News:
A Palestinian [1] slams his car [2] into a train station [3] in Jerusalem [4], killing [5] a three-month old baby girl [6]. (AP/New York Times/Washington Post/Ma’an/JTA/Ha’aretz)
The US and the international community [7] condemn the rail attack in Jerusalem [8]. (JTA/Times of Israel)
PM Netanyahu blames Pres. Abbas [9] for the rail attack in Jerusalem [10]. (JTA/Ynet)
DM Ya’alon says the PA has a culture of “incitement and jihad” [11] against Jews. (Times of Israel)
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Erekat condemns “Netanyahu’s incitement” [12] against Abbas. (PNN)
PA Spokesman Abu Rudeineh says Israeli incitement and occupation [13] are to blame for the escalation of violence by Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)
A Palestinian child dies [14] after touching unexploded Israeli ordnance [15] left over from the most recent Gaza war [16]. (Ma’an/PNN/Times of Israel)
Economy Minister Bennett tells Netanyahu to increase settlement building [17] or he will destabilize the coalition. (Ha’aretz)
Renewed clashes break out [18] between Palestinians and Israeli police in occupied East Jerusalem. [19] (Ma’an/Ynet)
The Irish parliament calls on its government to recognize the State of Palestine [20]. (Times of Israel)
Gaza reconstruction faces numerous obstacles. [21] (AP)
Hamas leader Meshaal [22] says Mohammed Deif is alive [23]. (Ynet/Times of Israel)
Israeli occupation forces detain 17 Palestinians [24] across the West Bank. (Ma’an)
Arab Idol winner Assaf [25] will set up an arts center in Gaza [26] to nurture young talent. (AP/Times of Israel)
A disabled Palestinian war photographer [27] will now document his people’s culture and heritage. (AFP)
Kurdish lawmakers [28] in Iraq authorize peshmerga forces [29] to go to Syria to help fellow Kurds fight ISIS. [30] (AP/Reuters/The National)
Pres. Erdogan [31] says 200 Iraqi Kurdish fighters will enter Kobani through Turkey [32]. (Reuters/Washington Post)
Syrian Kurdish factions [33] sign a deal to share power and set rivalries aside to fight ISIS. (Reuters)
Syrian government forces intensify attacks on moderate rebels [34] as others attack ISIS. (Washington Post)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights [35] says the US-led coalition has killed more than 500 extremists and about 30 civilians [36]. (AP/Reuters)
Germany says it will send a military training mission [37] to northern Iraq. (New York Times)
A bomb [38] outside Cairo University [39] wounds 11 people. [40] (Reuters/AP/The National)
China [41] says it wants closer military ties with Iran. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Avi Issacharoff [42] says Netanyahu’s rush to blame Abbas for the increased violence in Jerusalem is “disingenuous and irresponsible.” (Times of Israel)
Shimon Shiffer [43] says the Israeli government must take responsibility for the Jerusalem rail attack. (Ynet)
Arthur Pacalet [44] asks why young Israelis are leaving the country. (Ha’aretz)
The Jordan Times [45] says the continuation of Israeli violations at the Haram Al Sharif compound could lead to “bloody” wars. (Jordan Times)
The Daily Star [46] says everyone involved in the fight against ISIS has their own, self-motivated, reasons for doing so. (Daily Star)
Michael Jansen [47] says Kobani is a key battle for the US-led coalition. (Jordan Times)
Hassan Hassan [48] says the war in Syria cannot be won as long as the opposition continues to bicker. (The National)
Mohammed Fahad al-Harthi [49] says Arab intellectuals have failed to stand up to ISIS. (Al Arabiya)
Rym Ghazal [50] says the international community must help Syrian refugees. (The National)
Joyce Karam [51] says the Ottawa shooting exemplifies the extremist “lone-wolf threat.” (Al Arabiya)
William Tobey [52] says the Obama administration is going alone on Iran. (Foreign Policy)
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