News:
Peace Now says settlement construction is up 70% [1] compared to last year. (AFP)
Pres. Peres [2] says "the status quo with the Palestinians cannot go on [3]." (Xinhua/Times of Israel)
Israel's chief negotiator Livni urges the Labor Party [4] to join the Netanyahu government for the sake of peace. (Jerusalem Post)
Arms supplies to Gaza are being severely disrupted [5] by the Egyptian blockade. (Al Monitor)
Despite economic hardships and blockades, Palestinians in Gaza find joy in the Eid al-Adha [6]holiday. (Al Monitor)
Palestinians seems set to continue boycotting Jerusalem elections [7]. (Ha'aretz)
Settlers attack Palestinian vehicles [8] near Nablus. (Ma'an)
A sensory room for stress relief [9], especially for disabled children, is being built in Gaza. (The Media Line)
An ambulance dispatch center [10] for Israeli settlers faces cutbacks. (YNet)
Protesters opposing the Israeli military-designated "Firing Zone 918" in the occupied West Bank promote nonviolent resistance [11]. (PNN)
Hezbollah reportedly captures an Israeli "spy eagle" [12] in Lebanon. (Jerusalem Post)
The Egyptian army destroys [13] another smuggling tunnel in Rafah. (Ma'an)
Syria's deputy PM says a Geneva peace conference [14] is planned for Nov. 23-24 [15]. (Reuters/AP)
More Syrian armed rebels [16] say they have split with the mainstream exiled political opposition [17]. (AP/Los Angeles times)
Amnesty International urges Egypt [18] to end its policy of detaining and deporting Syrian refugees. (AP)
Pres. Obama plans to host Iraq's PM [19] at the White House on Nov. 1. (AP)
Egypt's FM [20] says his country's relationship with the US is "in turmoil" [21] and "disruption." [22](AP/Xinhua/Los Angeles Times)
Egypt's new government pledges to protect Coptic [23] Christians from attacks and preserve their heritage. (Times of Israel)
Britain and Iran are moving [24] to restore diplomatic relations. (Times of Israel)
Commentary:
Eyad Abu Shakra [25] asks if the apparent US decline in the Middle East is a matter of declining will or a real loss of power. (Asharq Al Awsat)
The Jerusalem Post interviews academic Sami Miaari [26] on how Palestinians vote in Israeli municipal elections. (Jerusalem Post)
Jonathan Rosen [27] says an agreement with Palestinians on borders would be a success for Israel and PM Netanyahu. (Jerusalem Post)
Kathleen Peratis [28] says BDS can promote a two-state solution. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Amos Harel [29] says Netanyahu wants the West to pressure Iran, but will compromise if necessary. (Ha'aretz)
Akiva Eldar [30] asks how long Israel will be able to keep its own nuclear weapons off the table. (Al Monitor)
Ari Shavit [31] describes a grand bargain involving a freeze on settlements, Iran's nuclear program and talk of bi-nationalism. (Ha'aretz)
Gideon Levy [32] says Iran is starting to get the better of Israel internationally. (Ha'aretz)
Amira Hass [33] claims Hamas has the right to build smuggling tunnels. (Ha'aretz)
Gilad Kariv [34] says in addition to his work on peace, the late PM Rabin wanted to promote equal rights for Arab citizens. (YNet)
Eitan Haber [35] says Rabin admitted he didn't know everything and wasn't always right, unlike Israel's present leaders. (YNet)
Yonah Jeremy Bob [36] asks if Israel should redefine war crimes. (Jerusalem Post)
David Ignatius [37] says Turkey revealed the names of Israeli spies to Iran last year. (Washington Post)
Michael Young [38] says Syrian opposition divisions and rejection of Geneva only help Pres. Assad. (The National)
The National [39] says Assad is using hunger as a weapon of war against his own people. (The National)
Ursula Lindsey [40] looks at the plight of Syrian refugees in Egypt. (New York Times)
Douglas Bloomfield [41] says the government shutdown will keep Jewish-American solidly in the Democratic camp for many years. (Jerusalem Post)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews the foreign policy chief of the Iraqi KRG, Falah Mustafa [42], on federalism and more. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
George Semaan [43] asks if Libya is going back to the 50s, or even earlier. (Al Hayat)