Palestinian negotiator Erekat says PM Netanyahu needs to prepare the Israeli public for difficult concessions. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Sec. Kerry briefs King Abdullah of Jordan on the peace talks. (The Jordan Times) 

Israeli Economy Minister Bennett walks out of the Knesset when European Parliament Pres. Schultz discusses Palestinian freedom of movement. (Ha’aretz/The Jerusalem Post)

An Israeli bill on a peace deal referendum edges closer to becoming law.(Ha’aretz/The Jerusalem Post)

Israel advances with plans to build a Jewish seminary in East Jerusalem.(AP)

Israeli Aerospace Industries unveils its new Super Heron drone. (Times of Israel)

Israeli forces demolish tents set up by Palestinian residents in the Jordan River Valley. (Ma’an)

Israeli occupation forces detain five Palestinian teenagers in Jerusalem. (Ma’an)

The first female high tech entrepreneur in the occupied West Bank signals new job hopes for Palestinian women. (AP)

68 patients from Gaza are denied access into Israel for holding documents using the term “State of Palestine.”(Xinhua)

One Palestinian family is behind the West Bank’s best soccer team.(AP)

Two Texas universities debate boycotting  Israel. (AP)

The Syrian regime attacks the town of Yabroud to assert control over the Lebanese-Syrian border. (Reuters)

Gen. Sissi will meet with Pres. Putin to discuss an arms deal. (AP)

Gunmen kill three policemen in Ismailiya. (Ahram)

Human Rights Watch says Egyptian authorities have abandoned the victims of trafficking in Sinai. (Los Angeles Times)

The Lebanese army arrests a Palestinian leader in the Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades. (Naharnet)

Pres. Suleiman and PM Salam will meet to resolve the dispute on the new Lebanese government. (Naharnet)

Qatar scales back its regional ambitions amid financial constraints. (BBC)

Peter Beinart says it’s “Orwellian” to  cast Israel as a “democracy” inspite of the occupation. (Ha’aretz)

Jonathan Cook says the delegitimisation of Israel is already underway and Netanyahu is the one to blame. (The National)

Gil Troy says Israelis should engage in a substantive debate over Kerry’s initiative and avoid personal attacks. (The Jerusalem Post)

Moshe Dann questions whether land claims by Arabs in Palestine are legally valid. (The Jerusalem Post)

Eric Yoffie questions whether Rep. Rand Paul really supports Israel.(Ha’aretz)

Hassan Hassan profiles the Al-Qaeda linked Jabhat Al Nusra in Syria as it navigates local tribal sensitivities in Deir Ezzor. (The National)

Mohammed Al-Harthi argues that Saudi Arabia has made a strategic shift toward the East. (Arab News)

Manal al-Sharif says the abusive 75-year-old Saudi religious police force is starting to crack, thanks to social media. (The New York Times)

Qais Ghanem says the Tunisian success story is an example worthy of emulation by the rest in the Arab world. (The Gulf News)
 
Abdel Monem Said says Sisi should shed the image of the military man and become a politician. (Asharq Alawsat)

Ali Ibrahim says the Egyptian political process will be better served if more politicians run for president. (Asharq Alawsat)

Nathan Brown says a Sissi presidency will start with strong popular support but it will have difficulty meeting popular expectations. (Foreign Policy)