NEWS:
The PA says security situation in the West Bank is under control [1] amid security crackdown in Jenin. (Ma'an)
PM Netanyahu defends Jewish settlements [2], saying the roots of conflict with the Palestinians started in 1921, not with the occupation [3]. (Xinhua/Guardian)
Israeli housing minister, Uri Ariel, says the West Bank will be under Israeli control forever [4], asking Netanyahu to provide weekly reports [5] on the progress of peace talks. (PNN/Haaretz)
Palestinian rights groups call on the ICC to investigate [6] commission of crimes in occupied territories without ratification by Palestine. (Guardian)
Palestinian child is found dead [7] in Jenin village, and an Israeli child is wounded [8] in an attack in the illegal settlement of Psagot, near Ramallah. (Ma'an)
Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank return to their land for the first time [9] in almost 40 years and began to plant olive trees. (PNN)
A new poll shows 74.8% of Israeli Jews [10] believe the state can be both Jewish and democratic, and 30% say any peace deal should be approved by an Israeli Jewish majority [11]in a referendum. (Ma'an/Jerusalem Post)
Nine Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails serve the longest sentences on earth [12]. (Ma'an)
Israeli settlers [13] raze agricultural lands in Salfit, West Bank, and Jerusalem police arrests perpetrators of Price Tag attacks [14]. (Ma'an/Xinhua)
Israel issues demolition orders to six families [15] living in the northern Jordan Valley. (Ma'an)
Ovadia Yosef [16], outspoken spiritual leader of Israel’s Sephardi Jews, dies at 93. (The Times of Israel)
Jordanian Goodwill campaign offers support to Palestinian refugees in Irbid [17]. (Jordan Times)
A design of a theoretical Palestinian city in the West Bank [18] shows how the right of return of Palestinian refugees could be implemented. (Haartez)
Fatwa issued by top religious authority in the West Bank permits Internet dating [19] under certain circumstances. (LA Times)
Netanyahu's claim [20] that Iranian youths not permitted to wear jeans or listen to music [21] backfires on him. (New York Times/Haaretz)
Iranian FM Zarif wants broader diplomatic [22] ties with the United States. (AP)
Iran still seeks to acquire Russian S-300 air defense missiles [23] suspended Western and Israeli pressure on Russia since 2007. (ASharq Al-awsat)
A day of celebration [24]in Egypt turns into bloody clashes [25] between Muslim Brotherhood supporters [26]and police. (AFP/New York Times/Times of Israel)
Sec. Kerry lauds Assad [27] for quickly complying with Syria chemical weapons resolution. (Reuters)
Christians feel threatened [28] as Islamist extremists gain more influence in Syria. (Washington Post)
35 were killed and 163 wounded in violent attacks in Iraq [29], and wave of deadly attacks in Egypt [30] kills 8. (Xinhua/AP)
Commentary:
Yaakov Lappin [31] warns from the current upsurge of violence against Israelis in West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)
Amos Harel [32]says recent attacks against Israelis in the West Bank could worsen right-wing indignation of the peace talks. (Haaretz)
Mazin Qumsiyeh [33]explores the other options the Palestinians have beside solganism and defeatism. (Ma'an)
Ayman Mustafa [34]says it might be too early to talk about a comprehensive plan for the region despite the American-Iranian rapprochement . (Gulf News)
Bakir Oweida [35] rejects Hamas' claim that Arabs missed the opportunity of liberating Gaza in Camp David and returning it to be administered by Egypt. (ASharq Al-awsat)
Oudeh Basharat [36]depicts Netanyahu as the man of "nada," saying no even when the Palestinians make compromises, and the Iranians show signs of change. (Haaretz)
Jawad Anani [37]says Netanyahu’s image is very similar to that he projected of Pres. Rouhani at the UN forum. (Jordan Times)
Reuven Pedatzur [38]says the West sees Netanyahu as a troublemaker, trying to sabotage the best opportunity for U.S.-Iran rapprochement since the 1979 revolution.
Ben Caspit [39]highlights the formation of a quiet Israeli-Sunni coalition aimed at countering Iran. (Al-Monitor)
Barry Rubin [40]argues that Obama's plans of "comprehensive solution" in the Middle East will face failure. (Jerusalem Post)
Isabella Eisenberg [41] says there is a hope for sectarian reconciliation in the Middle East, citing a rare story of reconciliation in Akkar, Lebanon. (The Daily Star).
James Traub [42] portrays ISIS as the ultimate threat in Syria. (Foreign Policy)
Jean Aziz [43] asks if Christians have future in the Middle East. (Al-Monitor)
The National Editorial [44] says Tunisia’s roadmap is a cause for hope. (The National)
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