NEWS:
A senior PLO official says negotiations with Israel seem "futile" and are "going nowhere." [1] (Reuters)
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met again on Tuesday [2] with no sign of progress. (Times of Israel)
Israel says settlement evacuations [3] are not part of the ongoing negotiations. (Jerusalem Post)
A new UN report suggests Palestinians are losing about $300 million a year [4] of their tax revenue to Israeli withholding. (The Guardian)
A new poll shows most Israelis are not concerned [5] about their overall security situation. (Jerusalem Post)
Israeli occupation forces detain five people [6] after disturbances at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. (Ma'an)
Palestinians in the West Bank rally in support [7] of the new Egyptian government. (Xinhua)
Jihadist unrest in Sinai [8] is intensifying, amid a major Egyptian military offensive [9]. (AP/Times of Israel)
Hamas dismisses [10] any notion of an Egyptian strike in Gaza. (Jerusalem Post)
With the Egyptian crackdown on Gaza intensifying, Palestinian residents are increasingly turning to Israel for an outlet [11]. (Times of Israel)
The Palestinian Tamarod group plans a mass protest against Hamas [12] rule on November 11. (Al Monitor)
Palestinian women in Gaza [13] are struggling to achieve greater divorce rights. (Al Monitor)
His attorneys say that Israel has released [14] the country's leading Islamist, Raed Salah. (Ma'an)
Pres. Abbas cancels a Rosh Hashanah celebration [15] with Israelis after Palestinian criticism and several MKs refused to attend. (Jerusalem Post)
Two more Palestinian refugees [16] are reportedly killed in Syria. (Ma'an)
Pres. Obama secures bipartisan [17] congressional leadership support for authorization [18] for action in Syria. (AP/Los Angeles Times)
Many American pro-Israel groups are quietly backing [19] US intervention in Syria. (Reuters)
In Senate testimony, Sec. Kerry allows for the possibility [20] of some American "boots on the ground" in Syria, but quickly backtracks [21]. (Reuters/AP)
France says international intervention in Syria would be intended to "rebalance" the situation [22] there. (AP)
A U.S. Air Force commander warns that budget cutbacks [23] may undermine the effectiveness of any action. (Ha'aretz)
The World Bank announces a major new solid waste management program [24] for the occupied West Bank. (PNN)
Saudi Arabia has reportedly donated $200 million to Palestinian cities [25] to preserve their Palestinian character. (Jerusalem Post)
FIFA chief Blatter plans to host the heads of the Israeli and Palestinian soccer federations [26] to iron out differences. (AP)
Jewish and Israeli souvenirs [27] are being increasingly sold by West Bank merchants to tourists. (The Media Line)
COMMENTARY:
AP interviews Israel's mayor in Jerusalem, Barkat [28], who says the city can never be divided. (AP)
AP interviews Russian Pres. Putin [29], who explains his position on Syria. (AP)
Thomas Friedman [30] says the best response to Assad's use of chemical weapons is more arming and training of the FSA. (New York Times)
Michael Young [31] says Obama has a "Greta Garbo" attitude towards the rest of the world, but Syria has forced his hand. (Wall Street Journal)
Roger Cohen [32] says when redlines are delineated they must be enforced. (New York Times)
Jonathan Zimmerman [33] says the US must be ready to act alone against Syria if necessary. (Christian Science Monitor)
Doyle McManus [34] says the tussle over Syria is dangerous for Obama and Congress alike, but the debate must be had. (Los Angeles Times)
Tom Geoghegan [35] looks at six techniques Obama is using to convince Congress. (BBC)
James Stavridis [36] says NATO should help the US deal with Assad. (New York Times)
George Semaan [37] has real doubts Obama can get it right in Syria. (Al Hayat)
Zvi Bar'el [38] says it's because of the occupation that Israel is being asked to stay on the sidelines in Syria. (Ha'aretz)
Shlomi Eldar [39] says Hezbollah's threats against Israel are empty. (Al Monitor)
Shemuel Meir [40] says Israel has systematically undermined the Oslo agreements by creative interpretations of "security zones." (+972)
Front Page Features