NEWS:

Israel says it's going forward with plans for 1,000 new settler housing units in the occupied West Bank. (AP/Xinhua/AFP)

Deputy DM Danon says there will never be a Palestinian state, and Palestinians must be governed by Jordan. (Ma'an)

Another Likud party MK says Palestinians are "not ready for a state," and Israel should seek an interim, rather than a final status, agreement. (Jerusalem Post)

Likud MK Levin becomes the head of the annexationist, "greater Israel," caucus in the Knesset. (Times of Israel)

PM Netanyahu calls for renewed peace talks "immediately." (AP/Times of Israel)

Palestinian officials say their only "precondition" is that talks be based on the 1967 borders. (YNet)

Palestinian officials say they fear extremists in the Israeli government will make progress on peace impossible, and say they can't guarantee there won't be another intifada. (Jerusalem Post/YNet)

A Yesh Atid party MK warns that the occupation will turn Israel into another South Africa. (YNet)

The PA strongly objects to Israeli construction plans at Jerusalem holy sites. (Jerusalem Post)

Israelis and Palestinians have radically different perspectives on the notorious Tarqumiya crossing, used mainly by Palestinian workers going to jobs in Israel. (Ha'aretz)

The UN says it is urgently seeking new peacekeeping forces for the Golan Heights. (New York Times)

Netanyahu opens a new educational pavilion at Auschwitz, and says Iran threatens a second Holocaust. (AP)

Israeli police say suspected Jewish extremists have desecrated a Christian cemetery in Tel Aviv. (AP/AFP)

Israeli police arrest Jewish teenagers suspected of attacking an Arab taxi driver. (Xinhua)

Israel denies press reports it sold weapons to Pakistan. (Xinhua)

A Palestinian man is indicted for the murder of an Israeli settler. (Times of Israel)

Hamas says it intends to execute two Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel. (Jerusalem Post)

Singer Mohammad Assaf thanks his fans in Palestine for supporting him in the final stages of the Arab Idol TV singing competition. (Ma'an)

The Palestinian consumer price index rises very slightly over the past month. (PNN)

Jordanian and Israeli medical students complete their first joint emergency medicine training program. (YNet)

Some Gaza farmers want to increase exports to Israel. (Jerusalem Post)

Couples continue to be frustrated by thelack of civil marriage in Israel. (The Media Line)

Israel’s Mossad chief Pardo meets the head of Turkish intelligence. (Hürriyet)

The campaign for Palestinian civil rights in Lebanon finds itself in limbo. (Daily Star)

COMMENTARY:

Ari Shavit says Israel's new settlement surge threatens the two-state solution, a Jewish and democratic state, and "the Zionist dream." (Ha'aretz)

Mazal Mualem interviews former Meretz leader Oron, who worries about "the collapse of the Zionist enterprise." (Al Monitor)

Gershon Baskin says the main challenge facing peace at the moment is the depth of despair and dearth of optimism. (Jerusalem Post)

Roy Isacowitz says Israeli leaders should learn empathy, courage and compromise from Nelson Mandela. (Ha'aretz)

Dalia Hatuqa says the appointment of PM Hamdallah will change little. (The National)

Ha'aretz says Israel cannot continue without an actual Foreign Minister. (Ha'aretz)

Alex Fishman says Israel should avoid military actions given the volatility of the Middle East. (YNet)

Lily Galili looks at how Russian immigrants to Israel view the conflict with the Palestinians. (Al Monitor)

Jacob Heilbrunn insists the US-Israeli relationship is in flux, and hopes Sec. Kerry's efforts succeed despite all the obstacles. (The National Interest)

AP interviews the new Palestinian economics minister Mohammad Mustafa, who says the outlook is bleak. (AP)

Hani Almadhoun looks at the Mohammad Assaf cultural phenomenon among Palestinians. (Huffington Post)