News:
PM Netanyahu [1] criticizes Palestinian stance on settlers [2]. (AP/Xinhua)
A PLO official says Jews would have the right to apply for Palestinian citizenship, [3] but not settlers. (Times of Israel)
Netanyahu rebukes [4] Economy Minister Bennett over a dispute on the future of settlers in peace deal. (Ha’aretz)
DM Ya’alon says [5] Israel will not tolerate Palestinian incitement. (The Jerusalem Post)
Former military intelligence Yadlin says if peace talks fail [6] Israel should consider coordinated unilateral action. (The Jerusalem Post)
Israel extends detention [7] of two Palestinian men allegedly affiliated to Al-Qaida. (AP)
Extremist settlers attack Palestinian farmers [8] in the occupied West Bank. (Ma’an)
Israeli forces injure [9] a Palestinian man in Gaza and demolish a building [10] in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
An Israeli official warns of a growing jihadi threat from Syria [11]. (AP)
Israel refuses to confirm [12] a reported Israeli attack of a Syrian military base [13] in Latakia. (Xinhua/Ha’aretz)
The Syrian opposition [14]says there has been no progress [15] on the aid convoys reaching [16] a besieged city in Homs. (AP/The Daily Star/Reuters)
The US resumes nonlethal aid [17] to the Syrian opposition. (AP)
The Syrian army re-opens a strategic freeway [18] connecting Damascus to Daraa after intense clashes. (Xinhua)
Syria's Assyrian Christians find refuge [19] in a Turkish city. (The Media Line)
The Egyptian Military Council discusses [20] a “public request” for Gen. Sissi to run for president. (Reuters)
Pres. Mansour promotes [21] Gen. Sissi to the top military rank of Marshal [22]. (AP/AFP)
Militants down Egyptian military helicopter in Sinai [23], killing five soldiers. (The New York Times)
Egypt releases a Libyan militia leader [24] after five Egyptian diplomats were freed in Libya. (Reuters)
Egypt’s presidential elections [25] will be held in April. (Los Angeles Times)
Tunisia passes [26] the most progressive constitution in the Arab world. (AP)
Iraqi forces intensify [27] attacks in Fallujah. (The Washington Post)
125 people have been killed [28] in the month-long battles in Anbar. (Xinhua)
Commentary:
Amer Al Sabaileh [29] says recognizing Israel as a “Jewish state” could be fatal to the whole region. (The Jordan Times)
Bakir Oweida [30] writes about the ramifications of recognizing Israel as a “Jewish state.” (Asharq Alawsat)
Adel Safty [31] says the US is contradicting itself by asking the Palestinians to say Israel is for the “Jewish people.” (The Gulf News)
Reuven Pedatzur [32]says Jordan thinks that the future Palestinian state cannot sustain itself without a “confederation” system with Amman. (Ha’aretz)
Oudeh Basharat [33] says the Arab high-tech in Israel are the heroes of tomorrow. (Ha’aretz)
The Jordanian Times [34] says the voting down of a bill at the Knesset intended to bolster the two-state solution shows that Israel is not serious about peace. (The Jordanian Times)
Vijay Prashad [35] says Israel should heed the growing BDS movement and make peace with the Palestinians. (The Washington Post)
Emily Ziedman [36] calls on the Dutch government to reject the political warfare of the BDS movement against Israel.(Ynet)
Hussein Ibish [37] analyses the newly passed Tunisian constitution, saying while “significantly flawed,” the new draft provides some hope. (The National)
David Ignatius [38] says the Tunisian model of national consensus and political compromise is worthy of emulation in the Arab world. (The Daily Star)
Samir Atallah [39] says the Syrian peace talks are fake. (Asharq Alawsat)
Christopher Hill [40] says wars in Syria and Iraq are interlinked. (The Gulf News)
Mohamed al-Shewy [41] criticizes the Egyptian transitional justice as being “vengeful” and “highly politicized.” (The Daily Star)
The Gulf News [42] says the terrorist attacks in Egypt aim at forcing the regime to negotiate with the Muslim Brotherhood. (The Gulf News)
The National [43] praises a new pilot program that eases US entry to travelers of the Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi. (The National)
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