News:
Diplomats say Israeli-Palestinian talks are stuck over the issue of boundaries [1]. (Xinhua)
Israel is reportedly increasing the pace of the demolition [2] of Palestinian homes. (Christian Science Monitor)
The PA says it will not permit another intifada [3] in the occupied West Bank, as violent protests mark the anniversary [4] of the second intifada. (PNN/Los Angeles Times)
Grenada and Haiti [5] become the latest countries to recognize the State of Palestine. (Ma'an)
President Obama and PM Netanyahu [6] will meet on Monday. (AP)
Israel [7]and other American allies [8] in the Middle East view Iranian diplomatic overtures with suspicion [9]. (New York Times/AP/Xinhua)
Israel reportedly arrests [10] an Iranian nuclear spy [11]. (New York Times/Reuters)
Netanyahu says he's going to "tell the truth" [12] about Iran. (Los Angeles Times)
Pres. Peres says "all options" [13] are open on Iran, and criticizes Netanyahu's "scornful" [14] approach. (AP/Xinhua)
Five Egyptian policemen are killed [15] by extremists in Sinai. (Ma'an)
Four Jewish extremists [16] are arrested for allegedly smashing Christian gravestones [17] in Jerusalem. (Xinhua/AFP)
Israel's Navy [18] will soon receive three "next-generation fast patrol boats." [19] (Xinhua/YNet)
Israel declares a demolished village in the Jordan Valley a "closed military area." [20] (Ma'an)
Likud MK Hanegbi says Jerusalem is negotiable [21], but the right of return for Palestinian refugees is not. (Ha'aretz)
Israel's Holocaust museum is naming an Egyptian physician as its first Arab "righteous Gentile." [22](YNet)
National Security Advisor Rice says sanctions against Iran won't be lifted until it "proves" [23] it doesn't have a nuclear weapons program. (AP/Times of Israel)
J Street launches a $1 million campaign [24] for Jewish Americans to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
PBS looks at Rawabi [25], the first "planned Palestinian city" in the occupied West Bank. (PBS)
Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf performs at the Hague [26]. (AFP)
Commentary:
El Hassan bin Talal [27] says Israel can be a partner in the birth of a new Middle East. (The Daily Star)
Shlomi Eldar [28] says only an interim agreement between Israel and the PLO is achievable at present. (Al Monitor)
Ariela Ringel-Hoffman [29] says there is no alternative to peace negotiations. (YNet)
Amos Harel [30] outlines what he thinks Israel has learned from the Kenya mall terrorist attack. (Ha'aretz)
Raphael Ahren [31] says Netanyahu's mission in Washington will be to set parameters for US-Iranian negotiations. (Times of Israel)
The Jerusalem Post [32] says "trust but verify" should be the standard for dealing with Iran's nuclear program. (Jerusalem Post)
Chemi Shalev [33] says Iran's duplicity on Holocaust denial suggests it is not being honest about its nuclear program. (Ha'aretz)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [34] asks if we are seeing a "new Obama" dealing with Iran. (Asharq Al- Awsat)
Orly Azoulay [35] says Obama knows what he's doing when it comes to Iran. (YNet)
Aaron David Miller [36] says Obama is not going to sell out Israel in a nuclear deal with Iran. (Foreign Policy)
Niv Horesh [37]says Israel should build stronger relations with China. (Ha'aretz)
Susan Hattis Rolef [38] says Danny Danon's bellicose, annexationist rhetoric only does harm to Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
Lisa Goldman [39] looks at a Palestinian play that was performed in Arabic in New York. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Mojtaba Mousavi [40] says a collapse in US-Iranian negotiations would strengthen hardliners in Tehran. (Al Monitor)
Gitit Ginat [41] says the new film "Bethlehem" is credible but too soft on the Israeli side. (Al Monitor)
Sophie Cousins [42] looks at the "cruel exile" awaiting Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria. (Al Jazeera)
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