Daily News Issue Date:
October 6, 2014
News:
News:
The Palestinian [1] unity government will hold its first Cabinet [2] meeting in Gaza [3]this week. (AP/Ma’an/Jerusalem Post)
The Palestinian unity government releases its $4 billion reconstruction [4] plan for Gaza. (PNN)
PM Netanyahu [5] says White House criticism [6] of Israeli settlements is “un-American [7].” (AP/JTA/Ha’aretz)
Palestinians [8] in Gaza make a rare visit to Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa [9] mosque for Eid al-Adha [10]. (AFP/JTA/The National)
Israel’s [11] Foreign Ministry protests to the Swedish [12] government over its decision to recognize [13] the Palestinian state. (Ha’aretz/Ynet/Jerusalem Post)
PLO official Ashrawi [14] criticizes Israeli reaction to Sweden’s [15] decision to recognize Palestine as a state. (Ma’an/PNN)
An Israeli court says the PA must compensate [16] victims of a terrorist attack in 2001. (Ha’aretz)
Extremist jewish settlers uproot dozens of olive trees [17] in the occupied West Bank. (Ynet)
Kurdish [18] forces defend a Syrian town [19] from ISIS [20] near the Turkish border. (AP/Reuters/The National)
Former Pentagon Chief Panetta [21] says fight against ISIS will be difficult and could last decades due to decisions made by Pres. Obama. (AFP)
ISIS’ ammunition is shown to have origins [24] in US and China. (New York Times)
VP Biden [25] calls the crown prince of the UAE [26] to clarify that he did not mean to imply that the Gulf ally was supporting al-Qaeda [27] fighters in Syria. (AP/Reuters/Washington Post)
The US [28] is trying to counter ISIS’ efforts to lure alienated young American Muslims. (New York Times)
Qatar [29]comes under further attack for allegedly funding extremists. (Washington Post)
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah [30] says religious extremism is a perversion which must be eradicated. (Times of Israel)
IMF Chief Lagarde [31]will attend Egypt’s investors conference. (AP)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [32] says the US must ensure that Israel does not follow through on the plans for a game-changing new settlement. (The National)
Haviv Rettig Gur [35] asks if this is the beginning of the end of the Abbas era. (Times of Israel)
Roger Cohen [36] says slaughter in the Middle East cannot be an alibi for Israel to avoid self-scrutiny. (New York Times)
The National [37] says “choking” ISIS funding is a vital strategy. (The National)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [38] says Biden is echoing the statements of Iran and the Assad regime on ISIS. (Al Arabiya)
Tariq Alhomayed [39] says Saudi Arabia and the UAE are acting in the interest of regional stability. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Khaled Almaeena [40] says the Muslim world must protect its youth from ISIS and other extremist ideologies. (Al Arabiya)
Rami Khouri [41] assesses the fragmentation of Arab states. (Daily Star)
Fayez Sara [42] says international aid for the Syrian people is “too little and too late.”(Asharq al-Awsat)
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