Palestinian politics
Dahlan slams 'Erdoganist' Abbas but rules out run at Palestinian presidency, Middle East Eye
Veteran Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan says Abbas is trying to drive out all disobedient voices and should be replaced by Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti.
West Bank arms itself in run-up to succession war for post-Abbas era, Middle East Eye
“Worst is yet to come” say observers who believe recent increase in violence is a rehearsal for post-Abbas era power struggle.
No Hamas reconciliation as tensions grow between Abbas and Egypt's Sisi, Middle East Eye
Senior Hamas officials say the Palestinian president showed ‘no flexibility’ during rare meeting between the estranged groups.
Occupation/Human rights
Israeli minister: ‘Our answer to a UNSC resolution must be annexation of settlements”, The Jerusalem Post
One Hundred Years and Counting: Britain, Balfour, and the Cultural Repression of Palestinians, Al-Shabaka
“Nearly 100 years after Balfour, one thing is certain: It is time for Britain to adopt a new approach,” writes Aimee Shalan.
How Abbas can counter Netanyahu’s maneuver, Al-Monitor
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses time and again the demand that Palestinians recognize Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people to sideline the issues of occupation and settlements,” writes Akiva Eldar.
Opinion: Palestinian citizens must decide what kind of future they want, +972 Magazine
“Despite the racism and violence, Palestinian citizens must not despair. Instead they should nonviolently challenge the majority as part of a discussion on rights, democratic values, and opposition to the occupation,” writes Marzuq Al-Halabi.
US-Israel relations
Opinion: How Barack Obama failed to stop Israeli settlements, Al Jazeera
“On Palestine, ineffective, ritual American protests about the ills of settlement expansion have become an embarrassment,” writes Geoffrey Aronson.
Kerry slams Human Rights Council’s ‘excessive, biased focus on Israel’, The Times of Israel
As US reelected to UN’s much-chastised rights body, Secretary of State John Kerry says focusing on rights abuses, rather than on Israel, an ‘important challenge.’