“The distrust with which Palestinians treat the Israeli peace camp frequently appears as something of a surprise, and even affront, to international observers. But the difference between Israeli left and right is all too frequently one of degree, rather than kind,” writes Nadia Naser-Najjab.

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh defended his party’s decision not to release a statement eulogizing former president and prime minister Shimon Peres, saying Thursday that it kept quiet out of respect for the dead, despite having a “complex message” about him.

Most of the residents of Ofra in the West Bank showed up in Jerusalem on Tuesday to try and convince the government to legalize their settlement; several right wing ministers were in attendance; Deputy Jerusalem Mayor Hagit Moshe: West Bank settlements help defend Jerusalem.

A thousand university faculty members have signed a petition against a pro-Israel website that publishes dossiers on pro-Palestinian student activists. Canary Mission aims to keep pro-Palestinian activists from getting jobs after college. It has posted lengthy profiles, including photographs and academic majors, on hundreds of undergraduate student activists.

“It’s not everyday that a George W. Bush–era official publicly criticizes U.S. military aid to Israel—even if his critique is measured and eloquent and directed at but one small component,” writes Zach Abels.

US senators are pressuring the Obama administration to follow policies toward the Palestinians that match those favored by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Tawfiq al-Tirawi, a Fatah Central Committee member, said that he opposes presenting a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution condemning settlements, placing himself at odds with the Palestinian leadership.

Long before she walked out on a performance honoring Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, Israel’s Culture Minister Miri Regev was using hateful, divide-and-conquer rhetoric against the country’s minority groups.