Will Turkey Broker Palestinian Reconciliation?

Why Ankara might be the next stop for Abbas and Meshal

Daybreak: Republicans Take Their Shots

Plus Egypt’s military reasserts itself, and more in the news

The Peace Process Is Like a Doornail

Meet the new problems, same as the old problems

Pink Eye

Critics of Israel say the state touts its gay-rights record only to conceal its oppression of Palestinians. They call it pinkwashing. That’s nonsense.

Daybreak: Syria Under Diplomatic Siege

Plus the GOP debate, developments in Egypt, and more in the news

Unrepentant

Two Palestinian prisoners released in the Shalit deal, now home in the West Bank, express no regrets and view prison time as service to their cause

Sundown: Egypt Civilian Gov’t Offers Resignation

Plus, when Brody met Allen, biking through Tel Aviv, and more

Reconciliation 2.0

The logic behind the new Fatah-Hamas unity

Eclipsed

U.S. policymakers fear a “Shia crescent,” a regional alliance led by Iran. A dawning “Muslim Brotherhood crescent” is far more threatening.

Sundown: But Will Ashley Biden Convert?

Plus ground operation in Gaza cleared, the problem with Tebow, and more