News:
Sec. Kerry will arrive in Israel today [1] for more talks on negotiations with the Palestinians. (Xinhua)
Kerry will reportedly present Israel with a plan for security arrangements with a future Palestinian state [2]. (Ha'aretz)
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators hold another round [3] of talks before Kerry's visit. (Xinhua)
A resigned Palestinian negotiator says a deal with Israel under present circumstances is"impossible." [4] (AP)
The EU says it may consider ending all aid to the PA [5] if peace talks fail. (Ha'aretz)
The EU says half it states support clearly labeling [6] Israeli settlement products. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel reportedly clears West Bank land for new settlement housing units [7]. (PNN)
Reports suggest Israel is planning to transfer a parcel of land to the PA [8] from "Area C." (Ma'an)
The Israeli government says it won't be able to enforce Israeli labor laws for Palestinian workers [9] in spite of a court order. (Jerusalem Post)
French scientists [10] say they don't see [11] any evidence the late Pres. Arafat [12] was poisoned [13]. (New York Times/CNN/AP/Los Angeles times)
Palestinians say [14] they haven't yet received [15] the French report on Arafat's death. (Xinhua/Ma'an)
A Hezbollah leader is assassinated [16] in southern Beirut [17], and the group blames Israel [18] which denies all responsibility [19]. (New York Times/AP/AFP/Xinhua)
Hezbollah blames Saudi Arabia [20] for the recent bombing of its embassy in Beirut. (AP)
One person is killed and four injured in a blast at a Palestinian refugee camp [21] in Lebanon. (Xinhua)
Poverty exacerbates challenges faced by disabled Palestinians in Gaza [22]. (Xinhua)
Palestinian teachers say they will continue a strike [23] despite a court ruling it is illegal. (Ma'an)
Jordan is set to import more coal from Israel [24] due to the closure of its border with Syria. (Ha'aretz)
Western counterterrorism officials are afraid that Al Qaeda may take advantage of chaos [25] in Syria and other Middle Eastern states to establish bases that could threaten the West and its interests. (New York Times)
Hezbollah fighters may be gaining valuable experience [26] in combat in Syria. (Christian Science Monitor)
The UN says the Syrian humanitarian crisis is intensifying [27]. (New York Times)
Israel says it is providing humanitarian aid [28] for Syrians. (Xinhua)
Iran's top diplomat holds talks [29] with senior UAE officials. (AP)
Iraq's Prime Minister is visiting Iran [30] to discuss Syria. (AP)
A US court orders Iran to pay $9 million [31] to victims of a 1997 bombing in Jerusalem. (Jerusalem Post)
The Libyan government is enforcing a ban on militias in Benghazi [32]. (Xinhua)
Libya expects to be back at full oil production [33] within two weeks. (Reuters)
Egypt says it is expecting more Gulf aid [34]. (Reuters)
Commentary:
ATFP Executive Director Ghaith Al-Omari [35] looks at questions arising from the Iran nuclear deal. (The Forward)
Thomas Friedman [36] says PM Netanyahu and Pres. Obama have a counterintuitive moment of opportunity to achieve great things. (New York Times)
Yehuda Ben-Meir [37] says right-wing Israeli opposition to the Iran nuclear deal is "unfair and foolish." (Ha'aretz)
Jeffrey Goldberg [38] lists six reasons to be worried about the Iran agreement. (Bloomberg)
Noam Neusner [39] says Democrats in Congress are strangely silent about the Iranian agreement. (The Forward)
The National [40] says apartheid-like conditions in the Galilee show how silly utopian dreams of a one-state solution really are. (The National)
Maysoon Zayid [41] says it's time for Pres. Abbas to retire. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Avi Issacharoff [42] asks who had most to gain from the assassination of Hezbollah's military chief. (Times of Israel)
Elie Friedman [43] says Netanyahu demands Palestinian recognition of Jewish rights but doesn't recognize the Palestinian people. (YNet)
Barak Ravid [44] says Israel's ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, is being met with "smiles and suspicion." (Ha'aretz)
Ben Caspit interviews newly reinstated Israeli FM Lieberman [45] on many issues. (Al Monitor)
Boaz Okon [46] says non-Jews in Israel often face discrimination on false grounds of "security." (YNet)
Rawia Aburabia [47] demands to know if Bedouins and other non-Jews are citizens of Israel or not. (Jerusalem Post)
Rafique Ganga [48] profiles the Gypsy population in occupied East Jerusalem. (Gulf News)
Rye Druzin [49] says Mount Scopus in occupied East Jerusalem is starting to look like a battlefield. (The Media Line)
Hassan Hassan [50] says the formation of the "Islamic Front" in Syria is bad news for Al Qaeda. (The National)
Osama Al Sharif [51] says the outcome of Geneva II peace talks will be decided on Syria's battlefields. (Jordan Times)
Sahar Aziz and Shahira Abouelleil [52] say the right to protest Egypt is indispensable. (New York Times)
Orla Guerin [53] says police brutality in Egypt is continuing "unchecked." (BBC)