Religious Zionism says it won't allow temporary halt to series of measures beyond Green Line, as proposed by Blinken in exchange for PA ceasing steps at UN to help restore calm
US correspondent Jacob Magid on US diplomat's visit to PA, hope for US visa waiver; NY reporter Luke Tress on former PM Bennett in the Big Apple, plus advice from Gene Simmons
Proposal raised by Blinken would see creation of Palestinian SWAT teams to operate in Jenin and Nablus, where Israeli raids have been met with increasingly violent opposition
International Crisis Group warns aging and unpopular Palestinian leader has no successor, has hollowed out government institutions, setting stage for chaos when he vacates office
Back in Jerusalem, US secretary of state seems to accuse Israel of imperiling two-state solution, praises 'vibrant' Israeli civil society amid veiled criticism of judicial shakeup
PA president tells CIA chief announced freeze aimed at pushing Netanyahu to moderate settlement expansion, said to fear condemning Jerusalem attack would be 'political suicide'
Meir Ben-Shabbat, once Netanyahu's national security adviser, says PA chief playing 'dangerous game'; but says Iran, not terror, should dominate agenda on Blinken's Israel trip
Chikli says alternatives to PA 'should be examined'; after 7 slain in Jerusalem, PM says cabinet to discuss revoking ID cards, residency of terror-supporting relatives of attackers
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