Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will hold a meeting about peace talks with Special Envoy Indyk. (AFP/Jerusalem Post)

Pres. Abbas says he is willing to extend peace talks, but the first three months of them should focus on borders. (Ha’aretz/Ynet/Times of Israel)

The PA says communications with Israeli officials is at an all time low. (Ma’an)

The PLO says 800,000 Palestinians have been detained by the Israeli military since the 1967. (Ma’an/PNN)

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza rally for prisoners. (Ynet/AFP)

A blast in Gaza kills three Hamas militants. (New York Times/DPA)

Activists in Gaza are pushing for a two-state solution. (New York Times)

An overland aid convoy is due to arrive in Gaza next week. (Ha’aretz)

Israel arrests a journalist, who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel for travelling to Lebanon. (AP/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)

Hamas is attempting to rebuild its regional alliances. (Al Monitor)

Israelis curious about Palestine are increasingly visiting Ramallah. (AP/Times of Israel)

The Committee to Protect Journalists says there is a rise in the assassination of journalists in Syria. (AP)

The Syrian opposition accuses the Assad regime of yet another poison gas attack. (Reuters)

The Syrian war is taking a heavy toll on Syrian culture, archeology and history. (New York Times)

Omani FM bin Alawi says the Gulf rift has been resolved. (Al Arabiya/Gulf News)
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/04/17/Report-Oman-FM-says-Gulf-rift-has-ended.htmlTerrorism in Egypt is spreading from Sinai to Cairo. (Al Monitor)

Arab bankers blame regional unrest for economic deterioration. (Jordan Times)

The IAEA says Iran has begun to cut its most highly-enriched nuclear stockpile. (Reuters/AP)

David Landau says the late Pres. Arafat showed how religious Jews can, like him, accept a two-state solution. (Ha’aretz)

Akiva Eldar examines Israel’s latest move to secure control over key areas in the occupied territories. (Al-Monitor)

Ha’aretz says Israelis must make the effort to learn Arabic. (Ha’aretz)

Joyce Karam says as Hezbollah is widening its mission in Syria, its softening its positions in  Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)

Eyad Abu Shakra says Arabs typiclally do not read history, and even those who do fail to adequately comprehend it. (Asharq al Awsat)

The Jordan Times says Jordan will do all it can to free its ambassador from a Libyan militia. (Jordan Times)

Charlotte Keenan says governments must start treating education as a security asset in combating extremism. (Jordan Times)

Alaa Al Aswany says soccer in Egypt is a mirror reflecting the “fierce struggle” between the old ways of the “ancien regime” and those who dream of a better future. (New York Times)