U.N. Set to Endorse Inquiry Into Possible War Crimes in Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Neil MacFarquhar - November 4, 2009 - 1:00am UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly is preparing to approve a resolution that would endorse a United Nations report calling on both Israel and the Palestinians to investigate possible war crimes in the Gaza Strip within three months. » Read more

Clinton Backs Peace Talks Before Israeli Settlement Freeze ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Mark Landler - November 4, 2009 - 1:00am CAIRO — Winding up a Middle East tour, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton repeated on Wednesday that while the Obama administration rejects the legitimacy of Israeli settlement expansion, it nonetheless believes that Israeli-Palestinian negotiations should precede a permanent freeze on such construction. Her arguments conflicted with Arab and Palestinian demands that all settlement activity be frozen as a precondition for resuming talks with Israel. » Read more