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News:

Israel announces plans for 1,800 new settlement housing units in the occupied territories. (AFP/AP)

PM Netanyahu reportedly rejects the inclusion of Jerusalem in Sec. Kerry's framework for peace. (Ha'aretz)

The US reportedly threatens to cut aid to the PA if current peace talks fail. (Times of Israel)

US reportedly denies pressuring the Arab League to recognize Israel as a "Jewish state." (Jerusalem Post)

Divisions are growing within Israel's cabinet, especially over peace with the Palestinians. (JTA)

Israel is continuing a controversial excavation project in occupied Hebron. (AFP)

Palestinian citizens of Israel continue to voice outrage over population transfer proposals. (AP)

A minority of Palestinian citizens of Israel may support joining a Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz)

Palestinians host their first ever Arab Media Conference, but Israel denies many participants entry. (The Media Line)

In defiance of the World Bank, Israel is refusing to allow Palestinians to use a landfill in the occupied West Bank. (Ha'aretz)

Fatah says it has made a proposal for national unity to Hamas. (Ma'an)

Islamic Jihad may be attempting to sabotage Palestinian reconciliation. (Jerusalem Post)

Suspected Jewish extremisst cut down Palestinian fruit trees. (AFP)

A further "price tag" attack may have been thwarted. (YNet)

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon worry about conflict with Hezbollah. (The Daily Star)

Former PM Sharon's health condition reportedly worsens. (AP/Xinhua)

US officials are concerned that extremists in Syria are recruiting and training Americans for attacks in the US. (New York Times)

Indonesian jihadists are being drawn into Syrian conflict. (AP)

US may be readying to resume nonlethal assistance to the Syrian opposition. (New York Times)

Nearly 500 have been killed in fighting between rival Syrian rebel groups. (AP)

A bomb kills 22 at an Iraqi military recruiting center. (New York Times)

Iraqi Kurds begin exporting their oil through Turkey. (AP)

Libya is trying to gain control of militia members by withholding their pay. (Christian Science Monitor)

Tunisia's Islamist Prime Minister resigns in favor of a new technocratic government. (AFP)

Commentary:

ATFP Pres. Ziad Asali explains why Palestinians are so puzzled and disturbed by Israel's "Jewish state" demand. (Ha'aretz)

Alex Fishman speculates on what Kerry's framework agreement might look like. (YNet)

Israeli Tourism Minister Landau says there are no more "red lines" in negotiations which are making substantial progress. (Jerusalem Post)

Kifah Ziboun looks at the future of the Jordan Valley. (Asharq Al Awsat)

Ben Caspit says settler "price tag" violence will ignite the next intifada. (Jerusalem Post)

Aluf Benn says Israel's refusal to disclose the full list of who it sells arms to raises moral issues. (Ha'aretz)

Amira Hass says Palestinian bureaucracy and politics can make foreign investment very difficult. (Ha'aretz)

The Telegraph interviews FM Lieberman, who calls Palestinian citizens of Israel "schizophrenic." (The Telegraph)

Haviv Rettig Gur says Lieberman's population transfer proposal was cynical but politically canny. (Times of Israel)

Lior Akerman says Israel is right to demand Palestinians recognize it as a "Jewish state." (Jerusalem Post)

Charles Krauthammer says those who would boycott Israel should be boycotted themselves. (Washington Post)

Michael Felsen says the only way to counter a growing boycott movement is to aggressively promote peace. (Ha'aretz)

Assaf Sharon says the occupation is producing a growing boycott movement that is harming Israel. (YNet)

Hassan Hassan says a new uprising against them may have destroyed Al Qaeda's hold on parts of Syria. (Foreign Policy)

Rodger Shanahan asks why so many Shiites are fighting in Syria. (The Daily Star)

Greg Jaffe looks at the new memoir by former Defense Secretary Gates, which he calls self-contradictory. (Washington Post)

Alan Phillips doesn't think much of Gates' book. (The National)

The Daily Star says Gates' book shows why the US is nearing irrelevance in the Middle East. (The Daily Star)

H A Hellyer says religion can be a positive force in Egypt. (The National)

Shadi Rahimi says jailed Egyptian activists despair for the future of the country. (Al Monitor)

Mustapha Al Noman asks what's next for Yemen.  (Asharq Al Awsat)

May Yamani says Saudi Arabia yearns for return to familiar stability, which it probably won't get. (The Daily Star)

Fouad Ajami says the US needs to be very careful about considering a tilt towards Iran and away from Sunni Arab states. (Wall Street Journal)

News:

Sec. Kerry will update the Arab League on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Times of Israel)

Pres. Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah reportedly plan to coordinate their responses to Kerry. (Jerusalem Post)

The Middle East Quartet says it will continue to coordinate with Jordan. (Jordan Times)

3 Palestinians are wounded in two separate Israeli airstrikes. (Ma'an/Xinhua)

Rockthrowing Palestinians disrupt a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian activists. (AP)

Peace Now urges the Israeli government to dismantle illegal settlements after clashes with Palestinians. (AFP)

An Israeli human rights group says it has video showing Israeli troops participating in settler attacks against Palestinians. (Ma'an)

Pope Francis' upcoming Middle East trip is said to have "a political dimension." (YNet)

Hamas is trying to rebuild its relations with Iran. (The Guardian)

A Fatah official says he will visit Gaza when Hamas is ready for unity. (Xinhua)

Palestinian officials say Hamas and Fatah have been holding productive discussions about unity. (Xinhua)

Hamas complains Egypt is not taking the humanitarian crisis in Gaza "seriously." (Ma'an)

A strike by UNRWA workers adds to Palestinian woes. (Reuters)

Hundreds of Palestinian citizens of Israel protest ongoing home demolitions in the Negev. (Ma'an)

There are ways for Israeli settlers to establish outposts by avoiding Israeli building regulations. (Ha'aretz)

Israel's military refuses to issue a complete list of foreign weapons sales. (Ha'aretz)

The violence in Iraq appears to be a sequel to the American war there. (New York Times)

A bombing near an Iraqi army recruiting center kills 21. (AP)

Four different armed groups are reportedly fighting in Falluja. (Al Monitor)

ISIS is being dealt a serious blow in Syria by other rebel forces. (New York Times)

Syria reports two different attacks by rebels on chemical weapons sites. (New York Times)

Russia blocks condemnation of Syrian government air strikes on Aleppo. (AP)

A car bomb near a school in central Syria kills at least 18. (AP/Reuters)

Syria's opposition holds its first "unified" meeting in years to discuss upcoming peace talks. (Reuters)

Turkey says Iran can play a role in resolving the Syrian crisis. (Xinhua)

Jordan appeals for $2.4 billion in US aid for Syrian refugees there. (Xinhua)

A large arms seizure in Bahrain raises fears of further violence. (BBC)

Bahrain suspends reconciliation talks with opposition groups. (Reuters)

Egypt sentences 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to three years each for violence-related charges. (Reuters)

Support for Egypt's military-led government appears strong amid an ongoing crackdown. (Washington Post)

Egyptian satirist Dr. Bassem Youssef is planning a comeback. (AP)

Fanatics attack books in Lebanon. (AP)

Yemen bans the formation of religious political parties. (The Media Line)

Tunisia's constituent assembly appoints an electoral commission, paving the way for the new, technocratic government. (AP)

International nuclear negotiations with Iran hit a snag on centrifuge research questions. (Reuters)

Commentary:

Ari Shavit says the Zionist right needs Sec. Kerry to save it from itself. (Ha'aretz)

Barak Ravid says PM Netanyahu wants to say yes to Kerry, but without anybody noticing. (Ha'aretz)

Daniella Cheslow says Hamas' fortunes continue to sink amid regional changes. (McClatchy)

Asmaa al-Ghoul says Hamas is eager to reach a security arrangement with Egypt. (Al Monitor)

Daniel Seidemann says the Israeli myth of a "united Jerusalem" is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. (The Guardian)

Linda Gradstein says Kerry is pushing for recognition of Israel as a "Jewish state." (The Media Line)

Roy Isacowitz says Netanyahu's peace plan is to do nothing. (Ha'aretz)

Daniel Friedmann says there are signs the "Jordanian option" might once again be plausible. (YNet)

Hagai Segal says there can be no Israeli compromise on Jerusalem. (YNet)

A Palestinian student from Syria describes the experience of being a Palestinian in the Syrian war. (PNN)

Chemi Shalev says David Ben-Gurion did not see Israel as "the nation-state of the Jewish people." (Ha'aretz)

Ha'aretz says "price tag" attacks can and must be thwarted. (Ha'aretz)

Gershon Baskin says there's more than enough water for Israelis and Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)

Dalia Hatuqa looks of the pitfalls of reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (The National)

Madawi Al-Rasheed says a closer alliance with Pakistan is central to Saudi Arabia's new security strategy. (Al Monitor)

David Ignatius says Iran's fingerprints can be seen in violence in Falluja. (Washington Post)

Caryle Murphy says PM AL-Maliki finds himself somewhat isolated in the battle in Anbar. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Daily Star says the US is demonstrating a double standard about Al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq. (The Daily Star)

Michael Weiss looks at the unfolding of rebel infighting in Syria. (NOW)

David Owen says a cease-fire in Syria is not completely out of reach. (Christian Science Monitor)

Michael Young says fighting between Syrian rebels suggests there will be no resolution to the conflict soon. (The National)

David Kenner looks of the controversial death of a Reuters stringer photographer in Syria. (Foreign Policy)

Francis Matthew says Pres. Putin is ruthlessly exploiting his opportunity in Syria. (Gulf News)

Ibrahim Saif says Jordan desperately needs international support to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis. (Jordan Times)

Antoine Lambroschini says Ennahda in Tunisia is learning from the mistakes of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. (Arab News)

Michael Young says Lebanon cannot continue to operate in a political vacuum. (The Daily Star)

Aaron David Miller says the Obama administration's foreign policy is a logical one. (Foreign Policy)

The National says Robert Gates' memoirs show the Obama administration's lack of vision. (The National)

Denise Natali says PM Erdogan is mishandling the Kurdish issue. (Al Monitor)

Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Yemen's Legal Affairs Minister, Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

News:
US officials say a draft US framework agreement may be presented to the parties soon. (YNet)

US Amb. Shapiro says Pres. Abbas and PM Netanyahu said "things no one ever heard before" in recent meetings. (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli DM Ya'alon says peace talks with Palestinians may be extended and denounces settler "terrorism." (AFP/Times of Israel)

Abbas will meet with Jordan's King Abdullah today. (Ma'an)

The largest Dutch pension fund divests from companies that are involved in the Israeli occupation. (Ha'aretz)

Israel's interior minister strongly criticizes FM Lieberman's proposal to transfer Palestinian villages in Israel to a Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz)

Lieberman defends his population transfer plan. (Times of Israel)

Palestinian officials say an Islamic Jihad militant was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza. (AP/Reuters)

Israel denies it conducted a drone strike at all. (Ma'an)

The Israeli military denies any involvement in a shooting in Gaza. (Xinhua)

Egypt says after two months of continued closure, it will open the Gaza crossing for two days. (Ma'an)

Hamas says it will release seven Fatah prisoners as a "unity gesture." (Ma'an)

Extremist settlers torch Palestinian cars in Nablus. (Ma'an)

A series of photos depicts Palestinians relaxing in various ways. (New York Times)

Saudi Arabia is increasing its backing of Syrian rebels. (New York Times)

Many analysts think the extreme Al Qaeda faction in Syria, ISIS, is overstretched and threatened. (Washington Post)

More moderate Syrian rebels seize a key Al Qaeda base in Aleppo. (AP/BBC)

The main Syrian political opposition group remains undecided about upcoming peace talks. (AP)

The first shipment of Syrian chemical weapons out of the country has commenced. (Xinhua)

PM al-Maliki says victory over Al Qaeda is certain. (Reuters)

At least 18 more people are killed in ongoing violence in Iraq. (Xinhua)

A new survey suggests most Saudi men blame women for molestation incidents. (Reuters)

Commentary:

Adnan Abu Amer says relations between Egypt and Hamas have hit an all-time low. (Al Monitor)

Raphael Ahren looks at Palestinian options if peace talks should break down. (Times of Israel)

Peter Beinart says whatever is in textbooks, occupation is the ultimate incitement for Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)

Yigal Sarna says, instead of getting rid of Palestinian citizens, Israel should get rid of Lieberman. (YNet)

Shlomi Eldar says Palestinian citizens of Israel have voiced their strong opposition to Lieberman's transfer policy. (Al Monitor)

Amnon Abramovich asks when Netanyahu will grow up and start meeting his urgent responsibilities. (YNet)

Daniella Peled says Israeli right-wingers are deluding themselves about living conditions in Gaza. (Ha'aretz)

Amos Harel says, under increasing pressure, Israeli settler extremists could intensify their violence. (Ha'aretz)

Liam Hoare says Britain should apologize for the Balfour Declaration. (The Forward)

Gil Troy says former PM Sharon saved Israel twice. (Jerusalem Post)

Thomas Friedman highly recommends the new book by Marwan Muasher. (New York Times)

James Jeffrey says the US must act decisively in Iraq and other key Middle Eastern battlegrounds. (Washington Post)

Nabeel Khoury says, rather than supporting him by talking to him, the US should be encouraging Iran and Russia to abandon Pres. Assad. (Los Angeles Times)

Amr Moussa says he's sure Egyptians will approve the new Constitution he led the drafting of. (New York Times)

Reuters interviews Jehane Noujaim, maker of the film "The Square," about the movie and current developments in Egypt. (Reuters)

The CSM says religious leaders are best placed to help end Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq. (Christian Science Monitor)

Osama Al Sharif bemoans the "fratricidal wars" in Iraq and Syria. (Jordan Times)

Semih Idiz says Turkey's government is deeply threatened by the spread of war in Syria. (Al Monitor)

Roula Khalaf says, as the US continues to seem to turn away from the Middle East, Arabs must become more self-reliant. (Gulf News)

Rami Khouri says the Middle East is entering a "post-everything" era. (The Daily Star)

Chantal Berman looks at the post-revolutionary protest movements in Tunisia. (Foreign Policy)

News:

Palestinian sources claim Sec. Kerry is proposing the return of 80,000 Palestinian refugees to Israel. (Xinhua)

Reports suggest the US may be trying to add language about a "Jewish state" to the Arab Peace Initiative. (Times of Israel)

Israeli officials doubt an agreement can be reached within nine months. (Reuters)

Israeli cabinet minister Bennett dismisses all notions of a land swap with the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)

Palestinian citizens of Israel call FM Lieberman's land swap proposals "delusional." (Ha'aretz)

Jordanian officials say PM Netanyahu is ready for a land swap with Palestinians. (YNet)

Israeli settlers voice their objections to Kerry's peace efforts. (Christian Science Monitor)

Hebron settlers say Netanyahu "may meet a worse fate" then former PM Sharon. (JTA)

Israeli extremists mock Kerry's peace efforts. (BBC)

Israel approves 272 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

Jewish vandals damage Palestinian cars and spray graffiti in Jaffa. (Ma'an)

A rocket fired from Gaza lands in southern Israel without causing any injuries or damage. (Xinhua)

A Palestinian man is crushed to death due to overcrowding at an Israeli West Bank checkpoint. (Ma'an)

Israeli officials complain about incitement by Palestinians. (New York Times)

Israeli forces arrest three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)

Egyptian forces shoot and wound two Palestinian youths exiting a Gaza smuggling tunnel. (Ma'an)

Czech officials demand an explanation for weapons discovered at the Palestinian mission in Prague. (New York Times/AFP)

Palestinian villagers capture and briefly detain a group of Israeli settlers they say attacked them in the occupied West Bank. (New York Times)

Hamas holds another military training program for Gaza youth. (Xinhua)

Hamas says it is making "goodwill gestures" to Fatah. (Xinhua/Ha'aretz)

Saudi Arabia says it is donating $40 million to the Palestinian budget. (PNN)

The US and Iran are increasingly seen by some as facing common enemies in the Middle East. (New York Times)

Egypt summons Iran's charge d'affaires over recent statements criticizing Egyptian policies. (Xinhua)

Saudi Arabia's military aid package to Lebanon is seen by some as a message to the US. (New York Times)

Syrian extremists are accused of mass executions of rival rebels. (Los Angeles Times)

A Sunni revolt in Iraq could spiral into a new war in the country. (Washington Post)

Kuwait swears in a new cabinet with seven new members. (AP/Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Turkish government fires 350 police officers. (AP)

Commentary:

The LA Times says Kerry's framework agreement provides a glimmer of hope for Middle East peace. (Los Angeles Times)

The CSM says Kerry and Pope Francis make a formidable peace team. (Christian Science Monitor)

The Washington Post says Israelis and Palestinians have to prove themselves willing to engage Kerry's peace efforts. (Washington Post)

Asharq Al-Awsat interviews chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Munib al Masri says all Palestinians want is their freedom. (Ha'aretz)

Vincent Fean says the Palestinian leadership is right to engage in peace talks with Israel. (Ma'an)

Nahum Barnea says, instead of whining about Palestinian incitement, Israeli leaders should do something about Israeli incitement. (YNet)

Jonathan Cook says Israel's educational system is filled with incitement of its own. (The National)

Moshe Arens strongly disapproves of his interpretation of Kerry's proposals. (Ha'aretz)

David Newman says the Jordan Valley has lost most of its strategic significance for Israel. (Jerusalem Post)

Akiva Eldar says Israel's relationship with Jordan is much more important to it than the Jordan Valley. (Al Monitor)

Hazem Balousha says what Palestinians in Gaza want most in 2014 is electricity. (Al Monitor)

Neri Zilber looks at the problems facing a Jordanian Muslim named Yitzhak Rabin. (The Atlantic)

The LA Times says the Obama administration should "stop coddling" the Egyptian government. (Los Angeles Times)

Nervana Mahmoud says the Al-Noor party in Egypt should be carefully watched. (Al Monitor)

Hassan Hassan says PM Al-Maliki's war against Al Qaeda is tainted by sectarian politics. (The National)

Huda Al-Saleh looks at women members of Al Qaeda. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid says he thinks Iran is secretly running Al Qaeda. (Arab News)

Sobhi Ghandour stresses the importance of Arab Christian communities to the region. (Gulf News)

Peter Beinart says there is a "moral case" for ending the US "cold war" with Iran. (Ha'aretz)

Hussein Ibish says the emerging Tunisian Constitution is extremely promising. (NOW)

News:

Sec. Kerry cites "some progress" in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, but warns of the prospect of failure. (AP/Washington Post)

Kerry ends his trip without yet securing a framework agreement. (AFP)

FM Lieberman says Kerry's offer is "the best Israel is going to get." (Ha'aretz/Times of Israel)

Kerry seeks and gets Saudi endorsement for his peace efforts. (Xinhua/Jerusalem Post)

Kerry thanks the Saudi King for his "enthusiastic support" of the peace process. (State Department/The Guardian)

Former Mossad chief Dagan says Israel doesn't need to keep the Jordan Valley. (Times of Israel)

Israel issues demolition orders for a large group of Palestinian buildings in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma'an)

The Jordan Valley continues to be a key sticking point between Israelis and Palestinians. (New York Times)

Palestinian citizens of Israel reject Lieberman's proposal to include many of their towns in a land swap. (Jerusalem Post)

Pope Francis will visit the "holy land" in May. (BBC)

Israeli rights groups accuse authorities of continuing to torture Palestinians despite a court order. (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli settlers attack a school and a reservoir near Nablus. (Ma'an)

Palestinian farmers clash with attacking settlers near Hebron. (Ma'an)

Human Rights Watch says a Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli soldiers "posed no threat." (Ma'an)

12 weapons found at the Palestinian mission in Prague were "legal." (Ap)

The Palestine Power Generation Company signs a 20-year-deal with Israeli and American natural gas companies. (Ma'an/Xinhua)

Israel denies it killed all those responsible in a 1994 bombing in Argentina. (JTA)

Former PM Sharon's health continues to rapidly decline. (Reuters/AP)

A new "post-US" Middle East seems to be emerging in which militants thrive. (New York Times)

The NYT profiles the life and death of a key Hezbollah operative. (New York Times)

Almost all other Sunni rebel groups attack the extremist ISIS militia. (ISW/Financial Times)

Fighting between Syrian rebels spreads through the east of the country. (AP)

Kerry says Iran may have a role in upcoming Syrian peace talks. (New York Times)

The US Embassy issues a warning to Americans in Lebanon. (AP)

Iraqi soldiers and tribesmen are making progress in pushing back Al Qaeda in key Western cities. (New York Times)

17 are killed in more bomb attacks in Baghdad. (Xinhua)

The Muslim Brotherhood is fighting to survive in Egypt. (New York Times)

Two prominent secular activists in Egypt get one-year suspended sentences for arson. (Ahram Online)

Egypt summons the Qatari ambassador in Cairo, after Doha issues a pro-Muslim Brotherhood statement. (AP/Xinhua)

Commentary:

Looking at Israel's "Jewish character," Bernard Avishai says it is the only country that "does not recognize itself." (The New Yorker)

Leonard Fein says supporters of a two-state solution should boycott the Israeli settlement of Ariel. (The Forward)

The Jerusalem Post praises Kerry's efforts. (Jerusalem Post)

Oudeh Basharat says Kerry is part of the problem, not the solution. (Ha'aretz)

Hassan Barari says many Jordanians are deeply concerned an Israeli-Palestinian deal would be at their expense. (Arab News)

Avi Issacharoff says Israeli and Palestinian red lines make a Kerry-brokered deal unlikely. (Times of Israel)


Ha'aretz says Lieberman has once again thrown a wrench in the works by trying to push Palestinian towns in Israel into a Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz)

Ami Ayalon says it's time for Jordan Valley settlers to come home to Israel. (YNet)

Anat Matar says, unlike Palestinians, Israeli soldiers and settlers with blood on their hands almost never serve time in prison. (Ha'aretz)

Yitzhak Laor says, for Israel, Palestinian blood is cheap. (Ha'aretz)

Haviv Rettig Gur looks at how Netanyahu runs the Israeli government. (Times of Israel)

Christa Case Bryant says Israelis are still struggling to define the legacy of Sharon. (Christian Science Monitor)

Marit Danon says she turned from an ardent Sharon critic to a devoted fan. (YNet)

Ben Caspit says Sharon's decisions crucially shaped contemporary Israel. (Al Monitor)

Hussein Ibish calls the Israeli-Palestinian squabble over Jesus "ridiculous." (The National)

Seth Lipsky says Sharon had an uncanny ability to connect with people who instinctively didn't like him. (Ha'aretz)

Vali Nasr asks if Turkey is emerging as Iran's latest ally. (New York Times)

Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon say Egypt's interim government has gone too far in suppressing the Muslim Brotherhood and may create a new form of extremism. (New York Times)

Omer Aziz says the world must hold Qatar to account for treatment of laborers, especially in connection with the World Cup. (New York Times)

The Daily Star says the uprising against Al Qaeda in Syria must not be allowed to be another missed opportunity. (The Daily Star)

Nicholas Blanford says the Assad regime may survive. (Christian Science Monitor)

Michael Weiss describes how the US Syria policy "fell apart." (Politico)

Faeq Muneef says a deadlier strain than ever of Al Qaeda has emerged in Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Bruce Riedel looks at the continuing evolution of Al Qaeda "3.0." (Al Monitor)

Patricio Asfura-Heim and Christopher Steinitz ask if anyone can stop Lebanon's descent into chaos. (Foreign Policy)

The National accuses PM Al-Maliki of "sectarian politics" in Iraq. (The National)

Sinan Ulgen thinks Turkey can help bridge some Middle Eastern divisions. (The Daily Star)

Mustafa Akyol explains Turkey's AKP-Gulen conflict. (Al Monitor)

Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Bahrain's public security chief Maj. Gen. Tarek Al Hasan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Abdullah Al Shayji says Gulf states and other Arabs were shocked by the US "flippant" attitude in 2013. (Gulf News)

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