An Israeli official says Netanyahu would still meet with Pres. Abbas, despite UNGA [4]speech. (Times of Israel)
An Israeli official allegedly holds “secret talks” [5] with PM Hamdallah. (Ynet)
Abbas [6] is threatening to reevaluate the PA’s security [7] ties with Israel. (Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Hamas criticizes Netanyahu’s recent speech [8] at the UNGA. (Xinhua)
Israel will grant 500 Palestinians from Gaza three-day permits [9] to visit Jerusalem over the Eid al-Adha holiday. (Ma’an)
Displaced Palestinians from Gaza receive 100 mobile homes [10]. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces arrest [11] 21 Palestinians in the West Bank [12]. (Ma’an/PNN)
A survey indicates 24 [13] percent of Jewish-Israeli consumers are boycotting [14] Arab businesses in the wake of the summer’s Gaza conflict. (JTA/Jerusalem Post)
Three Israeli soldiers [15]who fought in the recent Gaza war have committed suicide [16]. (Ha’aretz/Ynet)
Israel’s population authority left Muhammad [17] off the annual “Top 10” list of baby names, even though it was number one. (New York Times)
ISIS [18] says it will expand into southern Syria within days. (The National)
US-led forces launch airstrikes [19] on ISIS extremists who are besieging a Syrian Kurdish town near the Turkish border. (Reuters)
Turkey [20] may send troops into Syria and Iraq [21] and let allies use Turkish bases to fight ISIS. (Reuters/Washington Post)
Syrian Kurds continue their exodus [22] to Turkey. (Washington Post)
PM Abbott says Australian [23] aircraft will join the US-led coalition in air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. (Reuters)
A Syrian official says 17 people, including 10 children, have been killed in explosions near a school in Homs [24]. (AP)
The UN [25] says at least 1119 Iraqis have been killed in September. (AP)
Egypt is offering to train [26]pro-government forces battling rival armed groups in Libya. (Reuters)
The Kuwaiti [27] government is fighting dissent by revoking citizenships. (New York Times)
King Abdullah of Jordan will meet with Pres. Putin in Moscow [28] to discuss terrorism. (Jordan Times)
Jordan and the US sign four grant [29] agreements worth $633 million. (Jordan Times)
AP looks at Mecca’s [30] transformation. (AP)
Commentary:
Thomas Friedman [31] says Israel is adopting a strategy of containment toward Gaza. (New York Times)
Rami Khouri [32] says Netanyahu’s UNGA speech signals how out of touch he is with the rest of the world. (Daily Star)
The National [33] says Israel has the primary role in ending the occupation. (The National)
Amira Hass [34] explains why Abbas was distressed at the UNGA. (Ha’aretz)
Peter Beinart [35] says Netanyahu is wrong to conflate the Palestinian issue with “militant Islam.” (Ha’aretz)
Ben Caspit [36] says Netanyahu’s UNGA speech did not identify opportunities or make any historic decisions. (Al-Monitor)
Nathan Brown [37] looks at Netanyahu’s lies about ISIS and Hamas. (Jewish Daily Forward)
Avi Issacharoff [38] says Jordan and Israel enjoy close security and political cooperation. (Times of Israel)
Smadar Perry [39]asks if Egypt will suspend Israeli-Palestinian talks after UNGA accusations. (Ynet)
David Ignatius [40] says unifying the moderate Syrian opposition is the biggest challenge in Syria. (Washington Post)
Andrew Thompson and Jeremy Suri [41] say ISIS extremists are neither new nor unfamiliar to the US. (New York Times)
The Daily Star [42] says FM al-Moallem’s speech at UNGA smacked of “delusion and detachment” from reality. (Daily Star)
Aaron David Miller [43] says the US is facing a conundrum in Syria. (Foreign Policy)
Tariq Alhomayed [44] asks if US intelligence truly underestimated the ISIS threat. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Diana Moukalled [45] says the Lebanese army is committing abuses against Syrian refugees with impunity. (Al Arabiya)
Elizabeth Dickinson [46] looks at which groups Qatar funds and how that complicates its relationship with the US. (Foreign Policy)
Ziauddin Sardar [47] says Saudi Arabia has bulldozed centuries of beauty and diversity in Mecca. (New York Times)
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