Daily News Issue Date: 
November 7, 2014
News: 
News:
 
PM Netanyahu blames “militant Islamic incitement” for growing tensions in Jerusalem. (AP/Times of Israel)
 
Netanyahu calls King Abdallah of Jordan to reassure him that Israel is committed to maintain the status quo of Jerusalem holy sites. (New York Times/AFP/JTA/Jordan Times)
 
EU Foreign Policy Chief Mogherini says the violence in Jerusalem underscores the need for resumption of peace talks. (Reuters/JTA/Times of Israel)
 
Pres. Erdogan calls Israeli actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound “barbaric and despicable.” (Times of Israel)
 
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Yosef urges Jews not to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. (Ynet)
 
Palestinian youth clash with Israeli police in occupied East Jerusalem. (Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
 
Pres. Abbas says later this month he will submit a UNSC resolution declaring the1967 lines to be the borders of a Palestinian state. (Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
 
Palestinians and Israeli forces clash outside Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank. (Washington Post)
 
Palestinian officials say a series of blasts targeted the homes and vehicles ofFatah leaders in Gaza. (Reuters/Ma’an/Jerusalem Post)
 
Hamas leader Abu Marzouk urges PM Hamdallah to visit Gaza, despite anti-Fatah bomb blasts. (Ma'an)
 
Gen. Dempsey says Israel went to "extraordinary lengths" to limit civilian casualties in the recent war in Gaza. (Reuters/Ha’aretz)
 
The Palestinian government will hold its next session in Gaza. (Ma’an)
 
A new poll indicates that the majority of Palestinians support a two-state solution. (Ma’an)
 
Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kobani have not yet broken ISIS’ siege of the city. (Reuters)
 
Ayatollah al-Sistani says corruption in the Iraqi army enabled ISIS to seize control of much of northern Iraq. (Reuters)
 
Gen. Austin says US attacks are demoralizing ISIS fighters. (CNN)
 
Pres. Obama reportedly wrote a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei regarding shared US-Iranian interests in the battle against ISIS. (AP/JTA)
 
Egypt’s evacuation plans are angering some people in Sinai. (AP)
 
The Pentagon acknowledges that there are more than 600 reported cases of chemical exposure in Iraq. (New York Times)
 
Commentary:
 
Rami Khouri praises Pres. Rivlin’s visit to Kafr Qassem, which was the scene of one of many Israeli massacres of Palestinians. (Jordan Times)
 
Avi Issacharoff looks at the new dangerous status quo in occupied East Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
 
The Daily Star says there is an Intifada in the making in occupied East Jerusalem. (Daily Star)
 
Ben Caspit says Israel and Jordan fear more violence at holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. (Al-Monitor)
 
Linda Gradstein asks if there is a “car intifada” in Jerusalem. (The Media Line)
 
Shimon Shiffer says Netanyahu may go down in history as the prime minister who lost Jerusalem. (Ynet)
 
Shmuel Rosner says the status quo at Jerusalem holy sites is unjust, but better than the alternative. (New York Times)
 
David Ignatius says Obama should revamp his foreign policy team. (Washington Post)
 
Walter Pincus says Americans must understand their limitations in the fight against ISIS. (Washington Post)
 
Susannah George looks at “bloodthirsty” Shiite militias. (Foreign Policy)
 
The New York Times says the Egyptian government is silencing pro-democracy groups. (New York Times)
 
Abdallah Schleifer says the Egyptian press is not in peril. (Al Arabiya)
 
George Hishmeh says Tunisia has confirmed its democratic trajectory. (Jordan Times)
 
Amir Taheri says hope remains for Lebanon. (Asharq al-Awsat)
 
Dov Zakheim says Obama is making a bad and dangerous deal with Iran. (Foreign Policy)
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