Daily News Issue Date:
November 24, 2014
News:
News:
FM al-Maliki [1] says the PLO [2] has postponed [3] submitting a draft resolution [4] to the UNSC demanding an end to Israel's occupation. (Ma’an/JTA/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Erekat says Palestinians have not yet delayed [5] a UNSC bid. (Ha’aretz)
AP [6] looks at Israel’s policy of demolishing Palestinian homes. (AP)
The Israeli [7] Cabinet approves [8] a bill [9] to legally [10] define the country [11] as the “nation-state of the Jewish people.” (AP/New York Times/AFP/PNN/JTA)
Israel’s Justice Minister Livni says PM Netanyahu’s nationality law [12]could break up [13]thegovernment [14]. (AP/PNN/Times of Israel)
Finance Minister Lapid [15] says he will not support [16] the “Jewish nation-state bill.” (Ha’aretz/Ynet)
Pres. Sisi says Egypt is willing to send [17] forces to secure a Palestinian state. (AFP)
Europe [18] is reportedly taking stronger measures to condemn [19] Israeli policies. (New York Times/Ynet)
A former Israeli attorney general Michael Ben Yair [20] urges the EU Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine. (Times of Israel)
Tensions at holy sites [21] in occupied East Jerusalem threaten Jordanian-Israeli ties. (Washington Post)
An Israeli policeman is charged [22] with manslaughter [23] for killing a Palestinian teenager in May. (AFP/Ha’aretz)
Three Jewish Israelis [24] attack a Palestinian [25] teengaer in Jerusalem [26]. (Ma’an/Ha’aretz/AP)
Palestinian workers fear for their jobs [29] in Israel. (The Media Line)
Israeli occupation forces detain [30] 11 Palestinians in the West Bank. (Ma’an)
The Middle East Studies Association [31] will vote on a proposal to support an academic boycott and end cooperation with Israeli academic institutions. (Ha’aretz)
Iran and the P5+1 will meet [32] again next month after missing [33] a deadline [34]to clinch a final deal. (Reuters/AP/New York Times)
British Foreign Sec. Hammond says negotiations between Iran [35] and the P5+1 [36] will be extended until June 30, 2015. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Chinese FM Yi [37] says Iran and the P5+6 will "eventually reach" a deal, even if talks may have to be postponed. (Reuters)
Pres. Rouhani will address [38] the Iranian people later today. (Reuters)
Reuters [39] looks at Iran’s “plan B” if nuclear talks fail. (Reuters)
Iran grants bail to a woman [40] from Britain held for five months [41]. (New York Times/The National)
Iraqi government forces retake two towns [42] north of Baghdad from ISIS [43] extremists. (Reuters/AP)
The New York Times [44] looks at the corruption plaguing Iraq’s army. (New York Times)
ISIS extremists recruit and exploit children [45]. (AP)
Sen. Rand Paul [46] calls for a formal declaration of war against ISIS. (New York Times)
VP Biden [47] announces new aid for Syrian refugees. (AP)
Egypt will host a major economic conference [48] in March. (AP)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [49] says some Israeli leaders are trying to turn Pres. Abbas into the new “Arafat.” (The National)
Ori Nir [50] says “violence, incitement and racist hatred” plague Israeli and Palestinian societies. (Ha’aretz)
Faisal Al Yafai [51] says Israel’s “nation-state” bill will end Israel’s already “flawed democracy.” (The National)
Aeyal Gross [52] says Netanyahu's “nation-state” bill undermines the notion that Palestinian citizens of Israel are entitled to collective rights. (Ha’aretz)
Lara Friedman [53] says the crisis in Jerusalem, like the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is not grounded in religion. (Jewish Daily Forward)
Rami Khouri [54] says violence will not achieve anything in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Daily Star)
Dalia Hatuqa [55] says sadness, mistrust, and house demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem gave birth to two terrorists. (Foreign Policy)
Eetta Prince Gibson [56] says Jerusalem needs a common urban infrastructure that allows people and goods to flow freely. (New York Times)
Amira Hass [57]says access to the Al-Aqsa mosque is only one reason for unrest in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz)
The Jordan Times [58] says Israel’s collective punishment measures against Palestinians must be stopped. (Jordan Times)
The New York Times [59] says ISIS continues to exercise an almost surreal appeal to fighters with non-Muslim backgrounds. (New York Times)
Jackson Diehl [60] says the Kurds have been abandoned in their fight against ISIS. (Washington Post)
The Daily Star [61] says an extension of the P5+1 negotiations will not be an encouraging sign for the future. (Daily Star)
Tariq Alhomayed [62] says the GCC should invite Sisi to their next summit in Doha. (Asharq al-Awsat)
H.A. Hellyer [63] says Tunisia stands at a very good chance of proving that Islamists and non-Islamists can work together. (Al Arabiya)
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