News:

PM Cameron will address the Knesset about how Israel and the Palestinians can benefit from peace. (Ha’aretz)

Israelis and Palestinians are disputing the next prisoner release. (Jerusalem Post)

PM Netanyahu expresses regret over the killing of a Jordanian judge. (AP/AFP/JTA)

PM Ensour says Israel is responsible for killing the judge. (Xinhua/Jordan Times)

Former US Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis passes away. (JTA/Times of Israel)

Palestinian shepherds are bitter at the rise of Israeli home demolitions. (Reuters)

Israeli occupation forces detain 13 Palestinians in the West Bank. (Ma’an)

Three Palestinians are killed in a house explosion in Gaza. (Xinhua)

A Norwegian cruise line drops Tunisia from its itinerary for refusing disembarkation of Israeli passengers. (JTA)

Pres. Assad visits displaced Syrians outside of Damascus.  (AP/Reuters)

UNRWA denies that an iconic photo of Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk was faked. (New York Times)

conference on Syria convenes in Tehran. (Xinhua)

Saudi Arabia will reportedly close down the offices of Al Jazeera. (Jerusalem Post)

Egypt detains thousands amid a crackdown on dissent. (Washington Post)

Pres. Rouhani will visit Oman in his first official trip to the Arab world. (AP/The National)

PM Zeidan is ousted by the Libyan parliament. (AP/Reuters)

The diplomatic rift within the GCC reportedly has no effect on a meeting of Gulf central bank governors. (Reuters)

Commentary:

Ephraim Sneh says if the Israelis and Palestinians are committed to peace, they can overcome the “four insurmountable issues.” (New York Times)

Zeev Maoz says Sec. Kerry’s peace initiative poses grave dangers to Israeli politicians. (Daily Star)

Seth Lipsky asks if the US is really an honest broker in the peace process. (Ha’aretz)

Donniel Hartman says the question of a “Jewish state” is Israel’s problem and not a Palestinian one. (Times of Israel)

Yossi Mekelberg says the alleged weapons shipment to Gaza is being used by Netanyahu to discredit Iran. (Al Arabiya)

The Jordan Times says Israel’s killing of a Jordanian judge is “indefensible.” (Jordan Times)

Jonathan Stevenson says Pres. Obama should work with Iran to solve the conflict in Syria. (New York Times)

Susannah George says opposition leader Jamal Maalouf is the most effective opponent to Syria’s radical Islamists. (Foreign Policy)

Ali Ibrahim praises Gen. Sisi’s realistic approach to Egypt’s economic crisis. (Asharq al-Awsat)

Mohammed Habash says sectarian forces in the Middle East show no sign of retreat. (The National)

Rami Khouri says Libya and Yemen are threatened by state disintegration. (Daily Star)


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