November 27th

In wake of Gaza flare-up, U.K. could support Palestinian bid at UN ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am   Britain is considering a change in in its position on the Palestinian bid at the United Nations in an attempt to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' stance, U.K. newspaper Financial Times reported late Monday.  London's support is conditioned on continued peace talks with Israel and the  PA refraining from bringing cases against Israeli officials to the International Criminal Court, the newspaper said.  » Read more

Israel leaders at odds over response to Palestinian UN bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Itamar Eichner - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am Four days before the UN votes on the Palestinians' bid to upgrade its status to that of a "non-member observer state," the State of Israel has yet to form any official position on the matter. » Read more

Israel, U.S. hold secret talks on softening Palestinian Authority's UN bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am   Israel is negotiating with the United States over the wording of the proposal at the UN General Assembly Thursday that would upgrade the Palestinians to observer status. » Read more

Palestinians Submit Resolution on U.N. Status ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Wall Street Journal by Joe Lauria - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   The Palestinian Authority submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. General Assembly that would recognize the Palestinians as a nonmember state of the U.N., a move that could have far-reaching implications for the 65-year-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.   » Read more

UN to vote Thursday on raising Palestinian status ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Edith M. Lederer - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   The Palestinians said the U.N. General Assembly will vote Thursday afternoon on a resolution raising their status at the United Nations from an observer to a nonmember observer state, a move they believe is an important step toward a two-state solution with Israel. » Read more

November 26th

Mahmoud Abbas Bid for U.N. Sanction of Palestine State Could Explode West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Peter Beinart - (Opinion) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Seven Takeaways From The Gaza Ceasefire ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Daniel Levy - (Opinion) November 22, 2012 - 1:00am   1) And the winner… is President Morsi » Read more

The Gaza War Was Not Iran's War ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Meir Javendanfar - (Opinion) November 22, 2012 - 1:00am   After eight days of fighting, on the 21st of November, Israel and Hamas declared a ceasefire. » Read more

Hamas Won Partial Victory In Gaza Cease-Fire Deal ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Mohammed Yaghi - (Opinion) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   The courageous Gazan resistance was not expected to liberate Jerusalem, force the Israeli occupation to withdraw to the lines of June 4, down an F-16 aircraft or destroy Israeli warships in the middle of the sea. It was not expected to creep from Gaza into Israel's international borders. » Read more

Egypt Hesitates to Reopen Crossing at Rafah ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Danny Rubenstein - (Opinion) November 25, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more