Editorial: The Gaza ghetto ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News (Editorial) June 30, 2009 - 12:00am THE report on life in Gaza just issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross six months after the brutal Israeli attacks which killed between 1,100 and 1,400 people makes bitter reading. » Read more

Israel and US hold settlement discussions ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Vita Bekker - June 30, 2009 - 12:00am Ehud Barak, Israel’s defence minister, will meet with George Mitchell, the top US Middle East envoy, in New York today for talks aimed at bridging a growing rift between the two countries on the expansion of Jewish settlements in occupied territory that Palestinians want as part of their future state. » Read more