News:
Pres. Abbas says he won't make any concessions on occupied East Jerusalem [1]. (AP)
FM al-Maliki met with Sec. Kerry [2] in Paris on Sunday to discuss the status of peace talks. (Ma'an)
Recognition of Israel as a "Jewish state" [3] remains a major stumbling block in negotiations. (Xinhua)
Efforts to relieve the siege of Palestinians at the Yarmouk [4] refugee camp in Syria are said to have failed. (Ma'an)
Israel Jordan Valley settlements are being hit by an international boycott campaign [5]. (AP)
Palestinian protesters block the entrance [6] to an Israeli settlement built on privately owned Palestinian land. (Ma'an)
Israel holds a state funeral [7] for the late former PM Sharon. (New York Times)
There is much [8] international praise and criticism [9] for Sharon [10]. (New York Times/Reuters/BBC)
Many Israelis mourn Sharon [11]. (Washington Post)
Palestinians [12] and Israeli settlers [13] both express joy at Sharon's death. (AP/Times of Israel)
Israel's military says two rockets [14] have been fired from Gaza toward southern Israel. (AP)
Egypt destroys [15] 10 Gaza smuggling tunnels. (Ma'an)
Iran says Hezbollah has significantly increased its missile capabilities [16]. (Xinhua)
Iran says it is indispensable [17] to resolving regional disputes. (Xinhua)
Virtually all other Syrian rebel groups [18] have turned against the Al Qaeda-inspired ISIS. (New York Times)
Qatar remains a major source of support [19] for Syrian rebels. (Los Angeles Times)
Clashes between the military and militants are spreading in Iraq [20]. (New York Times)
UNSG Ban is visiting Iraq [21] amid the growing crisis. (AP)
This week's constitutional referendum [22] may define Egypt's near-term political future. (AP)
The UAE PM urges Gen. Sisi [23] to stay in the Egyptian army. (Reuters)
Negotiators put final touches [24] on the interim international nuclear agreement with Iran. (New York Times)
The ruler of Dubai calls for the lifting of sanctions [25] on Iran. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [26] says it seems Israel is becoming increasingly reconciled to the need for peace with the Palestinians. (Arab News)
Amer Sabaileh [27] says Jordan is becoming increasingly concerned about the terms of an Israeli-Palestinian deal. (Jordan Times)
Ha'aretz [28] says PM Netanyahu must understand the price of thwarting negotiations with settlements. (Ha'aretz)
Douglas Bloomfield [29] says Netanyahu's key aides are trying to block peace. (Jerusalem Post)
Ben Caspit [30] says extremist "price tag" settlers seem determined to spark a conflict in the occupied territories. (Al Monitor)
Shlomi Eldar [31] says a slow but steady escalation is growing between Israel and Gaza. (Al Monitor)
ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish [32], Ronen Bergman [33], Nahum Barnea [34], Haviv Rettig Gur [35], Yossi Beilin [36],David Hazony [37], Aaron David Miller [38] and Rami Khouri [39] look at Sharon's legacy. (Foreign Affairs/New York Times/YNet/Times of Israel/JTA/The Forward/Foreign Policy/The Daily Star)
Avi Shlaim [40] says Sharon was a champion of violence. (The Guardian)
Avi Issacharoff [41] says some Arabs who came to know him ended up with a grudging respect for Sharon. (Times of Israel)
The Jerusalem Post [42] says Sharon left no lasting vision or ideology. (Jerusalem Post)
Mitch Ginsburg [43] says Sharon's worldview was shaped by a near-death battlefield experience in 1948. (Times of Israel)
Aluf Benn [44] says Sharon's likely successor is, counterintuitively, Yair Lapid. (Ha'aretz)
Ha'aretz [45] compiles a compendium of its own articles about Sharon. (Ha'aretz)
The New York Times [46] says it's time for the US to begin resuming aid to moderate Syrian rebels. (New York Times)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [47] says all sides in Syria seem exhausted. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Doyle McManus [48] says Syria shows the dangers of proxy wars in the Middle East. (Los Angeles Times)
James Dubik [49] says fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq is an American national interest. (Washington Post)
Rami Khouri [50] says Al Qaeda has no future in the Arab world. (The Daily Star)
Hussein Ibish [51] says the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is causing the regional movement to begin to split. (The National)
Daniel Byman and Tamara Wittes [52] say the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood isn't a terrorist organization but may become one. (Washington Post)
The CSM talks to three Egyptian activists, one who says he's given up on politics, a second who now backs Sisi for president [53], and a third who says activists have been sidelined [54]. (Christian Science Monitor)
Ahmed Khadry [55] says Egypt's voters appear apathetic and despondent. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Ray Takeyh [56] says the US can have a nuclear deal, but not full-fledged détente, with Iran. (Washington Post)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Al-Azhar Under-Secretary Dr. Abbas Shouman [57]. (Asharq Al-Awsat)