Daily News Issue Date:
October 10, 2014
News:
News:
Extremist jewish settlers burn and damage olive trees [1] on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. (Ma’an)
Israeli police restrict [2] the entry of Muslim men to the Al-Aqsa [3] mosque. (JTA/Times of Israel)
Palestinian Christian [6] leaders urge the EU [7]to recognize the State of Palestine. (PNN/Ha’aretz)
Hamas [8] wants to exchange bodies of two Israeli soldiers [9]for Palestinian security detainees. (Ynet/Times of Israel)
Israeli Brig. Gen. Padan says this summer’s Gaza war [10]was a heavy blow to Hamas. (Ha’aretz)
The US-led coalition is intensifying its aerial [11] bombardment of ISIS positions in the Syrian border town of Kobani [12]. (AP/The National)
The UN is concerned [13]about the fate of 500 civilians trapped in Kobani. (AP)
Turkey [14]finds itself in a quandary [15] regarding fighting in Syria [16]. (Reuters/AP/The National)
Turkey wants the creation of a buffer zone [17] on the border with Syria. (New York Times)
Sec. Hagel [18] says the US wants to use a Turkish air base and have it help train and equip moderate Syrian opposition forces. (AP)
AP looks at how two french [19] girls were lured to “jihad.” (AP)
Tunisia’s Ennahda party is ready to form another coalition government [20]with its secular rivals. (Reuters)
Jordan and the EU establish a framework [21] for future cooperation in the field of migration and mobility. (Jordan Times)
Commentary:
Ben Caspit [22] says Pres. Abbas is on the verge of a Security Council majority. (Al-Monitor)
Jack Khoury [23] says its time for Fatah and Hamas to rebuild their relationship. (Ha’aretz)
Oded Eran and Gidon Bromberg [24] say the acute shortage of drinking water in Gaza poses dire health hazards. (Times of Israel)
Alan Philps [25] says everyone but Israel is expected to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza. (The National)
The Daily Star [26] says the Obama administration has no coherent strategy on Syria and Iraq. (Daily Star)
The National [27] says airstrikes alone cannot stop ISIS. (The National)
David Ignatius [28] says limited war is rarely successful. (Washington Post)
Sinem Cengiz [29] says Turkey’s inaction in the fight against ISIS is due to complicated geopolitics of the region. (Al Arabiya)
Abdallah Schleifer [30] says Pres. Sisi avoided committing armed forces to fighting ISIS because of instability in Libya. (Al Arabiya)
Amal Mudallali [31] says the Iranian sphere of influence is expanding into Yemen. (Foreign Policy)
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