Talks Signal Mideast Shift ATFP World Press Roundup Article from International Herald Tribune by Michael Slackman - (Analysis) July 21, 2008 - 3:37pm BEIRUT: After years of escalating tensions and bloodshed, the talk in the Middle East is suddenly about talking. The shift is still relatively subtle, but hints of a new approach in the waning months of President George W. Bush's administration are fueling hopes of at least short-term stability for the first time since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. » Read more

Israeli Soldier Arrested For Shooting Prisoner ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times by Anne Barrowclough - July 21, 2008 - 3:32pm An Israeli soldier has been arrested after being caught on camera shooting a bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoner in the foot. In the video, the Palestinian, Ashraf Abu Rahma, 27, is seen being led, handcuffed and blindfolded, to a Jeep by a high ranking officer of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). While the officer, a lieutenant-colonel, grips his arm, a second soldier aims his gun at Abu Rahma’s legs and fires a rubber bullet at him from about 1.5 metres away. » Read more