November 5th

Gaza man killed by Israeli forces was mentally ill ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Diaa Hadid - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am » Read more

Arab League chief says time is right for upgraded Palestinian membership at UN ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Arab Leag » Read more

Palestinians reject Netanyahu call to drop UN initiative ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Jeffrey Heller - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinians will press ahead with a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, a senior official said on Monday » Read more

Israeli Report Cites a Thwarted 2010 Move on Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - (Analysis) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am » Read more

Israeli PM reacts coolly to Abbas' remarks on borders, violence ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) November 3, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Palestinian’s Remark, Seen as Concession, Stirs Uproar ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - (Analysis) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am The question seemed simple enough: Would President Mahmoud Abbas of the » Read more

November 2nd

Sharansky's Hypocrisy ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am The Middle East has more than its share of outrageous hypocrites, but since his arrival in the region, Russian émigré to Israel Natan Sharansky has fought valiantly to secure a place among them. In a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, Sharansky again lectures Arabs about human rights and democracy, expressing relief that Israel did not conclude a peace agreement with the odious regime in Syria. » Read more

A Strategy Of Procrastination ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Nathan J. Brown - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am The many Israelis already prone to swings between despair and complacency regarding Palestinians will likely have been particularly confused by events of the past two weeks. A rich Arab ruler turned up in Gaza bestowing cash gifts and breaking the diplomatic blockade on Hamas; rocket fire from the narrow strip resumed; and Israel’s nominal diplomatic partner, the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, sank deeper into insolvency and aimlessness.  » Read more

Demonizing Israel Will Get Us Nowhere ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'ariv by Ben-Dror Yemini - (Opinion) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am After it became clear that the apartheid headline was a canard, Gideon Levy has chosen to explain that even if he made a mistake, he was still correct in essence. Yesterday [Oct. 29], Haaretz published a clarification with regard to a headline that claimed Israel was an apartheid state. This was not an apology; barely a clarification. It was on the bottom of the fifth page. Yesterday came the turn of the guest of honor [the apartheid article's author, Gideon Levy]. » Read more

Israel’s nuclear weapons ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times by Jonathan Power - (Editorial) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am The story of Israel’s nuclear bomb is rarely told. But we hear a lot about the possible Iranian bomb and the dangerous bombs of Pakistan that perhaps militant Islamists could grab — although that is unlikely, given that the US has supplied state-of-the-art locks to Pakistan. » Read more