Word of the day:Hosseleh.—"That extra bit of patience nobody has. As in, 'I so don't have the hosseleh for this silly media war between Rohani and Netanyahu. Don't they know neither the Israelis nor the Iranians have any hosseleh left for another war?'" Ilene Prusher writes a Farsi phrasebook for the Israeli Prime Minister
- Israel army reforms child arrest methods - Israel's army agreed to test alternative treatment for Palestinian children it arrests in the West Bank following international pressure, in the wake of a 2013 UNICEF report that described mistreatment of (Palestinian) children in Israeli prisons as "widespread." (Maan)
- Masses visit Rachel's Tomb on day of her death - Tens of thousands visit her tomb, beginning Monday night. Police and Border Police increased presence to and near the grave and the IDF was on alert on the Palestinian side (of the wall) to prevent stone and Molotov cocktail throwing. (Israel Hayom, p. 25)
- Hamas, Fatah leaders in Eid phone call - Leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas spoke via telephone on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, stressing the need for reconciliation. (Agencies, Maan)
- Starting next year: Children from Iraq to study at school in Israel - First high school of its kind to be established in Kfar Hayarok to prepare children from Moroco, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority, as well as 10 Israeli students, for the international Baccalaureate. School to be called Eastern Mediterranean International School. (Maariv, p. 18)
- Russian official: Arafat did not die from polonium poisoning - Russian experts found no traces of deadly substance in body of Palestinian leader, head of Russia's Federal Medical-Biological Agency says. (Agencies,Haaretz)
- CBS: Twice as many children poor in Israel as in Europe - Central Bureau of Statistics reports that percentage of people at risk of being poor in 2011 was 31% compared to 17% in EU. (NRG Hebrew and Ynet)
- To ward off hunger, Syrian clerics condone eating cats, dogs - The animals are considered unfit for human consumption according to Islam, but clerics issue fatwa due to conditions in war-torn country, Al Arabiya reports. (Haaretz)
- Is Hamas to mend ties with Assad? Hamas' Deputy Politburo Chief Abu Marzouk says Khaled Mashal was wrong to support Syrian opposition, doesn't rule out possibility of renewing ties with Damascus. (Ynet)
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