NEWS:
Hamas plays down increasing tensions [1] with Egypt. (AFP)
Hamas arrests [2] members of the youth group calling for its ouster from power in Gaza. (Xinhua)
Domestic violence [3] against women is reportedly on the rise in Gaza. (Al Monitor)
Sec. Kerry is visiting Europe [4] to discuss several Middle Eastern matters [5]. (AP/Xinhua)
Pres. Abbas [6] will meet with Kerry on Monday [7]. (AFP/Jerusalem Post)
The G20 [8] continues to be divided on Syria. (AFP)
Israel endorses limited [9] American strikes against Syria. (New York Times)
Israelis mull the potential consequences of a potential US strike on Syria [10]. (Christian Science Monitor)
The Pentagon is ordered to expand its list of potential targets [11] in Syria. (New York Times)
AIPAC is reportedly [12] lobbying heavily for Pres. Obama's request for authorization for force from Congress. (Politico)
Reports suggest Iranian proxies in Iraq may strike US targets [13] if the US attacks Syria. (Ha'aretz)
More Israeli-Turkish reconciliation [14] talks are reportedly underway. (YNet)
The ongoing fuel crisis in Gaza [15] may cause a shutdown in its electrical plant. (Times of Israel)
Israel launches a new 24 hour TV news [16] channel in Arabic, English and French. (The Forward)
Israel's mayor in Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, faces a tough reelection fight [17]. (The Forward)
The St. Catherine's monastery [18] in Sinai shuts down. (Al Monitor)
After a lengthy verification process, the UN has reduced its estimate [19] of Palestinian refugees from Syria and Lebanon by half. (The Daily Star)
Several movies [20] at the Venice Film Festival look at the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Reuters)
COMMENTARY:
Anne-Marie Slaughter [21] says Israel and Palestine can be a stable island in a sea of regional disorder. (The Daily Star)
Inna Lazareva [22] profiles a group of Israeli women who mediate between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians at checkpoints. (Al Monitor)
Ilene Prusher [23] says Israel may be building the most political park in the world in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha'aretz)
Hussein Ibish [24] says the United States potentially faces a "Suez moment" of its own if it doesn't act in Syria. (The National)
Robert Scales [25] explains why he thinks the Pentagon might not want an action in Syria. (Washington Post)
Nathan Guttman [26] describes how the White House enlisted the support of Jewish American organizations for a strike on Syria. (The Forward)
A.B. Yehoshua [27] looks at the perennial Israeli problem of defining "who is a Jew." (Ha'aretz)
David Horovitz [28] defines nine challenges facing the Israeli military in the coming year. (Times of Israel)
Dov Maimon [29] says Israel is drifting into a dangerous new level of Jewish tribalism. (The Forward)
Marwan Kabalan [30] says Obama was smart to ask for approval for any strike on Syria. (Gulf News)
Noam Chomsky [31] thinks Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are "a complete farce." (Salon)
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