News:
Sec. Kerry will update the Arab League [1] on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Times of Israel)
Pres. Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah reportedly plan to coordinate their responses [2] to Kerry. (Jerusalem Post)
The Middle East Quartet [3] says it will continue to coordinate with Jordan. (Jordan Times)
3 Palestinians are wounded [4] in two [5] separate Israeli airstrikes [6]. (Ma'an/Xinhua)
Rockthrowing Palestinians disrupt [7] a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian activists. (AP)
Peace Now urges the Israeli government to dismantle illegal settlements [8] after clashes with Palestinians. (AFP)
An Israeli human rights group says it has video showing Israeli troops participating [9] in settler attacks against Palestinians. (Ma'an)
Pope Francis' upcoming Middle East trip is said to have "a political dimension." [10] (YNet)
Hamas is trying to rebuild its relations [11] with Iran. (The Guardian)
A Fatah official says he will visit Gaza when Hamas is ready [12] for unity. (Xinhua)
Palestinian officials say Hamas and Fatah have been holding productive discussions [13] about unity. (Xinhua)
Hamas complains Egypt [14] is not taking the humanitarian crisis in Gaza "seriously." (Ma'an)
A strike by UNRWA workers [15] adds to Palestinian woes. (Reuters)
Hundreds of Palestinian citizens of Israel protest ongoing home demolitions [16] in the Negev. (Ma'an)
There are ways for Israeli settlers to establish outposts [17] by avoiding Israeli building regulations. (Ha'aretz)
Israel's military refuses to issue a complete list [18] of foreign weapons sales. (Ha'aretz)
The violence in Iraq appears to be a sequel to the American war [19] there. (New York Times)
A bombing near an Iraqi army recruiting center kills [20]21. (AP)
Four different armed groups [21] are reportedly fighting in Falluja. (Al Monitor)
ISIS is being dealt a serious blow [22] in Syria by other rebel forces. (New York Times)
Syria reports two different attacks by rebels on chemical weapons [23] sites. (New York Times)
Russia blocks condemnation of Syria [24]n government air strikes on Aleppo. (AP)
A car bomb near a school [25] in central Syria kills at least 18 [26]. (AP/Reuters)
Syria's opposition holds its first "unified" meeting in years [27] to discuss upcoming peace talks. (Reuters)
Turkey says Iran can play a role [28] in resolving the Syrian crisis. (Xinhua)
Jordan appeals for $2.4 billion [29] in US aid for Syrian refugees there. (Xinhua)
A large arms seizure in Bahrain [30] raises fears of further violence. (BBC)
Bahrain suspends reconciliation talks [31] with opposition groups. (Reuters)
Egypt sentences 63 Muslim Brotherhood [32] supporters to three years each for violence-related charges. (Reuters)
Support for Egypt's military-led government appears strong [33] amid an ongoing crackdown. (Washington Post)
Egyptian satirist Dr. Bassem Youssef is planning a comeback [34]. (AP)
Fanatics attack books [35] in Lebanon. (AP)
Yemen bans the formation [36] of religious political parties. (The Media Line)
Tunisia's constituent assembly appoints an electoral commission [37], paving the way for the new, technocratic government. (AP)
International nuclear negotiations with Iran hit a snag on centrifuge research questions [38]. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Ari Shavit [39] says the Zionist right needs Sec. Kerry to save it from itself. (Ha'aretz)
Barak Ravid [40] says PM Netanyahu wants to say yes to Kerry, but without anybody noticing. (Ha'aretz)
Daniella Cheslow [41] says Hamas' fortunes continue to sink amid regional changes. (McClatchy)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [42] says Hamas is eager to reach a security arrangement with Egypt. (Al Monitor)
Daniel Seidemann [43] says the Israeli myth of a "united Jerusalem" is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. (The Guardian)
Linda Gradstein [44] says Kerry is pushing for recognition of Israel as a "Jewish state." (The Media Line)
Roy Isacowitz [45] says Netanyahu's peace plan is to do nothing. (Ha'aretz)
Daniel Friedmann [46] says there are signs the "Jordanian option" might once again be plausible. (YNet)
Hagai Segal [47] says there can be no Israeli compromise on Jerusalem. (YNet)
A Palestinian student from Syria [48] describes the experience of being a Palestinian in the Syrian war. (PNN)
Chemi Shalev [49] says David Ben-Gurion did not see Israel as "the nation-state of the Jewish people." (Ha'aretz)
Ha'aretz [50] says "price tag" attacks can and must be thwarted. (Ha'aretz)
Gershon Baskin [51] says there's more than enough water for Israelis and Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
Dalia Hatuqa [52] looks of the pitfalls of reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (The National)
Madawi Al-Rasheed [53] says a closer alliance with Pakistan is central to Saudi Arabia's new security strategy. (Al Monitor)
David Ignatius [54] says Iran's fingerprints can be seen in violence in Falluja. (Washington Post)
Caryle Murphy [55] says PM AL-Maliki finds himself somewhat isolated in the battle in Anbar. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Daily Star [56] says the US is demonstrating a double standard about Al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq. (The Daily Star)
Michael Weiss [57] looks at the unfolding of rebel infighting in Syria. (NOW)
David Owen [58] says a cease-fire in Syria is not completely out of reach. (Christian Science Monitor)
Michael Young [59] says fighting between Syrian rebels suggests there will be no resolution to the conflict soon. (The National)
David Kenner [60] looks of the controversial death of a Reuters stringer photographer in Syria. (Foreign Policy)
Francis Matthew [61] says Pres. Putin is ruthlessly exploiting his opportunity in Syria. (Gulf News)
Ibrahim Saif [62] says Jordan desperately needs international support to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis. (Jordan Times)
Antoine Lambroschini [63] says Ennahda in Tunisia is learning from the mistakes of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. (Arab News)
Michael Young [64] says Lebanon cannot continue to operate in a political vacuum. (The Daily Star)
Aaron David Miller [65] says the Obama administration's foreign policy is a logical one. (Foreign Policy)
The National [66] says Robert Gates' memoirs show the Obama administration's lack of vision. (The National)
Denise Natali [67] says PM Erdogan is mishandling the Kurdish issue. (Al Monitor)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Yemen's Legal Affairs Minister, Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi [68]. (Asharq Al-Awsat)