Daily News Issue Date:
November 3, 2014
News:
News:
Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions [1]on Palestinian access to the Al-Aqsa mosque. (Ma’an)
PM [2] Netanyahu calls [3]for “calm and restraint [4]” in Jerusalem [5]. (AP/New York Times/JTA/Times of Israel)
King Abdullah [6] of Jordan and Netanyahu [7] reportedly met secretly [8] to discuss tensions inJerusalem [9]. (JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
The visit by right wing Israeli MK Moshe Feiglin [10] to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound causes tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. (New York Times)
Pres. Abbas [11] angers Israeli officials by writing [12] to the family of a Palestinian accused of trying to assassinate [13] an Israeli right wing activist. (AFP/JTA/The National)
Israeli Chief Negotiator Livni [14] says Abbas’ tough rhetoric could lead to an escalation in violence. (Times of Israel)
King Abdullah of Jordan says his country will continue to safeguard [15] Jerusalem's Muslim and Christian holy sites. (Ha’aretz)
The Arab League [16]says Israel may be crossing a “red line” regarding violence at holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. (AFP)
Hamas leader Haniyeh claims Israel is planning to “demolish” [17] the Al-Aqsa mosque. (PNN)
Sec. Kerry calls Netanyahu to apologize [18] regarding reports that an American official called him a “chickenshit.”(JTA)
Palestinian negotiators [19] will meet with Kerry today in Washington. (Ha’aretz)
Former Pres. Peres says Israel cannot be Jewish [20] and democratic [21]without peace. (JTA/Times of Israel)
106 retired Israeli generals [22] write a letter to Netanyahu endorsing peace with the Palestinians. (Jewish Daily Forward)
Israel is preparing the next phase of planning for 640 [23] new settlement [24] housing units in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz/The National)
The PA [25] asks Israel for additional Gaza border crossings. (Times of Israel)
Israeli occupation forces detain [26] 23 Palestinians in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
A Jerusalem train line [29] that was supposed to connect Jews and Arabs has widened the divide. (Washington Post)
Hospitals in the occupied West Bank are facing a severe financial [30] crisis. (Ma’an)
The Taybeh brewery [31] in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank is now making wine as well as beer. (AP)
Israel closes its two border [32] crossings with Gaza. (JTA)
Egypt says it has evidence of links [35] between Sinai-based insurgents and ISIS. (Jerusalem Post)
ISIS seizes control of a gas field [38] in the central province of Homs. (Reuters)
The Al-Nusra Front [39] is massing its forces in Syria [40] near a crossing with Turkey. (AP/Washington Post)
The US is helping Iraqi security forces prepare for an offensive [41] against ISIS to retake Mosul. (New York Times)
Canadian warplanes launches their first airstrikes [42]against ISIS in Iraq. (AP)
Saudi Arabia is mobilizing [43] its clerics and media against jihadi recruitment. (Reuters)
Qatar serves as a haven for anti-American [44] groups, while remaining close to the US. (Reuters)
A Kurdish rebel leader [45] says the US could mediate in talks with Turkey. (Reuters)
Egyptian journalists protest editors’ pledge not to criticize [46] the government. (New York Times)
Iran blocks [47] UN nuclear inspectors, throwing the quest for an agreement with the P5+1 into doubt. (Wall Street Journal)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [48] says increased US-Israeli tensions present new opportunities for Palestinians if they proceed carefully. (The National)
The Washington Post [49] says Pres. Obama should reset relations with Netanyahu. (Washington Post)
Raed Omari [50] says escalating tensions in Jerusalem are a major problem for Jordan. (Al Arabiya)
Oudeh Basharat [51] looks at the legacy of late PM Yitzhak Rabin for Arabs. (Ha’aretz)
Eitan Haber [52] says the man who assassinated Rabin killed peace. (Ynet)
Gideon Levy [53] says Jerusalem is “divided, torn and scarred.” (Ha’aretz)
David Horovitz [54] interviews Israel’s Minister of Science, Yaakov Peri. (Times of Israel)
Raviv Drucker [55] asks why Netanyahu has not been ousted yet. (Ha’aretz)
Steve Clemons [56] says for the Arab world to prosper, it must embrace change. (The National)
Jamal Khashoggi [57] looks at the current situation in Mosul. (Al Arabiya)
Mshari al-Zaydi [58] says ISIS needs to be confronted online. (Asharq al-Awsat)
The Jordan Times [59] says Jordan must confront extremism and radicalism in the region. (Jordan Times)
Rami Khouri [60] says Egypt is copying US and Israeli counterterrorism strategies that only exacerbate the threat of violent extremism. (Daily Star)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [61] looks at ISIS’s enslavement of women. (Al Arabiya)
The AP [62] interviews KRG PM Nechervan Barzani. (AP)
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