Daily News Issue Date: 
November 3, 2014
News: 
News:
 
Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinian access to the Al-Aqsa mosque. (Ma’an)
 
PM Netanyahu calls for “calm and restraint” in Jerusalem. (AP/New York Times/JTA/Times of Israel)
 
King Abdullah of Jordan and Netanyahu reportedly met secretly to discuss tensions inJerusalem. (JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
 
The visit by right wing Israeli MK Moshe Feiglin to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound causes tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. (New York Times)
 
Pres. Abbas angers Israeli officials by writing to the family of a Palestinian accused of trying to assassinate an Israeli right wing activist. (AFP/JTA/The National)
 
Israeli Chief Negotiator Livni says Abbas’ tough rhetoric could lead to an escalation in violence. (Times of Israel)
 
King Abdullah of Jordan says his country will continue to safeguard Jerusalem's Muslim and Christian holy sites. (Ha’aretz)
 
The Arab League says Israel may be crossing a “red line” regarding violence at holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. (AFP)
 
Hamas leader Haniyeh claims Israel is planning to “demolish” the Al-Aqsa mosque. (PNN) 
 
Sec. Kerry calls Netanyahu to apologize regarding reports that an American official called him a “chickenshit.”(JTA)
 
Palestinian negotiators will meet with Kerry today in Washington. (Ha’aretz)
 
Former Pres. Peres says Israel cannot be Jewish and democratic without peace. (JTA/Times of Israel)
 
106 retired Israeli generals write a letter to Netanyahu endorsing peace with the Palestinians. (Jewish Daily Forward)
 
Israel is preparing the next phase of planning for 640 new settlement housing units in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz/The National)
 
The PA asks Israel for additional Gaza border crossings. (Times of Israel)
 
Israeli occupation forces detain 23 Palestinians in East Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
 
Israeli occupation forces demolish three Palestinian homes near Nablus. (Ma’an/PNN)
 
A Jerusalem train line that was supposed to connect Jews and Arabs has widened the divide. (Washington Post)
 
Hospitals in the occupied West Bank are facing a severe financial crisis. (Ma’an)
 
The Taybeh brewery in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank is now making wine as well as beer. (AP)
 
Israel closes its two border crossings with Gaza. (JTA)
 
An explosion targets Egyptian troops near the Gaza border. (AP/The National)
 
Egypt says it has evidence of links between Sinai-based insurgents and ISIS. (Jerusalem Post)
 
Iraqi Kurds join the fight against ISIS in Kobani. (Reuters/AP)
 
ISIS seizes control of a gas field in the central province of Homs. (Reuters)
 
The Al-Nusra Front is massing its forces in Syria near a crossing with Turkey. (AP/Washington Post)
 
The US is helping Iraqi security forces prepare for an offensive against ISIS to retake Mosul. (New York Times)
 
Canadian warplanes launches their first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. (AP)
 
Saudi Arabia is mobilizing its clerics and media against jihadi recruitment. (Reuters)
 
Qatar serves as a haven for anti-American groups, while remaining close to the US. (Reuters)
 
A Kurdish rebel leader says the US could mediate in talks with Turkey. (Reuters)
 
Egyptian journalists protest editors’ pledge not to criticize the government. (New York Times)
 
Iran blocks UN nuclear inspectors, throwing the quest for an agreement with the P5+1 into doubt. (Wall Street Journal)
 
Commentary:
 
Hussein Ibish says increased US-Israeli tensions present new opportunities for Palestinians if they proceed carefully. (The National)
 
The Washington Post says Pres. Obama should reset relations with Netanyahu. (Washington Post)
 
Raed Omari says escalating tensions in Jerusalem are a major problem for Jordan. (Al Arabiya)
 
Oudeh Basharat looks at the legacy of late PM Yitzhak Rabin for Arabs. (Ha’aretz)
 
Eitan Haber says the man who assassinated Rabin killed peace. (Ynet)
 
Gideon Levy says Jerusalem is “divided, torn and scarred.” (Ha’aretz)
 
David Horovitz interviews Israel’s Minister of Science, Yaakov Peri. (Times of Israel)
 
Raviv Drucker asks why Netanyahu has not been ousted yet. (Ha’aretz)
 
Steve Clemons says for the Arab world to prosper, it must embrace change. (The National)
 
Jamal Khashoggi looks at the current situation in Mosul. (Al Arabiya)
 
Mshari al-Zaydi says ISIS needs to be confronted online. (Asharq al-Awsat)
 
The Jordan Times says Jordan must confront extremism and radicalism in the region. (Jordan Times)
 
Rami Khouri says Egypt is copying US and Israeli counterterrorism strategies that only exacerbate the threat of violent extremism. (Daily Star)
 
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed looks at ISIS’s enslavement of women. (Al Arabiya)
 
The AP interviews KRG PM Nechervan Barzani. (AP)
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