News:
Settlers attack Palestinians [1] harvesting olives in Hebron. (Ma'an)
Leaders of Fatah and Hamas speak [2] via telephone on the eve of Eid al-Adha. (AFP)
Hamas says Palestinian refugees [3] fleeing Syria should come to Gaza. (Jerusalem Post)
The Times of Israel profiles a Muslim Brotherhood family in Gaza [4]. (Times of Israel)
Younger Palestinians seem to be having fewer children [5]. (Al Monitor)
PM Netanyahu says he "needs a partner" [6] to make peace, and that Iran is the primary obstacle [7]. (Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)
A former Shin Bet director warns Jewish "price tag" violence could lead to another Israeli political assassination [8]. (YNet)
Bedouin citizens of Israel are continuing to resist forced relocation plans [9]. (Al Monitor)
US officials praise an Iranian proposal [10] after a rare private meeting [11] on the eve of renewed nuclear negotiations. (Washington Post/Los Angeles Times)
Iran is reportedly ready to discuss snap inspections [12] of its nuclear facilities [13]. (Ha'aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Israel and some Arab states [14] may be quietly working together to counter Iran. (YNet)
Russia denies issuing any conclusions [15] regarding the death of the late Pres. Arafat as controversy continues [16] to swirl over the issue. (AFP/Los Angeles Times)
Facebook acquires the mobile Israeli startup Onavo [17]. (Xinhua)
Pres. Peres awards $1 million to US scientists [18] for technology allowing disabled to get up from wheelchairs. (Xinhua)
Texas Gov. Perry is going to London and Israel [19]. (AP)
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are seeking $10.8 billion in US arms [20] sales. (AP)
A new study estimates that 500,000 Iraqis died [21] during the conflict over the past decade. (Los Angeles Times)
A Jordanian band is being criticized by some fans for touring Israel [22]. (Christian Science Monitor)
Commentary:
B'Tselem [23] says disruptions at the Rafah Crossing highlight Israel’s duty to enable Gazans’ travel. (B'Tselem)
Raji Sourani and Shawan Jabarin [24] say it's time for the ICC to act on Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
Ha'aretz [25] says an unauthorized settlement is symptomatic of Israel's "march toward a messianic, anti-Zionist dream." (Ha'aretz)
Uri Avnery [26] says the political left in Israel today is defined largely by attitudes towards the occupation. (Ha'aretz)
Yechiam Weitz [27] says Netanyahu sees himself as Churchill, but all they have in common is a taste for good cigars. (YNet)
Ben Caspit [28] says Netanyahu is playing for political time in Israel with hackneyed positions. (Al Monitor)
Mitch Ginsberg [29] tries to explain how Hamas built a tunnel into Israel and how Israel detected it. (Times of Israel)
Shlomi Eldar [30] says Hamas has little else to do but try to dig tunnels. (Al Monitor)
David Kirshenbaum [31] says Jews have rights at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. (Jerusalem Post)
David Newman [32] receives an OBE and explains it's possible to be a liberal Zionist. (Times of Israel)
Avi Issacharoff [33] says US Middle East allies are bewildered by its policies, especially on the eve of talks with Iran. (Times of Israel)
Frederic Wehrey [34] examines strained relations between the US and Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia. (Carnegie)
Ma'an interviews PLO leader Hanan Ashrawi and Prof. Beshara Doumani [35]. (Ma'an)
Zvi Bar'el [36] says Iran has to choose between pursuing its nuclear program and maintaining regional influence. (Ha'aretz)
Reuters [37] looks at China's growing influence in the Middle East. (Reuters)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Gen. Salim Idris [38], head of the FSA's Supreme Military Council. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Ali Mamouri [39] laments the "crisis of moral decline in Iraqi society." (Al Monitor)
Talal Alyan [40] says the politics of self-defeat will ultimately be overcome in Arab societies. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Karl Sharro [41] parodies armed gangs at a fictional "Annual Conference for Arab Militias." (karlremarks.com [42])
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