June 8th

An ongoing addiction
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
(Editorial) June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


At the beginning of every June, Israelis mark the anniversaries of the outbreaks of two major wars: the Six-Day War and the first Lebanon war. The 30th anniversary of the latter was marked this week. The three-decade mark shunts aside somewhat the memory of the earlier war, but the two - like the Yom Kippur War that fell between them - are intertwined.


Will the coming weeks spell the end of Lieberman's career?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Gidi Weitz - (Opinion) June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


In the weeks ahead, barring unforeseen developments, the attorney general will file an indictment against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. This will launch a new chapter in one of the most talked-about white-collar-crime investigations in recent years, about which Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein delayed making a decision for two and a half years.


West must recognize peaceful Palestinian resistance movement
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor
by Sarah Marusek - (Opinion) June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


Some ask why the Palestinians seem to have been left behind in the so-called Arab Spring. In fact, they have not.


Majority of Israeli Arabs Prefer to Live in Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by Arieh O'Sullivan - June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


The vast majority of Israeli Arabs are reconciled with the existence of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and even exhibit a degree of patriotism, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey by Haifa University found that nearly one in seven (68.3%) preferred to live in Israel than anywhere else, even a future Palestinian state. It found that 57.7% are reconciled with Israel as a Jewish democratic state whose day of rest is the Sabbath on Saturday and Hebrew is the main language.


Rashid: Corruption conviction is political
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A former aide to the late President Yasser Arafat convicted of corruption on Thursday dismissed the charge as politically-motivated. A Palestinian Authority corruption court on Thursday sentenced Mohammad Rashid and two other businessmen in absentia to 15 years in jail and ordered them to return $33.5 million in funds stolen during Arafat's rule.


UN envoy: All settlements contrary to international law
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process on Thursday reiterated the international community's view that settlements in occupied Palestinian territory are illegitimate. In a statement, Robert Serry said that Israel's settlements were contrary to international law "whether on private Palestinian land or elsewhere in occupied Palestinian territory."


UK, France, Germany condemn Israeli settlement plans
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The UK on Friday condemned Israel's decision to authorize 851 new housing units in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel on Wednesday announced the new homes after upholding a High Court ruling to evacuate five families from the illegal Ulpana outpost. "The decision to move settlers from an illegal outpost by creating housing units in settlements elsewhere across the Green Line sets a dangerous precedent," UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement.


Israel court clears deporting South Sudan migrants
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Omri Efraim - June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


The Administrative Court in Jerusalem rejected on Thursday an appeal filed by human rights groups against Interior Minister Eli Yishai's decision to lift the "collective protection" previously afforded to asylum seekers from South Sudan.


Israel offers cash to African migrants to leave
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Ian Deitch - June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


JERUSALEM — African migrants who entered Israel illegally will be given cash incentives if they leave on their own soon, or they will face expulsion, the Interior Ministry said Friday. A tent city is being built to hold other migrants, the vast majority, who can stay for now, the ministry said. About 60,000 Africans have trekked through Egypt and other Muslim countries to reach Israel over the past few years. Many are looking for work, while others are seeking political asylum.


Israel police probe hate graffiti in peace village
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
June 8, 2012 - 12:00am


JERUSALEM — Israeli police are investigating hate graffiti and vandalism in an Israeli community built especially for Jews and Arabs to coexist peacefully. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Friday that "death to Arabs" was sprayed on buildings, and car tires were slashed in Neve Shalom near Jerusalem. The village was founded in the 1970s to show that Jews and Arabs can live together in peace.



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