News: A Fatah official [1] says Armenia will allow Palestinian passport holders [2] to enter the country without the need to arrange a visa prior to arrival. (Ma’an/PNN) The first round of consultations between India and Palestine [3] are held in Ramallah in efforts to strengthen bilateral diplomatic relations. (Ma’an) Hamas launches a crackdown [4] on radical Salafi groups following a series of unclaimed bombings in Gaza. (AP) Lauryn Hill [5] is canceling [6] a planned performance in Tel Aviv [7] because she wasn't able to also schedule a concert in Ramallah [8]. (AP/AFP/JTA/Ha’aretz) FIFA's 209 member federations [9] will be asked to consider suspending Israel from world soccer this month. (Ha’aretz) A Danish group [10] vows to expand an advertising campaign [11] urging people to boycott products from Israeli settlements. (AFP/Jerusalem Post) The New York Times profiles Demas Fikadey, [12] symbol of the Ethiopian-Israeli discontent. (New York Times) Hezbollah leader Nasrallah [13] says the downfall of Pres. Assad [14] would mean the fall of Hezbollah. (Ynet/Jerusalem Post) Amnesty International says Syrian government forces are targeting civilians [15] in barrel bomb attacks [16] in Aleppo. (Reuters/AP) Senegal will send 2,100 troops [17] to Saudi Arabia as part of an international coalition combatingHouthi rebels in Yemen [18]. (Reuters/AP) Sec. Kerry will visit Riyadh [19] for discussions with Saudi government leaders. (AP) France and Saudi Arabia [20] say any future nuclear accord [21] between Iran and the P5+1 must be “robust, verifiable and no threat to Tehran's neighbors.” (Reuters/The National) India will push with plans to build a port in southeast Iran [22], ignoring US warning against haste. (Reuters) The New York Times looks at the visible effects of droughts in Iran [23]. (New York Times) Commentary: Adnan Abu Amer [24] says more divisions are being reported between Hamas’ political and military wings. (Al-Monitor) Aziza Nofal [25] says the PA’s crackdown on West Bank refugee camps and withholding of aid is adding to the marginalization of the youth. (Al-Monitor) Nour Samaha [26] says Yarmouk is a microcosm of the tangled loyalties created by the Syrian crisis. (Foreign Policy) Bradley Burston [27] says whoever you are, whatever your politics, you need to know what happened in Gaza. (Ha’aretz) Ben Sales [28] explains why Ethiopian-Israelis took to Tel Aviv’s streets. (JTA) Rob Swift [29] asks what a new UK PM could mean for Israel. (The Media Line) Martin Jay [30] looks at the options facing the Kurds. (The National) Diana Moukalled [31] looks at the propaganda wars between ISIS and the Shiite popular mobilization forces. (Al Arabiya) |