Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Richard Goldstone - (Opinion) April 1, 2011 - 12:00am We know a lot more today about what happened in the Gaza war of 2008-09 than we did when I chaired the fact-finding mission appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council that produced what has come to be known as the Goldstone Report. If I had known then what I know now, the Goldstone Report would have been a different document. » Read more

Strike Kills Gaza Fighters, Spurring Hamas Warning ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Fares Akram, Isabel Kershner - April 2, 2011 - 12:00am Thousands of Palestinians attended the funerals on Saturday of three senior Hamas militants killed by Israel in an overnight airstrike in southern Gaza, and Hamas leaders warned that Israel would bear the consequences. But the area remained calm on Saturday, and Hamas, the Islamic group that controls Gaza, seemed wary of fueling a new round of hostilities. » Read more

In Israel, Time for Peace Offer May Run Out ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - April 2, 2011 - 12:00am With revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East, Israel is under mounting pressure to make a far-reaching offer to the Palestinians or face a United Nations vote welcoming the State of Palestine as a member whose territory includes all of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. » Read more