News:
Israeli extremists [1] set fire [2] to a Greek Orthodox seminary [3] in Jerusalem [4] and spray hate slogans [5] on the walls. (Ma’an/PNN/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
The PLO condemns attacks [6] on Christian and Muslim holy sites. (Ma’an)
Extremist Jewish settlers [7] spray-paint racist graffiti on the walls [8] of a Palestinian school near Nablus. (Ma’an/Ha’aretz)
Palestinian activists descend on Ramallah to enforce the boycott of Israeli products [9]. (Ynet)
Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank [10] will vote in the upcoming election. (AP)
Israeli opposition leader Herzog [11] calls on PM Netanyahu to cancel [12] his upcoming Congressional speech [13]. (AP/Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
Sec. Kerry reminds Americans [14] that Netanyahu visited Washington in late 2002 to lobby for the invasion of Iraq. [15] (New York Times/Times of Israel)
Following attacks by ISIS, Palestinian refugees in Iraq [16] continue their search for a new, safe place to call home. (Times of Israel)
The “Jihadi John” [17]masked fighter [18] who fronted ISIS beheading videos [19] is reportedly Mohammed Emwazi, [20] a Kuwaiti-born Briton. (Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post/The National)
A coalition aistrike in western Iraq kills at least 17 ISIS militants [21] overnight. (Reuters)
ISIS extremists [22] have abducted at least 220 people [23] from Assyrian Christian villages in Syria during a three-day offensive. (Reuters/AP)
A Christian leader in Syria urges [24] US-led air strikes to help repel an attack by ISIS militants on their villages. (Reuters)
A French lawmaker faces party sanctions [25] for holding talks in Damascus. (Reuters)
The US is looking to aid Syrian refugees [26] amid security concerns. (AP)
ISIS is reportedly selling looted Syrian art in London [27] to fund its battles. (Washington Post)
The UAE buys two [28] Boeing C-17s. (Reuters)
King Abdullah and King Salman [29] call for pan-Arab anti-terror efforts. (Jordan Times)
The US Embassy in Amman [30] warns citizens [31] of threat against [32] malls in Jordan [33]. (Reuters/Times of Israel/The National/Jordan Times)
Israeli and Jordanian officials sign a historic agreement [34] on water trade. (Jerusalem Post)
Commentary:
Nicholas Kristof [35] says Israel squanders political capital and antagonizes even its friends with its naked land grabs in the West Bank. (New York Times)
Abdullah Abu Rahmeh [36] says Bil'in's villagers have become known as the “Palestinian Gandhis” for their popular struggle against the occupation. (Ha’aretz)
Gideon Levy [37] says Israel is heading towards another violent eruption with Palestinians in Gaza. (Ha’aretz)
Akiva Eldar [38] says all signs indicate that Netanyahu rejects a two-state solution. (Al-Monitor)
Shlomi Eldar [39] asks if Israeli Jews will vote for the joint Arab list in the upcoming election. (Al-Monitor)
Carol Giacomo [40] asks if Netanyahu and Speaker Boehner are hurting the American-Israeli relationship. (New York Times)
Dov Zakheim [41] says Netanyahu must stay at home and not put the Israeli-American relationship at risk. (Foreign Policy)
Daniel Drezner [42] looks at Netanyahu’s “blinkered view” of American politics. (Washington Post)
Robert Einhorn [43] says Washington should make every effort to negotiate a sound agreement which can effectively deter an Iranian nuclear breakout. (New York Times)
Raphael Ahren [44] says Netanyahu’s Congressional speech is “historic” and a “dangerous gamble.” (Times of Israel)
Hussein Ibish [45] looks at the growing controversy regarding “how Islamic is ISIS.” (NOW)
The Agenda interviews Graeme Wood and Hussein Ibish [46] on ISIS’ esxpansion into Libya. (TVO)
Alan Philps [47] says US strategy in Iraq may open the door for the return of former PM Maliki. (The National)
The Jordan Times [48] says the abduction of Assyrian Christians in Syria by ISIS highlights the plight of Christian communities in the Middle East. (Jordan Times)
H.A. Hellyer [49] says the education sector in the Arab world will need to be reformed to counter ISIS. (The National)
Caryle Murphy [50] looks at the implications of King Salman’s swift moves to build his new court. (Foreign Policy)
Joyce Karam [51] says since the beginning of the Arab Spring, the Obama administration has not missed an opportunity to express surprise at major events shaping the region. (Al Arabiya)
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