News:
Palestinians are being starved [1] and murdered by pro-Assad forces at the Yarmouk refugee camp [2]. (AP/The Media Line)
PLO officials say efforts to ease the siege [3] at Yarmouk and deliver aid have failed. (Ma'an)
8 more Palestinians are killed [4] in Yarmouk and Khan al-Sheik in Syria. (Ma'an)
Palestinian Labor Minister Ahmad Majdalani accuses Syrian rebels [5] of attacking the refugee camp. (Xinhua)
PM Netanyahu meets with VP Biden [6]. (Xinhua)
Sec. Kerry again voices optimism [7] on Middle East peace. (AP)
Many former Israeli generals say Israel can safely afford to leave the Jordan Valley [8]. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel's defense minister [9] reportedly calls Kerry [10] "messianic and obsessive [11]." (Reuters/YNet/AFP)
Israel's Economy Minister Bennett yet again calls for annexation [12] in the occupied West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)
Palestinians condemn Israeli "incitement" [13] against Abbas. (Xinhua)
Germany's FM says Israeli settlement activity is hindering [14] US peace efforts. (Xinhua)
The PLO says it's preparing contingency plans [15] to join more UN agencies [16] in response to Israel's settlement activities. (Xinhua/Ha'aretz)
Netanyahu says Abbas' recent statements [17] show he's not ready for peace. (PNN)
Former Defense Secretary Gates' new book is highly critical of Netanyahu [18]. (Ha'aretz)
Hamas says it wants guarantees [19] from Fatah regarding elections. (Xinhua)
Twitter suspends [20] the account of Hamas' military wing. (Ha'aretz)
Israeli settlers and occupation forces [21] stop PM Hamdallah's motorcade [22] near Ramallah. (Ma'an/PNN)
Qatar says it will grant 20,000 work permits [23] to Palestinians. (Ma'an)
Egypt is becoming increasingly hostile [24] to Hamas. (Jerusalem Post)
Egyptians begin voting [25] on a new constitution [26], amid a climate of fear [27]. (New York Times/AP)
The Egyptian vote is seen as a referendum [28] on the performance of the interim government [29]. (Christian Science Monitor/Los Angeles Times)
Syrian government forces [30] advance amid rebel infighting [31], killing 62 [32] rebels. (Reuters/Xinhua)
US presses the Syrian opposition [33] to join upcoming peace talks. (New York Times)
26 more people are killed in Iraq [34] during the visit of UNSG Ban. (AP)
Iraq is struggling to re-secure control of its border [35] with Syria as Al Qaeda is resurgent. (Reuters)
Pres. Obama opposes Congressional efforts to add new sanctions against Iran [36]. (New York Times)
Hard-liners in Iran cautiously praise [37] the interim nuclear agreement with the West. (New York Times)
An Al Qaeda-linked group in Lebanon vows to strike Iran [38]. (AP)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [39] says Palestinians are being deliberately starved to death in Syria. (NOW)
Gustavo Gonzalez [40] says the private sector must get involved in Syrian refugee relief efforts. (Jordan Times)
Hassan Barari [41] says Jordan has no reason to trust Abbas. (Jordan Times)
Hassan Barari [42] says Kerry's mission will be futile without dealing with Jerusalem. (Arab News)
Richard Cohen [43] says Israel is becoming more isolated. (Washington Post)
The Jerusalem Post [44] says Israeli unilateralism remains a good option. (Jerusalem Post)
Al Jazeera America [45] compiles a list of short assessments of Sharon's legacy. (Al Jazeera America)
Henry Kissinger [46] says former PM Sharon made a journey towards peace. (Washington Post)
Akiva Eldar [47] says Sharon did everything he could to hinder a peace agreement with the Palestinians. (Al Monitor)
Rashid Khalidi [48] says Sharon was a war criminal, not a peacemaker. (Foreign Policy)
Eric Yoffie [49] says Sharon was a hero for saying no to settlers. (Ha'aretz)
Smadar Perry [50] says Sharon was a respected enemy in the Arab world. (YNet)
Rami Simani [51] says the Israeli far right must "forgive" Sharon. (YNet)
Emily Hauser [52] says Sharon is one of the main reasons she can no longer live in Israel. (Ha'aretz)
Gideon Levy [53] says Sharon's funeral was long on symbolism but short on emotion. (Ha'aretz)
Nathan Jeffay [54] asks what would happen if Sharon had died eight years ago. (The Forward)
Seth Siegel [55] says there is no apartheid in Israel and condemns boycotts. (Los Angeles Times)
Paul Moss [56] remembers the late Palestinian physician and activist Dr. Eyad Sarraj. (The Guardian)
The Washington Post [57] says the US shouldn't be supporting Egypt's "bogus democracy." (Washington Post)
Avi Issacharoff [58] asks what's at stake in Egypt's constitutional referendum. (Times of Israel)
Robert Zaretsky [59] says the world hasn't paid enough attention to Tunisia's constitutional progress. (The Forward)
The National [60] says the UAE PM is right to offer Israel and Iran better trade links in exchange for better policies. (The National)
M. E. Bowman [61] says convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard should stay in prison. (New York Times)
Fawaz Gerges [62] says PM Al-Maliki's policies have created an opportunity for Al Qaeda in Iraq. (Gulf News)
Nadim Mansouri [63] and Abdelnabi Abdel-Sattar [64] debate whether social media helps or hurts radical Islamists. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Hussein Ibish, Jonathan Schanzer and Rami Khouri [65] talk with CNN's Jim Clancy about the Syrian refugee crisis. (CNN)
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