Palestinians told to wait on UN settlement resolution until after US elections

What We’re Reading

US-Israel relations

US, Egypt warn Palestinians not to push Security Council on Settlements before US elections,

Egypt and the United States have issued a warning to the Palestinian leadership not to move forward with any moves at the UN Security Council until after the end of the US presidential election next month, a senior Palestinian official told Haaretz on Thursday.

Leaked emails show Hillary Clinton eager to patch things up with Netanyahu,

Hillary Clinton’s plan to meet the Israeli prime minister in her first month as president is listed high in an internal campaign memo outlining the priorities of her first 100 days.

Palestinian politics

Seeking to block rival, Abbas calls for Fatah, PLO elections,

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is pushing for leadership elections in his Fatah movement and the PLO before the end of the year, as part of what senior officials say is largely an elaborate attempt to block the return of exiled rival Mohammed Dahlan, who is backed by several Arab states.

Occupation/Human rights

Cops shoot Palestinian attacker, even after she no longer poses threat,

The police claim Rahik Shagiya Muhammad Yousef approached them at a checkpoint with a knife. A new video reveals that the officers fired 12 bullets, killing her when she no longer posed a threat.

Why is Facebook targeting Palestinian accounts again?,

The social media giant continues to disable Palestinian accounts and pages, activists say.