News:
Pres. Abbas is due to meet Pres. Obama [1] at the UN tomorrow. (PNN)
Donor nations will also meet [2] on Tuesday to discuss the Palestinian economic crisis. (PNN)
Analysts think Middle East diplomatic breakthroughs are possible [3] at this year's UN meeting. (Jerusalem Post)
US Amb. to the UN Power meets with Jewish-American [4] leaders ahead of the UN meeting. (Jerusalem Post)
PM Netanyahu warns [5] the US that Iranian overtures are a trap. (New York Times)
Israel feels challenged [6] by Pres. Rouhani. (AP)
Israelis mourn [7] two occupation soldiers [8] slain in the West Bank [9]. (New York Times/Xinhua)
DM Ya’alon orders an emergency meeting [10] after the sniper killing of an Israeli occupation soldier andblames the Oslo agreements [11]. (Xinhua/Jerusalem Post)
Netanyahu allows settlers [12] to reoccupy a home [13] in response to the killing, and vows "strengthen" settlement in Hebron [14]. (Xinhua/Washington Post/Ma'an)
The Israeli left and right wings are split [15] on reaction to the killing of Israeli soldiers. (Times of Israel)
Some Israelis call [16] for an end to peace talks with Palestinians following the killing of two Israeli soldiers. (Washington Post)
The PA says [17] Israel's policies are threatening the peace process. (Ma'an)
Hamas officials say Palestinians are on the verge of a third intifada [18]. (YNet)
Jews are pressing [19] for more religious rights in holy places in occupied East Jerusalem. (New York Times)
The UN complains [20] that Israel is obstructing aid to Palestinians in the Jordan Valley. (PNN)
Israeli occupation forces are accused of roughing up European diplomats [21] to prevent the delivery of aid to Palestinians. (The National)
Israel says European accounts of the seizure of aid to Palestinians by Israeli forces are "one-sided." [22](Xinhua)
Construction in Gaza is increasing [23] after Israel has eased aspects of its blockade. (Xinhua)
Students and staff clash at Birzeit university following tuition hikes [24]. (Ma'an)
Syrian Druze [25] living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights apparently remain loyal to Pres. Assad. (Christian Science Monitor)
Israel's already deep ties to Kenya [26] are strengthened by its involvement in responding to the deadly mall attack [27] by terrorists. (The National/Ha'aretz)
Israeli forces [28] may have been involved in responding [29] to the Kenya mall attack. (YNet/JTA)
Commentary:
Willem-Gert Aldershoff and Michel Waelbroeck [30] insist EU settlement guidelines don't victimize Israel or threaten peace. (Ha'aretz)
Amos Harel [31] says Israel believes Hamas won't hesitate to attack it again, despite its growing isolation. (Ha'aretz)
Zvi Mazel [32] says Hamas is found itself increasingly alone and isolated. (Jerusalem Post)
Ha'aretz [33] says deputy DM Danon is a loose cannon harming national interests with reckless statements. (Ha'aretz)
The Jerusalem Post [34] blames the killing of an Israeli soldier on prisoner swaps with the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
Avi Issacharoff [35]says the prison exchange involving Gilad Shalit set the stage for the killing of an Israeli soldier. (Times of Israel)
David Horovitz [36] blames Palestinian incitement for the killings. (Times of Israel)
Douglas Bloomfield [37] says the parties need to quit stalling and get serious about a peace deal. (Jerusalem Post)
Assaf David [38] says the failure of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations could threaten Israel's relations with Jordan. (Tablet)
Julie Pace [39] says Obama will focus on Iran Syria and Israel at the UN. (Times of Israel)
The National [40] says the Kenya mall attack shows the weakness, not the strength of Al Shabab. (The National)
Hussein Ibish [41] looks at the apparent slow-motion development of a fully independent Kurdish state. (The National)
Oded Raanan [42] says Israel sees new and dangerous threats emerging from Syria. (The Daily Star)
Anthony Cordesman [43] says the Syrian conflict is likely to continue for quite a while. (CNN)
Abdullah Iskandar [44] says both the US and Iran need to find a way out of their confrontation. (Al Hayat)
Raghida Dergham [45] says Arab states need a strategy to counter American "backtracking" on Syria and Iran. (Al Hayat)
Hassan Barari [46] says Israel is intimidated by Iran's professions of "heroic flexibility." (Arab News)
Matt Lerner [47] says Palestinian refugees in Lebanon cannot be ignored. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)