January 6th, 2012

An unwelcome intro to the binational state ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by A.B. Yehoshua - January 2, 2012 - 1:00am In his op-ed last week ("Now it's your turn," Haaretz, December 23), Avraham Burg posited a new thesis holding that the time has come to prepare for the possibility that Israel is moving with blind, irreversible certitude toward the establishment of a binational state in Eretz Israel. » Read more

An unwelcome intro to the binational state ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by A.B. Yehoshua - January 2, 2012 - 1:00am In his op-ed last week ("Now it's your turn," Haaretz, December 23), Avraham Burg posited a new thesis holding that the time has come to prepare for the possibility that Israel is moving with blind, irreversible certitude toward the establishment of a binational state in Eretz Israel. » Read more

An unwelcome intro to the binational state ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by A.B. Yehoshua - January 2, 2012 - 1:00am In his op-ed last week ("Now it's your turn," Haaretz, December 23), Avraham Burg posited a new thesis holding that the time has come to prepare for the possibility that Israel is moving with blind, irreversible certitude toward the establishment of a binational state in Eretz Israel. » Read more

2 Arab Israelis suspected of aiding Hamas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Yoav Zitun - January 5, 2012 - 1:00am Cleared for publication: Two Arab-Israelis residents of the northern town of Kafr Kanna are accused of joining Hamas ranks in the West Bank. Brothers Amir Asaad, 29, and Mahmad Asaad, 20, were arrested by the Shin Bet and police last month and their interrogation revealed that they were actively involved with terrorists planning attacks on both sides of the 1967 border. » Read more

A Dose of Nuance: Prophets and guardians ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Daniel Gordis - (Opinion) January 5, 2012 - 1:00am There is, it seems, a bit of an occupational hazard to this column-writing business. It probably holds for all sorts of topics, but it’s undoubtedly true when thinking aloud about Israel. Here’s the choice: You can either plant yourself firmly on one side of the political divide, being predictably “right wing” or “left wing,” or you can, depending on the issue, say what you think but appear a bit less consistent. The advantages of the first option are clear. » Read more

A Dose of Nuance: Prophets and guardians ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Daniel Gordis - (Opinion) January 5, 2012 - 1:00am There is, it seems, a bit of an occupational hazard to this column-writing business. It probably holds for all sorts of topics, but it’s undoubtedly true when thinking aloud about Israel. Here’s the choice: You can either plant yourself firmly on one side of the political divide, being predictably “right wing” or “left wing,” or you can, depending on the issue, say what you think but appear a bit less consistent. The advantages of the first option are clear. » Read more

U.S.: Muslim Brotherhood gave assurances on Egypt-Israel peace treaty ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Natasha Mozgovaya - January 6, 2012 - 1:00am The Muslim Brotherhood gave the United States assurances regarding the maintaining of Egypt's peace deal with Israel, a top U.S. official said on Thursday, despite recent comments by party leaders claiming that the 1979 treaty did not bind Cairo's new regime. Earlier this week, the Muslim Brotherhood, the overwhelming victor in the first round of elections for the Egyptian Parliament, announced that would not recognize Israel and intends to bring the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty to a referendum. » Read more

Jordan seeks to defend its strategic interests, boost image by hosting Palestinian-Israeli talks ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) January 6, 2012 - 1:00am AMMAN, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- As Israeli and Palestinian negotiators convened in Jordan's capital Amman this week, analysts says Jordan is seeking to bring the Palestinian issue back onto the international agenda as it has been overshadowed by the unrest across Middle East and North Africa in the past year. » Read more

Gaza premier plays down talks with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press January 5, 2012 - 1:00am TUNIS, Tunisia — The prime minister of the Gaza government said Thursday the first meeting between Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators in more than a year was "a futile gesture" that will lead nowhere. Ismail Haniyeh of the Palestinian faction Hamas received a hero's welcome at Tunisia's airport where he was greeted by thousands of people chanting their support for the Palestinian cause. He also met with Tunisia's new prime minister, Hamadi Jebali. » Read more

US: Israeli, Palestinian envoys to meet Monday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters January 6, 2012 - 1:00am WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators will hold their second round of face-to-face talks within a week on Monday in Amman, a US State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday. "We are encouraged that they are both coming to the table, they are talking directly," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters in her daily briefing. The two sides held their first high-level talks in more than a year in Amman on Tuesday, a gathering sponsored by the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators -- the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States. » Read more