Today’s Top Stories
1. The Palestinian resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines will be presented to the United Nations Security Council on Monday, according to Chief PLO Negotiator Saeb Erekat. Erekat said on Sunday eight amendments have been introduced to the original draft resolution, adding that the Security Council would vote on it Tuesday or Wednesday. He pointed out that Jordan would present the amended resolution on behalf of the Palestinians and Arab countries.
The Times of Israel, however, quotes PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, who said on Monday that the vote won’t happen until early 2015, pushing off the timetable for the move by several days. With Saeb Erekat’s penchant for lying, who to believe? The TOI also reports that the U.S. has hinted at sanctions on the Palestinians if the UN vote push continues.
2. A Palestinian was killed by Israeli military gunfire after hurling rocks at Israeli cars in the West Bank. The assailant received preliminary medical treatment on the scene but succumbed to his wounds shortly after.
3. The municipality of a Parisian suburb honored Palestinian Fatah faction leader Marwan Barghouti, who is serving multiple life sentences in Israel for acts of terrorism against civilians.
4. Israel Gets Kicked Over Palestinian Soccer Team: The Times of London reports the Palestinian national soccer team’s difficulties travelling to a tournament but fails to acknowledge Israeli security issues.
Israel and the Palestinians
• An Israeli court has ordered a U.S. man charged with plotting to destroy Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem detained until the end of court proceedings against him.
• The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office on Monday filed an indictment against two eastern Jerusalem brothers for working with Hamas to carry out a major terrorist attack in the capital.
• More incidents as the Gaza border heats up.
• Following a meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Mashal, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Turkey stands behind Palestinians in their efforts to oppose what he called Israeli attempts to “reduce the Islamic character” of Jerusalem.
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