Daily News Issue Date:
September 29, 2014
News:
News:
Pres. Abbas [1]urges the UN [2] to press for a deadline to end the Israeli occupation [3]. (New York Times/Ha’aretz/The National)
The US, Britain and Australia will reportedly not support a Palestinian bid forstatehood [4] at the UN. (Ha’aretz)
PLO officials were reportedly divided [5] on the approach Abbas should take before his UNGA [6]speech. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
PM Netanyahu [7] says he will refute [8] “all of the lies” directed at Israel [9]with regard to Israel's recent war in Gaza in his UNGA [10]address. (AP/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Israeli opposition leader Herzog [11] blames Netanyahu’s government for deteriorating relations with Palestinians. (Ynet)
FM Shukri [12] says demilitarizing Gaza is not open for discussion now. (Times of Israel)
Hamas is reportedly ready to accept [13] PA forces at Gaza crossings. (Times of Israel)
The Washington Post [14] looks at Hamas’ radio station in Gaza. (Washington Post)
An Israeli NGO says about 25 [15] percent of new Israeli homes in Jerusalem in the first half of the year were in the occupied east. (AFP)
The war in Gaza delivers a serious blow to Israel’s tourism [18] industry. (AP)
Pres. Obama [19] acknowledges that “contradictory” [20] Syria policies helps Pres. Assad [21]. (AP/New York Times/The National)
The Al-Nusra Front [24] says militants [25]will attack the West [26]in retaliation for US-led airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. (Reuters/AP/New York Times)
The Iraqi military [27] has begun a campaign to re-enlist soldiers and officers who abandoned their units. (New York Times)
Germany [28] has begun training 32 peshmerga fighters. (AP)
Syrian children in refugee camps suffer from mental health [31] issues. (Washington Post)
A White House official says a nuclear deal [32] with Iran could initiate a possible resumption of ties. (JTA)
A resolution proposed by Arab states regarding Israel's nuclear arsenal isdefeated [33]at an IAEA meeting. (AFP)
Commentary:
ATFP Pres. Ziad Asali [34] says as the US assembles a coalition against ISIS, now is the time to begin planning for the "day after." (The Hill)
Hussein Ibish [35] says Abbas’ conundrum in his UNGA speech is also an American problem. (The National)
Nahum Barnea [36] says peace talks are off the table and what’s next for Israel and the Palestinians is completely unclear. (Ynet)
Pierre Krahenbuh [37]l says the world and Israel must understand that the status quo is unsustainable in Gaza. (Foreign Policy)
Rami Khouri [38] says Abbas should rely on international law. (Daily Star)
Ha’aretz [39] says Netanyahu has a policy to keep the occupation going. (Ha’aretz)
Michael Oren [40] says Abbas’ strategies could be more dangerous to Israel than Hamas. (Ynet)
The Jordan Times [41] says Palestinians are frustrated by futile talks with Israel. (Jordan Times)
Uri Savir [42] says future Egypt-Israel ties could depend on the Palestinian issue. (Al-Monitor)
Aaron Zelin [43] asks if Gaza will be the global jihadists' next ”ground zero.” (Ha’aretz)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid [44] says military containment is only a partial solution to ISIS’s evils. (The National)
The National [45] says restoring hope is key to beating the extremists. (The National)
Roger Cohen [46] says for ISIS, slaughter is an end in itself. (New York Times)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [47] says the slaughter of James Foley was a direct cause of the anti-ISIS alliance. (Al Arabiya)
Jackson Diehl [48] says ignoring Assad has consequences in Syria. (Washington Post)
Salman Aldossary [49] says Turkey is damaging its reputation and losing respect due to its unending provocations. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Marwan Muasher and Kim Ghattas [50] say Lebanon can provide a template for managing diversity and rejecting radicalism under difficult circumstances. (Jordan Times)
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