NEWS:
Sec. Kerry's efforts to forge new Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are complicated by unrest [1] throughout the Middle East. (New York Times)
Kerry's top aides are continuing efforts [2] following his recent trip to the region. (Jerusalem Post)
Kerry says new peace talks are unlikely until September [3]. (Washington Post)
Pres. Abbas says he is optimistic [4] about Kerry's efforts and the prospects of new talks with Israel. (AP)
Israeli officials say [5] negotiations won't proceed unless Abbas wants them to. (PNN)
Caretaker PM Hamdallah calls on the US to stop "Israeli violations" [6] that hinder peace. (Xinhua)
A Palestinian official says he's still concerned about American "bias" [7] towards Israel. (Times of Israel)
Israeli DM Ya'alon classifies "price tag" [8] violence as "illegal organizing," which subjects it to penalties heretofore reserved for Palestinian [9] groups. (YNet/Times of Israel)
A 19-year-old [10] Palestinian man is killed by Israeli forces [11] in the occupied West Bank [12]. (New York Times/Reuters/Xinhua)
The killing leads to further clashes [13] between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)
Israeli actors protest [14] the government's closing of a Palestinian children's theater [15] in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP/LA Times)
Jordan protests proposed Israeli plans to forcibly relocate 40,000 Bedouins [16]. (Xinhua)
Israel is preparing to dismantle [17] an "unauthorized" wildcat settlement outpost by mid-July. (Ha'aretz)
The PA religious affairs minister asks Arab Idol winner Assaf to postpone free West Bank concerts [18] in solidarity with the Egyptian people. (Ma'an)
Assaf goes ahead [19] with a wildly popular but brief free concert [20] in Ramallah. (Ha'aretz)
Assaf's success continues to polarize Hamas [21]. (Al Monitor)
Turkey's deputy PM claims the "Jewish Diaspora" [22] is behind unrest against PM Erdogan's regime. (Ha'aretz)
Israel complains to the Netherlands [23] about a report on the Israeli-Palestinian situation critical of its policies. (Times of Israel)
A Kuwaiti MP expresses an unusual degree of public support for Israel [24] on television. (Times of Israel)
Australia’s new deputy PM is a founding member of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine [25] group. (JTA)
Egypt reportedly deploys 30 tanks [26] to secure the border area with Gaza. (Jerusalem Post)
Hundreds of Palestinian fishermen protest [27] Israel's Gaza blockade and limited fishing zones. (UPI)
COMMENTARY:
Shlomo Ben Ami [28] says peace with the Palestinians would bring huge dividends for Israel. (Project Syndicate)
Nahum Barnea [29] says Kerry deserves credit for his efforts, but he can't succeed without Pres. Obama's direct help. (YNet)
Matthew Kalman [30] says he's having a hard time understanding Kerry's optimism. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
David Landau [31] says PM Netanyahu's right to be concerned about Israeli public's support for a peace agreement, but the Palestinian public is equally important. (Ha'aretz)
David Horovitz [32] says Kerry's real challenge is changing the attitudes on both sides, especially among Palestinians. (Times of Israel)
Akiva Eldar [33] says Israelis are trapped in a condition of apathy about peace and occupation. (Al Monitor)
Brian Freedman [34] says peace activists and political leaders need to get together before progress can be made. (Jerusalem Post)
Ariela Ringel-Hoffman [35] says Israel should release Palestinian prisoners as a "goodwill gesture" for peace. (YNet)
Brent Sasley [36] says he doubts Netanyahu either wants or will try to leave the Likud party. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Don Futterman [37] says Israel's law enforcement efforts against "price tag" vigilantes has been apathetic. (Ha'aretz)
Simone Zimmerman [38] says blind support for Israel's occupation policies can't be an effective counter to BDS. (Ha'aretz)
Hazem Balousha [39] says Hamas is wary and concerned about the transfer of power in Qatar. (Al Monitor)
Mazal Mualem [40] says Israel's leadership needs to realize that the anti-Morsi protests are a sign of real hope. (Al Monitor)
William Burr and Avner Cohen [41] describe how Israel's early nuclear weapons project was fueled by uranium from Argentina. (Foreign Policy)
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