“The more partisan the opposition to the Iran deal becomes, the more Democrats rally behind Obama in response,” writes Peter Beinart. “This is a huge problem for AIPAC.”

“The moment the Iran nuclear deal becomes law, as seems increasingly likely given growing congressional support for the agreement, the focus of the U.S.-Israel conversation will shift to the question of what’s next,” writes Ron Kampeas. “What more will Washington do to mitigate the Iranian threat and reassure Israel and other regional allies?”

Netanyahu’s fear of being seen a ‘sucker’ complicated peace talks, the former U.S. envoy wrote in a declassified email, which offered ways to deal with Israeli prime minister’s ‘psychology.’

It’s not the first time the Palestinian president has spoken of his wish to step down, but observers see no imminent move on his part, despite his sense ‘that everyone abandoned him, particularly the United States.’

“The PA leader may be signaling he won’t be around forever, but stepping down from the executive body won’t affect his powers,” writes Avi Issacharoff.

“As talks about President Mahmoud Abbas’ resignation intensify, Israel seems to be the main beneficiary of the Palestinian Authority’s impending political vacuum,” writes Adnan Abu Amer.

“The response in Israel to an attempted arrest of a minor in the West Bank village has been fierce yet predictable. Wrapped up in outraged reactions to the treatment of the soldier himself, however, is Israel’s bruised sense of entitlement,” writes Natasha Roth.

Netanyahu says a zero-tolerance policy will be adopted for stone hurlers, responding to recent incidents in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Israeli Arab leaders lashed back at Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman on Tuesday after he expressed outrage at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to transfer a budget supplement of NIS 900 million to Arab municipalities.

New report reveals impact of 2014 Israel war on strip, which sent “almost all of the population into destitution”.