NEWS:
Fatah proposes general elections [1] to end the Palestinian political impasse [2], but Hamas rejects them [3]. (Xinhua/Ma'an)
Palestinian activists vow they will "protect Jews" [4] in any future Palestinian state. (Ha'aretz)
Israel is intensifying its diplomatic outreach to allies, reportedly urging support [5] for the Egyptian authorities. (New York Times)
Israel denies [6] it has "close ties" with Egypt's new government, but is watching events closely [7]. (Xinhua/AP)
Unrest in Egypt unnerves Israel and Hamas alike [8], but for very different reasons. (The Guardian)
Israel's counterterrorism bureau issues a high alert [9] warning for coming weeks. (Times of Israel)
Egyptian officials [10] say they understand Israel's concerns. (YNet)
Militants ambush [11] and kill 24 Egyptian [12] police officers in Sinai [13]. (New York Times/Reuters/AP)
Hamas supporters [14] in Gaza hold vigils for slain Egyptian Muslim Brothers. (Al Monitor)
Egypt closes [15] the Rafah Gaza border crossing after the Sinai attack. (AFP)
Israel allows 270 trucks [16] of supplies into Gaza given Egypt's border closure. (Xinhua)
Jordan's King Abdullah [17] says Israeli unilateral measures are endangering peace talks. (Xinhua)
With peace talks resumed, some Palestinians are again pressing for the right of return [18]. (Christian Science Monitor)
The PA says it is still facing a severe financial crisis [19]. (Ma'an)
The US says it will deliver $148 million in aid [20] to the PA shortly. (Ma'an)
The CSM looks at a lush Palestinian country club [21] in the occupied West Bank. (Christian Science Monitor)
Israel arrests [22] three Palestinians swimming off the coast of Gaza. (Xinhua)
A Palestinian shepherd says he was beaten by masked men [23] in the occupied West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)
The Palestinian public employees union condemns Hamas' media crackdown [24]. (Ma'an)
There is another exchange of fire [25] between militants in Syria and Israeli forces along the occupied Golan Heights frontier. (AP)
Statistics show only 11% of Palestinians [26] traveled abroad in 2012. (Wafa)
A Canadian summer program [27] tries to bring together Israeli and Palestinian youth. (Toronto Star)
A young Palestinian prodigy becomes a doctor at age 20 [28]. (The National)
COMMENTARY:
Aseel Saied [29] describes what she learned participating in the ATFP/APN joint internship program. (Jewish Weekly)
Kobi Niv [30] says the Israeli right won't take yes for an answer from the Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)
Ben Sales [31] wonders if unrest in Egypt and Syria can actually help the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. (JTA)
J.J. Goldberg [32] says the surge in Al Qaeda-related terrorism in Sinai is deeply worrying. (The Forward)
Yaakov Lappin [33] looks at the delicate balance Israel must strike in Sinai. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Ben Caspit [34] says Israel is bracing for further unrest to come. (Al Monitor)
Yehuda Bauer [35] asks why the US has failed to broker peace for 40 years. (Ha'aretz)
Aryeh Eldad [36] says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is based on religion, not territory. (Ha'aretz)
Avraham Burg [37] says to achieve peace, PM Netanyahu must first speak its language. (Ha'aretz)
Aron Heller [38] says many settlers defy their extremist stereotype and are very different than people think. (AP)
Harriet Sherwood [39] profiles the custodian of a Gaza gravesite that bespeaks a great burden of history. (The Guardian)
Abeer Ayyoub [40] says the families of Gaza residents convicted of spying for Israel face stigma and discrimination. (Al Monitor)
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