News:
Israeli Gen. Turgeman [1] says Israel and Hamas [2] share [3] “common interests [4].” (Reuters\Times of Israel\Ynet\Jerusalem Post)
A senior Palestinian official says the US and the EU are pressuring the PA [5] to renew peace talks with Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
Civil servants hired by Hamas go on strike in Gaza [6]. (Ma’an)
Japan criticizes a recent decision [7] by Israeli authorities to approve construction of 900 settler homes in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
Israeli forces demolish a mosque [8] under construction in a Bedouin village near Beersheba. (Ma’an)
A Palestinian engineer [9] is pioneering a machine to make seawater potable [10] for residents of Gaza. (Ma’an\Times of Israel)
Palestinian-American teenager [11] Tariq Abu Khdeir who was beaten by Israeli police [12] was reportedly received by the White House last month. (Ha’aretz\Times of Israel)
A proposal to expand [13] the number of government ministers [14] narrowly passes a first reading in the Knesset. (JTA\Ynet)
The White House [15] is countering perceptions [16] that King Salman’s absence [17] from a summit later this week could undermine US efforts to assure Gulf states against Iran. (Reuters\AP\New York Times)
The US and EU warn that Libyan state institutions [18] risk being exploited by rival forces. (Reuters)
Sec. Kerry hopes to explore Russia’s flexibility on Syria [19] and Ukraine during talks with Pres. Putin. (Reuters)
An international aid group says Syria has been contaminated with weapons and bombs that the lives of 2 million children are at constant risk [20]. (AP)
Two Iraqi Sunni leaders denounce [21] the Iraqi government for failing to build a multi-sectarian nation. (New York Times)
Egyptian media is publishing attacks against Pres. Sisi [22]. (Reuters)
The P5+1 resume nuclear talks [23] with Iran in Vienna. (Ha’aretz)
Commentary:
Shlomi Eldar [24] says Hamas’ military wing is blocking attempts to reach a long-term ceasefire with Israel. (Al-Monitor)
Ron Kampeas [25] analyses the role of Israel-Palestine in an African-American play. (JTA)
Daniella Peled [26] asks what PM Cameron’s re-election means for Israel. (Ha’aretz)
David Rothkopf [27] looks at the decline of the US’ special relationships with Israel and the UK. (Foreign Policy)
Shaun Brimley, Ilan Goldenberg and Nicholas Heras [28] ask if Pres. Obama can save the Camp David US-GCC summit. (Foreign Policy)
Faisal J. Abbas [29] says the upcoming US-GCC summit should be about more than “words and weapons.” (Al Arabiya)
The Daily Star [30] says the Saudi volte-face on King Salman’s attendance at the GCC summit should rightly be seen as a snub to Obama. (Daily Star)
Jamal Khashoggi [31]says Iranian “madness and insolence” have increased not just in Syria, but also in Yemen. (Al Arabiya)