Ex-Fatah official named in Libya arms deal ATFP World Press Roundup Article from United Press International (UPI) April 6, 2011 - 12:00am Fatah is investigating reports former Palestinian security chief Mohammed Dahlan supplied Israeli-made weapons to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. "The committee will take measures that suit the size of these allegations," The Jerusalem Post quoted a Fatah spokesman saying. The spokesman noted the Fatah Central Committee had already suspended Dahlan's membership because of "political and organizational trespasses." Rebel forces battling the Libyan leader said they seized Israeli arms smuggled into the country and named Dahlan a suspect, the Ma'an news agency reported Tuesday. » Read more

Beyond Goldstone: A truer discussion about Israel, Hamas and the Gaza conflict ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Jessica Montell - (Opinion) April 5, 2011 - 12:00am The word Goldstone has entered the modern Hebrew lexicon as shorthand for anti-Israel bias and the deterioration of Israel’s international position. When the fact-finding U.N. mission headed by Judge Richard Goldstone released its report into Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip 18 months ago, it seemed as if the world divided into two camps. There was the pro-Goldstone camp, arguing that Israel had committed war crimes in Gaza and must be held accountable; and there was the anti-Goldstone camp, which insisted that the report was nothing less than a blood libel against the Jewish state. » Read more

Palestinian Security Forces Abused Journalists, Report Says ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - April 6, 2011 - 12:00am Palestinian journalists have been subjected to detention and abuse at the hands of Palestinian security agencies, a pattern that has led many to self-censor and produced a chilling effect on the free exchange of information and ideas, a human rights group said in a new report. » Read more