News:
The Jewish Daily Forward profiles the joint APN/ATFP internship program [1]. (Jewish Daily Forward)
Israel [2] escalates [3] its aerial [4] offensive on Gaza [5]. (AP/New York Times/Washington Post/The National)
Israeli airstrikes kill eight [6] members of a family including five children [7] in a raid on Gaza. (Reuters/Washington Post)
The Israeli army says the killing of eight Palestinian family members [8] was an error. (Ha’aretz)
Israeli airstrikes kill 81 Palestinians [9] and injure over 550 since Monday. (Ma’an)
Hamas [10] sends major rocket [11] barrage across [12] Israel [13]. (Ha’aretz/JTA/Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
Israel says the Iron Dome [14] interceptor has shot down 90 percent of Gaza rockets [15]. (Reuters/New York Times)
PM Netanyahu says a cease-fire with Hamas [16] is not on Israel's agenda [17]. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Pres. Abbas says Israel is waging a war [18] on all Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)
The ADL criticizes Abbas for accusing Israel of “genocide” [19] against Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
FM Lieberman tells world leaders [20] that Israel [21] will defend its citizens. (JTA/Jerusalem Post)
A Hamas official says it would be willing to stop the rocket attacks [22] in exchange for the release of members arrested by the Israeli army. (Times of Israel)
Egypt urges Israel and Hamas to halt their escalating conflict [23] but plays down hopes of a Cairo-mediated truce. (AFP)
The UNSC will hold an emergency meeting [24] on the escalating violence [25] between Israel and Hamas. (AFP/Reuters)
Sec. Kerry says the crisis in Gaza and Israel [26] needs de-escalation [27]. (AP/Ynet)
Israel thwarts an alleged Palestinian attack [28] on a major highway in the occupied West Bank. (Jerusalem Post)
Egyptian authorities open the Rafah crossing [29] for injured Palestinians. (Ma’an)
Israel is considering filing criminal charges [30] against one of the police officers who is suspected of severely beating a Palestinian-American teenager [31]. (Ha’aretz/JTA)
Desmond Tutu accuses Israeli and Palestinian leaders of behaving "like children." [32](AFP)
The Arab media is reportedly indifferent to Hamas [33]. (Times of Israel)
Jordanian protesters attempt to storm the Israeli embassy [34] in Amman. (Jordan Times)
Kurdish ministers say they will boycott meetings [35] of Iraq's caretaker cabinet as Baghdad halts cargo flights [36] to two Kurdish cities. (Reuters/AP)
The UN says the nuclear material seized by extremists in Iraq is “low-grade” and not a threat [37]. (New York Times)
Activists say jihadi fighters [38] are battling to take the predominantly Kurdish areas in northern Syria. (AP)
Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura [39] has been chosen by UNSG Ban to replace Brahimi as the international point man [40] on Syria. (AP/New York Times)
Commentary:
Rula Salameh [41] says Palestinian mothers in occupied East Jerusalem are terrified for their children’s safety.(New York Times)
Asmaa Al-Ghoul [42] says Israeli strikes on Gaza have targeted residential homes, killing numerous women and children. (Al-Monitor)
The Daily Star [43] says Arab regimes are abandoning the Palestinian people. (Daily Star)
The National [44] says Netanyahu never misses an opportunity to play the victim or escalate a conflict. (The National)
Lara Friedman [45] says the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir was framed for the entire world in a “dehumanizing and defamatory narrative.” (Jewish Daily Forward)
Gershon Baskin [46] says military force alone will never be a proper response to human suffering. (Jerusalem Post)
Shlomi Eldar [47] says Hamas was able to “surprise” Israel. (Al-Monitor)
Sima Kadmon [48] says Netanyahu is facing a dilemma in Gaza. (Ynet)
Joyce Karam [49] says Israel’s confrontations during World Cup tournaments have become symptomatic of a larger problem in Israeli politics. (Al Arabiya)
Ari Shavit [50] says Israel’s years of calm are over. (Ha’aretz)
Ha’aretz [51] says Finance Minister Lapid must stand up for peace. (Ha’aretz)
Eyad Abu Shakra [52] says the Arab world currently feels like an “arid land” that has been set on fire. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Michael Young [53] says the Middle East is at a foundational moment in its history. (Daily Star)
Kori Schake [54] says ISIS is running a “brilliantly effective” social media campaign. (Foreign Policy)
Raymond Tanter [55] asks if PM Maliki will lose his job. (Foreign Policy)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [56] says the international community should not support Islamic groups in Syria. (Al Arabiya)
Michael Young [57] says Lebanon continues to pay a heavy price for the Syrian crisis. (The National)
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