Where’s the outcry over Palestinian censorship? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by David Keyes - (Opinion) April 5, 2012 - 12:00am A university lecturer and single mother of two, Ismat Abdul-Khaleq, was arrested in the West Bank last week for criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Facebook. Perhaps this is what Abbas meant when he said during a recent interview with al-Jazeera that his party, Fatah, was a political and ideological copy of the terrorist group Hamas. His words: “In all honesty, there are no disagreements between us.” » Read more

Gaza Militants Say They Will Adhere to Cease-Fire, As Wary Israel Seals Borders or Holiday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press April 5, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — A Palestinian militant leader said Friday that his group is adhering to a cease-fire that stopped a barrage of rockets and air strikes between Israel and the Gaza Strip last month. Sheik Nafez Azzam of Islamic Jihad said Israeli reports that he had called for an ongoing struggle against Israel, despite a cease-fire, were mistaken. “We in the Islamic Jihad are committed to the cease-fire,” Azzam told The Associated Press. He said a firebrand speech calling for ongoing resistance was a general political statement. » Read more