News:
Israel [1] seizes 1,000 acres of West Bank [2] land for a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem [3]. (NewYork Times/PNN/The National)
The US [4] urges Israel to reverse its latest land expropriation [5]. (AFP/JTA)
UNSG [6] Ban is alarmed by Israel’s [7] decision to seize the land [8]. (New York Times/Xinhua/PNN)
FM Lieberman [9] says Israel stands behind its decision to appropriate the land. (Ha’aretz)
Finance Minister Lapid [10] warns Israel is eroding its international support [11] through such expropriations [12]. (AFP/Ha’aretz/Ynet)
Pres. Abbas [13] will present a plan to the Arab League [14] for determining borders [15] with Israel and ending the occupation [16] of the West Bank within three years. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post/The National)
A poll [17] suggests a significant rise in the popularity of Hamas [18] among Palestinians [19] in the West Bank and Gaza. (Reuters/AP/Times of Israel)
A high-level Egyptian delegation arrives in Ramallah to address Fatah-Hamas tensions [20]. (Times of Israel)
Egypt says it will open the Rafah crossing [21] only if PA troops guard it. (Ha’aretz)
Israeli warships [22] open fire at Palestinian fishermen [23] off the coast of Rafah. (Ma’an/PNN)
Palestinians schools [24] educate students to avoid Israeli products. (The Media Line)
Israeli children [25] return to school after the Gaza war. (AP)
The murder of the Palestinian teenager Mohamed Abu Khdeir [26] shakes his school’s faith in coexistence. (Ha’aretz)
A bombing in Sinai [27] kills 11 police officers. (AP)
The World Food Program [28] says 4.1 million people in Syria received food rations [29] in August. (Reuters/AP )
The Al-Nusra Front [30] issue a set of demands for the release of 45 UN peacekeepers [31]. (AP/JTA/The National)
The US carries out airstrikes against IS fighters [32] near the formerly besieged Shi’ite town of Amerli. (Reuters)
Iranians [33] play a key role in breaking the IS seige of Amerli [34]. (Reuters/Washington Post)
Chancellor Merkel [35] says arming the Kurds in Iraq is in Germany’s interest. (AP)
The New York Times looks at why Kurdish fighters failed initially [36] against IS militants. (New York Times)
Former PM Maliki [37] pledges to turn Iraq into “a big grave” for IS militants. (AP)
IS extremists [38] are reportedly using cluster bombs. (New York Times)
The UN Human Rights Council [39] will send a team to Iraq to investigate possible war crimes by IS extremists. (New York Times)
Amnesty International [40] accuses IS extremists of committing war crimes in Iraq. (AP)
HH Prince Zeid [41] assumes his position as UN Human Rights Commissioner. (Jordan Times)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [42] says Palestinians should redefine the concept of martyrdom to promote effective non-violent resistance to occupation. (The National)
The National [43] says Israel should be “held accountable for its land grab.” (The National)
The Daily Star [44] says Israel’s latest land expropriation is a “war crime.” (Daily Star)
Ha’aretz [45] says Netanyahu’s government is not serious about peace with the Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)
Nabila Ramdani [46] says Israel’s actions in Gaza must not be forgotten. (The National)
Khairallah Khairallah [47] says Hamas has perfected the art of celebrating defeat. (Al Arabiya)
Akiva Eldar [48]says Netanyahu will accept a major PA role in Gaza only if the unity government is dissolved. (Al-Monitor)
Uri Savir [49] says an economic federation between Israel, Palestine and Jordan might facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian state. (Al-Monitor)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [50] asks if Gulf countries are coming together out of fear of ISIS. (Al Arabiya)
Hassan Barari [51] says PM-designate Abadi’s task of forming an inclusive government is far from easy. (Jordan Times)
Diana Moukalled [52] says everyone should feel sympathy for ordinary Syrian soldiers who are the victims of ISIS. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Andrew Hammond [53] says the UAE’s airstrikes in Libya represent a new and dangerous phase in its struggle with Qatar. (Foreign Policy)
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