Arabs yearn to move on and enjoy genuine peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) April 11, 2011 - 12:00am Probably the most important clause in the Arab Peace Initiative, first adopted by the Arab League at the Beirut summit in 2002 and reaffirmed on several occasions including in 2007, is its commitment to “establish normal relations with Israel in the context of [a] comprehensive peace.” This clause represented the culmination of decades of evolution of Arab thinking regarding relations with Israel, and the final repudiation of the Khartoum resolution of 1967, which insisted the Arabs would allow “no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it.” » Read more

Israel and Hamas Consider Cease-Fire ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - April 10, 2011 - 12:00am Israel and Hamas signaled on Sunday that they were willing to restore calm after days of intense fighting, and while militants in Gaza fired about 10 rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel, most fell in open areas close to the border and Israel did not immediately respond. » Read more