Obama’s foreign policy doctrine rejected by Israel

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Iran and US-Israel relations

Obama's foreign policy doctrine rejected by Israel,

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unequivocal rejection of the Iranian deal reflects his rejection of President Barack Obama’s liberal doctrine, which embraces a strategy of diplomatic solutions to conflicts in cooperation with US partners,” writes Uri Savir.

The elusive objectives and risky results of Netanyahu’s war on Obama,

“The question of whether the nuclear agreement concluded in Vienna two weeks ago is as horrid as Israel claims or as terrific as the administration maintains is irrelevant: This is the agreement, and contrary to what anyone may tell you, there is no other,” writes Chemi Shalev.

Huckabee: Obama marching Israel to 'door of the oven',

President Barack Obama is marching Israelis to “the door of the oven” by agreeing to the Iran nuclear deal, Mike Huckabee said Sunday.

Internal IDF report: Land at village slated for demolition privately owned by Palestinians,

Sussia, the Palestinian village in which structures are slated for demolition, sits on private Palestinian land owned by local people, according to a document of the IDF’s Civil Administration obtained by Haaretz.

Palestinian Killed in West Bank Raid — Third in Week,

A Palestinian wanted on suspicion of planning a militant attack fell to his death from a rooftop on Monday as he fled from police in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said, an account disputed by a witness.

Jerusalemites warn of rising tensions after clashes at al-Aqsa Mosque,

At least seventeen protesters were injured at al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday morning in clashes with the Israeli military.

Two-states-for-two-peoples caucus head Hilik Bar to present diplomatic plan,

The head of the Knesset’s caucus for two states for two peoples, Zionist Union MK Hilik Bar, will reveal his new diplomatic framework at the Knesset Monday at an event together with the head of his party, opposition leader Isaac Herzog.

Minister Shalom Meets with PA Chief Negotiator,

In a sign that Israel may be trying to restart talks with the Palestinian Authority, Minister Silvan Shalom, who was appointed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to be in charge of peace talks, met last week in Jordan with the PA’s chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat.

Palestinian politics

Dismissed PLO leader denies Dahlan coup plot,

In an interview with Al-Monitor, former PLO secretary-general Yasser Abed Rabbo accused President Mahmoud Abbas of one-man rule over Palestinian institutions.

Gaza

Sisi’s rise has been good for Israel, but could he become a liability?,

“Israeli officials described Sisi coming to power as a ‘miracle,’ but his wars against the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas seem too extreme, even for them,” writes Meron Rapoport.