News:
Pres. Abbas vows not to withdraw [1] from peace talks with Israel. (Xinhua)
Pres. Obama urges PM Netanyahu to speed up peace talks [2] with the Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)
VP Biden tells the J Street conference [3] regional instability presents opportunities for peace. (JTA)
Obama and Netanyahu express unity [4] on Iran and other issues. (New York Times)
Netanyahu urges the continuation of sanctions [5] against Iran. (Los Angeles Times)
Iran's FM calls Netanyahu "a liar." [6] (AP)
Iranians are caught between dueling narratives [7] about their overtures to the United States. (New York Times)
Gulf states are carefully watching [8] the development of Iran-related issues. (The Media Line)
Palestinians say Israeli soldiers killed a man [9] near the Gaza border area [10]. (AP/Xinhua)
Israel's military confirms the man it killed was unarmed [11]. (Ha'aretz)
Palestinians are going to petition Israel's High Court to reclaim Jordan Valley land [12] from settlers. (Ha'aretz)
Israeli police say there has been a surge of "price tag" hate crime vandalism [13] in Jerusalem. (Xinhua)
GDP at constant prices in Palestine increased [14] during the 2nd quarter of 2013 compared to last year's parallel quarter. (PNN)
Following a month-long student strike over tuition hikes, Birzeit University will commence classes [15]. (PNN)
Commentary:
Barak Ravid [16] says, despite deep differences, Netanyahu got what he wanted from Obama. (Ha'aretz)
Hassan Barari [17] says Iranian reconciliation with the West and its neighbors will take more than just a moderate leader. (Jordan Times)
Peter Galbraith [18] says Obama may prove a triple-winner on Iran, Syria and Russia. (The Daily Star)
Ha'aretz [19] urges Netanyahu to stop "sowing fear" diplomatically. (Ha'aretz)
Hagai Segal [20] says Netanyahu has no choice but to be a "constant nagger" about the threat of Iran. (YNet)
Kevin Connolly [21] questions whether Israel will be able to keep the West skeptical about Iran. (BBC)
Alon Pinkas [22] says Netanyahu is making a big mistake by turning Iran into "Israel's issue." (Ha'aretz)
Doyle McManus [23] asks how long Iran's charm offensive can be effective. (Los Angeles Times)
Russell Sticklor [24] suggests ways of dealing with what he thinks is an upcoming Middle East region-wide water crisis. (Christian Science Monitor)
Amira Hass [25] says the Middle East Quartet needs to push Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)
Paul Gross [26] says the US is indispensable to the Middle East. (Jerusalem Post)
David Newman [27] says right-wing extremist groups are hijacking Zionism. (Jerusalem Post)
Neve Gordon [28] says Israelis and Palestinians could consider "consociational government" as another model to the traditional two-state solution. (Los Angeles Times)
Shmuel Rosner [29] complains European diplomats keep provoking Israeli soldiers in the occupied territories. (Al Monitor)
Naela Khalil [30] explains how a Hamas leader is embroiled in a scandal over an "honor killing" in the West Bank. (Al Monitor)
Anna Lekas Miller [31] says Congress should not be facilitating Israeli discrimination against Americans. (The Nation)
Sandy Tolan [32] remembers Edward Said. (PNN)
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