News:
Pres. Obama will meet with Pres. Abbas [1] at the UN on Monday. (USA Today)
Hamas prevents Gaza students [2] from crossing into Egypt to get to their universities. (Ma'an)
After a week of closure, Egypt reopens the crossing [3] with Gaza amid warnings of medical emergencies. (Xinhua)
Hamas says Egypt is destroying tunnels [4] in an effort to further isolate Gaza. (AFP)
The closing of an Egyptian cultural center in Gaza [5] by Hamas is another indication of deteriorating relations. (Al Monitor)
Abbas and PM Hamdallah have reportedly agreed on a new PA cabinet [6], to be sworn in on Thursday [7]. (Xinhua)
The new PA cabinet is reportedly unchanged [8] from the last one. (Ma'an)
A militant in Gaza is wounded [9] in an exchange of fire with Israeli occupation forces. (Xinhua)
Palestinians accuse an Israeli settler running over a Palestinian child [10] in occupied Hebron. (PNN)
A Palestinian teenager is arrested by Israeli occupation authorities in the West Bank for "planning a terror attack." [11] (JTA)
Israeli occupation authorities arrest leaders of the Islamic Movement [12] in East Jerusalem. (Jerusalem Post)
The PA, the EU and the German government are allocating €40 million for a wastewater treatment plant [13] near Nablus. (PNN)
Remnants of a small rocket [14] are found in southern Israel, presumably fired from Gaza. (YNet)
Former Pres. Mubarak claims he "started" [15] the 1973 war. (Times of Israel)
Pres. Rouhani vows [16] that Iran will never develop a nuclear weapon. (Los Angeles Times)
Israel and Azerbaijan [17] strengthen diplomatic relations. (JTA)
Commentary:
Abdullah Iskandar [18] says Hamas has recklessly taken on a confrontation with Egypt. (Al Hayat)
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed [19] says the Oslo Accords may be dead, but no one has come up with any alternatives. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Eitan Haber [20] says the Oslo agreements were hardly ideal but gave both peoples hope. (YNet)
The Times of Israel interviews Eitan Haber [21], the late PM Rabin’s closest aide. (Times of Israel)
Charlene Gubash [22] says the Sabra-Shatila massacre is a grim reminder to Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. (NBC)
The Daily Star [23] says September is always a somber month for Palestinians. (The Daily Star)
David Ignatius [24] defends Obama's policies on Syria. (Washington Post)
Zvi Bar'el [25] says the crisis over Syria is a throwback to the Cold War. (Ha'aretz)
Sebastian Junger [26] says sometimes being pro-peace requires a willingness to use force. (Washington Post)
George Hishmeh [27] says the confrontation over Syrian chemical weapons is a golden opportunity to rid the region of WMD. (Gulf News)
Khaled al-Dakhil [28] says Washington and Riyadh are divided over Iran's role in Syria. (Al Monitor/Al Hayat)
Akiva Eldar [29] says, like AIPAC, J Street will soon be confronted by the issue of "dual-loyalty." (Al Monitor)
Hassan Hassan [30] looks at the growing conflict between rival Syrian rebel groups. (Foreign Policy)
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