Talk Grows In Israel About Splitting Jerusalem ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Nathan Guttman - October 11, 2007 - 2:30pm Jerusalem, the perennially divided city, is again becoming a central point of contention as Israelis and Palestinians prepare for the first serious peace discussions in years. Last Monday, one of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s closest allies, Haim Ramon, brought the issue into the open when he suggested in an interview that Israel would be willing to cede some parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. » Read more

Fatah Uses 'morality Police' To Burnish Image ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Joshua Mitnick - October 11, 2007 - 2:28pm With a red armband identifying himself as "morality police," Lt. Ameen Theeti describes his job of the past few weeks as combing the streets of central Ramallah to maintain both "public order" and "tradition." The new Palestinian Authority (PA) outfit\'s mission has been to bust anyone caught violating the fast during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month ending this week. That means potential arrests and jail time for simply chewing gum. » Read more

Mideast: November Talks Must Be Inclusive, Urge U.s. Graybeards ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Inter Press Service (IPS) by Jim Lobe - October 11, 2007 - 2:25pm To succeed, next month's Israeli-Palestinian conference here should establish and endorse the contours of a permanent peace accord and secure the participation of Arab states that do not currently recognise Israel, including Syria, according to a letter sent Wednesday to President George W. Bush from a bipartisan group of eight former top U.S. policy-makers. » Read more