News:
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met again [1] in Jerusalem on Monday amid deep divisions. (Xinhua)
Pres. Abbas insists there will be no Israeli presence [2] between a Palestinian state and Jordan in the event of a peace agreement. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel is beginning to push for an increase in the quality and quantity of US military aid [3]. (The Forward)
A Palestinian man [4] is killed in a raid [5] by Israeli occupation forces [6] in the West Bank. (AP/Reuters/Ma'an)
Witnesses say an injured Palestinian worker was left to die on the streets [7] of Tel Aviv. (Ha'aretz)
A new cohort of optimistic [8] Palestinian security force personnel graduates from the Academy for Security Studies in Jericho. (The Media Line)
Israeli occupation forces displace dozens of families [9] in the occupied West Bank to create a firing zone. (Ma'an)
Palestinians say a meeting on forming a new government [10] has been postponed. (Xinhua)
Israel allows building materials into Gaza [11] for the first time in years. (Xinhua)
Abbas calls on Egypt [12] to open the reopen the border crossing with Gaza. (Xinhua)
Egypt has reportedly arrested [13] two more Palestinian fishermen. (The Daily Star)
PM Netanyahu calls [14] for more pressure on Iran. (AP)
Netanyahu will meet Pres. Obama [15] on September 30 [16] to discuss Iran and Middle East peace. (Xinhua/Jerusalem Post)
Veteran Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery [17] is still campaigning for a two-state solution at age 90 [18]. (AP/The National)
Israeli media report the government is considering building a new road [19] from the Gush Etzion settlement bloc to the Dead Sea. (PNN)
Israel dismisses a call [20] by former European leaders for the EU to stick by its new occupation guidelines. (Jerusalem Post)
A Palestinian telecommunications tycoon [21] purchases an Israeli high-tech company. (Al Monitor)
A Syrian military defector claims the regime has conducted dozens of chemical attacks [22] during the conflict. (The National)
Netanyahu's office denies [23] it advised the United States to accept Russia's proposal on Syrian chemical weapons. (Jerusalem Post)
The Saudi cabinet calls for stronger measures [24] against the Syrian regime. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [25] says it's time to aid, not stigmatize, the Syrian rebels. (NOW)
Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi [26] says that for both Israelis and Palestinians moderation is revolutionary. (The Daily Star)
NYT public editor Margaret Sullivan [27] says her paper should have covered the story about the NSA sharing intelligence data on US citizens with Israel. (New York Times)
Rachel Neeman [28] says a lethal blend of "arrogance and chauvinism" is informing Israel's attitude in peace talks with Palestinians. (Ha'aretz)
Raed Omari [29] predicts more "empty promises" on peace from Israel. (Al Arabiya)
Dina Ezzat [30] argues that Palestinians are worse off today than before the Oslo process began. (Ahram Online)
Haidar Eid [31] says Egyptians are scapegoating Palestinians, especially in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
Ben Caspit [32] says Israel's myth of "self-reliance" is a complete delusion. (Al Monitor)
Guy Ziv [33] says resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as possible and should take priority over action in Syria. (USA Today)
Samar Yazbek [34] describes her conflicted emotions about the war in Syria. (Washington Post)
The Jerusalem Post interviews outgoing Israeli Amb. to the US Michael Oren [35]. (Jerusalem Post)
Zvi Bar'el [36] says the Syrian conflict poses significant threats to the Jordanian government and state. (Ha'aretz)
Baruch Leshem [37] says Obama knows he has to keep his word on Iran. (YNet)
Orly Azoulay [38] says once Obama is done with Syria's chemical weapons, he will move on to Iran's nuclear program. (YNet)
Aaron Magid [39] says Israel would boost its case if it ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. (The Forward)
Asharq Al-Awsat [40] interviews British Army Major-Generals Tim Cross and Roddy Porter on lessons from Iraq for Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Kenneth Bandler [41] says Israel must do more to promote employment among its Arab citizens. (Jerusalem Post)
Akiva Eldar interviews Norwegian Amb. to Israel Svein Sevje [42], who is very pessimistic. (Al Monitor)
Dalia Hatuqa [43] worries that Palestinians are recklessly taking out large loans for expensive consumer goods. (Al Jazeera)
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