News:
Palestinians [1] take the first step [2] towards joining the ICC [3], a move seen as confrontational [4]. (New York Times/Reuters/AFP)
Palestinians hope to bring war crimes charges [5] against Israelis at the ICC. (AP)
It may be difficult [6] for Palestinians to arrange for indictments of Israelis at the ICC. (New York Times)
Palestinians have reportedly filed an early complaint [7] against Israelis at the ICC. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Congress warns Palestinians that the ICC move may lead to a reduction in aid [8]. (JTA)
A Palestinian is reportedly crushed to death [9] amid 'extreme overcrowding' at a West Bank checkpoint. (Ha'aretz)
Armed Israeli settlers confront American [10] consulate guards in the occupied West Bank. (YNet)
Former Finance Minister Yair Lapid says settlement funding is "corrupt [11]." (AP)
Israeli soldiers critically injure [12] a Palestinian in a shooting near Nablus. (Ma'an)
Palestinian TV plans to raise awareness of violence [13] against women and girls. (The Guardian)
A delegation of PA unity government ministers leaves Gaza [14]. (Ma'an)
An injured nine-year-old girl has become a symbol of the Gaza war [15]. (The Guardian)
Experts disagree [16] about Palestinian projections that Jews will be a minority in historic Palestine by 2016. (Jerusalem Post)
PM Netanyahu wins Likud's primary [17]. (AP)
An Arab woman [18] is running for Parliament in Israel on a hard-line Israeli-nationalistic [19] ticket. (AP/Times of Israel)
Half of Israel's Jewish and Arab students want nothing to do [20] with each other. (Ha'aretz)
India is building closer ties [21] to Israel. (The Media Line)
Coalition jets pound [22] ISIS' stronghold in Syria. (AP)
Kurds in Iraq launch a new offensive [23] against ISIS. (AP)
Gunmen kill [24] three Sunni clerics in Basra. (AP)
2014 was the bloodiest year [25] in Iraq since 2006-07. (Reuters)
Three Al Jazeera journalists remain in prison [26] after an Egyptian court orders a retrial in the case [27]. (New York Times/Los Angeles Times)
The family of one of the journalists hopes Egypt will deport him [28]. (AP)
Beirut's elegant new downtown is bereft of people [29]. (Washington Post)
Libya's Prime Minister may be considering resignation [30]. (Asharq Al Awsat)
The BBC looks at prospects facing new Tunisian president Essebsi [31]. (BBC)
Commentary:
The New York Times [32] says Palestinians seem to be driven by desperation. (New York Times)
Barak Ravid [33] says Israel's troubles with the international community are just beginning. (Ha'aretz)
Alon Pinkas [34] says Palestinians lost the diplomatic battle, but not the war. (YNet)
Yonah Jeremy Bob [35] says Israelis may not face any prosecution at the ICC. (Jerusalem Post)
Julian Borger [36] says ICC membership could be a double-edged sword for Palestinians. (The Guardian)
J.J. Goldberg [37] says Israel and the Palestinians are playing a "game of chicken" at the ICC. (The Forward)
Raphael Ahren [38] says Palestine at the ICC is a headache Israel may learn to live with. (Times of Israel)
The Times of Israel interviews Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad [39]. (Times of Israel)
David Brooks [40] says Netanyahu is subtly reshaping Israel. (New York Times)
Roger Cohen [41] says Gaza is a "nowhere" that must be turned into a "somewhere." (New York Times)
Ha'aretz [42] says Israel should not censor a Gaza war investigation. (Ha'aretz)
Zeev Sternhell [43] says Palestinians should follow the example of David Ben-Gurion. (Ha'aretz)
Amira Hass [44] says Palestine's recent defeat at the UNSC is a "harsh wake-up call" for Pres. Abbas. (Ha'aretz)
Yoni Ben Menachem [45] looks at "evidence of tension between the military and political wings of Hamas." (JCPA)
H.A. Hellyer [46] says ISIS is unlikely to gain further ground in 2015. (The National)
Wafiq Al-Samarrai [47] says Iran's central role in the fight against ISIS in Iraq must be recognized. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed [48] says any solution in Syria depends on getting rid of Pres. Assad. (Asharq Al Awsat)
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