News:

PM Netanyahu says there will be no change in the status of holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP/JTA) 

The PLO calls on international media not to use the term “Temple Mount,” saying its use does not"adhere to international law." (Ha’aretz/Ynet)

FM Lieberman says some Israeli politicians are exploiting tensions in Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)

Tensions in Jerusalem pose a risk to Jordan. (Reuters)

Islamic Jihad says clashes in Jerusalem will increase. (Ma’an)

A new poll indicates half of Palestinians anticipate more violence with Israel in the near future. (Ynet)

The ICC says it will not take action against Israel regarding the Gaza flotilla. (AP/Ha’aretz)

Three Israeli soldiers are injured in a hit-and-run incident near the al-Arrub refugee camp. (Ma’an/PNN/JTA/Ha’aretz/The Media Line)

A Palestinian man turns himself in for having run over three Israeli soldiers. (Ma’an/JTA/Times of Israel)

Israel rejects Amnesty International’s report on war crimes in Gaza. (JTA)

Israel agrees that Egypt can deploy two more infantry battalions in northern Sinai. (Ma’an/Times of Israel)

Pres. Obama will ask Congress for more measures approving force against ISIS. (AP/New York Times/The National)

US-led airstrikes hit Al-Nusra in northwest Syria. (Reuters)

Iraq’s FM al-Jaafari says Iraq does not want foreign fighters against ISIS on the ground. (AP)

ISIS’ wave of momentum is turning into a slight ripple. (New York Times)

A former Egyptian political activist joins ISIS and dies in Iraq. (Washington Post)

Libya’s Supreme Court declares the internationally-recognized parliament to be unconstitutional. (Reuters/AP/The National)

Pres. Sisi appoints Fayza Abul Naga as his National Security Advisor. (New York Times)

The Lebanese Parliament extends its own mandate by more than two and a half years, supposedly due to the security situation. (New York Times/Washington Post)

Obama says the prospects for a nuclear deal with Iran are an “open question.” (AP)

Commentary:

Navi Pillay says Europe should support Palestine’s bid to join the ICC. (New York Times)

Lara Friedman looks at what midterm elections mean for American policies on  Israel and the Palestinians. (Ha’aretz)

David Horovitz says Jerusalem is starting to burn. (Times of Israel)

Avi Issacharoff says suicide terrorism is returning to Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)

Gershom Gorenberg says the Israeli left has failed to emotionally connect with Israelis regarding the occupation in East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz)

Ari Shavit says Netanyahu’s “hate-hate” relationship with Obama will only get worse in the next two years. (Ha’aretz)

Akiva Eldar says Netanyahu and Lieberman are deepening Israel’s international isolation. (Al-Monitor)

Joyce Karam says a Republican Congress will not change Obama’s Middle East policy. (Al Arabiya)

Eyad Abu Shakra says the next few months will probably be critical in defining the future shape of the Middle East.  (Asharq al-Awsat)

Abdul Rahman Al Rashed says confronting extremism in Saudi Arabia requires bold leadership rather than “hesitant, scared and suspicious people.” (Al Arabiya)