News:
Sec. Kerry [1] holds “constructive talks” [2] with Pres. Abbas [3] in Amman [4]. (AP/New York Times/AFP/Ha’aretz)
King Abdullah [5] of Jordan reiterates his support [6] for the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Xinhua/Jordan Times)
Hamas criticizes [7] the Arab League for not urging an end to the Gaza blockade. (Xinhua)
Economy Minister Bennett [8] says the fourth release of Palestinian prisoners [9] must be renegotiated. (PNN/Jerusalem Post)
Israeli occupation forces kill [10] three Palestinians in the West Bank. (Reuters)
An Israeli soldier admits [11] to the police that he made up the story [12] of being stabbed by Palestinians in Jerusalem. (Ma’an/Ha’aretz)
B’Tselem says Israel is at fault [13] for the killing of a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank. (Ynet)
Israel’s Transportation Ministry earmarks $57 million for roads in the occupied West Bank [14]. (Ha’aretz)
Al-Quds University president Nusseibeh resigns [15]. (Times of Israel)
The King’s College Student Union in London backs a boycott [16] of Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Syrian warplanes bomb rebels in Latakia [17]. (AP)
US lawmakers criticize [18] the Obama Administration’s policy on Syria. (Reuters)
Gen. Sisi [19] says he will run [20] for Egypt’s [21] presidency [22]. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post)
Gunmen kill a Lebanese army officer [23] in Tripoli. (AP)
An Amnesty International study indicates a rise in executions [24] worldwide in 2013. (New York Times)
An advocacy group says the US must help repair “environmental poisoning” [25] in Iraq from the war. (New York Times)
Commentary:
ATFP Pres. Ziad Asal [26]i addresses the UN on the obstacles and opportunities for peace. (ATFP)
Aaron David Miller [27] outlines five reasons why the peace process seems in trouble. (Foreign Policy)
Daniel Levy [28] says Kerry’s initiative is a step backwards. (Ha’aretz)
Ari Shavit [29] says Israel’s old left cannot end the occupation. (Ha’aretz)
Peter Joseph [30] asks where is the Jewish American outrage over DM Ya’alon’s remarks. (Ha’aretz)
Michael Kaplan [31] says Palestinian and Jewish refugees should not be compared. (Jewish Daily Forward)
The Daily Star [32] says the Arab League is having a “summit of irrelevance.”(Daily Star)
Michael Young [33] says there are many reasons why Pres. Assad is stronger now than ever. (The National)
Michael Young [34] asks why the magnitude of the suffering in Syria continues to provoke little outrage in the West. (Daily Star)
Robert Hunter [35] says Pres. Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia should aim to reaffirm commitments on both sides. (Majalla)
Joyce Karam [36] says Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia is crucial in restoring balance to the Middle East. (Al Arabiya)
Caryle Murphy [37] says Saudi Arabia should implement a gradual but genuine power sharing. (New York Times)
Hilary Krieger [38] says, by banning a reporter, Saudi Arabia is sending a mixed message about the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Washington Post)
Abdallah Schleifer [39] says Sisi has won the presidential race before it has begun. (Al Arabiya)
Steven Cook [40] says if Sisi becomes president he will be vulnerable to all the forces that befell his predecessors. (Foreign Policy)
Nathan Brown [41] looks at the relationship between the Egyptian judiciary and state. (SADA)
Louisa Loveluck [42] says there are 529 reasons to doubt the Egyptian justice system. (New York Times)
Eyad Abu Shakra [43] says the Lebanese are always the last to know who will be their next president.(Asharq al-Awsat)
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