“Jerusalem’s real problem is the nationalist and religious fervor in both Israeli and Palestinian societies that foment the greed, competitiveness, obsession, insecurity, and desire for control of the city and its narrative,” writes Amjad Iraqi.

“What is happening is very dangerous,” Abbas said, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “stop” the chaos at the flashpoint holy site, deemed holy by both Jews and Muslims and home to the al-Aqsa Mosque. Abbas warned against “an intifada (uprising) which we don’t want.”

The Israeli delegation to the UN had complained to Ban over his failure to speedily condemn comments Abbas made last week on Palestinian television, in which he said Jews were sullying the Temple Mount, the location of the al-Aqsa Mosque, “with their filthy feet.”

“The city council pours oil on the fire by approving Hebrew street names in Palestinian neighborhoods as tensions run high. The move is part and parcel of efforts to ‘Judaize’ the eastern half of the city, which Palestine claims as its future capital,” writes Natasha Roth.

The incidents involving a Palestinian teenager and 21-year-old in Hebron come as Israeli forces prepare to seal off the West Bank for 36 hours.

A complete closure will be imposed on the West Bank during the Yom Kippur holiday, just as it has in previous years, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has decided. In addition, all border crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip will be closed for the duration of the holiday, which starts Tuesday night.

No one has been charged more than a month-and-a-half after the arsonists took the three Dawabsheh lives.

Labeling goods from settlements is meant to deter people from moving to them, says source, and does not constitute a boycott of Israel.

“For Jews, Yom Kippur is a time to ask forgiveness from those one has harmed during the course of the year. The Israeli army has a hard time with the concept of saying it is sorry or asking forgiveness. Regretful? Sure. Sorry? Not when the victim is Palestinian,” writes Noam Rotem.

Palestinian president tells Israeli diplomats in Paris of secret message, says PA won’t continue to follow Oslo Accords to the letter if Netanyahu continues to ‘systematically violate’ it.

Three senior politicians each individually reach out to Brazil’s envoy to Israel in support of Dani Dayan after ex-envoys urge Brazil to reject his appointment.

Jewish Israeli photojournalist Miki Kratsman has been posting photos of Palestinians he took while covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for over 30 years, and asking about what happened to them.