NEWS:

PM Netanyahu distances himself from a joint statement with Poland that endorses "a two-state solution" and says "unilateral steps by either party are counterproductive." (Ha'aretz/Times of Israel)

Meretz MK Gal-On says Netanyahu's backtracking on the statement with Poland shows he's no partner for peace. (Jerusalem Post)

UK officials warn Israel faces increased international isolation if new US peace efforts fail. (Jerusalem Post)

Netanyahu forbids Likud ministers from attending the launch of a Knesset pro-settlement caucus. (Ha'aretz)

For years Britain has refused to provide Israel with some military equipment, on the grounds it might add to "internal repression" and damage regional stability. (Ha'aretz)

The new Palestinian cabinet discusses the deepening PA financial crisis. (Xinhua/Jerusalem Post)

A "temporary" ban on Palestinians living in Israel with their spouses enters its 10th year. (AP)

The UN human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, rebuffs calls for him to resign over criticism of Israel's abuse of Palestinians "on a massive scale." (Reuters/BBC)

Palestinians claim Israeli occupation forces made a Muslim Palestinian drink wine at gunpoint. (Ma'an)

Austrian UN peacekeepers begin their pullout from the Golan Heights, although the UN asked them for more time to prepare. (AP/Reuters)

The Israeli military says, with arms from Iran being withheld, Hamas is looking for new sources of weapons. (Times of Israel)

PA and Egyptian officials discuss Hamas' alleged involvement in prison breaks during the Egyptian uprising in 2011. (Ma'an)

Sec. Hagel and DM Yaalon will meet this week. (JTA)

The City Council of Boulder, Colorado, rejects a proposal to become a sister city with Nablus. (JTA)

COMMENTARY:

Ali Ayyad says, as with many other Palestinians, Israel is using its 1950 Absentee Property Law to steal his land. (Ha'aretz)

Shlomo Sand says he remains committed to a two-state solution despite allegations to the contrary. (Ha'aretz)

Bradley Burston says the end of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state might be nearer even than Leon Wieseltier fears. (Ha'aretz)

Shimon Shiffer says Tzipi Livni will eventually realize she can't be the fig leaf for the current Israeli government's pretense of wanting a two-state solution. (YNet)

Brent Sasley says Livni's threat to leave the government is misguided and empty. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Brent Sasley also says Israel's "kitchen cabinet" style internal negotiations lead to foreign-policy blunders. (The Atlantic)

Asmaa al-Ghoul says Hamas is struggling to balance its ideology with the practical realities of governance. (Al Monitor)

Elhanan Miller says Israel's peace with Egypt and Jordan is growing even colder. (Times of Israel)

Gil Troy says Samantha Power’s nomination for UN Amb. is another indication of the Obama Administration's new "tough love" approach to Israel. (Jerusalem Post)

Stuart Reigeluth says Israel is too committed to war to accept a promising new chance for peace. (Gulf News)

Timon Dias says the EU doesn't understand it's actually the Palestinians who don't want peace. (Jerusalem Post)

Abeer Ayyoub says Israeli travel restrictions keep Palestinian couples apart. (Al Monitor)