NEWS:
At least 31 Palestinians [1] are among the dead in an alleged chemical attack [2] by Syrian government forces. (Ma'an/Ynet)
Pres. Assad warns [3] the US against any intervention in Syria. (New York Times)
Israel urges [4] American leaders to respond to Syrian "crimes." (AP)
Israelis do not believe [5] they will be attacked if there is a US-led campaign against Syrian targets. (Times of Israel)
Under threat of further attacks, Hezbollah has turned [6] its main neighborhood in Beirut into a fortress. (Christian Science Monitor)
Tensions [7] between Israel and Hezbollah [8] are also increasing. (The Media Line)
Three Palestinians [9] are killed by Israeli [10]occupation forces in a raid on a refugee camp [11] in the occupied West Bank. (New York Times/AP/Reuters)
Palestinian negotiators say they have suspended Monday's meetings [12] in protest of the killings [13]. (Xinhua/Ma'an)
The PA condemns [14] and calls for an inquiry [15] into the Qalandia killings. (Xinhua/Ma'an)
Thousands attend funerals [16] for the victims of the Qalandia killings. (Ma'an)
Pres. Abbas insists Palestinians want to achieve peace through negotiations [17]. (Ma'an)
Israel's Housing Minister Ariel declares there will never be a two-state solution [18]. (Jerusalem Post)
Hamas says it will invite other factions [19] to participate in ruling Gaza. (Xinhua)
Israel insists it's pressing forward with 1,500 settlement housing units [20] in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP)
Egypt's FM Fahmi [21] meets with Abbas in Ramallah, and expresses strong ties [22] with Palestine. (Ma'an/Wafa)
Egypt reopens [23] the Gaza border crossing [24] after five days of closure. (New York Times/AP)
B’Tselem collects reports on torture and abuse [25] against Palestinians by Israeli forces. (PNN)
Tel Aviv has introduced racially segregated kindergartens [26] for African migrants. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Jewish-Muslim dialogue [27] is growing around the world. (Times of Israel)
Hamas [28] and Fatah [29] crack down on each other in the West Bank and Gaza, respectively. (Al Monitor)
Palestinians pioneer sign language banking [30]. (Al Monitor)
COMMENTARY:
Hussein Ibish [31] says the US remains the most important player in the Middle East, despite self-doubts, and should lead. (The National)
Shaul Arieli [32] says both Israelis and Palestinians have to prepare for the potential for negotiations to fail. (Ha'aretz)
Amos Harel [33] says Israel must prepare for the consequences of US strikes against Syria. (Ha'aretz)
Mitch Ginsburg [34] says it is in Israel's interest that Assad not prevail. (Times of Israel)
Oudeh Basharat [35] says talk of Israel being a "Jewish state" boils down to anti-Arab racism. (Ha'aretz)
Leonard Fein [36] says justice demands a boycott of the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank. (The Forward)
Dmitry Shumsky [37] says Israel is undermining its national project by castigating various minorities as inferior. (Ha'aretz)
Mostafa Zein [38] says Pres. Obama is trapped between pragmatism and idealism in the Middle East. (Al Hayat)
Ibrahim Al-Othaimain [39] says Israeli-Iranian relations are driven by interests, not ideology. (Arab News)
Dominique Moisi [40] says Israel is the "unlikely winner" from the Arab uprisings. (The Daily Star)
Ben Caspit [41] thinks UNSG Ban's Middle East visit shows the West's waning influence in the region. (Al Monitor)
India Stoughton [42] looks at a new book on the Palestinian side of Israel's West Bank separation barrier. (The Daily Star)
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