News:
Israelis and Palestinians [1] argue over the percentage of West Bank land that Israel might annex in a peace agreement. (Times of Israel)
Israel’s chief negotiator Livni criticizes “hypocrites” [2] in the government on the peace process. (The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli Economy Minister Bennett accuses the US [3] of endangering the security of Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Former Fatah official Dahlan denies meeting [4] with an Israeli official in Dubai. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces detain 10 Palestinians [5] in the West Bank. (Ma’an)
Palestinians blame social media [6] for increasing divorce rates. (Xinhua)
The Syrian government and rebels reach an agreement [7] over the besieged city of Homs. (Reuters)
The US reiterates its pledge to improve energy cooperation [8] with Iraq. (Xinhua)
A car bomb kills 13 [9] people in Baghdad. (AP)
American military officers are helping the Iraqi government [10] retake Fallujah. (The New York TImes)
A former Iraqi general says PM Maliki is squandering [11] the “Anbar Awakening.” (Foreign Policy)
Human Rights Watch says Iraqi forces sexually abuse women [12] prisoners. (AFP)
The escalation of attacks in Egypt is blamed on the return [13] of jihadists to the country. (The New York Times)
The Egyptian military denies report [14] that Gen. Sissi is running for president. (AP)
Saudi Arabia aims at weakening [15] ISIS and Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups in Syria. (The National)
The UAE might establish a government committee to fight online attacks [16], mostly on Twitter. (The National)
Turkey approves legislation [17] that tightens government control [18] over the internet. (AP/Reuters)
Commentary:
Matthew Duss says its entirely “defensible and necessary” [19] to support boycotts against the Israeli occupation. (The American Prospect)
Ha’aretz says the Red Cross is signaling that Israel’s policy of demolitioning [20] Palestinian buildings in the Jordan Valley has gone too far. (Ha’aretz)
Daniel Levy says Israel is on a slow-track trajectory [21] to face painful sanctions. (Ha’aretz)
Anshel Pfeffer says Israel must end the occupation [22] regardless of boycott campaigns. (Ha’aretz)
Naomi Paiss says boycotting settlements [23] is not anti-Israeli. (JTA)
Ari Shavit says Israel is running into a headlong collision [24] with the Obama administration unless it reinvents itself. (Ha’aretz)
Adi Schwartz says Israel must demand financial compensation [25] for the Jews who were driven from Arab lands. (Ha’aretz)
Jay Rothman says the key to peace [26] for Israelis and Palestinians is identity and mutual recognition. (The Jerusalem Post)
The Jordan Times says employing skilled Syrians in Jordan should not come at the expense [27] of Jordanians. (The Jordan Times)
Michael Jansen says US military strikes in Syria [28] will not end the conflict. (The Jordan Times)
The National says the new Saudi anti-terror law shows that the kingdom understands theseriousness of the terrorist threat [29]. (The National)
Michael Young says the ongoing tumults in the Middle East will not redraw [30] the Sykes-Picot borders. (The National)
Eyad Abu Shakra says the sectarian tensions in the Middle East have reached a point of no return [31]. (Asharq Alawsat)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed says education and culture [32] are the only ways to counter the growing threat of Al-Qaeda. (Asharq Alawsat)
Front Page Features