News:
Sec. Kerry [1] meets with Pres. Abbas [2] to discuss the situation in Gaza. (AFP/PNN)
Palestinian factions [3] meet in Cairo [4]. (Reuters/Ma’an)
Kerry announces $71 million in humanitarian aid [5] to Gaza. (Ma’an)
Abbas [6] will reportedly submit a resolution [7] to the UNSC seeking a three-year timetable for thewithdrawal [8] of Israeli forces. (Ha’aretz/AP/The Media Line)
Egypt opens the Rafah crossing for students [9] from Gaza. (Ma’an)
Israeli forces release video [10] of raid that killed two Hamas members suspected of abducting and killing the three Israeli teenagers. (Washington Post)
Clashes erupt in the occupied West Bank [11] after the killing of two Hamas members. (Washington Post)
Israeli police [12] clash [13] with Palestinians [14] at the Al Aqsa [15] compound. (Ma’an/Xinhua/JTA/Ha’aretz)
Overnight air strikes [16] hit ISIS-held territory in Syria [17] near the Turkish border. (Reuters/New York Times)
American military [18] officials say the US is carrying out the vast majority of strikes on ISIS. (New York Times)
The US reportedly informed Iran [19] of intent to strike ISIS in Syria. (Reuters)
NSA Rice [20] says there's no plan to commit American ground combat forces to the fight against ISIS. (AP)
The US cannot confirm the death of the Khorasan [21] group leader in Syria. (AFP)
Pres. Erdogan [22] says Turkey is considering a military role against ISIS. (AP)
The British parliament will be recalled [23] to vote on Iraq air strikes. (Reuters)
An Iranian general says 70 [24] Iranian aides were on the ground in Iraq helping the Kurdish forces battle ISIS. (AP)
Extremist Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada [25] is cleared [26] of charges of conspiring [27] in a plot to attack [28]tourists. (Reuters/AP/New York Times/Jordan Times)
Jordan’s Central Bank [29] says it still supports the Arab Bank which has been found liable in a US court for facilitating terrorism. (Ma’an)
King Abdullah [30] of Jordan outlines Jordan’s future vision at the Clinton Global Initiative. (Jordan Times)
Commentary:
Chemi Shalev [31] analyzes Abbas’ speech at New York’s Cooper Union. (Ha’aretz)
JTA [32] interviews former Special Envoy Indyk. (JTA)
The Times of Israel [33] interviews Chief Israeli Negotiator Livni. (Times of Israel)
Avi Issacharoff [34] says Hamas may return to conflict since it failed to make significant gains in the Gaza war. (Times of Israel)
Ariv Shavit [35] says the Israeli left must revive Israeli-Palestinian peace. (Ha’aretz)
The Jordan Times [36] says peace with the Palestinians and, by extension, with the rest of the Arab world, will benefit Israelis. (Jordan Times)
Hussein Ibish [37] says, in the long-run, Pres. Assad will not be a beneficiary of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. (Now)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [38] thanks Pres. Obama for finally “joining” the anti-ISIS coalition. (Al Arabiya)
The National [39] says attack on ISIS is an important first step in a longer battle. (The National)
The Daily Star [40] says Arab countries in the anti-ISIS coalition have been silent. (Daily Star)
Thomas Friedman [41] says the rise of ISIS is triggering some long overdue soul-searching by Arabs. (New York Times)
David Ignatius [42] says Obama’s ISIS strategy is finally taking shape. (Washington Post)
The New York Times [43] says Obama’s Syria’s strategy is not a convincing plan. (New York Times)
The Los Angeles Times [44] asks if Obama’s ISIS escalation is justified. (Los Angeles Times)
David Motadel [45] says “jihadist states” have a history, and it shows they always fail. (New York Times)
Aaron David Miller [46] looks at six fictions related to taking on ISIS. (Foreign Policy)
Rami Khouri [47] looks at three important developments in the Middle East. (Daily Star)
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