`Palestinian prisoners ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times by Osama Al-Sharif - (Opinion) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am In what is probably the biggest act of defiance by Palestinians since the second Intifada, 12 years ago, more than 2,000 prisoners in Israeli jails are now on an open-ended hunger strike to protest against unfair prison conditions. » Read more

Palestinian hunger strikers losing audience ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National (Editorial) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am Ever since Khader Adnan shone an international spotlight on Israel's harsh detention without trial of Palestinians, the Israeli government has feared his successful hunger strike would be copied by others. That has now happened, but the spotlight has faded. » Read more

Netanyahu's warmongering on Iran losing momentum ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Tony Karon - (Opinion) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am So, what's going to be the main foreign policy contest of the US presidential election? A week ago, you'd have gotten long odds for any answer other than Iran; now, it's looking a lot more like China. The political earthquake has yet to register, but register it must after blind dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped his house arrest and sought shelter in the US embassy in Beijing. » Read more

The outpost and the rule of law ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Susan Hattis Rolef - (Opinion) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am Last Friday the state requested that the High Court of Justice put off by 90 days the demolition of five houses in the Ulpana outpost in Beit El that were built on private Palestinian land. Just over a year ago the court ruled that the houses should be demolished by May 1, 2012. » Read more

Discovering the Palestinian territories ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Bruce Acks - (Opinion) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am Almost every visitor to Jerusalem knows about the Central Bus Station. It is beautifully built, made from white Jerusalem stone, and a large clock sits in the center against a background of dark blue windows. What many tourists (and Israelis) do not know, however, is that there is actually another Central Bus Station in Jerusalem. This station is not as grand, fancy, or comfortable as the first, but its buses go to destinations that only they can reach. » Read more

Livni's career is not over ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Attila Somfalvi - (Opinion) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am "I'll see you sometimes, somewhere," said Tzipi Livni to her supporters on the night she lost the Kadima primaries to Shaul Mofaz. » Read more

For Jerusalem's Palestinians, Israeli ID policies cast a long shadow ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Hadani Ditmars - (Opinion) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am For me as for most citizens of independent states, the ability to study and work abroad while maintaining citizenship in one’s home country is unexceptional. But for a growing number of Palestinians with Jerusalem ID, a trip overseas can mean the loss of their right to residency in their homeland. » Read more

Israel's Continued Independence Rests on Palestinian Independence ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post by Alon Ben-Meir - (Opinion) May 1, 2012 - 12:00am As Israel recently observed sixty-four years of independence, it is critical that Israelis reflect on the path they have taken and ask if the current one is sustainable in the long-term. Much has been achieved since the nation's founding and the Israelis should take immense pride in what they have accomplished in a relatively short period of time. In the midst of celebration, however, there is a dangerous obliviousness to the "dark side" of Israel, one that could jeopardize Israel's very existence far more than threats from Iran or any other country. » Read more

Hezbollah Stockpiling Drones In Anticipation of Israeli Strike ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Yedioth Ahronoth by Ronen Bergman - April 27, 2012 - 12:00am Hezbollah is preparing "surprises" for the event of an Israeli assault on Iran. The Hezbollah organization has recently been investing efforts in upgrading its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) unit, with the aim of using the UAVs to attack Israel in the event Israel decides to strike Iran's nuclear facilities. » Read more

Palestinian TV station sued as journalists fear media crackdown ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Harriet Sherwood - May 1, 2012 - 12:00am An independent Palestinian television station is facing a potentially crippling court case next week amid growing evidence of a clampdown by the Palestinian Authority on freedom of expression and journalists critical of its activities. » Read more