News:
Arab FMs say they will back Pres. Abbas efforts [1] to lobby the UN to set a deadline for Israel [2] to end its occupation. (Ha’aretz/The National)
A Palestinian official says Abbas wants the UN to replace the US [3] as the leading peace broker between Israel and the Palestinians. (Jerusalem Post)
Fatah and Hamas [4] are trading accusations after the Gaza war. (AFP)
Israeli sources say Hamas leader Meshaal may not have agreed to an August ceasefire [5] that Hamas supposedly broke. (Times of Israel)
The Israeli navy [6] arrests four Palestinian fishermen [7] off the coast of Gaza. (AP/Ma’an)
Norway’s FM Brende [8] says a conference for Gaza reconstruction will be held in Cairo on Oct. 12. (Ma’an)
Palestinian-Belgians have begun consulting lawyers and human rights groups about filing war-crime complaints [9] against Israeli officials and officers. (Ma’an)
A report from the Adva Center finds that settlements [10] get significantly more government money than other Israeli communities. (Ynet)
A Palestinian prisoner [11] dies in an Israeli hospital. (Ma’an)
Saudi Arabia [12] will host a meeting on Thursday to discuss terrorism [13] with the US and other Middle Eastern countries. (AP/Reuters)
Iraq’s [14] parliament [15] officially names al-Abadi [16] as the country’s [17] new prime minister [18]. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post/The National)
Iraqi lawmakers urge PM al-Abadi [19] to quickly fill the critical posts of defense and interior minister. (AP)
Sec. Kerry says the new Iraqi government [20] is key to ISIS’ defeat. (AP)
Pres. Obama phones al-Abadi to discuss Washington's commitment to fight ISIS extremists [21]. (Reuters)
Iraqi Kurdish and Shi’ite militias may be using US airstrikes [22] on ISIS to further their own agendas. (Reuters)
The US wants Turkey [23] to help in the fight against ISIS. (New York Times)
An article on the Al Jazeera arabic website mocks and doubts ISIS’ murder [24] of two American journalists. (Al Arabiya)
The UN Envoy in Libya Leon urges militias to cease fire and work on a political settlement [25]. (AP)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [26] joins Feisal Istrabadi and Frederic Wehrey on the PBS NewsHour to discuss the international coalition against ISIS. (Video and Transcript: PBS)
Hussein Ibish [27] reviews the first comprehensive history of Gaza in any language. (Book Forum)
The Daily Star [28] says Palestinian politicians are unable to put aside differences for the greater national good. (Daily Star)
Jack Khoury [29] says, despite the Arab League backing, Palestinians understand the war on ISIS comes first. (Ha’aretz)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [30] says relief aid in Gaza is failing to reach the most desperate. (Al-Monitor)
Efraim Halevy [31] asks who really won the Gaza war. (Ynet)
Akiva Eldar [32] says Israel’s expropriation of West Bank land reveals PM Netanyahu’s strategy. (Al-Monitor)
Miriam Awadallah [33] says Obama's “strategy of no strategy” on ISIS is intentional, and is part of a more responsible policy. (Annahar)
The New York Times [34] says Obama will have to explain clearly his ISIS strategy. (New York Times)
David Ignatius [35] says the US priority is to help Arabs fight ISIS. (Daily Star)
The CSM [36] says Arabs need a hopeful model of progress if they are to rally behind the US in “destroying” ISIS. (Christian Science Monitor)
Jamal Khashoggi [37] says Saudi Arabia is facing tough choices when it comes to defeating ISIS. (Al Arabiya)
The National [38] says the UK needs to follow the Danish example in dealing with extremists. (The National)
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