News:
Pres. Abbas asks the Arab League [1] to provide a safety net of $100 million a month to cover tax revenues withheld by Israel. (AP)
Iraq donates [2] $28 million to the PA. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces open fire at two Palestinians [3] in the West Bank, killing one. (Ma’an)
Hamas members reactivate [4] their ”separate parliament” in Gaza. (Ma’an)
Pres. Rivlin reaffirms his commitment [5] to West Bank settlements. (Times of Israel)
A delegation of Israeli citizens testifies [6] before the UN Human Rights Council. (Ha’aretz)
FM Lieberman’s party slogan [7] calls for land swaps [8] to remove Palestinian citizens of Israel. (JTA/Times of Israel).
Hamas says the new Charlie Hebdo cover is part of a plot [9] with John Kerry by the “Zionist lobby.” (JTA)
PM Davutoglu [10] compares [11] PM Netanyahu [12] to the Paris massacre terrorists [13]. (Reuters/AFP/JTA/Ha’aretz)
Netanyahu compares France to pre-Inquisition Spain [14]. (Times of Israel)
France’s cyber defense chief Coustilliere says 9,000 websites have been attacked [15] since the Charlie Hebdo massacre. (AP)
Pres. Hollande says [16] the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will support military operations against ISIS in Iraq. (Reuters)
Syrian rebels and government forces begin observing a 10-day truce [17] in Homs. (AP)
Sec. Kerry says he supports Syrian peace talk [18]s brokered by Russia. (New York Times)
A facility to retrain Iraqi police officers [19] to help in fighting jihadists can barely feed its men, let alone arm them. (Washington Post)
Canadian FM Baird [20] says he held "constructive and fruitful" talks [21] with his Egyptian counterpart over the three jailed Al-Jazeera journalists. (Reuters/AP)
Kerry says he may meet FM Zarif [22] again this week. (Reuters)
A Washington Post journalist [23] Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for months, has been indicted and will stand trial. [24] (AP/New York Times)
The US releases five [25] Yemenis from Guantanamo. (New York Times)
The New York Times profiles Rashid al-Dhaheri, [26] a six year old car racing prodigy from the UAE. (New York Times)
Commentary:
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [27]says neglecting a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bring more disasters to the region. (Al Arabiya)
Ari Shavit [28] says a diplomatic war between Israel and the Palestinians would have far-reaching consequences. (Ha’aretz)
Mazal Mualem [29] looks at Labor party’ new electoral list. (Al-Monitor)
Michael Young [30] looks at Netanyahu’s “shameless hijacking” of the concerns of French Jews. (Daily Star)
Bernard Avishai [31] says that, by urging French Jews to flee to Israel, Netanyahu is undermining the value of republican tolerance. (New York Times)
Israel Harel [32] says there is no place for Jews in Europe. (Ha’aretz)
Hussein Ibish [33] lists six reasons why no one should be offended or annoyed by Charlie Hebdo’s latest cover. (Now)
David Rothkopf [34] says the Paris attacks signal an opportunity and an urgent reason to find a more effective way to combat terrorism by Muslim fanatics. (Foreign Policy)
Yasmine Bahraini [35] says the response to the Paris attacks will further strain the relationship between Muslims and the West. (Washington Post)
Joyce Karam [36] says missing the rally in Paris is the latest indication that the Obama administration's failure to use soft power has weakened America’s international influence. (Al Arabiya)
Nicholas Kristof [37]says the international community must support moderates in the Islamic world who are pushing for change. (New York Times)
Prince Turki al-Faisal [38] says ISIS should be called “Fahesh” for its obscenities. (Asharq al-Awsat)
The Daily Star [39] says Iran and the US are showing the world they are committed to achieving an agreement. (Daily Star)
Afshin Molavi [40] says Egypt’s econonic recovery has allowed it to rejoin the group of emerging markets. (Al Arabiya)
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