October 30th

IDF reached a dead end in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Reuven Pedatzur - (Opinion) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


  The Israel Defense Forces has reached a dead end in the Gaza Strip. The defense minister and the prime minister are arrogantly threatening Hamas day and night with a painful reaction if the rocket fire doesn't stop. And the chief of staff has declared that "the IDF is powerful and ready to react, initiate and respond to any threat at any time."


Dennis Ross: Two-state solution is not dead, only way to Mideast peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chemi Shalev - (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


  "Those who say that the two-state solution is dead are not serving the interests of peace and certainly not serving the interests of Israel and the Palestinians," says former top White House adviser and peace negotiator Dennis Ross.


US elections result unlikely to change Mideast policy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
by Abdul-Hakim Salah - (Opinion) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


As the countdown to the US presidential race nears, and polls show very close results, Palestinians both at popular and official levels are more concerned about an expected change in US foreign policy than about who will win.  Whether the US will devote greater efforts to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and be more realistic and objective when dealing with Palestinian and Israeli affairs, is the major question the Palestinians need an answer to.


The Jews of Cuyahoga County
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Roger Cohen - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am


  Things are getting ugly among the Jews of Cuyahoga County, with family splits and dinner invitations declined. “I have never seen the divisions this acute,” said James Ratner, an executive of the Forest City real estate group.


Settler leaders lobby PM to pass Levy report
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Tovah Lazaroff - (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu weighs bringing the Levy Report on legalizing West Bank outposts to the cabinet, settler leaders on Monday held a small protest outside the Knesset. The leaders plan to sit there throughout the week, as part of their lobby to get Netanyahu to approve the report, which states that West Bank settlements are legal under international law.


NGOs urge European states to cut trade with Israeli settlements
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


 


Arab citizens in Israel bemoan lack of policing
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times
by Edmund Sanders - (Analysis) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am


  When residents of this once-sleepy Arab village gathered to protest recent gang-style shootings in their community, anger quickly focused on the Israeli police.


Two Israeli policemen indicted for beating Arab youth
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
(Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


   Israeli Justice Ministry's Department of Police Investigation recently filed charges against two border police who allegedly assaulted a Palestinian youth and tried to cover up their action.


Isreali PM Netanyahu to visit Paris on Wednesday
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
(Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am


  Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Paris from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 for bilateral talks, the French foreign ministry announced here on Monday.


Israel kills Hamas gunman, Gaza salvo hits Israeli city
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Allyn Fisher-Ilan - (Analysis) October 28, 2012 - 12:00am


  Israel killed a Hamas gunman it accused of preparing to fire a rocket from the Gaza Strip on Sunday and a separate Palestinian salvo struck a southern Israeli city, causing no damage.



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