"Isolating the Palestinians and rendering them irrelevant is a central pillar of Netanyahu’s campaign to push them into a corner, crush their aspirations, smash their expectations and bring them back, with a thud, to a reality in which they must make do with the status quo for the time being and with an administrative autonomy, at best, as a permanent solution. In order to weaken the Palestinians further, Netanyahu is playing divide and rule between Gaza and the West Bank, even if this requires an accommodation with Hamas that disappoints his right-wing base."
--Haaretz's Chemi Shalev writes that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's policies could explode in Israel's face.*

"The solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to let the women negotiate. They bring life to the world and they understand what life is, and I'm sure they will succeed where men have failed.”
—Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian doctor from Gaza whose three daughters were killed during Operation Cast Lead when their Gaza home was hit by IDF tank shells in the first Gaza War.*

Quote of the Day #2:
“Yes, in the State of Israel, Arab women can also stay in shelters for battered women. We do not discriminate between one black eye and another black eye, between one broken tooth and another broken tooth. The ruler and his wife are so merciful that they allow all sectors (and all genders, if they are threatened) to be protected under their protective roof.”
—In a biting Op-Ed, Haaretz journalist Shani Littman slams Sara Netanyahu for expressing happiness that her husband allows Arab women to be in battered women’s shelters.*

"The establishment of the state left behind a considerable amount of destruction, houses were destroyed, families were separated (as in many other wars). It is possible to celebrate the state without denying that. To allow Israeli Arabs to mourn this loss does not require denying Israel's right to exist, it requires only a little empathy."
--Asaf Ronal, the film critic if Channel 12's Mako website, responds to Yedioth's article slamming Israeli Arab singer, Lina Makhoul, for declining a request to perform on Israel's Independence Day.*

"Restraint is the right thing for someone who is strong. You do not have to be hasty in using force, but when you use it, you have to do it decisively and make it clear to the other side that you should not mess with us."
--Maj. Gen. Yair Golan warns against Israeli leadership misuse of force.*

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You Must Be Kidding: 
Israel's High Court approved the eviction of 700 Palestinians from their E. Jerusalem homes even thought it ruled the process was flawed.**

“I completed the whole listing process on Airbnb. I put photos and details, and when I pressed click, it did not approve the listing. It said: ‘Your residence location code is incorrect or impossible.’"
--Inbal Levy, a settler in Ofra, who recently established a compound of B&Bs there, failed to advertise on Airbnb.*

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Quote of the Day #2:
"...The EU also stands for human rights and has to protect them as forcefully as it fights anti-Semitism. This fight against anti-Semitism should not be instrumentalized to suppress legitimate criticism of Israel’s occupation and severe violations of Palestinian human rights." 
--From an open letter signed by 35 prominent Israelis published in the Austrian media and calling for a distinction between legitimate criticism of Israel, "harsh as it may be," and anti-Semitism.**

“Even if Netanyahu and Bennett refuse to see the Green Line, the rest of the world differentiates between Israel and the occupied territories. International companies are interested in doing business with Israel but are not ready to accept the continuation of military control over millions of Palestinians.”
—Peace Now responded to the decision of Airbnb not to advertise any apartments for rent in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.*

Negotiation specialist, Michael Tsur: "Negotiation takes place in the mind of your partner. In other words, until you understand how [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah’s mind works, you won’t know what to do."
Interviewer: And if we’re dealing with Nasrallah?
Michael Tsur: “It doesn’t matter how dangerous I am perceived to be in your eyes. First of all make your request nicely, in a way that respects the addressee. For example, at [West Bank] border crossings I’ve been imploring soldiers for years not to say, in Arabic, ‘Hand over your ID card.’ Why not say, ‘Give me your ID card, please’?”
Interviewer: Would that approach at least move us toward peace negotiations?
Negotiation specialist, Michael Tsur: “I want to say that under the right leadership, it would take half a year, and we would have coexistence here. I won’t say peace, because that’s a terribly dangerous word, almost like love.”*

"...settlement building in East Jerusalem: where national parks are valued not as pastoral picnic settings, but as tools, by which the state transfers to a private right-wing organization the power to manage and develop public tourist, archaeological and educational projects."
-Betty Herschman, Ir Amim's Director of International Relations & Advocacy, explains that Amendment 17, the settler-supported "Planning for Housing in an Existing Neighborhood in a National Park" bill, which only applies to the national park that Israel declared in the E. Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, is meant to permit the construction of settler homes and push out the Palestinians living there.*