Sec. Kerry is again visiting the Middle East for more peace efforts, and will brief Arab leaderstoday. (New York Times/AFP)

 

Palestinian officials reportedly say Kerry is "determined to announce new peace talks" before leaving the region. (YNet)

 

Israel was reportedly taken by surprise by new EU guidelines rejecting any more cooperation with Israel's occupation. (Ha'aretz)

 

The PA welcomes the EU decision, but Israelis are "furious." (Jerusalem Post/The Media Line)

 

PM Netanyahu says Israel will "not tolerate external edicts on our borders," and promises to protect settlers. (Ha'aretz/YNet)

 

Israeli diplomats are engaging in "damage control" following the new EU guidelines. (YNet)

 

EU officials say Israel is "overreacting" to the new guidelines. (Times of Israel)

 

Ha'aretz publishes the complete text of the EU guidelines. (Ha'aretz)

 

Israeli experts say the guidelines could cut aid to Israeli R&D by up to 40%. (Ha'aretz)

 

Israeli NGOs say Israel is set to approve another 1,071 settler housing units in the occupied Palestinian territories. (AFP)

 

Palestinians say they are willing to turn to a new level of "peaceful struggle" if negotiations with Israel prove fruitless. (Jordan Times)

 

Palestinians are worried that an influx of Palestinian refugees from Syria into camps in Lebanon"may lead to a catastrophe." (The Daily Star)

 

Israel says two "suspects" entered an unmanned military post on the border between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights, fired on Israeli soldiers. (AP/Jerusalem Post)

 

Egypt's political turmoil is reportedly not affecting security cooperation with Israel, which may even be strengthening especially in Sinai. (Xinhua/Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)

 

Five Egyptian soldiers are wounded in an extremist attack on a military base in Sinai. (Ma'an)

 

A senior Fatah official says the formation of the next PA cabinet in August is "the last chance"for Hamas to rejoin the PA. (Ma'an)

 

Hamas blocks a pro-Bedouin rally in Gaza. (Al Monitor)

 

Palestinians say Israeli settlers have assaulted Palestinians and attacked cars again in occupied East Jerusalem. (PNN/Ynet)

 

A new "pro-Arab" political party is founded in Israel. (Jerusalem Post)

 

Israel is allowing an unusual number of Palestinians from the occupied territories to visit Israel this Ramadan. (Al Monitor)

 

Thousands of Palestinians are being fed by charities this Ramadan. (Reuters)

 

Palestinians launch a festival to draw visitors to "Solomon's Pools." (Reuters)

 

 

 

Ha'aretz says the new EU guidelines are a moment of truth for Israel's government: is it willing to sacrifice the future of the country to maintain the occupation. (Ha'aretz)

 

Shimon Shiffer says the EU guidelines demand historic choices, not belligerent statements, from Netanyahu. (YNet)

 

Herb Keinon says Israel would ignore the EU guidelines at its own peril. (Jerusalem Post)

 

Dan Diker says those who promote boycotts don't understand Israeli psychology and politics. (Jerusalem Post)

 

Ian Black says the new EU guidelines send a powerful message to Israel. (The Guardian)

 

Hannah Weisfeld says Israel's reaction to the EU guidelines is predictable and foolhardy. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

 

S. Daniel Abraham says Netanyahu now faces a crucial choice whether to become a peacemaker or a pariah. (Ha'aretz)

 

Robert Dreyfuss questions whether Kerry has any real strategy for dealing with Iran or Israel and the Palestinians. (The Nation)

 

Henry Siegman says US assurances of unending support for Israel have already doomed Kerry's efforts. (The Nation)

 

Yossi Beilin offers an outline for how Israel and the Palestinians could resume serious negotiations. (U.S. News & World Report)

 

Osama Al Sharif says, despite recent setbacks including the ouster of former Pres. Morsi, Hamas thinks it still has options. (Jordan Times)

 

Adnan Abu Amer says Hamas finds itself isolated and without options after Morsi's downfall. (Al Monitor)

 

Debasish Mitra says Hamas doesn't seem to have learned the lessons of history. (Times of Oman)

 

The Daily Star says US policy towards the Middle East in general appears incoherent. (The Daily Star)