News:
The PLO decries [1] the continued implementation of the Absentee Property Law [2] by Israel, condemning it as a flagrant violation of international law. (Ma’an/PNN)
A Fatah official blesses [3] the victory of the Hamas-affiliated student list [4] in Birzeit University elections. (Ma’an/AP)
Wikileaks shows Sony executives were reportedly concerned [5] by IDF's use of its cameras in Gaza bombings. (JTA)
The Armenian community of Jerusalem [6] marks the 100th anniversary since the genocide [7] in their ancestral homeland in Eastern Anatolia. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
The White House is seeking to publicly mend fences [8] with PM Netanyahu, but issues remain. (New York Times)
Pres. Obama [9] says Netanyahu [10] is not invited to the White House [11] until after the Iran talks. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
Russia says supplying Iran with S-300 missile defense systems [12] is not a matter of the nearest future. (Jerusalem Post)
Warplanes [13] from the Saudi-led coalition strike [14] Houthi targets in and around the Yemeni cities of Aden and Ibb [15]. (Reuters/AP/Washington Post)
Saudi’s Amb. to the US al-Jubeir [16]says Yemen's war will turn against the rebels even as his government scales back its air offensive. (AP)
Def. Sec. Carter [17] says the US is concerned [18] a group of Iranian cargo ships may be carrying advanced weapons to Yemen. (Reuters/AP)
Police personnel and residents return [19] to the Iraqi city of Ramadi as panic subsides. (Washington Post)
Houthis demand [20] a complete end to Saudi-led attacks.(The National)
The group controlling Libya's coastal capital Tripoli says it would "confront" any unilateral EU moves [21]to attack sites used by people-traffickers. (Reuters)
Chinese Pres. Xi says [22] he backs a “fair and balanced” nuclear agreement with Iran. (Reuters)
Under Sec. Sherman and Iran's Deputy FM Araqchi will resume talks [23]about curbing Iran's nuclear program today. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Hazem Balousha [24] says the social divide is widening between the West Bank and Gaza. (Al-Monitor)
Akiva Eldar [25] asks if Israeli national symbols sideline Palestinian citizens of Israel. (Al-Monitor)
David Horovitz [26] says the current US administration has proved a vital ally to Israel but ties could and should have been closer. (Times of Israel)
Joyce Karam [27] says the unraveling of the Yemeni state giving rise to Al Qaeda and proxy wars in Sanaa is a horror scenario for the Obama administration. (Al Arabiya)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [28] looks at how Saudi Arabia is defending itself from the Houthi threat. (Al Arabiya)
The National [29]says the battle for Yemen is far from over. (The National)
The Daily Star [30] says Houthis and their backers must now take the opportunity for peace, and take part in genuine dialogue involving all sides. (Daily Star)
Tariq Alhomayed [31] says the Saudi-led “Operation Decisive Storm” strikes a decisive blow against Iran and its regional followers. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Michael Young [32] says border wars will determine Pres. Assad’s fate.(Daily Star)
H.A. Hellyer [33] says Libya demands a new solution for its problems. (The National)
Aaron David Miller [34] gives five reasons a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is coming soon. (Foreign Policy)
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