The Mideast Peace Process: No Plan for Talks ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times (Editorial) May 26, 2011 - 12:00am This is the time for bold ideas to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not seize it. In his address to Congress, he showed — once again — that he has no serious appetite for the kind of compromises that are the only way to forge a two-state solution and guarantee both Palestinians their long-denied state and Israel’s long-term security. » Read more

Egypt to Open Border With Gaza, in the Face of Israeli Objections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by David Kirkpatrick - May 25, 2011 - 12:00am Egypt will permanently open its border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday despite Israeli protests, Egypt’s transitional government confirmed Wednesday, upending the dynamics of regional politics in a bid to shake up the deadlocked peace process and better respond to Egyptian public opinion. The opening of the border will be the latest geopolitical aftershock of the Egyptian revolution, and it is likely to strengthen the militant group Hamas, while easing life for 1.6 million residents. » Read more

Egypt to Open Border With Gaza, in the Face of Israeli Objections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by David Kirkpatrick - May 25, 2011 - 12:00am Egypt will permanently open its border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday despite Israeli protests, Egypt’s transitional government confirmed Wednesday, upending the dynamics of regional politics in a bid to shake up the deadlocked peace process and better respond to Egyptian public opinion. The opening of the border will be the latest geopolitical aftershock of the Egyptian revolution, and it is likely to strengthen the militant group Hamas, while easing life for 1.6 million residents. » Read more