“Palestinians aren’t against security measures at the Al-Aqsa compound — they are against changing the delicate status quo at one of Islam’s holiest sites,” writes Noa Levy.

“There can be no justification for murder, the violence in Jerusalem isn’t about metal detectors, and there is a way out of this,” writes Haggai Matar.

“The frustration and anger is being led mainly by the generation born after Oslo, the one that was promised a state and self-determination and now sees only the inability to make that dream come true,” writes Jack Khoury.

At least two Palestinians are killed by Israeli security forces during demonstrations over the closure of the Al-Aqsa compound. One Palestinian was reportedly shot dead by an Israeli settler. Later Friday night, three Israeli settlers were stabbed to death in a West Bank settlement.

The shooting at the compound in Amman may be related to recent protests over the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

An unusual security incident in which a Jordanian civilian tried to attack an Israeli embassy guard in Jordan on Sunday and was shot dead has become a diplomatic crisis. Jordan is barring the Israeli guard from leaving the country.

Tzachi Hanegbi, a close ally of Netanyahu, threatens Palestinians with ethnic cleansing in response to the latest round of violence.

“Will Palestinian security forces open fire on Israeli soldiers who raid Palestinian cities? Is the PA still going to hand over the names of wanted Palestinians? Or is it all a bluff?” asks Menachem Klein.

A senior official in the Trump administration said that Greenblatt is heading to the Middle East ‘to support efforts to reduce tensions in the region.’

The Palestinian leadership believes that much of the Trump administration’s efforts on the Israeli-Palestinian issue are focused on economic confidence-building measures, not advancing the two-state solution.

Democrats on Capitol Hill are reexamining their support for a bipartisan bill intended to fight boycotts against Israel and the settlements after the American Civil Liberties Union warned U.S. senators last week that it endangers free speech in the United States and could lead to citizens’ going to prison simply for expressing a political opinion.

Speaking at a ceremony marking the inauguration of a new monument in memory of three fallen IDF soldiers in the Netiv Ha’avot outpost on Sunday, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid praised the settlers present for their bravery.