News:
The UN releases the full text of Pres. Abbas' address [1] to the UNGA this year. (UN)
Abbas criticizes Israeli policies [2], but says Palestinians are committed to peace [3] with Israel in the next nine months. (Washington Post/AP)
Abbas insists any agreement [4] must be permanent, not interim [5]. (AFP/Ha'aretz)
An Israeli cabinet minister denounces Abbas [6]' speech. (Times of Israel)
Egypt launches a major military campaign [7] in Sinai just south of the crossing with Gaza. (Ma'an)
Hamas detains [8] members of a Fatah-related armed group. (Ma'an)
Human Rights Watch urges Israel to stop displacing its Bedouin citizens [9]. (YNet)
Palestinians say Israeli destruction of groves has resulted in a 60% deficit in olive production [10] this year. (PNN)
The permanent members of the UN Security Council agree [11] on a resolution on Syria's chemical weapons [12]. (New York Times/Reuters)
Israel's Home Defense Minister urges an intensification of sanctions [13] on Iran. (Jerusalem Post)
Ha'aretz profiles a planned large Israeli settlement [14] in the occupied Golan Heights that never really got going. (Ha'aretz)
Self-described "Christian Zionists" [15] are particularly interested in visiting and supporting Israeli settlements. (Christian Science Monitor)
UNSG Ban urges support [16] as the UN agency aiding Palestinians faces "unprecedented" challenges. (UN)
Gaza students are among the most effected [17] by the closing of the Egyptian border. (Al Monitor)
Israel and China establish a joint research center [18]. (Al Monitor)
Commentary:
George Hishmeh [19] says the US should be held to its commitment to a two-state solution. (Jordan Times)
Al-Sayed Amin Shalabi [20] says the US will make sure Israeli-Palestinian talks are a success, one way or another. (Al-Ahram Weekly)
The Jerusalem Post [21] condemns Pres. Obama for making Israeli-Palestinian peace a centerpiece of his policy. (Jerusalem Post)
Shimon Koffler Fogel [22] says if Israelis and Palestinians are going to get it right this time, they must learn the lessons of Oslo. (Toronto Star)
Rebecca Shimoni Stoil [23] looks at the way Israelis and Palestinians sit at the UN. (Times of Israel)
Roger Cohen [24] says the US and Iran should seize a rare opportunity for diplomatic progress. (New York Times)
The New York Times [25] sees the UN agreement on Syria as a sign of limited progress. (New York Times)
Ari Shavit [26] says PM Netanyahu should push for a total suspension of uranium enrichment by Iran. (Ha'aretz)
Mazal Mualem [27] says Netanyahu seems incapable of adapting his position towards Iran. (Al Monitor)
Shlomi Eldar [28] says Israel needs to put Pres. Rouhani to the test. (Al Monitor)
Lior Akerman [29] says Israel's internal security is largely successful at thwarting planned attacks. (Jerusalem Post)
Avi Issacharoff [30] says "lone wolf" killers in the occupied territories present an impossible challenge to Israeli security. (Times of Israel)
J.J. Goldberg [31] says the recent "lone wolf" killings of two Israeli soldiers were isolated incidents. (The Forward)
Stephen Holden [32] and Susan King [33] separately review "Out in the Dark," a new film about a gay relationship between an Israeli and a Palestinian. (New York Times/Los Angeles Times)
Hicham Yezza [34] remembers Edward Said on the 10th anniversary of his death. (Open Democracy)
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