News:
New CNN footage fuels debate over the killing of two Palestinian teenagers [1] by the Israeli military on Nakba Day. (Ha’aretz)
PM Netanyahu [2] says he is considering unilateral moves [3] in the occupied West Bank [4]. (Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
Economy Minister Bennett urges Netanyahu to impose Israeli law [5] in the occupied West Bank [6]. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Palestinians and Israelis [7] prepare for Pope Francis’ [8] visit. (AFP/The Media Line)
Israel allows Palestinian Christians [9] from Gaza to travel to the occupied West Bank for the Pope’s upcoming visit. (AFP)
Jordan hopes the Pope’s visit will boost its religious tourism [10]. (The National)
Israeli military prosecutors seek to imprison [11] “dangerous” Palestinian teenagers but oppose psychological evaluations of them. (Ha’aretz)
South African Ambassador to Israel Ngombane says the situation in the West Bank reminds him ofapartheid [12]. (Times of Israel)
Russia and China veto [13] a UNSC resolution [14] to refer Syria [15] to the ICC. (Reuters/AP/New York Times)
A video shows chlorine gas [16] floating in Syrian streets near Hama. (Reuters)
Syrian rebels kill 20 supporters of Pres. Assad in a mortar attack [17] in Daraa [18]. (New York Times/Xinhua)
UNSG Ban demands urgent action from the UNSC on inadequate Syria aid [19] access. (Reuters)
The US will step up its scrutiny of Americans fighting [20] in Syria. (Reuters)
A poll suggests that only a “narrow majority” [21] supports Field Marshall Sisi as next president of Egypt. (New York Times)
Gen. Haftar calls for a “war against terrorism” in Libya [22]. (AP)
Iraqi Kurds [23] are starting to export oil unilaterally through Turkey. (AP)
Commentary:
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Netanyahu [24]. (Bloomberg)
Yossi Sarid [25] says Israelis have no choice but to wait for the findings of the investigation of the two killed Palestinian teenagers. (Ha’aretz)
The Jordan Times [26] says the Pope’s comes to the “Holy Land” with a message of peace, harmony and brotherly relations among peoples. (Jordan Times)
Kamel Abu Jaber [27] says the Pope must encourage Israelis to make peace with their neighbors. (Jordan Times)
Marc Schneier and Shamsi Ali [28] say moderate majorities of all three Abrahamic religions need to confront the extremists in their respective faiths. (Jerusalem Post)
Bakir Oweida [29] asks how Sisi will deal with Gaza and Libya if he becomes Egypt’s next President. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Eyad Abu Shakra [30] says the “scourge of sectarian extremism” has become the greatest threat to the “Syrian revolution.” (Asharq al-Awsat)
The Daily Star [31] says Pres. Sleiman’s successor should have his same qualities of resilience and calmness. (Daily Star)
H.A. Hellyer [32] says if Libya is to have a stable and democratic transition, it needs to be helped to emerge from its current crisis. (The National)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [33] says Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the “most mindful” states in the Middle East regarding “development and civil peace.” (Al Arabiya)
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