HEADLINESNew Palestinian Government Sworn In (Voice of America)
UN Gaza inquiry 'to proceed despite Israel' (BBC News)
US pressing Israel to relinquish West Bank security to Palestinians (World Tribune)
Israeli settlers reject Obama call to halt building (Washington Post)
Israel: 'No need to finish' W Bank barrier (BBC News)
In Jerusalem, an uptick in demolition orders of Arab homes (Christian Science Monitor)
Palestinians say were promised Jerusalem (Ynetnews)
Palestine and the Palestinians
Palestinian PM: No peace talks until Israel honors prior accords (Ha'aretz)
Fayyad: New government 'temporary' (Ma'an News)
Israel aircraft bomb Gaza targets (Aljazeera)
Hamas arrests a Fateh leader in Gaza after he returned from the West Bank (IMEMC)
PCHR Is Concerned over Measures Taken by Security Services in the Gaza Strip against Fatah Activists and Prominent Figures (PCHR)
Al-Qassam Brigades fighters on high alert after intense Israeli air activity (Ma'an News)
The distance between Gaza and the West Bank is growing (Ha'aretz)
Jerusalem's population increases 1.8 percent (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel
Israel watchdog slams new east Jerusalem eviction orders (AFP)
Israel: Arabs must give too (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Barak: Israel will remove illegal outposts by force, if needed (Ha'aretz)
Legal blow to Israel's Orthodox hegemony (The Age)
Edelstein secures funding for Israel Radio's Persian Service (Jerusalem Post)
The Neighbors
'Israel ready for talks with Syria without preconditions' (Ha'aretz)
Israel still seeks Red-Dead cooperation despite Jordanian plan to go it alone (Ha'aretz)
US Foreign Policy
CIA chief: 'Big trouble' if Israel attacks Iran alone (Ha'aretz)
Israel's leader faces US pressure on settlements (Reuters)
Clinton: Nuclear Iran would spark Mideast arms race (Ha'aretz)
International Relations/Law
US backs Turkey ties with Syria, Lebanon to offset Iran (World Tribune)
Report: Russia won't sell Syria fighter jets due to Israel pressure (Ha'aretz)
UN war crimes inquiry hopes to visit Gaza early June (Reuters)
Israel 'disappoints' UN war crimes judge (PRESS TV)
Prosecutor: Gaza probe goes on without Israeli OK (The Associated Press)
Spain nears ending probe of Israeli 'crimes' in Gaza (Ha'aretz)
Iran
US Israel forming high-level working group on Iran: report (Xinhua)
Ahmadinejad: Iran Tests Missile that Could Reach Israel, Europe (Voice of America)
Iranian Military Vows To "Wipe Israel Out Of Existence" If Attacked (Huffington Post)
Italian foreign minister cancels trip to Iran (AFP)
U.S., Russian experts: Iran could have nukes in 1 to 3 years (Ha'aretz)
Washington Watch: Ex-AIPACer: There is no military option in Iran (Jerusalem Post)
Arts and Activism
Edinburgh film festival refuses Israeli grant due to pressure by Ken Loach (Ha'aretz)
Misc.
Academic freedom controversy brewing at University of California (Electronic Intifada)
Commentary
Taghreed El-Khodary: The Smell of Paradise, Under pressure in Gaza: a reporter’s notebook (Columbia Journalism Review)
Is U.S. media tired of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Ha'aretz)
Letter: US must recognize suffering of Palestinians (Baltimore Sun)
Benjamin Hartman: The long arc of Israeli politics bends toward Kadima (Ha'aretz)
Cameron Sinclair: The Three-State Solution: East Palestine, West Palestine and Israel (Huffington Post)
Gaza: Stripped of Opportunity (Huffington Post)
"Palestine always needs your help" A Palestinian thanks Turkish PM (Palestine Think Tank)
Nathan Gardels: CIA Chief Panetta on Israel and Iran, Drone Strikes in Pakistan, Congress, and Torture (Huffington Post)
Matthew Yglesias: Kerry & Obama Agree Settlements Must Be Stopped (Think Progress)
Palestinians demand Obama action follow words (Euronews 24)
Ghassan Khatib: A welcome spotlight (Israel Policy Forum)
THE BIG QUESTION, May 18: Obama and the Middle East (The Hill)
Should a Tel Aviv Univ. academic support a boycott of Israel? (Jewish Community Voice)
New Hamas-Free Palestinian Government Sworn In (Huffington Post)
David Ignatius: Upping the Ante on Israel (Washington Post)
Safraz Manzoor: Can Europe be another way for Israel-Palestine? (guardian.co.uk)
Antony Lerman: Diaspora Jews find their voice (guardian.co.uk)
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