News:
A new World Bank report [1] says Palestinians lose billions [2] every year because they lack access to"Area C," [3] and prospects for recovery [4] without it are dim. (World Bank/Ma'an/The Guardian/AP)
In a meeting with Israelis [5], Pres. Abbas expresses optimism [6] peace can be achieved in nine months. (AP/New York Times)
The Likud-Yisrael Beitenu coalition chairman calls Israel's chief negotiator Livni a "puppet." [7](Jerusalem Post)
Abbas condemns [8] an attack on a nine-year-old Israeli girl and says the PA should be allowed to apprehend the culprits. (YNet)
Israeli occupation forces arrest two men suspected [9] of the attack. (Jerusalem Post)
Hamas complains Israel is allowing less than 30% [10] of the population's needs into Gaza. (Xinhua)
Israeli opposition groups slam [11] PM Netanyahu's recent hawkish, pro-settlement speech. (Xinhua)
Israel and the United States have reportedly assured the Palestinians the next round of prisoner release [12] will come before the end of the month. (Xinhua)
Israeli police arrest a gang of Jewish youths [13] accused of hate crimes against Palestinians. (Xinhua)
Over 80 Israeli soldiers enter the Al-Aqsa [14] mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday. (Ma'an)
Sinai extremists [15] are increasingly targeting Egyptian government sites as the conflict intensifies. (New York Times)
The death of Shas' spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has left a gap in Israeli politics [16]. (AP)
Egypt's interim president [17] makes his first visit to Saudi Arabia and receives a firm pledge of support from the King [18]. (AP)
Four Saudi women [19] become the first authorized to practice law in the Kingdom. (Xinhua)
Free speech groups call for an end to Internet censorship in Jordan [20]. (Reporters Without Borders)
In Israel archaeology [21] is scientific, political and sometimes exaggerated. (The Media Line)
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activists [22] compete in Britain's vacation center, Brighton. (The National)
A video of sexual harassment [23] in Gaza has gone viral online. (Al Monitor)
Hamas activists in Gaza are reportedly accusing politburo leader Mishaal of preferring life in exile [24]. (Al Monitor)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [25] says the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the region may be dying, but Avi Issacharoff [26] isn't so sure. (The National/Times of Israel)
Mohammad Salah [27] asks what the Muslim Brotherhood was trying to achieve on "Victory Day." (Al Hayat)
Quentin Sommerville [28] says the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is proving resilient and its supporters will risk everything. (BBC)
Jeremy Ben-Ami [29] says an Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution isn't an illusion, it's the only way to avoid more war. (Los Angeles Times)
Mostafa Zein [30] says Pres. Obama and VP Biden protect Israel from itself. (Al Hayat)
Akiva Eldar [31] says new data shows how much occupation is corrupting Israeli society. (Al Monitor)
Gershom Gorenberg [32] looks at the real political meaning of Route 443, which runs from parts of Israel into the occupied West Bank. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [33] asks if Arab societies could really fight Al Qaeda without American support. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Arnold Eisen [34] says Israel is in danger of losing the interest and support of the next generation of Jewish Americans. (Ha'aretz)
Alexa Stevens [35] says Gaza auto racers struggle to compete abroad. (Ma'an)
Shmuel Rosner [36] says Israelis are unnecessarily fretting about Jewish emigration from Israel, but Lior Dattel [37] says Israel has the worst brain drain in developed nations. (New York Times/Ha'aretz)
Moshe Arens [38] says Netanyahu's critics are suffering from "wishful thinking" about Iran. (Ha'aretz)
Hassan Barari [39] says Israel's options are limited regarding Iran. (Jordan Times)
Haviv Rettig Gur [40] says Netanyahu's tough talk merely reflects his grasp of the conflict. (Times of Israel)
The Daily Star [41] says Netanyahu speech was "myopic." (The Daily Star)
David Horovitz [42] complains about aspects of Abbas' meeting with Israeli MKs. (Times of Israel)
Tariq Alhomayed [43] says there needs to be a serious inquiry into who, exactly, is funding extremist groups in Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Egypt's interim president Mansour [44]. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Tariq Al-Mubarak [45] says it's time to change women's roles in Arab societies, especially in the Gulf. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Rami Khouri [46] says Tunisia showing the Arab world the political path forward. (The Daily Star)
Mustafa al-Kadhimi interviews Iraqi PM al-Maliki [47], who says terrorism in Iraq is directly linked to the conflict in Syria. (Al Monitor)
Hussein Ibish [48] says Arabs and Kurds in Syria should not fall into Pres. Assad's trap of fighting each other. (NOW)
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