News:
The UN warns of another potential conflict in Gaza [1], urging Israel to lift its blockade and Palestinian political parties to end in-fighting. (AFP)
Palestinian Finance Minister Bishara says Israel's freeze on Palestinian tax revenues is costing the PA 70 percent of its budget [2]. (Ma’an)
Pres. Abbas and former Pres. Peres [3] reportedly were on the verge of signing a peace agreement [4]in 2011. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
A 14-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl [5] jailed by Israel will be released from prison custody on Friday. (Ma’an)
A Fatah official says a PLO delegation will head to Gaza [6] soon in order to work on the reconstruction crisis. (Ma’an)
An EU official denies [7] there will be new sanctions against Israel. (JTA)
Israel’s Interior Ministry unlawfully transferred $16 million [8] to settlements. (Ha’aretz)
Israel says [9] it has intercepted a boat [10] carrying weapons-making materials [11] en route to Gaza from Sinai. (AP/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
The former head of the Gaza inquiry [12], William Schabas, says he faced pressure and threats. (New York Times)
Israel disqualifies [13] controversial [14] Arab MK [15] Hanin Zoabi [16] from running in upcoming election [17]. (AP/PNN/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
A poll indicates [18] Americans disapprove of PM Netanyahu’s invitation [19], but want Pres. Obama to meet with him anyway. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Former Sec. Albright accuses [20] Netanyahu of interfering in American internal affairs. (Ha’aretz)
An Egyptian court [21] orders the [22] release of two [23] Al Jazeera journalists [24]. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/The National)
An Egyptian prosecutor imposes [25] a media gag order on the case of the death of a female protester killed during a peaceful demonstration. (AP)
An ISIS magazine claims to interview Hayat Boumediene [26] who was involved in the Paris attacks. (Washington Post)
The US-led anti-ISIS coalition [27] has 60 minutes to save [28] a pilot behind enemy lines. (The National/Jordan Times)
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters [29] seize an army base in Yemen [30] after the UN warns that the country is on the brink of civil war [31]. (Reuters/AP/New York Times)
King Salman is changing [32] and shaping Saudi Arabia’s contours of power. (Reuters)
The EU is expected to reimpose sanctions [33] on an Iranian oil tanker firm. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Gershon Baskin [34] says Israeli candidates must present their parties vision regarding the future of relations with the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
Ari Shavit [35] says with Obama and Netanyahu “lost,” opposition leader Herzog must lead. (Ha’aretz)
Akiva Eldar [36] asks what it means to be a modern Zionist. (Al-Monitor)
Haviv Rettig Gur [37] profiles former Amb. Oren. (Times of Israel)
Brian Schaefer [38] says Jon Stewart made it okay to be ambivalent about Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Joyce Karam [39] says militias are “winning the Arab Spring.” (Al Arabiya)
Michael Young [40] says Arab countries have made the campaign against ISIS a priority, undermining the primacy of the struggle against the Syrian dicatorship. (Daily Star)
Hussein Shobokshi [41] compares Pres. Assad to Saddam Hussein. (Asharq al-Awsat)
David Ignatius [42] says the Kurds need weapons now because the fight in northern Iraq is not finished. (Washington Post)
The New York Times [43] says Obama’s war authorization should trigger debate about the goals and scope of the military intervention against ISIS. (New York Times)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [44] asks if Assad would still commit the crime of assassinating former Lebanese PM Hariri if he were to go back in time. (Al Arabiya)
Alan Philps [45] says Russia is forging new alliances in the Middle East in order to diversify its foreign policy. (The National)
Roger Cohen [46] warns not to expect more from a nuclear deal with Iran than is reasonable. (New York Times)
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