Ankara Drops Its Objections To NATO-Israel Cooperation Ankara has decided to step back from its opposition to cooperation between NATO and Israel as NATO Patriot missiles are deployed to Turkey, writes Tulin Daloglu. Turkey
Israel Must Deal With Iran in Syria Iran will seek to weaken Israel through a costly civil war in Syria, writes Meir Javedanfar. Israel
Hamas Bans Fatah From Open-Square Gaza Rally Palestinian reconciliation talks have hit another snag, with Hamas rejecting a Fatah request to stage a large open-air rally in Gaza to commemorate its anniversary, Abeer Ayoub reports from Gaza. Palestine
Jabhat Al-Nusra Reportedly In Lebanon Jean Aziz reports on recent intelligence that suggests the armed Islamist group Jabhat al-Nasra maintains a presence in Lebanon, while politicians downplay these claims. Lebanon
In Lebanon, Moscow Supports Political Christian Orthodoxy Russia, through its missions in the Middle East, has been building alliances with Orthodox Christians to strengthen its support base and counter Western criticisms of its Syria policy, writes Nasser Chararah. Lebanon
The Pulse Trends: Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Lebanon The first week of Pulse coverage revealed how, more than ever, Al-Monitor uncovers trends while covering the news. Here are five trends we have been following in our pulses. By Week in Review
Why Israelis Love To Hate Haneen Zoabi Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi takes advantage of Israeli democracy and undermines Israel’s relations with its Arab citizens, writes Shlomi Eldar. Israel
Tzipi Livni Could Expose Netanyahu Israeli politician Tzipi Livni should enter coalition negotiations and position herself to call Prime Minister Netanyahu out on his peace declarations, writes Akiva Eldar. Palestine
New 'Party of God' Will Divide Kurdish, Turkish Islamists Turkey's newest political party, Huda-Par, a legal Islamic Kurdish party from within Hezbollah, marks a rapid divergence of the paths of Kurdish and Turkish Islamists, writes Kadri Gursel. Turkey
Turkey Changing Tack on Syria While there is speculation and anticipation about the possible end of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Turkey’s challenges in Syria are far from over, writes Semih Idiz. Turkey
Hagel and Israel Former Israeli official Alon Pinkas writes that the attacks on Chuck Hagel as "anti-Israel" are unfounded and do not serve the US-Israel relationship. Israel
Disorganization Continues to Mar Egypt’s Referendum Residents of the Monofeya District, home to 2.3 million or 8.8% of Egypt’s registered voters, struggled through long lines and poor organization to cast their ballots, reports Mohannad Sabry. Egypt
Rethinking Egypt’s Opposition There is a real opportunity for the "non-Islamist" opposition to come out of the current upheaval as a stronger political force if they stop making the same mistakes they have been for the last two years, writes Bassem Sabry. Egypt
Sudan Activists Languish in Jail Behind bars in a Sudanese prison, activists Mohamed Saleh and Ma’ni Mubarak explain their ordeal to Al-Monitor as they serve their one-year sentences, Reem Abbas reports from Medani, Sudan. Sudan
Bethlehem Has New Female Mayor, Yet Same Old Problems Bethlehem's inns may be full this time of year, but the city's mayor still faces a slew of deep-seeded problems, writes Daoud Kuttab. Palestine
Farewell, Subject; Welcome, Citizen The new Egyptian constitution has loopholes and disputed articles, and still has the potential of leading the Egyptian people towards a just and better future, writes Jacky Hugi. Egypt
