News:
Israeli Gen. Gantz [1]says he is not worried by the Palestinian [2] move to join the ICC [3]. (Reuters/AP/Times of Israel)
A Jewish Israeli [4] man is stabbed [5] in occupied East Jerusalem [6]. (Ma’an/JTA/Times of Israel)
Hundreds of Palestinians [7] in southern Gaza are forced to evacuate their homes [8] due to rising water levels. (Ma’an/The National)
Extremist Jewish settlers uproot 45 olive trees [9] in the occupied West Bank. (PNN)
Israel closes the Erez crossing [10] after Hamas personnel approached the area. (Ma’an)
The PA requests Israel’s help [11] in dealing with snow currently covering the region. (Ynet)
Gaza will start importing citrus fruits [12] from Israel starting on Sunday. (Ma’an)
Former PM Barak [13] says PM Netanyahu is leading Israel toward a disaster. (Ha’aretz)
The Paris attack suspects [14] are said to have taken at least one hostage [15] in a new incident [16]. (New York Times/Washington Post/Times of Israel)
One of the Paris attack suspects [17] reportedly met the late prominent al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al Awlaki [18] during a stay in Yemen in 2011. (Reuters/New York Times)
An American official says the two suspected terrorists in the Paris attack were on the US no-fly list [19]. (AP)
At least two people are killed [20] and several others are taken hostage [21] at a shooting in a Kosher market [22]in Paris. (Times of Israel/Ha’aretz/Ynet)
The Al-Nusra Front [23] launches an attack on two predominantly Shiite villages [24] in northern Syria. (AP/Reuters)
Egypt announces [25] parliamentary elections scheduled [26] to begin March 21. (AP/Reuters)
The UN Special Envoy to Libya [27] Leon meets representatives [28] from rival factions. (AP/Reuters)
A Saudi blogger [29] will be publicly flogged for “insulting Islam.” (AP)
Yazidis thank Pope Francis [30] for his support at a Vatican meeting. (Washington Post)
Sec. Kerry will meet with FM Zarif [31] in Geneva next week. (AFP)
Commentary:
Raghida Dergham [32] says Palestine’s accession to the ICC is a “peaceful intifada” against the elastic negotiating process. (Huffington Post)
Carolina Landsmann [33] says Israel’s decision to withhold Palestinian tax revenues is part of a cynical policy of fulfilling Netanyahu’s “distorted vision of a new Middle East.” (Ha’aretz)
Asher Schechter says Israel has lost the fight against Palestinians in the court of international public opinion. (Ha’aretz)
Arad Nir [34] says the US and Europe must intervene in the upcoming Israeli elections. (Al-Monitor)
Paul Scham [35] says the next Israeli election will involve existential issues. (Partners for Progressive Israel)
Hussein Ibish [36] says the Paris terrorists committed an act of supreme blasphemy, and insulted Islam and the Prophet through their violence. (BookForum)
Sylvie Kauffmann [37] says the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices is an assault on French identity. (New York Times)
David Brooks [38] says the massacre at Charlie Hebdo should be an occasion to end speech codes. (New York Times)
Michael Weiss [39] asks why self-described liberals cower in front of violent Muslim extremists. (Foreign Policy)
The Daily Star [40] says it is vital that the Paris attackers are not allowed to achieve their greater aims of creating further divisions in Europe. (Daily Star)
Abdullah Hamidaddin [41] says Pres. Sisi’s “revolution” is an important step in “saving Islam.” (Al Arabiya)
Amal Mudallali [42] says Yemen is struggling to preserve its unity and control its resources in the wake of the rise of the Houthis. (National Interest)
David Ignatius [43] looks at the American and Iranian “double game” in nuclear talks. (Washington Post)
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