HEADLINESBiden: US aid at risk if Lebanon strays (CNN)
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to visit Ottawa (AFP)
Israel demolishes West Bank outpost -- sort of (Los Angeles Times)
Postcard from Ramallah (TIME)
Palestinian population in Jerusalem grows (AFP)
Palestine and the Palestinians
Palestinians: Settlers torched grain bags; police: No complaint filed (Ynetnews)
Two Palestinian activists killed near Gaza Strip(AFP)
Palestinian critically injured by tear-gas canister in Ni'lin (Ma'an News)
Palestinian lawyers condemn politically motivated arrests (Ma'an News Agency)
Bomb detonates near IDF patrol along Gaza border (Ha'aretz)
Israel bombs Gaza tunnels (Aljazeera)
Palestinian man electrocuted inside Rafah tunnel (Ma'an News Agency)
FACTBOX: Key events on road to Fayyad's new government (Reuters)
Israel
Netanyahu: Jerusalem Will Not Be Divided (Huffington Post)
Knesset discusses draft proposal by right-wing bloc to form Palestinian state in neighboring Jordan (Palestine News Network)
'1 in 4 Israelis would consider leaving country if Iran gets nukes' (Ha'aretz)
Israel falls in competitiveness rating (Globes)
Netanyahu: Israel Ready to Speak to Syria, Palestinians (Voice of America)
Israel Air Force drill simulates war with Arab states, terror groups (Ha'aretz)
ISRAEL-OPT: Military are contaminating water sources - Environment Ministry (IRINnews.org)
The Neighbors
Israel lured spies with money, women - Rifi (Daily Star)
Hizbullah: Israel preparation for implications of Nasrallah assassination (Ynetnews)
Brazilian tourists arrested in Egypt for pro-Israel material (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel needs to accept two-state solution: Egypt (AFP)
Turkish official says Israel to begin Heron delivery in August (Hürriyet)
US Foreign Policy
US keeps nuclear "don't ask, don't tell" -Israel aide (Reuters)
US general says training of Palestinian security 'the most popular thing we do' (World Tribune)
Conservative Split on Israel (America Magazine)
International Relations/Law
Election of new president poses dilemma for South African Jews (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel opens 3 new diplomatic missions (Jerusalem Post)
France slams Netanyahu's Jerusalem 'forever' vow (AFP)
PCHR Clarify Confusion Regarding Spanish Parliament Proposal Concerning Universal Jurisdiction Legislation (PCHR)
Arts and Activism
Israeli tourism poster withdrawn after complaints (The Associated Press)
Palestinian residents protest Jerusalem Day (Ynetnews)
When the Law is the Crime Being Committed (Daily Kos)
Misc.
Jews talking about talking about Israel (Ha'aretz)
Netanyahu's Embrace of Mark Twain (New York Times)
Commentary
Khaled Amayreh: Nakba at 61 (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Pain and hope (Los Angeles Times)
Ran Greenstein: Benny Morris's War on History (Monthly Review)
Liel Leibovitz: Israel's Favorite Rhetorical Device Is Ineffective (TPMCafé)
Obama demands that Israel stop settlements. How feasible is that? (Christian Science Monitor)
Gideon Levy: A friend of Israel (Ha'aretz)
Gershom Gorenberg: Can Obama Influence Netanyahu? (American Prospect)
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