Israeli police arrest 3 suspects in murder of Arab Christian leader over property dispute ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press January 31, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Israeli police say they have arrested three suspects in the murder of a prominent Christian leader over a church property dispute. Gabriel Cadis, the head of Jaffa’s Orthodox Church Association, was stabbed in the back during a procession to mark Orthodox Christmas earlier this month by men disguised as Santa Claus. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Tuesday that the three Arab Christians from Jaffa have confessed — one for ordering the hit and two for carrying it out. » Read more

It's time for Israel to separate religion and state ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Uri Misgav - (Opinion) January 31, 2012 - 1:00am According to John Lennon, "God is a concept by which we measure our pain." That means that Israel is apparently a nation in great pain. According to a sensational survey by the Guttman Center, 80 percent of Israeli Jews believe in God. Ostensibly this is a harsh statistic. Gideon Levy's heartfelt moan, as expressed in his opinion piece "God have mercy on us," which appeared in this newspaper earlier this week, is understandable. » Read more