News:
American officials condemn [1] PM Netanyahu’s “American values [2]” comment. (JTA/Ha’aretz)
Sec. Kerry will attend Gaza reconstruction talks [3] in Cairo. (Ha’aretz)
The PA approves a proposal [4] for Gaza reconstruction. (Ma’an)
Hamas calls on Palestinians in Gaza to welcome PM Hamdallah [5] and the unity government cabinet to the Strip. (Ma’an)
Families in Gaza weigh the prospect of moving from tents into cramped temporary trailers [6]. (New York Times)
The US Supreme Court will decide whether US passport holders can have “Jerusalem, Israel [7]” listed as their place of birth. (Ha’aretz)
An explosion [8] near the Lebanese border [9] wounds two Israeli soldiers [10]. (AFP/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Kurdish anti-ISIS protesters clash with police [11] in Turkey and force their way into the European Parliament. (AP)
Pres. Erdogan says the Syrian border town of Kobani [12] is about to fall to extremists from ISIS. (AP)
The US-led anti-ISIS coalition [13] reportedly struck more targets in Syria [14]. (New York Times/The National)
An American fighter [15] has joined Kurdish forces in the battle against ISIS. (Reuters)
Dutch F-16s [16] carry out their first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. (AFP)
The US military has begun using Apache helicopters [17] against ISIS. (Reuters)
The Pentagon has spent up to $1.1 billion [18] on operations against ISIS. (AP)
The US says Arab and European countries have carried out 10 percent of the airstrikes [19] against ISIS. (The National)
ISIS extremists are using water as a weapon [20] in Iraq. (Washington Post)
VP Biden will apologize [21] to Saudi officials over remarks regarding ISIS. (New York Times)
The Egyptian army kills 16 militants [22] from Ansar Beit al-Maqdis [23] in Sinai. (Reuters/Times of Israel)
Pres. Rouhani calls for more academic freedom [24] in Iran’s universities. (AP)
Commentary:
Peter Beinart [25] says without a two-state solution, Americans will question Zionism. (Ha’aretz)
Raphael Ahren [26] looks at the views of northern European countries on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Times of Israel)
Frederick and Kimberly Kagan [27] say US strategy against ISIS needs more boots on the ground. (Los Angeles Times)
Stephen Blackwell [28] says China can’t avoid playing a role in the containment of ISIS. (The National)
Gopal Ratnam [29] says the substance of Biden’s remarks about ISIS funding match up with what the US intelligence community has known for some time. (Foreign Policy)
Jamal Khashoggi [30] says liberal democracy is the solution for Yemen and other Arab republics. (Al Arabiya)
David Ignatius [31] reviews Leon Panetta’s new book. (Washington Post)