NEWS:
Pres. Abbas [1] accepts PM Hamdallah's resignation [2] after only two weeks in office [3]. (New York Times/AP/AFP)
Hamdallah will remain as caretaker PM [4] until at least August 10, and he says he has no dispute with Abbas [5]. (Ma'an)
Abbas' top aides are seen as front runners [6] for the PM position, if he does not take the job himself. (Ha'aretz)
Mohammed Assaf, the young Palestinian singer from Gaza who won this year's Arab Idol contest, is named a UN goodwill ambassador [7]. (AP)
Assaf's victory [8] provides a rare moment [9] of national unity and pride [10] for Palestinians. (Reuters/Xinhua/AFP)
Hamas appears less enthusiastic [11] about Assaf's victory, disapproving either of singing or his Fatah-inspired nationalistic songs. (The National)
An exchange of rocket fire and air strikes [12] between Israel and militants in Gaza [13] strains the existing cease-fire [14]. (New York Times/AP/Reuters)
Islamic Jihad tells Hamas [15] an inquiry into the death of one of its members, that has strained relations between the groups [16], "must be fair." (Ma'an/Jerusalem Post)
Former FM Lieberman says Israel should fully reoccupy the Gaza Strip [17] in response to the latest exchange of attacks. (Xinhua)
The Netherlands reportedly briefly brokered secret [18] Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in 2012 (Irish Times)
Israel appears likely to avoid what had been potential strong criticism [19] from the EU. (Jerusalem Post)
Two days before Sec. Kerry arrives in Israel, PM Netanyahu dedicates a school [20] named after his father in a West Bank settlement. (Ha'aretz)
Hamas executes two more Palestinian men [21] convicted of being informants for Israel. (New York Times)
Hamas [22] and Islamic Jihad [23] are providing paramilitary training to teenagers at summer camps. (Xinhua/Al Monitor)
An Egyptian court accuses Hamas and Hezbollah of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood [24] in a 2011 jailbreak that freed many prisoners, including Pres. Morsi. (Times of Israel)
The Israeli government officially condemns another "price tag" attack [25] by suspected Jewish extremists against a Palestinian village. (Xinhua)
Israel blocks a children's festival [26] in occupied East Jerusalem, citing links to the PA. (Ha'aretz)
The Druze community in Israel has asked the government for permission to shelter Syrian relatives [27]. (Xinhua)
Palestinian citizens of Israel are being kept out of a segregated "Jewish city" [28] in the lower Galilee. (The Forward)
An Israeli billionaire is investing millions in a new industrial park [29] in a primarily Palestinian-city in Israel, Nazareth. (The Forward)
COMMENTARY:
Khairallah Khairallah [30] says Hamdallah's resignation won't make much difference to the PA, because the whole system is in total crisis. (Al Arabiya)
Felice Friedson and Diana Atallah [31] say Hamdallah's resignation demonstrates the PA's flawed system. (The Media Line)
Jonathan Schanzer [32] says Hamdallah's resignation shows the need for real PA reform. (FDD)
Amos Harel [33] says Islamic Jihad's rocket attacks against Israel are part of its new feud with Hamas. (Ha'aretz)
The Washington Post interviews Israeli cabinet minister and right-wing leader Naftali Bennett [34]. (Washington Post)
Mazal Mualem [35] says young Israeli right-wing opponents of a two-state solution are starting to win the argument in Israel. (Al Monitor)
Reuven Pedatzur [36] says Netanyahu needs to listen to his generals in the West Bank who are warning of potential violence. (Ha'aretz)
Yoaz Hendel [37] says the new Israeli government doesn't appear to agree on anything, especially regarding the Palestinians. (YNet)
Gideon Levy [38] says Israel's legitimacy is undermined by the occupation and persistent racism. (Ha'aretz)
Jawdat Ibrahim [39] says "price tag" attacks on Palestinians are the result of a racist atmosphere pervasive in Israel. (YNet)
Daniel Ben Simon [40] says the Palestinians of Nazareth are determined to integrate into and thrive in Israel. (Al Monitor)
Shlomi Eldar interviews former Israeli military commander Shaul Arieli [41] on his pro-peace activism. (Al Monitor)
Maysoon Zayid [42] looks at the grim future facing Palestinian graduates this year. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi [43] looks at Hamas' relationship with Syria and rumors it is participating in the war there. (Jihadology)
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