News:
Sec. Kerry [1] says Israeli and Palestinian [2] leaders “must lead” [3] to prevent [4] peace talks [5] from collapsing [6]. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/AFP/Ha’aretz/Wall Street Journal)
Kerry calls [7] Pres. Abbas to prevent talks from collapsing. (Ma’an)
A critical meeting [8] between American Envoy Indyk and Palestinian and Israeli [9] negotiators reportedly ended in failure. (PNN/Jerusalem Post)
A Palestinian official [10] says talks with Israel can continue only if they define the borders [11] of a future Palestinian state. (Times of Israel/The National)
US officials accuse [12] Israeli Housing Minister Ariel [13] of deliberately sabotaging talks. (Ha’aretz)
mitments. (Xinhua/Ynet)
Palestinian Representative to the UN Mansour delivers the treaty accession letters [14] to the various bodies. (Xinhua)
There appears to be an American consensus that the release of convicted spy Pollard [15] would be “futile.” (Ha’aretz)
American lawmakers threaten to withhold Palestinian aid [16]. (Al Monitor)
Jewish “price tag” [17] extremists vandalize 40 cars [18] of Palestinian citizens [19] of Israel. (Xinhua/Ma’an/Ha’aretz)
Employees of Israel’s Foreign Ministry [20] announce end of their strike [21]. (New York Times/Ynet)
Israel refuses [22] to let a Gaza-based athlete run in a Bethlehem marathon. (Ha’aretz)
The UN says Syrian refugees [23] in Lebanon now exceed 1 million [24]. (AP/Reuters)
Turkey [25] continues to block Twitter, [26] despite a court ruling. (AP/Reuters)
The Muslim Brotherhood urges Britain [27] not to yield to foreign pressure in conducting a review of the group.(Reuters)
PM Jomaa says [28] he wants to “fix” the Tunisian economy. (AP)
Commentary:
The Jordan Times [29] says the “delaying tactics” of both Israelis and Palestinians are too familiar to be taken seriously. (Jordan Times)
Abdallah Schleifer [30] says the only option for Israelis and Palestinians is a two-state solution. (Al Arabiya)
Grant Rumley [31] says Abbas’ move to seek membership in 15 international organizations does not necessarily mean the end of the peace process. (Foreign Policy)
Ha’aretz [32] asks where is PM Netanyahu leading Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Ari Shavit [33]says Kerry must find a “Plan B” to deliver peace to Israel and the Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)
Douglas Bloomfield [34] says Palestinians and Israelis should both be blamed for the failure of the peace talks. (Jerusalem Post)
David Horovitz [35] says the deep asymmetry between Israelis and Palestinians is “dooming the negotiations.” (Times of Israel)
Joyce Karam [36] says releasing convicted spy Pollard will not save the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Al Arabiya)
Peter Beinart [37] says Sheldon Adelson represents a “culture of hate.” (Ha’aretz)
The Washington Post [38] says the US will not be judged well by historians because it failed to stop the “mass slaughter” in Syria. (Washington Post)
The National [39] asks what more can the UAE do in Syria. (The National)
Taylor Luck [40] says this week marks the anniversary when the international community failed the entire Syrian population. (Jordan Times)
Mohammed Fahad al-Harthi [41] says Pres. Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia affirms the strategic relationship between the US and the Kingdom.(Al Arabiya)
Mshari Al-Zaydi [42] says the UK’s recent moves against it are a turning point in the history of the Muslim Brotherhood. (Asharq al-Awsat)
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