Arab nations must revise the deal to reflect Israeli demands, prime minister reiterates. ‘If they bring the proposal from 2002 and define it as ‘take it or leave it’ – we’ll choose to leave it.’

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated his willingness to adopt parts of the Arab Peace Initiative, conveniently ignoring the essential parts of Palestinian statehood along the 1967 borderlines,” writes Uri Savir.

“The turnaround by Israel’s rabbinical leadership, which in the past has acted as a sane counterweight to messianic Third Temple activists, is a worrying sign. Netanyahu has regularly dismissed suggestions that Israel wants to alter the status quo on the Temple Mount as ‘incitement,'” writes Michael Omer-Man.

Entry points have been reopened connecting Gaza and the West Bank to Israeli territory following a recent deadly shooting in Tel Aviv.

20-year-old Jamal Dwekat was shot during clashes in the West Bank village of Balata, after Israeli soldiers raided the village and guarded Jewish Israeli civilians who prayed at Joseph’s Tomb nearby.

Ron Dermer was to appear at an event dealing with Republican strategies to retain majority in Congress.

Hamas said Israel’s crackdown would not deter Palestinians “determined to fight the occupation,” according to Israel Radio.

Top Hamas official says Abbas will not agree to a reconciliation agreement that includes elections because he knows he will lose; Fatah spokesperson calls on Al-Zahar to stop his ‘recklessness’ that is harming the Palestinian people and cause.