News:
A Palestinian official says $12 million in aid donations [1] will be distributed to Palestinians displaced by last summer’s Gaza war. (Ma’an)
The UAE is funneling funds to Gaza [2] through former Palestinian official Dahlan. (Times of Israel)
UN Middle East Envoy Serry [3] warns Israel is on a dangerous path to a one-state reality. (Ynet)
Pres. Rivlin calls for the building of a new city [4] to accommodate Israel’s growing Arab minority. (JTA)
An EU official defends [5] its funding for “unlicensed” construction [6] of hundreds of buildings for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. (JTA/Jerusalem Post)
Israeli occupation forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man [7] in Hebron after he attempted to grab a soldier’s gun. (Ma’an)
Hamas says the PA was responsible for pointing Israel [8] toward nearly a third of its Gaza targets in the conflict last summer. (Times of Israel)
A joint Arab list hopes to win 15 seats [9] in the upcoming Israeli election. (The Media Line)
An Israeli official suggests [10] that PM Netanyahu had been misled into thinking [11] an invitation to address Congress was fully supported by the Democrats. (Reuters/Jerusalem Post)
A Jewish American leader Malcom Hoenlein says [12] American funding should be kept out of Israeli elections. (JTA)
Thousands of Jordanians rally in Amman [13], urging King Abdullah to step up airstrikes [14]against ISIS. (Reuters/Jordan Times)
A prominent Jihadi preacher [15] criticizes ISIS after being released [16] from more than three months in detention in Jordan [17]. (AP/New York Times/The National)
Syrian Kurds celebrate [18] after pushing ISIS out of Kobani. (Reuters)
Syrian air force strikes kill 82 [19] in an opposition-held district outside of Damascus. (Reuters)
Recent ISIS setbacks in Syria suggest the group is under strain but far from collapse [20] in the Syrian part of its self-declared caliphate. (Reuters)
ISIS extremists publish a manifesto for women [21] living under their rule, including marriage for girls at age nine. (The Telegraph)
A report says the EU must agree on intercepting Skype [22] conversations to help stop the flow of European citizens returning from Syria. (Reuters)
The Houthis say they will release a “constitutional declaration [23]” in Yemen. (AP)
Commentary:
Adnan Abu Amer [24]says Hamas is reaching out to the new Saudi leadership in an effort to reestablish ties. (Al-Monitor)
Amos Harel [25] says Israel must ensure tension with Hezbollah and Hamas doesn't escalate. (Ha’aretz)
Raphael Ahren [26] asks if Netanyahu should cancel his speech to Congress. (Times of Israel)
The New York Times [27] says the video of the murder of the Jordanian pilot has succeeded in fostering rage and revulsion against ISIS throughout the Arab world. (New York Times)
Abdallah Schleifer [28] says the father of the murdered pilot and thousands of other Jordanians are powerfully demanding that Jordan “annihilate ISIS.” (Al Arabiya)
The Jordan Times [29] defends the decision to execute the two terrorists. (Jordan Times)
Fareed Zakaria [30] says the international community must deny ISIS the overreaction it wants. (Washington Post)
Charles Krauthammer [31] says ISIS is seeking to destabilize Jordan by drawing it deeply into the conflict. (Washington Post)
Salman Aldossary [32] says the story of ISIS is one of a group that has shown limitless immorality, sadism and brutality in its dealings with everybody. (Asharq al-Awsat)
The Washington Post [33] says the emerging Iranian nuclear deal raises major concerns. (Washington Post)
Eric Yoffie [34] says the Republicans will be no tougher on Iran than Pres. Obama. (Ha’aretz)
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