News:
An Israeli committee advances a new law [1] that would greatly restrict negotiations on Jerusalem. (Xinhua)
Israel's chief negotiator Livni is leading the charge to oppose [2] the legislation. (Jerusalem Post)
Pres. Abbas says Israel's demands on Jerusalem [3] are turning the conflict from a political to a religious one. (Ma'an)
Israel will reportedly release a second batch of Palestinian prisoners [4] on Oct. 29. (Xinhua)
Palestinians in Nablus say they are determined to return to normal lives without violence [5]. (Washington Post)
Ex-Shin Bet chief Diskin warns there is no chance of peace [6] given the current Israeli political climate and another intifada is possible [7]. (Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)
As peaceful protests are declining, fears of another intifada are intensifying [8]. (The National)
Hamas urges the PLO to abandon negotiations [9] with Israel and calls for a new intifada [10]. (Xinhua/AP)
Abbas denies [11] negotiations with Israel are at a dead end. (Times of Israel)
Hamas admits digging [12] a tunnel from Gaza into Israel [13]. (Xinhua/AFP)
Reports claim PM Erdogan is urging Hamas not to make any concessions [14] to Egypt as long as the political situation there remains volatile. (Ha'aretz)
Israel approves a new x-ray cargo inspection facility [15] that should assist the Palestinian economy. (Xinhua)
The mayoral race in Nazareth [16] proves hotly contested. (New York Times)
Israel honors [17] New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with a $1 million prize. (AP)
The Arab League announces Syrian peace talks [18] to be held in late November. (Washington Post)
Dozens are killed [19] by a suicide bomber at a café in Baghdad [20]. (New York Times/AP)
Dozens are killed by suicide bomber linked to Al Qaeda [21] in Hama. (New York Times)
Egypt's PM condemns [22] deadly attacks on Coptic Christians [23], especially at a wedding. (AP/AFP)
An Egyptian family rejects an Israeli honor [24] for one of their ancestors. (AP)
E-commerce is hugely expanding [25] throughout the Middle East. (Christian Science Monitor)
Israeli NGOs are quietly distributing aid [26] to Syrian refugees in Jordan. (Times of Israel)
Bedouin women in Israel [27] are increasingly turning to education for a better future. (The Media Line)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [28] looks at the "toxic effects" of political and cultural nostalgia in the Middle East and around the world. (The National)
Aeyal Gross [29] explains why the proposed legislation restricting negotiations on Jerusalem is illegal and undemocratic. (Ha'aretz)
The Jerusalem Post interviews Livni [30], who reiterates nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. (Jerusalem Post)
Dan Goldenblatt [31] argues it's important to start finding ways to convince settlers of the necessity of peace. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)
Tom Friedman [32] says understanding Middle Eastern politics can help explain Washington dysfunctionality. (New York Times)
Oudeh Basharat [33] looks at panic in Israel about the idea of Jewish women having sex with Arab doctors. (Ha'aretz)
The Washington Post [34] says US policies are doing nothing to stop the Syrian regime attacking its own people. (Washington Post)
The Jerusalem Post [35] says Hamas becoming more desperate, and therefore more dangerous. (The Jerusalem Post)
Miriam Awadallah [36] looks at efforts by Hamas and Islamic Jihad to compete for Iranian support. (Sharnoff's Global Views)
Noah Klieger [37] says Israel should suspend relations with Turkey. (YNet)
Ben Caspit [38] says Israeli-Turkish relations have reached a new low. (Al Monitor)
Joseph Federman [39] says there are signs of a US-Israel rift over Iran. (Times of Israel)
Sharif Nashashibi [40] says Sudan may prove to be "the next Syria." (The National)
Abdullah Iskandar [41] says state fragmentation in Lebanon has reached an all-time low. (Al Hayat)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [42] says Turkey is mobilizing against Al Qaeda in Syria but can do much more. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Nasouh Majali [43] says a Geneva conference on Syria would be a step forward, but no solution. (Jordan Times)
Ayman Mustafa [44] says the Muslim Brotherhood persists in trying to use religion to gain political power. (Gulf News)