News:
Controversy continues [1] to swirl around the death of the late Pres. Arafat amid fading allegations [2] he was murdered. (Buzzfeed/AFP)
After meeting PM Netanyahu [3] yesterday, Sec. Kerry [4] is due to meet Pres. Abbas [5] today. (Xinhua/Ha'aretz/AFP)
Kerry insists there has been "some progress" [6] in peace talks. (Ha'aretz)
Expectations are low [7] for Kerry's visit, as Palestinians urge him to "save the talks" [8] with Israel. (YNet)
Arab MKs in Israel ask Kerry [9] to intervene in Israeli Bedouin mass resettlement plan. (YNet)
Hamas authorities summon [10] a leading women's rights advocate in Gaza. (Al Monitor)
The EU is providing €11 Million [11] for the PA's November payroll. (PNN)
The Palestinian teachers union says it will end its strike on Monday [12]. (Ma'an)
A former Fatah leader claims [13] Israel once agreed to accept the return of 200,000 Palestinian refugees. (Times of Israel)
The American Studies Association agrees terms of a boycott of Israeli universities [14], but has yet to announce a formal boycott. (The Forward)
Accusations continue to swirl about the assassination of a major Hezbollah leader [15]. (New York Times)
The assassination seems tried [16] to growing Middle East regional tensions [17]. (Washington Post)
AP looks at possible culprits [18] in the killing. (AP)
Hezbollah's memorial to the slain leader links him directly to the conflict in Syria [19]. (New York Times)
Militants launch [20] a two-pronged attack [21] on the Yemeni Defense Ministry, killing at least 20 [22]. (New York Times/Reuters/BBC)
Attacks in northern Iraq kill 11 [23] and injure 70 [24]. (Reuters/Xinhua)
Egyptian activists will be tried for protesting without permission [25]. (Reuters)
The West is helping to rebuild [26] Libya's armed forces. (Reuters)
An American teacher in Benghazi [27] has reportedly been shot and killed. (Reuters)
A new poll shows Turkey's standing in the Middle East [28] greatly diminished. (The National)
Commentary:
The National [29] says Arafat murder talk shows the allure of conspiracy theories. (The National)
Mishaal Al Gergawi [30] says it will be difficult, but not impossible, for the Gulf states to move beyond their alliance with the US. (Gulf News)
Ephraim Sneh [31] says Israel can build an alliance with Gulf states but dealing with the Palestinians is a prerequisite. (YNet)
Gershon Baskin [32] says peace must be build on effective movement of goods and people between Israel and Palestine. (Jerusalem Post)
Lazar Berman [33] claims Jordan is supporting Israel's demand for a long-term military presence in the Jordan Valley. (Times of Israel)
Mitch Ginsburg [34] says the debate over land-for-peace with Palestinians has begun again in Israel. (Times of Israel)
Shmuel Rosner [35] calls Israel's forced Bedouin resettlement plan a version of "land for peace." (New York Times)
Akiva Eldar [36] says Israel is exploiting nature and archaeology to advance its settlement agenda. (Al Monitor)
Ilene Prusher [37] says those who think Palestinian schools preach violence should visit the Jerusalem School of Beit Hanina. (Ha'aretz)
Gideon Levy [38] profiles a young Palestinian worker, Antar Shibli al-Aqraa, he says was "shot like a dog" by Israeli police. (Ha'aretz)
Nicholas Blanford [39] says Hezbollah is preparing for another conflict with Israel. (Christian Science Monitor)
Amos Harel [40] says the new Hezbollah assassination is the biggest blow to the group since the Mughniyeh killing. (Ha'aretz)
Ariel Ben Solomon [41] asks who killed the Hezbollah leader. (Jerusalem Post)
Ronen Bergman [42] says Israel has an assassination list and plan. (Foreign Policy)
The Daily Star [43] says Hezbollah leader Nasrallah sounds desperate. (The Daily Star)
Michael Young [44] says the fighting in Tripoli is a consequence of the city’s neglect by the Lebanese state. (The Daily Star)
George Will [45] says the US faces two stark choices on Iran: war, or agreements that amount to containment. (Washington Post)
Amos Harel [46] looks at the good and bad news from the Iran nuclear deal. (Ha'aretz)
Douglas Bloomfield [47] says the US-Israel rift over Iran is spreading into the Jewish-American community. (Jerusalem Post)
Jay Michaelson [48] asks if the Iran deal "forces Jewish Americans to choose between dual loyalties." (The Forward)
Bassem Sabry [49] lists 29 things "you need to know" about Egypt's new draft constitution. (Al Monitor)
The New York Times [50] is very skeptical about Egypt's new draft constitution. (New York Times)
Mohannad Sabry [51] says Al Qaeda is starting to take root not just in Sinai, but other parts of Egypt. (Al Monitor)
Asharq Al-Awsat interviews deputy Egyptian PM Ziad Bahaa El-Din [52]. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Vali Nasr [53] thinks Iran can be persuaded that its economic future depends on a final nuclear deal. (New York Times)
Michael Young [54] says Pres. Assad enters Geneva peace talks in his strongest position in three years. (The National)
Haley Bobseine [55] looks at the struggle of the gay Syrian community to survive amid conflict. (Foreign Policy)
Hussein Ibish [56] reviews Ahdaf Soueif’s new book, "Cairo," about the recent upheavals in Egypt. (BookForum)
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