Date

News:
 
Israel lifts all age restrictions for Muslim men who want to pray at the Al-AqsaMosque. (AP/AFP/JTA/Ha’aretz)
 
Sec. Kerry says Israel and the Palestinians have pledged to take concrete steps to calm tensions around Jerusalem's holiest sites. (Reuters/AP/New York Times/AFP/Ha’aretz)
 
Palestinian despair is fueling clashes in occupied East Jerusalem. (AFP)
 
A Palestinian boy is critically wounded during a protest in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
 
Ten Palestinians are injured during clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank. (Ma’an/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
 
FM Steinmeier will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. (AFP)
 
Hamas warns of renewed violence unless Israel allows the reconstruction of Gaza. (AFP)
 
Israel denies a request by Colombian FM Maria Angela Holguin to visit Ramallah. (Ha’aretz)
 
Israel has reportedly imposed a life ban on Norwegian doctor and activist Mads Gilbert from entering Gaza. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
 
The Knesset approves a bill that would shut down a free Israeli daily owned by American billionaire Sheldon Adelson. (JTA)
 
Spain’s Parliament will hold a vote next week on a resolution to recognize the State of Palestine. (Ha’aretz/Ynet/Jerusalem Post)
 
France’s Federation of Jewish Organizations says recognizing the State of Palestine risks worsening anti-semitism in France. (JTA)
 
Jordan has not yet returned its Ambassador Walid Obeidat to Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
 
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi allegedly called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia. (Reuters/AP/New York Times)
 
Gen. Dempsey says US troops' role in Iraq could expand. (Reuters/AP/New York Times)
 
The UN says ISIS commanders are liable for war crimes on a "massive scale.” (Reuters/AP)
 
Airstrikes by the US-led coalition against ISIS are angering Syrian civilians. (New York Times)
 
An Iraqi army officer says government forces are within a kilometer from the Baiji refinery.  (Reuters)
 
Iraq’s central government and Kurdistan reach an interim agreement over oil exports and budget payments. (New York Times)
 
The UK will introduce new tough laws to deal with jihadists fighting in Iraq and Syria. (Reuters)
 
Commentary:
 
Avi Issacharoff says the PA is currently working with Israel not Hamas. (Times of Israel)
 
Ben Caspit says Israeli security officials still see Pres. Abbas as key to stability. (Al-Monitor)
 
Asher Schechter says the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a “powder keg.” (Ha’aretz)
 
Ha’aretz says Israel’s failures in the Gaza war require an investigation. (Ha’aretz)
 
Adnan Abu Amer says Hamas is worried about Ennahda’s election loss in Tunisia. (Al-Monitor)
 
Gopal Ratnam interviews former Iraqi DM Abdul Qader Obeidi. (Foreign Policy)
 
Osman Mirghani says there is a lost generation of youth disillusioned by their circumstances and societies. (Asharq al-Awsat)
 
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says Syrian refugees should be given the opportunity to live with “temporary identities” and have jobs. (Al Arabiya)
 
Lauren Wolfe says millions of Syrians are struck without enough food and medical supplies. (Foreign Policy)
 
Khaled Almaeena says the Arab world cannot absolve itself of blame for the current impasse, nor can it deny its responsibility for the social ills. (Al Arabiya)

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