November 30th

The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Joseph Schuman - November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Nov 29 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a difference in the international courts. » Read more

After Vote, Palestinians and Israel Search for the Next Step ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - November 29, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Saeb Erekat, a senior Palestinian official, recently said that the day after Palestine gained recognition as a n » Read more

Palestinians euphoric over UN recognition ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Karin Laub - November 30, 2012 - 1:00am   RAMALLAH, West Bank —  » Read more

Who voted for the Palestinian upgrade at the UN? Who against? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Voted for the resolution: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt,... » Read more

U.N. Assembly, in Blow to U.S., Elevates Status of Palestine ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - November 29, 2012 - 1:00am UNITED NATIONS — More than 130 countries voted on Thursday to upgrade Palestine » Read more

November 29th

Who's Afraid Of The ICC? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Mark Leon Goldberg - (Opinion) November 28, 2012 - 1:00am Tomorrow, the United Nations General Assembly will vote overwhelmingly to upgrade Palestine’s status from “Permanent Observer Entity” to “Non-Member State Permanent Observer.” This seemingly banal change in nomenclature may have profound consequences in the West Bank and Israel, but it will not make much of a noticeable difference at the U.N. itself.  » Read more

Pro-Israel Strategy Faces Campus Setbacks ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Seth Berkman - November 29, 2012 - 1:00am When the student government legislature at the University of California, Irvine voted unanimously for an anti-Israel divestment measure recently, the vote was not just a setback to the pro-Israel cause — it appeared to throw into question a broad new approach that some pro-Israel advocates have been promoting to move discourse on Israel, as they put it, “beyond the conflict.” » Read more

Executed Gaza 'collaborators' were in custody before war ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency November 29, 2012 - 1:00am BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Seven Palestinians who were accused of spying for Israel and publicly executed during the latest assault on Gaza were already in jail when the war started, and several had been held for more than a year. Masked gunmen shot the alleged collaborators in two public attacks at the height of Israel's eight-day bombardment of Gaza, killing one person on Nov. 16 and another six people on Nov. 20. » Read more

Israel Seizes 2 Gaza Boats Near New Offshore Limit ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Fares Akram, Jodi Rudoren - November 28, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA — Despite an Israeli concession to permit Gazans to fish up to six nautical miles from shore rather than three, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian fisherman and seized two boats as their crews tried to venture farther into the Mediterranean Sea. Hamas, the militant faction that controls Gaza, denounced the action as a threat to the week-old cease-fire agreement that ended eight days of cross-border violence. » Read more

State of Confusion ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy by Ephraim Sneh - (Opinion) November 28, 2012 - 1:00am The Israel-Hamas war has refocused international attention on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and increased the stakes surrounding U.S. President Barack Obama's handling of the Palestinian bid for recognition at the United Nations as a non-member state. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas intends to submit that bid on November 29th -- the 65th anniversary of the U.N. » Read more