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NEWS:

Israeli warplanes bomb an area south of Beirut, in retaliation for rockets fired into Israel. (The Daily Star/New York Times)

Two explosions rock the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. (AP)

Israel may be preparing to approve 1,500 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem. (PNN)

The PA calls on the Middle East Quartet to stop Israel's settlement expansions. (Ma'an)

Israel calls anti-Japanese statements by one of its officials "unacceptable." (AP)

Pres. Abbas says the prisoner release issue is separate from peace talks. (Ma'an)

Abbas says there has been no progress in peace talks. (PNN)

Abbas affirms a peace agreement would end all claims against Israel. (Ha'aretz/Times of Israel)

Abbas will host Rosh Hashanah with Israeli MKs. (Jerusalem Post)

Israel expels a freed Palestinian prisoner from the West Bank to Gaza. (Xinhua)

Israel's chief negotiator Livni calls on the Labor Party to join the coalition and support peace talks with the Palestinians. (Xinhua)

Masked men stab a PA intelligence officer near Nablus. (Ma'an)

Hamas claims the youth movement calling for its ouster in Gaza was "trained by Egyptian intelligence." (Jerusalem Post)

The leader of a Salafist group in Gaza calls for a "Jihad" against the new Egyptian government. (Al Monitor)

Bedouins deny harboring militants as the conflict in Sinai intensifies. (Al Monitor)

Ultra-Orthodox tourism is thriving in Israel. (The Media Line)

Settlers and other Israelis complain Palestinians are "crossing freely" into Israel from certain parts of the West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)


COMMENTARY:

Ha'aretz says Israel should scrap proposed laws defining its "Jewish character" and move to integrate its Arab minority. (Ha'aretz)

Yair Ettinger says Israelis need to understand they can no longer rely on automatic support from Jewish Americans. (Ha'aretz)

Uri Savir says few Israeli politicians are honest with the public about the need for a peace agreement with the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)

Avi Issacharoff says Hamas is defiantly pushing back against Egypt, Israel and its recent losses. (Times of Israel)

Sarah Seltzer says, in a battle of competing boycotts, both Alice Walker and the University of Michigan Center for Education for Women are wrong. (The Forward)

Nathan Guttman says Israeli-Turkish relations are once again collapsing, despite US efforts at reconciliation. (The Forward)

Barın Kayaoğlu says PM Erdogan's latest remarks critical of Israel reflect a broader anti-Semitism. (Al Monitor)

Meir Javedanfar looks at the strained relationship between Hamas and Hezbollah. (Al Monitor)

Mazal Mualem interviews MK Issawi Frej, who explains why he joined a left-wing Israeli party. (Al Monitor)

Nabila Ramdani says, for peace to succeed, it's necessary for Sec. Kerry to understand what daily life under occupation is like. (New Statesman)

Sherine Bahaa questions the usefulness of the new peace talks. (Ahram Weekly)

NEWS:

Israeli and Palestinian police may begin performing joint patrols in areas of the occupied West Bank. (Washington Post)

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are divided on what the US role in their talks should be. (Xinhua/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)

The PLO threatens to go to international bodies if Israel's settlement activities continue. (AFP/YNet)

Palestinian researchers say Israel is strengthening Bethlehem settlements. (Ma'an)

Analysts say Hamas' crackdown on a youth group demanding its ouster shows signs of panic. (Los Angeles Times)

Israeli extremists reportedly threaten PM Netanyahu with the fate of the late PM Rabin. (Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)

A senior Israeli official says his government believes Syria has used chemical weapons in that country's conflict. (AP/Reuters)

Egypt accuses Hamas of harboring Sinai terrorists. (Times of Israel)

Tensions between Hamas and Islamic Jihad reignite after a clash at a disputed mosque in Gaza. (Al Monitor)

Sec. Hagel confers with his Israeli counterpart Ya'alon on Middle East security matters. (Xinhua)

Jordan and Israel are negotiating a water-sharing deal. (Xinhua)

An Israeli court has granted an East Jerusalem widow a last-minute reprieve from deportation. (Ha'aretz)

Dozens rally in Gaza against the Israeli blockade. (Xinhua)

A right-wing Israeli politician running forJerusalem's City Council wants Arabs excluded from public parks. (Ha'aretz)

Hamas is reportedly preparing to execute a boy arrested at age 14. (The Media Line)

A Palestinian journalist is attacked by masked men in Gaza. (Ma'an)

Imports from Israel are lowering tomato prices in the occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)

A new Palestinian film will premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. (Ma'an)

The Lebanese government says it wants to register unlicensed Palestinian organizations. (The Daily Star)


COMMENTARY:

Khalil Shikaki and Steven Cohen say Palestinian public opinion is one reason for optimism on peace. (Christian Science Monitor)

Douglas Bloomfield asks why, if it is serious about peace, Israel keeps announcing ever more settlements. (Jerusalem Post)

Dan Sagir suggests measures to strengthen peace talks. (Ha'aretz)

Amiel Ungar says Israelis have good reason to be skeptical about peace. (Ha'aretz)

Akiva Eldar says pro-peace Israelis need to make the connection between peace and the Iran issue. (Al Monitor)

Ilene Prusher looks of the dilemma over how to compromise over Jerusalem. (Ha'aretz)

Aaron Magid asks how the negotiations will affect Netanyahu's cabinet. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Shmuel Rosner says Israelis can't decide whether the 1993 Oslo agreements were a mistake or not. (Al Monitor)

The CSM interviews a released Palestinian prisoner, Khaled Asakreh, says he has "completely changed." (Christian Science Monitor)

Barak Ravid says Israel's national security advisor is a strange choice for the post. (Ha'aretz)

Noah Beck looks at intensifying Israeli-Indian strategic ties. (Jerusalem Post)

Sam Gilbert looks at a "heartbreaking" Palestinian stuffed animal zoo in the occupied West Bank. (Vice)

NEWS:

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet twice in secret on Tuesday. (Xinhua/YNet/Times of Israel)

Pres. Abbas calls for an effective US role in the Israeli-Palestinian talks. (Xinhua)

Abbas says Israel is "placing obstacles" in the way of continuing with negotiations. (PNN)

Palestinians say they are still considering more moves at the UN despite peace talks. (AP)

Three more Palestinian refugees are killed in fighting in Syria. (Ma'an)

Hamas denounces a new movement in Gaza calling for its ouster. (Ma'an)

Hamas calls on Egypt to open the border crossing with Gaza, and rejects the notion of an Israeli crossing as an alternative. (Reuters/Xinhua)

A Palestinian man is killed in a raid by Israeli occupation forces in Jenin. (New York Times)

Israeli forces shoot and injure two Palestinians in northern Gaza. (Ma'an)

Hamas is persisting with executions despite appeals from human rights groups. (New York Times)

Israeli police say suspected Jewish extremist vandals have defaced another Christian monastery. (AP/YNet)

Israel accuses an Arab citizen of joining extremist rebels in Syria. (AP)

Israel destroys two Palestinian homes in the Negev desert. (Ma'an)

The Israeli government issues a travel advisory for certain countries ahead of the Jewish holidays. (Xinhua)

The Bank of Palestine announces a net profit of $18.7 Million for the first half of 2013. (PNN)

A settler leader demands payment for trying to save an unauthorized, wildcat outpost. (Ha'aretz)

Israel's Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of Israeli settlement boycotts. (Jerusalem Post)

Israelis are becoming increasingly concerned about unrest in Sinai. (The Guardian)

American supporters of Israel are deeply divided over the question of aid to Egypt. (The Forward)

Human rights activists are not challenging Hamas' ban on Internet porn for fear of social judgment. (Al Monitor)


COMMENTARY:

ATFP President Ziad Asali says Egypt must preserve its strategic relationship with the United States. (CBC TV)

Aaron David Miller and Edward Joseph suggest Arab states construct a union of democracies. (Washington Post)

Benedetta Berti says Israelis should realize a prolonged civil war in Syria is bad news for them. (Christian Science Monitor)

Dmitry Shumsky says Palestinian citizens of Israel have most to gain from an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty. (Ha'aretz)

Zvi Bar'el says, with the loss of its ally in Egypt, Turkey is losing influence in the Middle East as a whole. (Ha'aretz)

Linda Gradstein says PM Erdogan's accusations that Israel was behind the ouster of former Egyptian Pres. Morsi have reignited tensions with Israel. (The Media Line)

Leonard Fein says it makes no sense for Israel to cut off scientific cooperation with the EU out of anger. (The Forward)

Mazal Mualem looks at an unexpected new alliance between ultra-Orthodox and left-wing forces in Israel. (Al Monitor)

Maysoon Zayid says few Palestinians really care about prisoner release. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

J. J. Goldberg says the fight over the nomination of Sec. Hagel transformed the Jewish American political landscape. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Robert Wexler says the US should not engage in "arm-twisting" on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (Politico)

NEWS:

Hamas welcomes the return of PA forces to the Gaza-Egypt border. (Xinhua)

Hamas says it understands Egypt's security concerns, but still demands the reopening of the border crossing. (PNN)

Hamas continues to reach out to Iran and Hezbollah for reconciliation in a series of meetings. (Reuters)

A new movement in Gaza advocates the overthrow of Hamas. (Ma'an/Jerusalem Post)

A second round of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is set to begin. (AP)

Israelis and Palestinians have reportedly formed seven subcommittees to examine specific issues. (APA)

Palestinians reiterate they would not have returned to negotiations with Israel without an American letter of assurance. (Times of Israel)

Israel's chief negotiator Livni says the Bayit Yehudi party's presence in the coalition hinders peace. (Jerusalem Post)

A Yesh Atid party official says the Palestinian capital will be in Jerusalem. (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli officials reportedly tell Americans backing the new Egyptian government is important to peace talks. (AP)

Israeli experts say the country should advocate for the new Egyptian government, but quietly. (Jerusalem Post)

The Turkish government accuses Israel of being behind the ouster of former Egyptian Pres. Morsi. (AP/Ha'aretz)

Israeli forces kill one Palestinian and wound two others in a raid on Jenin. (Reuters/Ma'an)

The Israeli Navy reportedly opens fire on Palestinian fishing vessels off the coast of Gaza. (Ma'an)

Egypt arrests 11 terrorists in Sinai. (Xinhua)

Israeli officials accuse Hezbollah of hiding rocket launchers in civilian homes. (Jerusalem Post)

A West Bank computer hacker finds a major glitch in Facebook's security. (AP)

Israel apologizes to Japan over offensive Facebook comments by one of its officials. (Ha'aretz)

The UN says efforts to find a compromise between Israel and the Arab states over the nuclear issuehave failed. (Reuters)

UNSG Ban says Israel does not face discrimination at the UN. (Times of Israel)

The Wadi Gaza valley is suffering severe environmental damage from local neglect and Israel's blockade. (Al Monitor)

Palestinian refugees from Syria are living in cramped conditions and terrible squalor in Lebanon. (Los Angeles Times)

Israelis and Palestinians work together to clear medicines from treated waste water. (Jerusalem Post)


COMMENTARY:

Akiva Eldar says only peace can bring Israel true security. (Al Monitor)

The BBC looks at escalating tensions in Sinai. (BBC)

Sherif Elhelwa and Linda Gradstein say the attacks on Egyptian security in Sinai show a deteriorating situation. (The Media Line)

Avi Issacharoff says the killing of Egyptian soldiers in Sinai will only strengthen the country's resolve to combat extremists. (Times of Israel)

Chemi Shalev says Israel's quiet support for the new Egyptian government could backfire. (Ha'aretz)

David Newman says to make peace, both leaderships must be honest with their publics. (Jerusalem Post)

Leon Hadar says he doesn't believe PM Netanyahu has transformed into a pro-peace leader. (The National Interest)

Moshe Arens says any Israeli leader who makes peace needs the support of the Israeli majority. (Ha'aretz)

Gal Beckerman says Israel's help for injured Syrians is more than empty propaganda. (The Forward)

Lisa Goldman counters that isolated good deeds cannot cover up Israel's generally terrible human rights record. (The Forward)

Emily Hauser says there is a bias against Israel at the UN, but that doesn't excuse Israeli misdeeds. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Shlomi Eldar asks if Hamas has abandoned the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. (Al Monitor)

NEWS:

Fatah proposes general elections to end the Palestinian political impasse, but Hamas rejects them. (Xinhua/Ma'an)

Palestinian activists vow they will "protect Jews" in any future Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz)

Israel is intensifying its diplomatic outreach to allies, reportedly urging support for the Egyptian authorities. (New York Times)

Israel denies it has "close ties" with Egypt's new government, but is watching events closely. (Xinhua/AP)

Unrest in Egypt unnerves Israel and Hamas alike, but for very different reasons. (The Guardian)

Israel's counterterrorism bureau issues a high alert warning for coming weeks. (Times of Israel)

Egyptian officials say they understand Israel's concerns. (YNet)

Militants ambush and kill 24 Egyptian police officers in Sinai. (New York Times/Reuters/AP)

Hamas supporters in Gaza hold vigils for slain Egyptian Muslim Brothers. (Al Monitor)

Egypt closes the Rafah Gaza border crossing after the Sinai attack. (AFP)

Israel allows 270 trucks of supplies into Gaza given Egypt's border closure. (Xinhua)

Jordan's King Abdullah says Israeli unilateral measures are endangering peace talks. (Xinhua)

With peace talks resumed, some Palestinians are again pressing for the right of return. (Christian Science Monitor)

The PA says it is still facing a severe financial crisis. (Ma'an)

The US says it will deliver $148 million in aid to the PA shortly. (Ma'an)

The CSM looks at a lush Palestinian country club in the occupied West Bank. (Christian Science Monitor)

Israel arrests three Palestinians swimming off the coast of Gaza. (Xinhua)

A Palestinian shepherd says he was beaten by masked men in the occupied West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)

The Palestinian public employees union condemns Hamas' media crackdown. (Ma'an)

There is another exchange of fire between militants in Syria and Israeli forces along the occupied Golan Heights frontier. (AP)

Statistics show only 11% of Palestinians traveled abroad in 2012. (Wafa)

A Canadian summer program tries to bring together Israeli and Palestinian youth. (Toronto Star)

A young Palestinian prodigy becomes a doctor at age 20. (The National)


COMMENTARY:

Aseel Saied describes what she learned participating in the ATFP/APN joint internship program. (Jewish Weekly)

Kobi Niv says the Israeli right won't take yes for an answer from the Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)

Ben Sales wonders if unrest in Egypt and Syria can actually help the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. (JTA)

J.J. Goldberg says the surge in Al Qaeda-related terrorism in Sinai is deeply worrying. (The Forward)

Yaakov Lappin looks at the delicate balance Israel must strike in Sinai. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Ben Caspit says Israel is bracing for further unrest to come. (Al Monitor)

Yehuda Bauer asks why the US has failed to broker peace for 40 years. (Ha'aretz)

Aryeh Eldad says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is based on religion, not territory. (Ha'aretz)

Avraham Burg says to achieve peace, PM Netanyahu must first speak its language. (Ha'aretz)

Aron Heller says many settlers defy their extremist stereotype and are very different than people think. (AP)

Harriet Sherwood profiles the custodian of a Gaza gravesite that bespeaks a great burden of history. (The Guardian)

Abeer Ayyoub says the families of Gaza residents convicted of spying for Israel face stigma and discrimination. (Al Monitor)

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