US-Israeli/Palestinian relations
US-PLO row jeopardizes consular services for Palestinians, Al-Monitor
Palestinian-Americans are at risk of being collateral damage in the escalating diplomatic row between Washington and Ramallah.
New York senate candidate accuses Netanyahu spokesman of sexual assault, Middle East Eye
Writing on Twitter on Tuesday evening, Julia Salazar said that David Keyes had sexually assaulted her and that she was going public with the information as a story was about to be broken detailing the accusations.
The Trump administration’s new idea for Israeli-Palestinian peace is actually an old, failed idea, Washington Post
“There is a history to Jordanian-Palestinian confederation proposals, and critically important political issues have always stood in the way. What adviser Jared Kushner and the Trump White House are pitching as a new and innovative solution is actually a decades-old idea that gets periodically revived and continually shot down.”
Opinion: Closing PLO Office Is Part of Trump's Effort to Tame the Palestinians via Humiliation. It's Bound to Fail, Ha'aretz
“The Israeli right rejoices in the one-sided U.S. offensive, but history proves it’s a time bomb that will eventually blow up in our face,” writes Chemi Shalev.
Occupation/Human rights
The High Holidays: Keeping a close eye on the Temple Mount, Terrestrial Jerusalem
We have repeatedly cautioned that the trends of radicalization in and around the Temple Mount are intensifying, creating a serious erosion in the substantive (if not technical) status quo.
Israel's eased gun laws: Palestinian fear over new gun permits, Al Jazeera
Residents of the occupied West Bank fear increasing violence by settlers, as a result of Israel’s relaxed gun laws.
Opinion: I Advised the Palestinian Negotiating Team. It Was a Mistake to Have Negotiated With Israel at All , Ha'aretz
“Buoyed by the Oslo Accords, I moved to the West Bank as a legal adviser to the PLO team. I was wrong. 25 years since that iconic Arafat-Rabin handshake, it’s clear talks are futile – and Palestinians are no closer to freedom,” writes Diana Buttu.
Palestinian politics
Public Opinion Poll, PCPSR
As Fatah and Hamas lose popular support and more than 60% demand the resignation of president Abbas, and as half of the public views the PA as a burden on the Palestinian people, two-thirds reject a Palestinian-Jordanian confederation, three-quarters view conditions today as worse than those prevailing before the Oslo agreement, and 90% view the Trump Administration as biased in favor of Israel.
Palestinian judges resign in protest against executive branch interference, Al-Monitor
After US shuts PLO mission, Abbas said to mull severing last ties with Trump, Times of Israel
The Palestinian Authority is considering cutting its last ties with the US government, including crucial security cooperation, after a series of steps by the Trump administration against the Palestinians, including shuttering the PLO office in Washington, Israel’s Channel 10 news reported Tuesday.
BDS and Settlement boycotts
Education Dept. Reopens Rutgers Case Charging Discrimination Against Jewish Students, New York Times
In effect, Arab-American activists say, the government is declaring the Palestinian cause anti-Semitic.