NEWS:
US intelligence has spent considerable resources spying on foes, but also on Israel [1]. (Washington Post)
Israel's Bedouin citizens feel betrayed by a mass relocation plan [2]. (Reuters)
Palestinian officials reject [3] Norwegian comments about cutting aid if there is no progress on peace. (Xinhua)
Egyptian naval vessels shoot at and arrest Palestinian fishermen [4] near the Egypt-Gaza border. (Ma'an)
The US is still set for a limited strike [5] against Syria despite a "no" vote in the British Parliament. (New York Times)
France says airstrikes against Syria could begin as early as Wednesday [6]. (AFP)
Russia beefs up its naval presence [7] off the Syrian coast in advance of potential airstrikes. (Los Angeles Times)
Potential US airstrikes in Syria pose new challenges to the Egyptian government and opposition [8]. (New York Times)
PM Netanyahu says there is "a low probability" [9] Israel will be drawn into conflict with Syria. (Times of Israel)
Sec. Hagel says the US is seeking an international coalition [10] for action on Syria. (Xinhua)
Officials from various Palestinian factions oppose [11] a US strike on Syria. (Jerusalem Post)
Egypt denies an Israeli ship docking permission [12] for repairs. (AP)
Uganda denies [13] cutting a deal with Israel over deported African migrants. (Reuters)
A Muslim Brotherhood member is shot and injured by Egyptian forces in Sinai unrest [14]. (Ma'an)
Eyewitnesses say a bloody August 24 attack in Sinai was conducted by an ambulance car bomb [15]. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
COMMENTARY:
Hussein Ibish [16] asks if Syria is being "Lebanized" or Lebanon being "Syrianized," as Hezbollah draws its country into the Syrian war (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Michael Gordon [17] says the purpose of US strikes on Syria will be to restore deterrence, not oust Pres. Assad. (New York Times)
Edward Joseph and Elizabeth O’Bagy [18] ask what to do next after the US strike. (Foreign Policy)
Yoel Marcus [19] says the use of chemical weapons and the question of Iran are the turning point for the US in Syria. (Ha'aretz)
Roger Cohen [20] says Assad must be made to pay a price for using chemical weapons. (New York Times)
Ari Shavit [21] says the US has no choice but to act in Syria. (Ha'aretz)
Jeffrey Goldberg [22] thinks a US strike against Syria might actually make things worse. (Bloomberg)
Robin Wright [23] asks what's the next step after US air strikes against Syria. (Los Angeles Times)
Caspian Makan [24] says the world should have acted before Syria turned to chemical weapons. (YNet)
The Jerusalem Post [25] asks if Syrian and Iranian threats of retaliation are just bluster. (Jerusalem Post)
Bradley Burston [26] compares the evil taking place in Syria to Auschwitz. (Ha'aretz)
Hassan Haidar [27] says Pres. Assad is "no longer an acceptable interlocutor." (Al Hayat)
Walid Choucair [28] says the US is hoping airstrikes would lead to Geneva 2, or at least no more use of chemical weapons. (Al Hayat)
The Arab News [29] says Saudi Arabia believes it's time for serious and decisive action against the Syrian regime. (The Arab News)
Arron Merat [30] says the crisis over Syria offers a new opportunity for US-Iranian negotiations. (Al Monitor)
David Brooks [31] says the biggest security threat in the world is growing sectarian tension in the Middle East. (New York Times)
Mara Revkin [32] describes growing radicalization in the Sinai Peninsula. (Washington Post)
Seth Freedman [33] says the Israeli military should praise, not punish, dancing Israeli soldiers. (The Guardian)
Daniel Byman [34] asks if, in spite of its current difficulties, Hamas is actually winning in the long run. (The Washington Quarterly)
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