How Israel will be destroyed without one shot being fired
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by S. Daniel Abraham - (Opinion) January 6, 2013 - 1:00am


 


In an Arab woman, a new hope for Israel's left
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Avner Cohen - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


  Something fascinating, innovative, authentic and hopeful is happening on the Israeli left and it has happened almost overnight. Though this something is still embryonic, a small bud not yet on the opinion poll radar, those following the left's dire situation can't miss it. For the first time since perhaps the death of Jewish-Arab communism of the 1950s, a new Israeli left has been born here, a left that carries hope and a new kind of vision.


The wrong lesson
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
(Editorial) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Preserving the two-state solution
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post
by Jeremy Ben-Ami - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am


  A mere 24 hours after it takes office this month, President Obama’s new national security team will come face to face with a fundamentally different political reality in Israel and the Palestinian territory than their predecessors dealt with.


Wading into the Middle East morass
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post
by Jackson Diehl - (Opinion) January 6, 2013 - 1:00am


 


NEWS: PM Fayyad says the PA fiscal crisis is being exacerbated by pledged Arab aid that is not being delivered. PM Netanyahu says Israel is now going to construct a barrier along the Syrian border. Sen. Rand Paul calls for a gradual reduction in aid to Israel. Egypt says it has foiled a car bombing attempt near the Gaza border. Netanyahu's rivals are considering an implausible center-left coalition for the coming election. Charges are dropped against an Israeli youth accused of attacking a Palestinian taxi. Israeli security officials believe there is a "low possibility" of another Palestinian uprising. Hamas officials say they will be selecting a new leader this month. Netanyahu says he still stands behind his Bar-Ilan speech in which he endorsed a two-state solution. The PLO says it's working to end violence in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria. Many Palestinian citizens of Israel seem ready to ignore the upcoming Israeli election. COMMENTARY: Jackson Diehl says the Obama administration should adopt a low-key approach to Middle East peace, but Jeremy Ben-Ami says bold measures are required to save the two-state solution. Ha'aretz says the Israeli government is wrong to stop Palestinian prisoners from seeking an education. Avner Cohen says Asma Aghbarieh-Zahalka is creating a new political discourse in Israel. S. Daniel Abraham says, in order to survive as a Jewish state, Israel needs a Palestinian state alongside it. Ben Caspit says Netanyahu must now choose between the sane parties of the center-left or the not-so-sane religious right. The Jerusalem Post says Palestinian leaders are irresponsible in blaming Israel for their fiscal crisis. Jeff Barak says Netanyahu's policies have been disastrous. Jonathan Freedland says Israel's shift to the right will cost it the friends it needs most. Peter Beaumont says Netanyahu appears to be a "strong man with a fearful heart." Alex Joffe says Palestinians may hate Netanyahu, but they are playing into his hands at every stage. The Daily Star says Palestinians need to persist in pursuing national reconciliation. Hamas figure Kassem Kassir says the group would like to maintain relations with Iran, if possible. Raphael Ahren says Netanyahu and FM Lieberman don't mean what the world thinks they're talking about when they refer to a two-state solution. Tal Kra-Oz looks at the rise of the annexationist, one-unequal-state, movement on the Israeli right.

In poor Arab villages like Jisr a-Zarka, poverty and alienation keep people from the polls
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel
by Assaf Uni - January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Official: PLO seeking return of refugees to Damascus camp
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


PLO leaders, the Free Syria Army and Syrian regime forces are in ongoing talks to finalize an agreement to allow Palestinian refugees who fled fighting in a Damascus camp to return, a PLO official said.


Israel's premier reaffirms landmark speech on Palestinian statehood
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times
by Batsheva Sobelman - January 6, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Hamas to pick new chief this month: official
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
January 6, 2013 - 1:00am


   Islamic Hamas movement will pick a new chief of its politburo through internal elections this month to succeed current leader Khaled Mashaal, a Hamas official said Sunday. "We will elect a new chief this month under a new electoral system," Hamas senior member Salah al-Bardawil told Xinhua.



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