran. (Al-Monitor)
 
The Jordan Times says the US should start talking to the Syrian regime to end the war. (The Jordan Times) 

Peter Millett says Assad has to leave power. (The Jordan Times)
 
Madawi Al-Rasheed questions the effectiveness of the new Saudi anti-terror law intended to prevent Saudis from joining the war in Syria and elsewhere. (Al-Monitor)
 
The Washington Post says the US must demand the release of detained journalists in Egypt. (The Washington Post)
 
Wael Nawara says the American “Working Group on Egypt” offered the wrong advice. (Al-Monitor)