NEWS:
Three Palestinians and a Syrian are killed [1] in clashes at the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria. (Ma'an)
Some American officials are reportedly urging Sec. Kerry to craft a set of "American principles" [2] for resumed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (Jerusalem Post)
Palestinian officials say [3] they have held direct talks with PM Netanyahu [4] about resuming negotiations, but Netanyahu denies this [5]. (Xinhua/Times of Israel/Ma'an)
Israeli political figures [6] meet with Palestinian officials in Ramallah. (YNet)
An Israeli court ruling will allow settlers to access the Palestinian Land Registry [7] for ownership details for the first time since the occupation began. (PNN)
The PA says it's going to overhaul many of its policies regarding children's rights [8]. (Ma'an)
Israeli officials urge Pres. Obama not to repeat his "naïve" approach [9] to Egypt. (Jerusalem Post/Reuters)
Hamas condemns [10] the deadly government crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters [11] and rioters in Egypt. (AP/Xinhua)
Gaza's fuel crisis [12] is intensified after the border closure by Egypt. (Al Monitor)
Israeli officials say they fear Arab citizens of Israel may be targeted [13] by extremists in Sinai. (YNet)
Masked demonstrators in Ramallah calling themselves "Tamarod" demand a third intifada [14] against Israeli occupation. (Ma'an)
A Palestinian citizen of Israel is sentenced to 30 months in prison [15] for joining rebels in Syria. (AP)
A play about Rachel Corrie [16] is being performed in Israel and in Hebrew. (AP)
Israeli officials say [17] they're going to have a secret meeting about a secret prisoner [18]. (AP/Xinhua)
The ICC is considering launching [19] an investigation into the deadly 2010 Gaza flotilla incident. (Ha'aretz)
Israel launches a new "cyber war room." [20] (Xinhua)
Israel is going to launch a controversial ID program featuring biometric data [21]. (Los Angeles Times)
Israeli officials say they're going to ease travel restrictions [22] on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during Ramadan. (PNN)
The World Bank says Kuwait is donating $50 million [23] for Palestinian development. (PNN)
Israelis carve a giant peace sign [24] in the occupied Golan Heights near the frontier with war-torn Syria. (Christian Science Monitor)
Israeli journalism students [25] are studying the occupied West Bank. (The Media Line)
COMMENTARY:
J.J. Goldberg [26] says if Netanyahu could make up his mind about peace, Kerry might stand a chance of success. (The Forward)
Ben Birnbaum [27] says Netanyahu's political future may depend on acting to save the two-state solution. (The New Republic)
David Rubin [28] says Israel should annex the West Bank and offer citizenship to its Palestinian residents. (Jerusalem Post)
Moshe Arens [29] says a two-state solution is not a win-win scenario, but a net loss for Israel. (Ha'aretz)
Mira Sucharov [30] says there are some key questions Salon didn't ask Israeli annexationist leader Dayan. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
The BBC [31] looks at the impact of the upheaval in Egypt on Israel and Hamas. (BBC)
Akiva Eldar [32] says the upheaval in Egypt gives Israel a chance to make peace with the Egyptian people. (Al Monitor)
Bradley Burston [33] continues to explore why it can be difficult to tell the difference between Likud and Hamas. (Ha'aretz)
Mazal Mualem interviews MK Calderon [34], who says the biggest threat in Israel now is the "messianic-temple movement." (Al Monitor)
Yaron London [35] says there's no major difference between Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties and the Muslim Brotherhood. (YNet)
Heribert Adam [36] says Israeli and Palestinian leaders should emulate Nelson Mandela. (Ha'aretz)
Dana Evan Kaplan [37] says Mandela often made Jewish South Africans quite uncomfortable. (The Forward)
Tania Hary [38] looks at the challenges facing Palestinian musicians, especially in Gaza. (Ha'aretz)
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