News:
The PA will reportedly pause ICC steps [1] against Israel regarding settlement construction [2] in exchange for tax revenues. (Ma’an/Jerusalem Post)
Palestinians deny report [3] which claims that the PA agreed to halt war crimes charges against Israel in exchange for tax revenues. (Ha’aretz)
Pres. Abbas urges the Arab League [4] to carry out an “intervention policy” in Palestine. (Ynet)
Pres. Putin says his country will support efforts to build a Palestinian state [5] with a capital in East Jerusalem. (JTA)
The PA says it will provide financial support [6] to 15,000 displaced Gazans. (Ma’an)
Egyptian border guards uncover a 2.8 km-long tunnel [7] under the yards of three homes in Rafah near the Gaza border. (Ma’an)
Thousands of Palestinians march to commemorate Land Day. [8] (Ma’an)
Israel detains [9] 25 Palestinians [10] in overnight raids. (Ma’an/PNN)
FIFA orders an Israeli soccer club [11] to compensate a Palestinian club. (Ha’aretz)
Former Sec. Clinton [12] wants to improve relations with Israel. [13] (New York Times/JTA)
The Arab League [14] unveils plans [15] to form a joint Arab force [16] amid Yemen crisis [17]. (AP/New York Times/Washington Post/The National)
Houthi militiamen push [18] into the northeastern outskirts of the Yemeni port city of Aden [19] amid heavy clashes with loyalists of Pres. Hadi. (Reuters/Washington Post)
King Salman says [20] he is open to meeting all Yemeni political parties. (Al Arabiya)
A high-level Pakistani defense delegation heads to Saudi Arabia [21] to discuss support in Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. (Reuters)
Pres. Erdogan says [22] he still plans to visit Iran next week, but is watching the crisis in Yemen. (Reuters)
Pres. Assad says Russia [23] is supplying weapons to Damascus [24] under contracts signed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011. (Reuters/AP)
The UN says up to $9 billion is needed for basic help [25] of Syrian civilians. (AP)
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King Abdullah meets with Speaker Boehner [27] in Amman. (Jordan Times) Reuters and Washington Post looks at the setbacks and progress [28] in the latest round of the P5+1 nuclear talks [29] with Iran. (Reuters/Washington Post) The US says shipping uranium out of Iran [30] is still part of a possible nuclear deal. (New York Times) PM Netanyahu [31] expresses [32] “deep concern [33]” on pending [34] Iran deal [35]. (AP/AFP/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel) Commentary: Joseph Dana [36] says Palestinian citizens of Israel must establish unity through reform in order to secure their rights. (The National) The Jordan Times [37] says Palestinians need a process of implementation of all resolutions adopted by the Security Council, starting with 242. (Jordan Times) Raphael Ahren [38] says the EU is not currently reassessing its approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Times of Israel) Nahum Barnea [39] says in a right-wing government, Netanyahu will be more attentive to the world's reactions than in a national unity government. (Ynet) Ha’aretz [40] says Herzog and Livni must present a clear alternative to “Likud's destructive policies” from the opposition. (Ha’aretz) David Horovitz [41] tells Pres. Obama to reconsider an Iranian nuclear agreement. (Times of Israel) Amos Harel [42] says Netanyahu has inadvertently positioned himself as someone whom the Americans won’t take seriously on Iran. (Ha’aretz) Seth Lipsky [43] says a P5+1 deal with Iran would be the worst American betrayal of Israel yet. (Ha’aretz) Ali Alfoneh and Reuel Marc Gerecht [44] look at Iran’s troubling alliance with North Korea. (Washington Post) Jackson Diehl [45] says Obama has set the stage for a foreign policy legacy. (Washington Post) Faisal Al Yafai [46] says even before the Saudi-led coalition struck, Yemen was suffocating. (The National) Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [47] says after the Yemen intervention there should be a negotiated peace. (Asharq al-Awsat) Raghida Dergham [48] says “Operation Decisive Storm” responds to Iran’s encroachment on Saudi borders. (Al Arabiya) Sinem Cengiz [49] looks at Turkey’s stance on the Yemen crisis. (Al Arabiya) Salman Aldossary [50] says Iran’s allies are the Houthis’ allies. (Asharq al-Awsat) David Schenker and Gilad Wenig [51] look at the pan-Arab coalition that is stepping up as Yemen falls apart and US policy remains unclear. (Wall Street Journal) David Rothkopf [52] says the entire Middle East is at war right now, and the Obama administration's strategic incoherence is aiding and abetting the chaos. (Foreign Policy) Michael Weiss and Michael Pregent [53] say the US is providing air cover for ethnic cleansing in Iraq. (Foreign Policy) The National [54] asks if Syria can remain whole without Idlib. (The National) Mustapha Tlili [55] says bold action, by the US in particular, could make a big difference in saving Tunisia’s young democracy. (New York Times)
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