News:
Belgium upgrades Palestine [1]'s diplomatic status. (AFP)
The PLO says it is seeking a comprehensive deal [2] with Israel, not an interim agreement. (Ma'an)
Palestinians say no agreement is better than a bad one [3]. (YNet)
PM Netanyahu says Israel is "waiting for a Palestinian Ben-Gurion" [4] to achieve Middle East peace. (Jerusalem Post)
PA police are increasingly active on the outskirts of Jerusalem. [5] (The Media Line)
Israel issues orders for more Palestinian home demolitions [6] in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ma'an)
Israeli occupation forces detain seven Palestinian teenagers [7] in the occupied West Bank. (Ma'an)
The Tamarod movement in Gaza gears up to challenge Hamas rule [8]. (BBC)
Gaza continues to suffer from prolonged blackouts [9] due to internal Palestinian disputes. (Xinhua)
Major protests are scheduled for November 30 against Israel's mass relocation plan [10] for Bedouin citizens. (Ma'an)
Fatah says Hamas has banned them [11] from commemorating in Gaza the seventh anniversary of the death of the late Pres. Arafat. (YNet/Times of Israel)
Palestinian artists resist the occupation with paintings [12]. (Christian Science Monitor)
Pres. Abbas meets Pres. Mansour [13] and Gen. Sisi in Cairo. (Ma'an)
Netanyahu accuses the world being "soft" [14] on the Palestinians. (AP)
A crisis in Israeli-American relations [15] is said to be brewing over Iran. (AP)
Israel's cabinet approves the return of Lieberman as FM [16]. (Xinhua)
Israel is repositioning itself as a trade gateway [17] to the Middle East. (Xinhua)
Palestinian refugees accuse Jordanian police [18] of abuses. (Al Monitor)
Western diplomats say Iran balked [19] at a Western nuclear proposal over a few details, especially inspections [20]. (New York Times/AP)
Sec. Kerry denies big splits within the P5+1 [21] negotiating with Iran. (Reuters)
Syrian rebels recapture the airport [22] near Aleppo. (New York Times)
Syrians on both sides of the conflict see Pres. Assad as likely to stay in office [23] for some time. (New York Times)
Jordan confirms its eagerness [24] to take the UN Security Council seat vacated by Saudi Arabia. (AP)
Kerry is visiting the UAE [25] for an update on Iran talks. (The National)
Two Egyptian soldiers are killed [26] in a drive-by shooting in Sinai. (AP)
Commentary:
Rana Askoul [27] asks if the question of Palestine is still relevant today. (The National)
The Jerusalem Post interviews chief Israeli negotiator Livni. [28] (Jerusalem Post)
Chemi Shalev [29] says Israel should not find itself in an unwinnable diplomatic confrontation with Washington. (Ha'aretz)
Jackson Diehl [30] says Kerry seems to be living in a Middle Eastern dreamworld. (Washington Post)
Alex Fishman [31] cautions Kerry to stop warning about another intifada since expectations about negotiations are so low on all sides. (YNet)
Amira Hass [32] says the occupation is plainly the main reason for the weakness of the Palestinian economy. (Ha'aretz)
Oudeh Basharat [33] says Israel fears the prospect of real "truth and reconciliation." (Ha'aretz)
Avi Issacharoff [34] looks at the difficult challenges facing the planned Palestinian city Rawabi. (Times of Israel)
Raphael Ahren [35] asks why France took such a tough line in the Iran negotiations. (Times of Israel)
Hussein Ibish [36] says some Western Middle East allies don't share any eagerness for a deal with Iran. (The National)
Kevin Connolly [37] says Kurds in northern Iraq are aiming to change the outcome of World War I by achieving independence. (BBC)
Alaa Al Aswany [38] says most Egyptian support the new government's war against terrorism, but that doesn't help promote democracy. (New York Times)
Abdullah Iskandar [39] says the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood can no longer link its cause to that of freedom and democracy. (Al Hayat)
Abdullah Al Shayji [40] says the US must delay growing fears of its GCC allies. (Gulf News)
Osama Al Sharif [41] says Kerry is making progress in mending fences with Arab allies but much more work remains. (Gulf News)
Mostafa Zein [42] evaluates the new structure of American Middle East policy, including working with rivals and enemies. (Al Hayat)
Hussein Ibish [43] joins a panel on TV Ontario to discuss anti-Semitism on the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. (TVO)
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