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April 6th
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Court asked to define ‘Israeli’
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Jonathan Cook - April 6, 2010 - 12:00am A group of Jews and Arabs are fighting in the Israeli courts to be recognised as “Israelis”, a nationality currently denied them, in a case that officials fear may threaten the country’s self-declared status as a Jewish state. |
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Settlers attack East Jerusalem rally
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency April 6, 2010 - 12:00am Five people were lightly injured when Israeli settlers attacked a group of protesters gathered in the flashpoint neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday. Ma'an's reporter said settlers stormed the neighborhood near the Al-Ghawi and Hanoun family homes and attacked relatives and activists. Both homes are slated for demolition and confiscation by the Israeli government. Ayman Al-Ghawi, Mahir Hanoun, and three international members of the Would Council of Churches sustained bruises during the incident. |
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Inquiry clears Al-Husseini of corruption
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency April 6, 2010 - 12:00am President Mahmoud Abbas informed his former chief of staff Rafiq Al-Husseini Monday that an inquiry had cleared him of charges of nepotism, blackmail, and corruption, but that he was dismissed for "tainting" his office with personal mistakes. The outcome of the inquiry was relayed to Al-Husseini in a letter, who released a statement saying detailing its contents. "I [Abbas] certify that your performance as a chief of staff was excellent and professional, and valuable accomplishments were achieved during your term," Al-Hussein said the letter read. |
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On how not to forget about Jerusalem
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Martin Indyk - (Opinion) April 6, 2010 - 12:00am Long after the recent humiliation in Israel of Vice President Joe Biden is forgotten, if not forgiven, and President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recommit themselves to the “rock solid” relationship with Israel, and the Israeli ambassador in Washington, Michael Oren, downgrades the hurricane to a tropical storm, there will still be the issue of Jerusalem. |
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US can raise the pressure on Israel without cutting aid
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by David R. Francis - April 5, 2010 - 12:00am Come April 15, tax day, Josh Ruebner plans to send his group's members to post offices, dozens of them across the country, to "educate" people mailing in their tax forms that the United States should end military aid to Israel. |
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Saudi Arabia: Prominent Cleric Plans Jerusalem Visit
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press April 5, 2010 - 12:00am A Saudi cleric announced Monday on his television show that he would visit Jerusalem next week to bolster Muslim claims to the city. If the cleric, Sheik Mohammed al-Areefi, goes ahead with his plan, it would be an unprecedented trip for a prominent Saudi. Jerusalem is the third-holiest site in Islam, but most Muslim countries — including Saudi Arabia — observe a strict boycott of Israel and ban travel there. |
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Israeli Rights Groups View Themselves as Under Siege
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - April 5, 2010 - 12:00am Leaders of some of Israel’s most prominent human rights organizations say they are working in an increasingly hostile environment and coming under attack for actions that their critics say endanger the country. The pressure on these groups has tightened as the country’s leaders have battled to defend Israel against accusations of war crimes, the rights advocates say, raising questions about the limits of free speech and dissent in Israel’s much vaunted democracy. |
April 5th
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Palestinian aspirations are clear, but what does Israel want?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Gideon Levy - (Opinion) April 4, 2010 - 12:00am Does anybody know what Benjamin Netanyahu wants? Has anybody ever understood what his predecessors wanted? Where are they headed? And where are they leading us? One after another, Israeli politicians have been asked these questions, only to reply with the standard rejoinders: "You don't expect me to answer this question" or "Let's leave this for the negotiations." Vague answers, obfuscations, evasive and noncommittal cliches - promises, promises. There was one clear, unequivocal answer - none. |
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In search of a viable peace process
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Gulf News by Adel Safty - (Opinion) April 5, 2010 - 12:00am Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa told Arab leaders recently gathered at the Arab League summit in Libya that Arab states should prepare for the possibility that the Palestinian-Israeli peace process may be a total failure. He urged them to prepare alternatives. One such alternative, observers speculated, is the 2002 Arab peace plan under which the Arab states offered Israel peace and full diplomatic relations in return for Israeli withdrawal from all the Arab territories conquered by Israel in the June 1967 war. |
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