News:
PM Netanyahu [1] says there will be no change in the status [2] of holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP/JTA)
The PLO calls on international media not to use the term “Temple Mount,” [3] saying its use does not"adhere to international law." [4] (Ha’aretz/Ynet)
FM Lieberman [5] says some Israeli politicians are exploiting tensions [6] in Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Tensions in Jerusalem [7] pose a risk to Jordan. (Reuters)
Islamic Jihad says clashes in Jerusalem will increase [8]. (Ma’an)
A new poll indicates half of Palestinians anticipate more violence [9] with Israel in the near future. (Ynet)
The ICC [10] says it will not take action against Israel regarding the Gaza flotilla [11]. (AP/Ha’aretz)
Three Israeli soldiers [12] are injured [13] in a hit-and-run [14] incident near the al-Arrub [15] refugee camp [16]. (Ma’an/PNN/JTA/Ha’aretz/The Media Line)
A Palestinian man [17] turns himself in [18] for having run over three Israeli soldiers [19]. (Ma’an/JTA/Times of Israel)
Israel rejects Amnesty International’s report on war crimes [20] in Gaza. (JTA)
Israel [21] agrees that Egypt [22] can deploy two more infantry battalions in northern Sinai. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
Pres. Obama [23] will ask Congress [24] for more measures approving force against ISIS [25]. (AP/New York Times/The National)
US-led airstrikes [26] hit Al-Nusra in northwest Syria. (Reuters)
Iraq’s FM al-Jaafari says Iraq does not want foreign fighters against ISIS [27] on the ground. (AP)
ISIS’ wave of momentum is turning into a slight ripple [28]. (New York Times)
A former Egyptian political activist joins ISIS and dies in Iraq. [29] (Washington Post)
Libya’s Supreme Court [30] declares the internationally-recognized parliament [31] to be unconstitutional [32]. (Reuters/AP/The National)
Pres. Sisi appoints Fayza Abul Naga [33] as his National Security Advisor. (New York Times)
The Lebanese Parliament [34] extends its own mandate by more than two and a half years, supposedly due to the security situation [35]. (New York Times/Washington Post)
Obama says the prospects for a nuclear deal with Iran are an “open question.” [36] (AP)
Commentary:
Navi Pillay [37] says Europe should support Palestine’s bid to join the ICC. (New York Times)
Lara Friedman [38] looks at what midterm elections mean for American policies on Israel and the Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)
David Horovitz [39] says Jerusalem is starting to burn. (Times of Israel)
Avi Issacharoff [40] says suicide terrorism is returning to Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
Gershom Gorenberg [41] says the Israeli left has failed to emotionally connect with Israelis regarding the occupation in East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz)
Ari Shavit [42] says Netanyahu’s “hate-hate” relationship with Obama will only get worse in the next two years. (Ha’aretz)
Akiva Eldar [43] says Netanyahu and Lieberman are deepening Israel’s international isolation. (Al-Monitor)
Joyce Karam [44] says a Republican Congress will not change Obama’s Middle East policy. (Al Arabiya)
Eyad Abu Shakra [45] says the next few months will probably be critical in defining the future shape of the Middle East. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [46] says confronting extremism in Saudi Arabia requires bold leadership rather than “hesitant, scared and suspicious people.” (Al Arabiya)
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