“In attempting to hold off European plans to label West Bank settlement products, Israel could easily overplay its hand. The Netanyahu government’s bunker mentality will only increase international isolation,” writes Michael Omer-Man.

“Why is the Israeli army refusing to release its footage from the shooting of 18-year-old Hadeel al-Hashlamon?” asks Noam Rotem.

Evidence obtained by Amnesty International indicates that the killing of Hadeel al-Hashlamoun by Israeli forces in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on 22 September 2015 was an extrajudicial execution, the organization claims.

Indiscriminate rubber-bullet fire wounded daughter of Nablus police chief, Palestinians say; IDF says girl was wounded by stones thrown by Palestinian protesters.

“With every wave of political tension, Israel recruits new Palestinian informants en masse. They are resettled in Arab cities, where their presence prompts violence rates to surge. In fact, many will be murdered before even ‘making it,'” writes Makbula Nassar.

Renewed violence from Al-Aqsa Mosque comes on the final day of Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, likely fueled by reports that right-wing Jews plan to enter the Temple Mount.

“Netanyahu is trying to expand the open-fire regulations so that they target Arabs inside Israel. The outcome? Only more bloodshed,” write John Brown and Michal Rotem.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not intend to announce the termination of the Oslo Accords or to declare Palestine an occupied state during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, contrary to previous reports, according to Palestinian sources in Ramallah.

Egyptian military vehicles are transferring Mediterranean Sea water to the Rafah border, to fill a newly-built crude canal, flooding and destroying the lifeline tunnels connecting Egypt and blockaded Gaza.

“Iran’s anticipated integration into the global system will present Tehran with a different kind of economic pressure, which can work to the world’s advantage,” writes Bernard Avishai.