News:
Pres. Abbas [1] threatens to dissolve [2]the PA “unity” government if Hamas [3]maintains a “shadow government” [4] in Gaza.
Hamas says Abbas is trying to destroy [5]the unity agreement.
Palestinian unity is tested [6]after the Gaza war.
Palestinian protesters [7]clash with Israeli police [8] in occupied East Jerusalem [9], following the death [10]of a Palestinian teenager [11].
Former Pres. Peres and Abbas call for peace [12]at the World Economic Forum in Jordan.
UNRWA says Israel [13]should be held accountable for violations against Palestinian civilians.
FM Lieberman [14]says he doubts [15]the current Gaza ceasefire [16]will last.
An Israeli official says Hamas [17] has begun rebuilding [18]its military capabilities.
The PA says it will not pay the salaries of Hamas-hired civil servants in Gaza, but may providefinancial assistance [19].
Hamas calls on PM Hamdallah [20] to visit Gaza and take charge of local governance.
Israel reportedly wants European monitors to oversee the reconstruction [21]of Gaza.
45 Palestinian children from Gaza, who were severely injured [22] in Israel’s offensive, will be treated in Germany.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry declines [23] to share a joint ambassador from New Zealand [24] with the PA.
The Arab League [25] says its members states have agreed [26]to combat ISIS.
The US [27]launches airstrikes [28]around the Haditha Dam [29] in western Iraq.
Iraqi government forces claim to have secured the Haditha Dam [30].
US officials say “destroying” [31] ISIS may take three years.
Syrian air strikes on ISIS positions kill [32] 60 civilians.
The West is reportedly widening contacts with Kurds [33] in Syria.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights al-Hussein [34] says the international [35]community should end the conflicts [36]in Syria and Iraq.
The head of Egypt’s Al Azhar [37] says ISIS extremists are “criminals.”
Qatar’s support of Islamists is alienating [38] its allies.
The New York Times [39] looks at foreign funding of US think tanks, especially by Qatar, the UAE and Norway.
Human Rights Watch [40] accuses militias in Libya of committing war crimes.
Commentary:
Roger Cohen [41] says the war in Gaza was not in Israel’s strategic interests.
The National [42]says Israel’s blockade of Gaza is “choking” a possible Palestinian state.
Rory Miller and Mattia Toaldo [43] say violence between Israel and Hamas will continue until the status quo is broken.
Shai Feldman [44] gives a preliminary assessment of the recent Israel-Hamas war.
Uri Savir [45] says implementing the Arab Peace Initiative will take time.
Ravit Hecht [46] says PM Netanyahu’s comment on regional diplomacy should not be taken seriously.
Hussein Ibish [47] says the Muslim Brotherhood is part of a continuum, not a corrective to, more extreme groups like ISIS.
Nawaf Obaid and Saud Al-Sarhan [48] say Saudi Arabia can defeat ISIS.
Michael Singh [49] looks at ISIS’s “triple threat.”
Donna Brazile [50] says Pres. Obama is developing an ISIS strategy.
The Daily Star [51] says Arab League dysfunctionality is a “symptom of bureaucracy and hypocrisy.”
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