Deal Imminent Between Israel And Hezbollah ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Der Spiegel by Ulrike Putz - May 28, 2008 - 6:06pm It was an impressive scene, though hardly a new one: Tens of thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in south Beirut on Monday night to celebrate -- as they do every year -- the "Day of Resistance" against Israel. Above the crowd a sea of yellow Hezbollah flags waved and the voice of the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, thundered above them. » Read more

Jerusalem Is The Key ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Quarterly by Uri Dromi - (Opinion) May 28, 2008 - 6:03pm Whenever Israeli politicians want to generate applause, all they need do is speak passionately about ‘united Jerusalem’, and a standing ovation is guaranteed. Yet as indicated by Dr. Moshe Amirav, in his book The Jerusalem Syndrome (Carmel, Jerusalem, 2007, Hebrew), the purported ‘united city’ is a myth. Nine new neighbourhoods have been built in the Eastern side of the city since 1967, billions of Shekels have been invested, and still ‘this forty-year policy has only generated disappointments and failures. » Read more

Palestinian Cell Service Still On Hold ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Joshua Mitnick - May 28, 2008 - 6:02pm After getting Iraq's first post-invasion cellular phone network operational in four months, Allan Richardson expected that launching the second Palestinian mobile service would be easy. But nearly a year and a half after arriving here, the chief executive officer of Wataniya Palestine Telecom is still waiting for Israel to release cellular frequencies. The delay has held up a $650 million investment in the Palestinian economy and the creation of 2,500 jobs in the midst of double-digit unemployment. » Read more