A Palestinian man, armed with an ax and knife, is suspected of having killed a thirteen-year old Israeli teenager and injuring a seven-year old boy in the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin early Thursday morning. The assailant escaped, prompting an IDF crackdown on the nearby village of Safa. IDF troops surrounded the village and have made many arrests. The victims are related to Ofer Gamliel, an Israeli serving a fifteen-year sentence for attempting to plant a bomb near a Palestinian girls school in Jerusalem. The Imad Mughniyya Brigades took responsibility for the attack, but reports say the assailant was acting alone. From Within Palestine
One Gaza crossing open; no grains, no fuel in smallest delivery in weeks (Ma'an News)
Bomb detonates near Gaza City beauty salon; no injuries (Ma'an News)
Thousands of dunums confiscated for Israeli settler road near Nablus (Ma'an News)
Israeli settler killed in apparent West Bank ax attack;
Israeli forces overrun nearby villages (Ma'an News)
Arab doctors to probe Arafat death (Press Association)
Musician ordered out of West Bank (BBC News)
Ax Attack Kills Teen in West Bank (NY Times)
Torture claims deepen Palestinian rift (bbc)
Israel
Livni condemns new Israel leaders (BBC)
Israeli Minister Dismisses Peace Effort (NY Times)
Israeli settlers take over house in Jerusalem's Old City (Ma'an News)
Palestinian MK applauded for attending Arab Summit (Ma'an News Agency)
New Israeli FM Challenges Palestinian Peace Conditions (Voice of America)
'Lieberman damaged our image' (YNet)
Peace Building
Amnesty: US Arms Delivery to Israel Threatens “Mideast Peace” (Palestine Telegraph)
Israeli, Palestinian kids find peace through soccer (YNet)
Ex-foreign minister: Israel not a peace partner (Associated Press)
Spanish prosecutors seek to shelve Israel case (Agence France Presse)
Commentary
Khaled Diab:Israel's other Arabs (Guardian)
Antony Lerman: Antisemitic, or just offensive? (Guardian)
David Goldberg: Not getting to Gaza (Guardian)
Paul Wood: Israel's unwieldy government (BBC)
Jack Rosen: Netanyahu can make peace when opportunity is right (JTA)
Adam Entous: Israel's return to 'road map' a blow to Palestinians (Reuters)
Video: The religious-secular conflict in Israel (Al Jazeera)
MJ Rosenberg: Depressed About Israel? Don't Be. It's A Thousand Times Better Than Its Appalling Government (Huffington Post)
