News:
A Palestinian man [1] wounds [2] five Israelis [3] in an apparent [4] acid attack [5] in the occupied West Bank [6]. (Reuters/AP/Ma’an/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
Chief Negotiator Erekat [7] says the PA may halt security coordination [8] with Israel. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)
FM Liberman accuses [9] Pres. Abbas of using Abu Ein’s death to “incite and fan the flames.” (Jerusalem Post)
Abbas says he supports Egypt’s crackdown [10] on Gaza smuggling tunnels. (AFP)
Israeli occupation forces detain 20 Palestinians [11] in the occupied territories. (Ma’an)
PM Netanyahu accuses [12] the Israeli media of waging a purposeful campaign against him. (JTA)
Pres. Sisi [13] meets [14] with King Abdullah of Jordan [15] in Amman. (Ma’an/Jerusalem Post/Jordan Times)
The EU bans the export [16] of jet fuel to Syria. (Reuters)
An ISIS suicide bomber [17] detonates a tank at a Syrian air base in the province of Deir al-Zor. (Reuters)
Sen. Levin releases [18] new information that he claims is evidence that the Bush administration misled the nation in the run-up to the war in Iraq. (AP)
Saudi Arabia arrests three men [19] suspected of having ties to ISIS. (New York Times)
Commentary:
Avi Issacharoff [20] says Abbas will convene his advisers to discuss suspending security ties with Israel next week. (Times of Israel)
Elior Levy [21] says Israel-Palestinian security cooperation is not in danger. (Ynet)
Ben Sales [22] asks if Israel is responsible for Abu Ein’s death. (JTA)
Barak Ravid [23] says Netanyahu longs for an American intervention in Israeli elections. (Ha’aretz)
Israel Harel [24]says Israeli Justice Minister Livni will destroy opposition leader Herzog. (Ha’aretz)
Yoel Marcus [25] says “booting Netanyahu” from power is a national interest, and now it’s in the hands of Herzog and Livni. (Ha’aretz)
J.J. Goldberg explains how Netanyahu could win Israel’s next elections. (Jewish Daily Forward)
George Hishmeh [26] looks at the next step for Israelis. (Jordan Times)
Ahmad Majdoubeh [27] looks at creative ideas for peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians. (Jordan Times)
Marco Rubio [28] says Congress must enable Pres. Obama to stop ISIS. (Washington Post)
Fareed Zakaria [29] says the release of the CIA torture report strengthens America. (Washington Post)
The Daily Star [30] says Middle Easterners are not horrified by the CIA torture report. (Daily Star)
The National [31] says the GCC has finally achieved unity. (The National)
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