US drops Gaza scholarships after Israel travel ban ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Lauren E. Bohn - October 15, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Amal Ashour, 18, loves Shakespeare and American pop music. One of the brightest students in the Gaza Strip, she studied her senior year of high school in Minnesota through a U.S.-government funded program. » Read more

US drops Gaza scholarships after Israel travel ban ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press October 15, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Amal Ashour, 18, loves Shakespeare and American pop music. One of the brightest students in the Gaza Strip, she studied her senior year of high school in Minnesota through a U.S.-government funded program. » Read more

Israeli Ex-Soldier Recalls Captivity Under Militants ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - October 15, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Almost a year after he was released from five years of captivity in Gaza, Gilad Shalit, the former Israeli soldier, has revealed more details of how he coped with the ordeal and his fears of being forgotten. » Read more

Palestinian militant dies in continuous Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, putting death toll to 5 ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua October 15, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant died Sunday shortly after he was injured in the continuous Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza Strip, putting the number of Palestinians killed in the round of violence to five, according to medics. » Read more

All-Female Ticket Aims to Be Heard, if Not Seen ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - October 14, 2012 - 12:00am HEBRON, West Bank — The faces of five men in business suits and one woman in a white head scarf beam under the slogan “Modern Hebron” on campaign banners along the streets of this famously conservative city ahead of local elections scheduled for Saturday. Other banners saying “Hebron Independents” feature 12 less formal photos, including three women, with looks more stern than smiling. » Read more