February 11th

Palestinian panel starts updating voter registers
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
February 11, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Why BDS Isn't Compatible With Two States
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by Mira Sucharov - (Opinion) February 8, 2013 - 1:00am


The latest salvo in the BDS movement’s attempt to find broad appeal is its claim that, contra its critics, the movement does not necessarily oppose a two-state solution.


Hamas blames Abbas after unity talks falter
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Khaled Abu Aker - February 9, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Include Arab party in coalition
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Naftali Rothenberg - February 10, 2013 - 1:00am


Speaking at the President's Residence after being tasked with forming the next government, the prime minister called on Abbas to return to the negotiation table. The Palestinian leader may or may not return to the table, but in any case, peace, at least at this point, is not high on the agenda of the "equal share of the burden" government, which will begin its term with a major budget cut.


Age of innocence over
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Alon Pinkas - (Opinion) February 9, 2013 - 1:00am


One of the few things Israel and the Palestinians have always agreed on is that almost everything, if not everything, is the US' fault.


Obama’s Plan to Visit Mideast Stirs Hopes, Slightly
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Jodi Rudoren - February 9, 2013 - 1:00am


For more than two years, many Israeli and Palestinian leaders have placed blame for their stalemated peace process not only on one another but on a lack of engagement by the Obama administration.


Israel: Washington calling
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Economist
(Editorial) February 10, 2013 - 1:00am


It seems the first foreign visit of Barack Obama's second term will be to Israel. In making that choice, the president sends an important signal and one that is long overdue.


Oscar contender on Palestinians angers many
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Diaa Hadid - February 10, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Mohammad Hosni!
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat
by Elias Harfoush - (Opinion) February 8, 2013 - 1:00am


If any observer had wanted to sum up the situation of the current Egyptian regime, and compare it to the pre-25 January 2011 situation, it would be difficult to find anything better than the “mistake” committed by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, when he called the current Egyptian president “Mohammed Hosni.”


Danny Ayalon Pivots On a Palestinian State
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) February 10, 2013 - 1:00am


Here’s an earth-shattering news flash: As his term in office was about to end, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon was attending this weekend a Shabbatarbut cultural event in a theater in Holon, when he declared: “Israel must recognize the Palestinian state as a member state of the United Nations. It must grant it sovereignty and independence. This must be the starting point for a permanent settlement''.



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