• President Obama’s fundraising dinner for Jewish donors last night was sold out, with 80 tickets starting at $25,000. He privately told them “there may be tactical disagreements” over Israel-Palestine but not over the prime need to ensure Israel’s security. [Haaretz]
• “I don’t know if the U.S. has another option,” President Abbas said, “but if it does, we will not go to the U.N.” Something tells me the U.S. will find another option. [Ynet]
• Syria’s President Assad gave his first address in two months, offering “national dialogue.” [NYT]
• According to Egyptian reports, the investigation into Ilan Grapel’s alleged espionage continues. [JPost]
• The Holocaust memorial in Salonika, Greece—once home to a gigantic Jewish population—was vandalized with swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti. [JTA]
• Dylan plays Tel Aviv. And apparently not everyone had received the memo about how he totally, utterly lost his voice. [Haaretz]
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.