“If Bibi, the Israel lobby and the GOP stymie this historic nuclear deal, it will be very bad for Israel, America and America’s Jews,” writes Larry Derfner.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, weighs in on the Iran nuclear deal.

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yadlin claims that Israel should not panic when faced with the Iranian agreement, but focus on clarifying several of its clauses and rehabilitating ties with the United States.

“One day we will appreciate the fact that the American president effectively removed the threat of chemical and nuclear weapons in the hands of our enemies Syria and Iran,” writes Sever Plocker.

As the proposed agreement over Iran’s nuclear program is debated in coming weeks, President Obama will make his case to a Congress controlled by Republicans who are more fervently pro-Israel than ever, partly a result of ideology, but also a product of a surge in donations and campaign spending on their behalf by a small group of wealthy donors.

“The Obama administration has lost all patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defiant challenges to two basic U.S. goals: a two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace and a nuclear deal with Iran,” writes Philip Wilcox.

Palestinian president says the Israeli people must understand current situation will lead to apartheid.

President Mahmoud Abbas threatened Sunday to turn to the International Criminal Court over Israel’s refusal to fully release hundreds of millions of dollars in tax monies owed the Palestinian Authority.

“Mohammed Mustafa is the most important man in the Palestinian economy and a close confidant of Mahmoud Abbas. His resignation yesterday should be big news,” writes Grant Rumley.

Hamas’s deputy politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh demanded Gaza be part of peace talks and Jerusalem be part of ‘Palestine,’ as Hamas officials denied ceasefire negotiation reports.

An official in the support network for the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria said Sunday that a Hamas-affiliated group is fighting the Islamic State in Damascus’ Yarmouk refugee camp.

About the same time that news of a nuclear deal with Iran made its way into the headlines Thursday night, reports came out about the suspected kidnapping of an Israeli in the West Bank. Irregular details about the case immediately raised the suspicions of the security establishment, and when Israelis woke up Friday morning it turned out that 22-year-old Niv Asraf had not been kidnapped as feared. The whole thing was a prank of sorts, meant to impress a special someone.