December 19th

Hamas Leader: Iranian Arms Come Without Conditions ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor (Interview) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   Gaza captured the world's attention when [Hamas] launched rockets on Israel and inflicted huge economic losses on it.   » Read more

Gaza stalemate could lead to lasting peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am Rarely, if ever, in the difficult and sordid history of the Arab-Israeli conflict have we seen a moment when the stars have been so perfectly aligned. » Read more

How prominent will Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking be in Obama’s second term? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Ron Kampeas - (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am    Is history about to repeat itself? » Read more

Shamir's successor ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Will Netanyahu choose Shamir or Begin as a model? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Carlo Strenger - (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

The life and death of a toy terrorist ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Gideon Levy - (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Hamas' hard line ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times (Editorial) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Rattled Israel holds key to Palestinian uprising ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters (Opinion) December 18, 2012 - 1:00am   Mohammad Salaymeh was killed on his 17th birthday after going to buy a cake for the family celebration, shot dead by an Israeli paramilitary policewoman just two years older than him. » Read more

Israel's Rightward Shift Sparks Worries ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Nathan Guttman - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   Election fever in Israel has Americans playing catch-up in an attempt to grasp the country’s political shifts and realignments.   » Read more

IDF to allow Gazans to visit W. Bank for Christmas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Yaakov Lappin - December 18, 2012 - 1:00am The IDF is set to issue permits to some 500 Palestinian Christians residing in Gaza allowing them to travel to the West Bank, specifically Bethlehem, for Christmas. » Read more