News:
The Egyptian military [1] reportedly has contingency plans to intervene in Gaza [2] if its troops keep gettingattacked in Sinai by groups based there [3]. (Ma'an/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet [4] again Thursday, with American participation. (Ha'aretz)
US Special Envoy Indyk says that if an Israeli-Palestinian agreement is reached, it will be on final status issues [5]. (JTA)
Israel's chief negotiator Livni says she is seeking a final status agreement [6] with the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
A new poll suggests a slight majority of Palestinians believe another intifada is likely [7] if peace talks fail. (Xinhua)
Palestinians and others say the success of the Quartet's economic development plan [8] depends on progress on peace. (Xinhua)
The EU says it is confident it can reach an agreement with Israel [9] over its occupation guidelines. (Jerusalem Post)
An Arab women's group in Israel [10] predicts a large increase in membership in local city councils after upcoming municipal elections. (Ha'aretz)
Saudi Arabia cancels its speech at UNGA [11] for the first time ever over international inaction on Syria and Palestine [12]. (Reuters/Jerusalem Post)
Hamas hangs a Palestinian [13] man convicted of murder [14] in Gaza. (AP/Xinhua)
Gaza university students [15] are hit particularly hard by the intensified Egyptian closure. (Al Monitor)
Israel is easing restrictions [16] on building materials being imported into Gaza. (NPR)
Sec. Kerry lays out American terms [17] for negotiating with Iran. (New York Times)
DM Ya'alon says Israel disagrees with the United States [18] about Iran. (Xinhua)
A "high-ranking Israeli official" says Israel and Arab states should cooperate [19] on Iran. (Times of Israel)
Pres. Rouhani dismisses condemnations [20] by PM Netanyahu. (New York Times)
Israeli opposition figures denounce Netanyahu [21]'s strong condemnations of Iran. (Xinhua)
Iran says it is optimistic [22] over nuclear negotiations with the West, despite Israel's call for increased sanctions. (Xinhua)
Israeli occupation forces destroy a Palestinian [23] Jordan Valley village for the fourth time. (Ma'an)
Palestinians say settlers destroy 50 olive trees [24] near Hebron. (Ma'an)
Hamas officials prevent another Fatah [25] leader from leaving Gaza. (Ma'an)
Henry Kissinger reportedly says [26] if Israel prepared its nuclear weapons in 1973, the US was not informed. (Ha'aretz)
Kuwait will hold a second international Syria aid [27] conference. (The National)
The US is reportedly trying to mediate a maritime border dispute [28] between Israel and Lebanon. (Al Monitor)
Commentary:
Naela Khalil [29] says tensions in Hebron are so volatile they could explode and disrupt the peace negotiations. (Al Monitor)
Palestinian politician Khalida Jarar [30] says security cooperation and other factors will prevent a third intifada. (Times of Israel)
Al-Ahram Weekly [31] thinks there are harbingers of a third intifada because of Israel's actions in occupied East Jerusalem. (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Gershon Baskin [32] says Israeli and Palestinian leaders have not convinced their publics that peace is possible. (Jerusalem Post)
George Hishmeh [33] says Netanyahu is displaying "shocking arrogance." (Gulf News)
Alan Dershowitz [34] complains the New York Times distorted Netanyahu's UN speech. (Ha'aretz)
Shlomi Eldar [35] says Netanyahu paid insufficient attention to peace and the Palestinians in his UN speech. (Al Monitor)
Responding to his critics, Ian Lustick [36] warns against what he calls "two-state messianism." (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Ron Gerlitz and Jabir Asaqla [37] say discrimination against Arab citizens of Israel is still rampant. (Ha'aretz)
Jacques Neriah [38] asks if Hamas faces the same fate as the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. (JCPA)
Vali Nasr [39] says the US shouldn't mistake signs of Iranian openness for weakness. (New York Times)
Elliott Abrams [40] asks if the US and Israel are playing good cop/bad cop with Iran. (Foreign Affairs)
James Lunney [41] says Canada's aid to the PA should be conditioned on its performance as a "peace partner." (Jerusalem Post)
David Pollock [42] says Palestinian incitement against Israel remains a major problem. (Fathom)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews Jordan’s Political Affairs Minister Khalid Al-Kalaldeh [43]. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Abdullah Iskandar [44] says no one has a plausible plan for dealing with the "massacre" of 1,000 Iraqis in the past month. (Al Hayat)
Michael Young [45] says, with the influx of people fleeing Syria, Lebanon is facing "a refugee problem from hell." (The Daily Star)