NEWS:
On the 20th anniversary [1] of the Oslo agreements [2], many now see them as largely hollow [3]. (AP/Los Angeles Times/France 24)
Some see both negative [4] and positive [5] effects from the agreements. (Xinhua/Deutsche Welle)
Israelis are divided [6] over the legacy of the agreements. (Jerusalem Post)
A new Palestinian report says denial of water rights [7] has become "a permanent fixture" following the Oslo agreements. (PNN)
A former senior Israeli government official says 100,000 settlers [8] must be evacuated for a two-state solution. (PNN)
Israel and the EU [9] are unlikely to reach an agreement on the occupation guidelines before November. (Jerusalem Post)
Egypt is accusing Hamas [10] of training terrorists [11] to conduct bomb attacks, and Hamas denies the accusations. (Reuters/BBC)
Egypt is continuing to expand its offensive [12] against extremists in Sinai. (AP)
Hamas denies [13] that Egyptian tanks entered Gaza. (Times of Israel)
Saudi Arabia is reportedly increasing weapons shipments [14] to Syrian rebels. (New York Times)
Israelis are divided [15] over the best course to take in Syria. (Washington Post)
Sec. Kerry will meet with PM Netanyahu [16] to discuss Syria and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (AP)
The Syrian government may be moving quickly to hide its WMD stockpiles [17]. (Wall Street Journal)
Human Rights Watch accuses the Syrian government of mass murder [18] of more than 248 Sunnis in coastal towns in May. (AP/Times of Israel)
Israel expresses skepticism [19] about Iran's new president, as he seeks to begin outreach to the world [20]through the UN. (AP)
Israel prepares for Yom Kippur [21]. (AP)
Israel and the United States are continuing to develop the Arrow antimissile system [22]. (YNet)
Israel denies spying on Americans [23] after the latest NSA leak. (Jerusalem Post)
Al Jazeera is taking legal action [24] against the Egyptian government. (AP)
Newly revealed Israeli documents [25] suggest a hitherto unknown degree of cooperation between Jordan and Israel [26] in 1973. (Ha'aretz/Times of Israel)
A Jordan-based MIT startup [27] aims to help people in the developing world build savings. (Christian Science Monitor)
The BBC profiles the Druze community [28] in Israel. (BBC)
Kosovo is asking Jewish Americans [29] to help pressure Israel to recognize the country. (JTA)
Israeli and Palestinian soccer federation leaders agree to a FIFA-brokered understanding [30]. (Jewish Chronicle)
COMMENTARY:
Alan Elsner [31] lists seven reasons to be optimistic about the new Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (Christian Science Monitor)
The PLO [32] issues a twenty-year retrospective document on the Oslo accords. (PLO)
Uri Dromi [33] recalls the optimism of the initial Oslo agreement moments. (New York Times)
Uri Savir [34] says the "Oslo mindset" is essential to achieving peace. (Jerusalem Post)
Avi Shlaim [35] says there's no doubt that the Oslo agreements were sabotaged by "Netanyahu's bad faith." (The Guardian)
Ha'aretz [36] says the anniversary of the 1973 war shows peace, not conflict, brings real security. (Ha'aretz)
Israel Harel [37] says Israelis should stop thinking the 1973 war went badly for them. (Ha'aretz)
Brent Sasley [38] looks at the implications of AIPAC's lobbying on Syria. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Richard Cohen [39] asks why liberals aren't outraged about the carnage in Syria. (Washington Post)
Michael O'Hanlon [40] says, rumors to the contrary, the US military is not unified in opposition to action in Syria. (Washington Post)
Nathan Guttman [41] looks at divergent views on Syria between two Jewish-American members of Congress. (The Forward)
Randa Takieddine [42] says Pres. Assad is lucky in both his allies and his opponents. (Al Hayat)
Eliot Cohen [43] says any expression of "war weariness," including by Pres. Obama, is an "expression of weakness." (Washington Post)
John Diamond [44] says, difficult as it may be, practicable models exist for destroying Syrian WMD. (Los Angeles Times)
Yousef Al-Dayni [45] says the Syrian conflict presents both challenges and opportunities to the Arab states. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Hassan Haidar [46] says the only real losers in Syria right now are the opposition. (Al Hayat)
Pascale El-Khoury [47] asks if there is an "end of times" eschatology behind Hezbollah's intervention in Syria. (Al Monitor)
Husain Marhoon [48] looks at possible connections between the future of Bahrain and the outcome of the Syrian conflict. (Al Monitor)
Alon Pinkas [49] says Netanyahu is foolishly baiting Obama on Iran. (Ha'aretz)
The BBC [50] looks at why Egypt has launched a major offensive against extremists in Sinai now. (BBC)
Osama Al Sharif [51] says Egypt has made a lot of progress against the Sinai extremists, but much more is to be done. (Gulf News)
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