Investigation shows militants behind Tel Aviv bus bombing planned to assassinate Israeli ministers ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   The perpetrators of a bombing attack on a Tel Aviv bus last month plotted to assassinate government ministers and other Israeli officials, according to new details of an investigation released Wednesday. » Read more

Israeli Arab MP who joined Gaza flotilla barred from re-election ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Allyn Fisher-Ilan - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   Israel's electoral authority barred an Arab lawmaker from re-election on Wednesday, saying she had supported the nation's enemies by joining a protest ship that tried to break a naval blockade of Gaza. » Read more

Group: Israel broke law by targeting media in Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press December 20, 2012 - 1:00am     » Read more

Israeli settlements leave US odd man out at UN ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Michelle Nichols - December 20, 2012 - 1:00am In a rare move on Wednesday, all but one of the 15 members of the UN Security Council made statements at the United Nations opposing Israeli plans to expand Jewish settlements around Jerusalem after the United States repeatedly blocked attempts to take stronger action. » Read more

New Jerusalem highway to cut Arab neighborhood in half ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Nir Hasson - December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   The Jerusalem municipality is constructing a highway running through the Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa, cutting the pastoral area in the south of the city into two. » Read more

Israel moves to further seal off Jerusalem from West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Christa Case Bryant - December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israel Defies Allies in Move to Bolster Settlements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more