News:
PM Netanyahu [1] says a potential [2] nuclear agreement [3] would "pave Iran's path [4] to the bomb." (AP/New York Times/JTA/The National)
Pres. Obama [5] says Netanyahu is offering [6] no viable alternative to negotiations [7] with Iran. (AP/New York Times/Ha’aretz)
Netanyahu [8] says his speech to Congress [9] offered a "practical alternative [10]" to a possible Iranian nuclear deal [11]. (AP/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
House Democratic leader Pelosi [12] says she did not appreciate Netanyahu’s condescension and felt insulted. (AP)
Iran says [13] Netanyahu’s speech was “boring and repetitive. [14]” (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
The Washington Post looks at how Israel reacted to Netanyahu’s [15] speech. (Washington Post)
Israeli opposition leader [16] Herzog says Netanyahu’s speech [17] will have no effect on negotiations [18] with Iran. (JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
A day after Netanyahu’s warning, Iran and the P5+1 make “some progress.” [19] (Reuters)
The US says Iran is far from achieving [20] a working nuclear bomb, but others differ. (AP)
Sec. Kerry heads to Saudi Arabia [21] to consult on negotiations with Iran. (AP)
Pres. Abbas says Israel [22] has stripped his government of all authority [23] to the point where it has "no real power over anything." (AP/Times of Israel)
Palestinian leaders [24] begin a two-day meeting [25] at which they could decide to suspend security coordination with Israel [26]. (Reuters/Ynet/Jerusalem Post)
The UN Human Rights Council [27] says Israel should investigate [28] the killing of more than 1,500 Palestinian civilians [29] during last summer’s war. (Ma’an/PNN/Reuters)
For the third month in the row the PA will pay its civil servants only 60 percent [30] of their monthly wages, as a result of Israel withholding tax revenues. (Ma’an)
Israeli officials prevent 10 PLO officials from entering [31] the occupied West Bank from Gaza. (Ma’an)
Israel says it will double the amount of water [32] it channels annually to Palestinians in Gaza. (AFP)
Israeli authorities demolish four houses in the Bedouin village [33] of Sawah in the Negev. (Ma’an)
A British advertising watchdog [34] bans an Israeli government tourism ad [35] for representing the Old City of Jerusalem [36] as being in Israel. (JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
The Media Line looks at the foreign policy positions of Israel’s [37] political parties. (The Media Line)
Gen. Dempsey says Iran's direct intervention in Iraq [38] could be "a positive thing." (AP)
A former British Royal Marine [39] is reportedly killed fighting ISIS [40] in Syria. (Reuters/AP)
King Abdullah says [41] there will be no compromise or leniency when it comes to security and stability of Jordan. (Jordan Times)
Egypt’s cabinet approves [42] a long-awaited draft law on investment. (Reuters)
Commentary:
David Ignatius [43] looks at Netanyahu’s “zero-sum game” on Iran. (Washington Post)
Gholamali Khoshroo [44] says the world should see through Netanyahu’s alarmist rhetoric about Iran. (New York Times)
Thomas Friedman [45] says Netanyahu’s speech “rubbed him” the wrong way. (New York Times)
The New York Times [46] says Netanyahu offered no new reasons to reject the agreement being negotiated by the US to constrain Iran’s nuclear program. (New York Times)
The Washington Post [47] says Obama needs to provide real answers to Netanyahu’s arguments. (Washington Post)
The Forward [48] says Netanyahu’s speech raises the stakes for the Obama administration. (The Forward)
The National [49] says Netanyahu’s speech demonised Iran, but the real threat is Israel's own “apartheid strategy.” (The National)
The Daily Star [50] says Netanyahu’s speech contained all of the predictable generalizations and sweeping statements that could have been expected. (Daily Star)
Natan Sachs [51] says patience is Israel's best strategy against Iran. (Ha’aretz)
Lara Friedman [52] debunks “11 lies” Netanyahu told Congress on Iran. (The Forward)
Paul Waldman [53] says Netanyahu’s speech did not do his American allies any favors. (Washington Post)
Ha’aretz [54] says Netanyahu’s forgot to mention the “real existential threat” to Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Raphael Ahren [55] says amid the criticism, Netanyahu also signaled some readiness for compromise in his Congressional speech. (Times of Israel)
Yochi Dreazen [56] says Netanyahu’s speech quietly signaled that he’d be willing to accept an Iranian deal. (Foreign Policy)
Zvi Bar’el [57] says Netanyahu presents Congress a “warped view” of the Middle East. (Ha’aretz)
Yossi Mekelberg [58] says Netanyahu’s speech offered no solutions, and leaves Israel internationally isolated. (Al Arabiya)
David Horovitz [59] says Netanyahu’s speech was a “devastating and irrevocable indictment” of Obama. (Times of Israel)
Avner Cohen [60] says an Iranian nuclear deal looks like a reasonable compromise. (Ha’aretz)
Haviv Rettig Gur [61] looks at why Obama and Netanyahu hate each other. (Times of Israel)
Aaron Mann [62] says the only thing Netanyahu has managed to secure as prime minister is his own political survival. (Huffington Post)
Elhanan Miller [63] interviews the leader of the joint Arab list Ayman Odeh. (Times of Israel)
Elie Leshem [64] profiles Palestinian activist Ali Abu Awwad who uses nonviolence to challenge the prejudices of his Arab and Jewish neighbors. (Times of Israel)
Shlomi Eldar [65] asks if a US-Israel rift would benefit the Palestinians. (Al-Monitor)
Michael Young [66] says urgent action is required to help Arab Christians. (The National)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [67] looks at Gulf-Egyptian military and economic cooperation. (Al Arabiya)
The Jordan Times [68] says the battle for Mosul is symbolically a battle for all of Iraq. (Jordan Times)
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