News:
Jordan reportedly closes its doors to Hamas [1], as do most Arab capitals, in solidarity with Egypt. (Jerusalem Post)
The PA and Hamas are reportedly in talks [2] about the possibility of forming a national unity government. (PNN)
Palestinians accuse Sec. Kerry [3] of unfairly siding with Israel [4]. (Ha'aretz/UPI)
Palestinians say a US security proposal keeps Israeli troops stationed 3 miles from the Jordan border [5] after the establishment of a Palestinian state. (Times of Israel)
The noted Palestinian [6] psychiatrist and human rights activist Dr. Eyad al-Sarraj dies at 70 [7]. (AP/PNN)
Jordan complains to Israel [8] about surveillance cameras at the Al-Aqsa Mosque [9] compound in occupied East Jerusalem. (Xinhua/AFP)
Some religious Jews are intensifying demands for access [10] to at what are now Muslim holy places in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP)
Israeli occupation forces arrest 17 Palestinians [11] in West Bank raids. (Ma'an)
A Palestinian media group complains about "worrying" new restrictions [12] in both the West Bank and Gaza. (Ma'an)
Palestinians prepare to welcome the Chinese FM [13]. (Xinhua)
Israel says Lebanon has promise to punish a sniper [14] who killed an Israeli soldier [15] last week. (AP/Ha'aretz)
An American family again accuses Israel [16] of protecting China [17] by refusing to allow testimony [18] in an antiterrorism case. (AP/Ha'aretz/Jerusalem Post)
A new award-winning comedy film, "Peace After Marriage," [19] looks at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (New York Times)
Political quarrels [20] have led to a crisis in the Israeli cabinet [21]. (Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)
Jordan is experiencing an intensified water crisis [22] with a flood of Syrian refugees. (Reuters)
The plan is finalized [23] for destroying Syria's chemical weapons. (AP)
Regime aircraft pound Aleppo [24] for a fourth day in the Syrian conflict, including hitting an elementary school [25]. (AP/Jerusalem Post)
Three Iranian Revolutionary Guards [26] are reportedly killed [27] by a roadside bomb. (Reuters/BBC)
A well-connected Iranian businessman is wanted by the US for arms smuggling [28]. (Reuters)
Iran's FM [29] is visiting Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua)
Egypt and Qatar [30] are trying to rebuild their strained relationship. (Xinhua)
With over 150 police officers killed since August, morale in the Egyptian force [31] is starting to fray. (New York Times)
The UAE adjourns the trial [32] of 30 suspected Muslim Brotherhood members. (Xinhua)
$4.5 million in cash is seized [33] by anticorruption police from the home of a bank CEO close to PM Erdogan [34]. (AP/Christian Science Monitor)
Rights groups say migrant workers in Qatar are so mistreated [35] they are even running low on food. (AP)
Commentary:
Nadia Darwazeh [36] says a new commercial arbitration center is a breakthrough for Israel and the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
Ben Caspit [37] says Israel is benefiting from Hamas' meltdown and fears of being overthrown. (Al Monitor)
MK Ahmad Tibi [38] says Israel's "Jim Crow" treatment of Palestinians continues. (The Hill)
Jonathan Cook [39] says the US security proposal would make a Palestinian state non-viable. (The National)
Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz al Saud [40], Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the UK says his country may act without relying on the West anymore. (New York Times)
Tom Friedman [41] says, even though his tasks regarding Iran and Palestinian-Israeli peace seem daunting, one has to respect Kerry's daring. (New York Times)
David Ignatius [42] describes how Iranian hardliners are opposing a nuclear deal with the West. (Washington Post)
Amir Taheri [43] thinks the nuclear deal with Iran has already "quietly collapsed." (New York Post)
Alex Fishman [44] says if another Lebanese soldier kills an Israeli soldier, Israel will not see it as a random incident. (YNet)
David Rosenberg [45] says the BDS movement is still losing the battle, but only for now. (Ha'aretz)
Bradley Burston [46] says PM Netanyahu is boycotting the world, so BDS is superfluous. (Ha'aretz)
The Jerusalem Post [47] calls for anti-boycott grassroots activism to combat BDS activism. (Jerusalem Post)
Nathan Guttman [48] says BDS activists will move on from the ASA to a much bigger target, the MLA. (The Forward)
Peter Beinart [49] says the ASA boycott resolution misguidedly targets Israel rather than the occupation. (Daily Beast)
Gerald Steinberg [50] says a new law cracking down on foreign funding of liberal Israeli NGOs is misguided. (Ha'aretz)
Daniel Sokatch [51] says the new anti-NGO law is the first step toward silencing dissent in Israel. (Ha'aretz)
Mshari Al-Zaydi [52] says a new Saudi law restricting speech is a weapon against terrorism. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Haviv Rettig Gur [53] says Netanyahu has successfully beaten back a challenge from Likud hard-liners. (Times of Israel)
Osama Al Sharif [54] says foreign meddling will ensure that fighting in Syria continues. (Jordan Times)
Itamar Rabinovich [55] says the tide in Syria is turning in favor of the Assad regime. (INSS)
The Daily Star [56] says the US would be wise to reach out to the newly created Islamic Front in Syria. (The Daily Star)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [57] says the creation of jobs for women must be a Saudi priority. (Asharq Al Awsat)
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