NEWS: Remarks by Pres. Abbas on Israeli television are denounced by Hamas and left-wing factions and dismissed by PM Netanyahu. Israeli media suggests Netanyahu was considering military action against Iran in 2010, but was overruled by security officials. Palestinians reject Netanyahu's demands they drop a renewed UN bid, and the Arab League encourages them to go forward with it. Israeli forces kill a mentally ill Palestinian man near the Gaza border. 20 are killed in fighting in a Damascus Palestinian refugee camp. Swiss investigators visit the tomb of the late Pres. Arafat in preparation for possible exhumation. Israel releases a Palestinian teenager improperly jailed for six months. Despite a new promise of aid from the UAE, no date is set for paying PA employees. Newly released documents illustrate the range of Palestinian reactions to early Zionist settlement. A once-thriving Palestinian village has been turned into a virtual ghost town by the separation barrier. COMMENTARY: Ha'aretz says Israel needs to say "yes" to Abbas' overtures, but the Jerusalem Post says the whole affair proves the Palestinians aren't ready for peace. Hussein Ibish says Abbas didn't say anything new and explains the official Palestinian position on refugees. The National praises Abbas' "realism and openness to calculated compromise." The New York Times says a new Palestinian bid for greater UN recognition won't help anyone, and Netanyahu seems unwilling to make any substantial compromises. Issam Younis writes an open letter of complaint to Hamas. Christa Case Bryant says US-Israel relations have never been stronger, and don't depend on presidential personalities. Saeb Erekat says whoever wins tomorrow's US presidential election may be the last American leader with a real chance of securing a two-state solution. Zvi Bar'el says with Pres. Morsy distracted by domestic politics, a volcano of violence may explode in Sinai. Jamal Zahalka calls for international sanctions against Israel, but Adel Safty says a boycott campaign is pointless. Danny Rubinstein says the visit to Gaza by the Emir of Qatar is a devastating and possibly fatal blow to the PA. George Hale describes the pitfalls of trying to report on corruption in the West Bank.

Pitfalls Of Covering Palestinian Corruption
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by George Hale - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am


A Palestinian columnist faces possible criminal charges after raising questions in an article two months ago about suspicious hiring practices at President Mahmoud Abbas’


The boycott campaign serves little purpose
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Gulf News
by Adel Safty - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am





It's time for sanctions on Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian
by Jamal Zahalka - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am


Ahead of the Israeli elections next January,&n


With Egypt's Morsi distracted by politics, Sinai's volcano of terror is about to erupt
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Zvi Barel - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am


The 


U.S. elections: Palestine can't wait
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Saeb Erakat - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am


Palestine has not been part of any major discussion during the presidential election debates.


US-Israel relations won't be shaken no matter who wins Tuesday
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from
(Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am


It’s no secret that there’s been little love lost between 


An open letter to the Hamas movement
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
by Issam Younis - (Opinion) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am


I remain an advocate of the right of Hamas to govern and I absolutely reject the double standards employed by the international communi


Palestinians at the U.N., Again
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
(Editorial) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am





Refugee issue must not cloud statehood bid
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from
(Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am


On Israeli television last weekend, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he is unlikely to ev



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