January 4th

Hamas Imposes a Media Blackout Throughout Gaza Strip
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am


  The most irritating thing about the Hamas government’s decision to ban Palestinian journalists in Gaza from working for Israeli media outlets is what the decision implies: The journalists have been turned into collaborators, at least from the perspective of the Palestinian public.


Next Gaza War a Matter Of When, Not If
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Adnan Abu Amer - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am


  The recent Israeli war on Gaza ended with an urgent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, after the two sides failed to completely achieve their objectives.


Demography Favors Rise of Israel's Right
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Have we gone crazy?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Ben Caspit - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am


Israel is going nuts.


Diplomatic criticism
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
(Editorial) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am


Israeli ambassadors from around the world were in Jerusalem this week for their annual end-of-year meeting.It is a time for diplomats to swap experiences with peers, meet with top government officials and get caught up on internal Foreign Ministry politics.


Cover-up led to anti-Zoabi campaign
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Sawsan Zaher - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am


The request to disqualify Balad MK Hanin Zoabi from running in the elections for the 19th Knesset raises serious questions regarding the easiness in which an Arab Knesset member can be delegitimized and demonized – to the point where she is branded a terrorist.


President Peres - resign
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Yoel Marcus - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Iran should be key topic at hearings
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post
by Zbigniew Brzezinski - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am


 


The Palestinian Implosion
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Ghaith Al-Omari, Ziad Asali - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am


  Three years ago, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad launched an ambitious plan to build effective, responsive, and clean government institutions. The results were impressive, and Fayyad was hailed as a figure who was making true progress toward a two-state solution even as formal negotiations faltered.


Palestinian refugees from Syria hit with visa fees
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star
by Annie Slemrod - January 4, 2013 - 1:00am


  Palestinians fleeing the violence in Syria must pay LL25,000 to enter Lebanon, a fee that is preventing some refugees from making it across the border.



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