Egypt's Islamists play to anti-Israel sentiment
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Aya Batrawy - October 13, 2012 - 12:00am


CAIRO — A fiery tirade against Jews by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's leader highlights one of the foremost diplomatic challenges facing the country's new Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as he balances popular sentiment with the need for security relations with Israel.


US drops Gaza scholarships after Israel travel ban
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Lauren E. Bohn - October 15, 2012 - 12:00am


JERUSALEM — Amal Ashour, 18, loves Shakespeare and American pop music. One of the brightest students in the Gaza Strip, she studied her senior year of high school in Minnesota through a U.S.-government funded program.


US drops Gaza scholarships after Israel travel ban
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
October 15, 2012 - 12:00am


JERUSALEM — Amal Ashour, 18, loves Shakespeare and American pop music. One of the brightest students in the Gaza Strip, she studied her senior year of high school in Minnesota through a U.S.-government funded program.


Israeli Ex-Soldier Recalls Captivity Under Militants
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner - October 15, 2012 - 12:00am


JERUSALEM — Almost a year after he was released from five years of captivity in Gaza, Gilad Shalit, the former Israeli soldier, has revealed more details of how he coped with the ordeal and his fears of being forgotten.


Palestinian militant dies in continuous Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, putting death toll to 5
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
October 15, 2012 - 12:00am


GAZA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant died Sunday shortly after he was injured in the continuous Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza Strip, putting the number of Palestinians killed in the round of violence to five, according to medics.


All-Female Ticket Aims to Be Heard, if Not Seen
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Jodi Rudoren - October 14, 2012 - 12:00am


HEBRON, West Bank — The faces of five men in business suits and one woman in a white head scarf beam under the slogan “Modern Hebron” on campaign banners along the streets of this famously conservative city ahead of local elections scheduled for Saturday. Other banners saying “Hebron Independents” feature 12 less formal photos, including three women, with looks more stern than smiling.



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