News:
The Palestinian unity government will hold its first Cabinet meeting in Gaza this week. (AP/Ma’an/Jerusalem Post)
The Palestinian unity government releases its $4 billion
reconstruction plan for Gaza. (PNN)
Israel’s Foreign Ministry protests to the
Swedish government over its decision to
recognize the Palestinian state. (Ha’aretz/Ynet/Jerusalem Post)
PLO official
Ashrawi criticizes Israeli reaction to
Sweden’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state. (Ma’an/PNN)
An Israeli court says the PA must
compensate victims of a terrorist attack in 2001. (Ha’aretz)
Extremist jewish settlers uproot dozens of
olive trees in the occupied West Bank. (Ynet)
Kurdish forces defend a Syrian
town from
ISIS near the Turkish border. (AP/Reuters/The National)
Former Pentagon Chief
Panetta says fight against ISIS will be difficult and could last decades due to decisions made by Pres. Obama. (AFP)
ISIS’ ammunition is shown to have
origins in US and China. (New York Times)
VP
Biden calls the crown prince of the
UAE to clarify that he did not mean to imply that the Gulf ally was supporting
al-Qaeda fighters in Syria. (AP/Reuters/Washington Post)
The
US is trying to counter ISIS’ efforts to lure alienated young American Muslims. (New York Times)
Qatar comes under further attack for allegedly funding extremists. (Washington Post)
Saudi Arabia’s
King Abdullah says religious extremism is a perversion which must be eradicated. (Times of Israel)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish says the US must ensure that Israel does not follow through on the plans for a game-changing new settlement. (The National)
Tala Haikal says the anti-ISIS coalition must emphasize rescuing women and girls. (The Hill)
Ali Jarbawi looks at Pres. Abbas UNGA speech. (New York Times)
Haviv Rettig Gur asks if this is the beginning of the end of the Abbas era. (Times of Israel)
Roger Cohen says slaughter in the Middle East cannot be an alibi for Israel to avoid self-scrutiny. (New York Times)
The National says “choking” ISIS funding is a vital strategy. (The National)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says Biden is echoing the statements of Iran and the Assad regime on ISIS. (Al Arabiya)
Tariq Alhomayed says Saudi Arabia and the UAE are acting in the interest of regional stability. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Khaled Almaeena says the Muslim world must protect its youth from ISIS and other extremist ideologies. (Al Arabiya)
Rami Khouri assesses the fragmentation of Arab states. (Daily Star)
Fayez Sara says international aid for the Syrian people is “too little and too late.”(Asharq al-Awsat)
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