Listen to Mahmoud Abbas (Haaretz Editorial) Netanyahu knows that the moderates on both sides want peace and that they understand there is no solution other than the two-state solution. 
50 years of control over another people has seeped into Israel (Dr. Revital Amiran, Maariv) The demonstrations in Rabin Square and in front of the Attorney General’s office are in fact one demonstration aimed at eradicating the internal and external effects of the occupation on society and human rights in the country. 
Donald Trump Likes Muslims, but Only a Certain Type (Ilene Prusher, Haaretz+)  Judging from his comments, it seems unlikely that Trump or even the ‘experts’ he has surrounded himself with know or care much about the Sunni-Shi’ite divide he’s further stoking. 
If Russia recognizes Jerusalem, why can’t other countries do so? (Ronen Bergman, Yedioth/Ynet) Instead of turning Putin’s official recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital into a major PR campaign that could lead to a tremendous achievement for Israel, the Foreign Ministry is struck with paralysis, petrified by the thought of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital. 
50 Acts of Resistance for 50 Years of the Occupation (Talia Krevsky  and Dana Mandler, Haaretz) Thought the battle over 1967 was lost? And for Israel's democratic character? Wrong. Here are are a sample of the protests, court cases and acts of nonviolent defiance since the start of this anniversary year. 
The false story Israel tells itself about the Middle East (Idan Barir and Ori Goldberg, +972mag) According to Israel’s leaders, the Middle East is made up of primitive tribespeople and Islamic radicals who cannot be negotiated with. They’re wrong.
Israeli Army's Extensive Cuts Have Damaged Morale, Created Culture of Cutting Corners (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) Report by respected Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick details a long list of incidents in which commanders behaved aggressively and violently toward subordinates or insulted them due to their race or gender.
Trump’s message: No Mideast peace without Israeli concession (Ron Ben-Yishai, Ynet) The US president’s visit to Israel was a sort of preparation for the process to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During his Mideast trip, and mainly in Saudi Arabia, Trump learned that solving the conflict is a condition for normalizing relations between the Arab states and Israel.
Unlike many on the left, Trump realized that the (peace) agreement would not include the return of Territories (Dr. Haim Misgav, Maariv) In his few days in the White House, the American president managed to internalize what so many Israelis have yet to grasp: the territories occupied in 1967 are similar to those occupied in 1948. 
What Makes Arab Leaders Pragmatic (Moshe Arens, Haaretz+) Support for the Palestinian cause tends to take a back seat when their rule is on the line, but that doesn’t mean they will become Israel's allies. 
The Zionist Minister of Communications: Ayoub Kara's appointment is a correction of injustice to the Druze community (Meir Uziel, Maariv) Kara is an interesting man. Once, when we were talking in the Knesset cafeteria, Ruby Rivlin passed by and called him "the last Zionist." The new minister told me that in the Knesset that is his accepted nickname. 
What Exactly Was a 25-year-old Bum Doing at Trump and Netanyahu's State Dinner? (Uri Misgav, Haaretz+) Yair Netanyahu was thrust, in violation of accepted norms, into an official dinner between two heads of government. 
Forget negotiations, Israelis and Palestinians need an intervention (Mossi Raz, +972mag) When both sides aren’t ready to make concessions, when one side gets to decide who sits at the table and who sits in jail, negotiations are bound to fail. It is time for the international community to mediate.
The Israeli Occupation Is Good for the Saudis (Odeh Bisharat, Haaretz+) Whenever Arabs rise up against their corrupt rulers, they are reminded that Jerusalem is still under the boot of the Zionist occupier and that the first duty of every Arab is to liberate the holy city. 
A Palestinian’s first-class seat next to Naftali Bennet (Jamil Dakwar, +972mag) A free airline upgrade leaves a Palestinian sitting next to one of the Israeli government’s most right-wing nationalists — who went on to make some revealing comments about Trump, the peace process and his colleagues in the Knesset.  
A far cry from Watergate (Prof. Abraham Ben-Zvi, Israel Hayom) The attempts to compare the Trump administration's troubles with the scandal that forced Nixon's resignation reflect the Democrats' frustration over losing the presidential elections. 
In Painfully Blunt Speech, Merkel Fills Global Leadership Void Created by Trump (Daniella Peled, Haaretz+) It's hard to think of a clearer sign of the massive and rapid damage Trump has done to decades-old partnerships than Merkel's devastating speech. 
Iran is ripe for change (Prof. Eyal Zisser, Israel Hayom) The Iranians continuously defied President Trump and the world. Will Trump translate his threats into action or will he leave Iran to its own devices? 
An Israeli Peacenik's Dilemma: How to Despise Trump While Praying for His Success (Chemi Shalev, Haaretz+) Remember Nicolae Ceausescu, who oppressed and impoverished Romania but was lauded as a hero by Israel and the Jews? 
Because he can: Appointment of Ayoub Kara as the Minister of Communications shows that arrogance has returned to Balfour Street (the residence of the PM) (Ben Caspit, Maariv) Netanyahu's attempt to bring Levin and Regev into the cabinet met with surprising opposition from the heads of the coalition factions, and he will have to make do with the dubious appointment of the Ministry of Communications, at least for now. 
With Kara as communications minister, Netanyahu expected to continue to hold sway (Zvi Zrahiya, Haaretz+) Senior Likud officials surprised about Kara’s appointment, and Knesset sources say that some of those who declined the Communications Ministry did so out of concern that Netanyahu would continue to set policy there.
The Israeli Occupation Is Good for the Saudis (Odeh Bisharat, Haaretz+) Whenever Arabs rise up against their corrupt rulers, they are reminded that Jerusalem is still under the boot of the Zionist occupier and that the first duty of every Arab is to liberate the holy city. 
The Telling Gap Between the Number of ISIS Fighters in Egypt and How Many Egypt Said It Killed (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) With its deadly attacks on Coptic Christians, ISIS is trying to start a civil war in Egypt. Meanwhile, the army is behaving like it's fighting an enemy state, not a sophisticated guerrilla organization.