November 6th

Turkish court tries Israelis in Gaza flotilla case ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press November 6, 2012 - 1:00am ISTANBUL —A Turkish court on Tuesday opened a trial in absentia of four former Israeli military commanders in the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish aid ship that tried to break a Gaza blockade. Prosecutors have demanded life in prison for several officers in command at the time of the 2010 Israeli raid, but it appears unlikely that any sentence could be carried out. » Read more

Syria shutters Hamas offices in break with group ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press November 6, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip —A spokesman for Hamas says the Syrian government has sealed its offices in Damascus, finalizing the break between the Islamic militant group and its former patron. Spokesman Ayman Taha said on Tuesday that the move had been expected after Hamas openly switched sides to support the armed rebellion against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Taha says Monday's move by Damascus was "a result of our siding with the Syrian people in their just struggle." Taha spoke from Cairo. » Read more

Israel moves ahead building of 1,200 settler homes ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Amy Teibel - November 6, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that it was pushing forward with construction of more than 1,200 new homes in Jewish settlements, in an apparent warning to the Palestinians to rethink their plan to ask the United Nations to recognize an independent state of Palestine. » Read more

Senior Israeli ministers to discuss 'retaliatory actions' against Palestinians over UN bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - November 6, 2012 - 1:00am Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's forum of nine senior ministers will meet on Tuesday to discuss the Palestinian Authority's decision to request an upgrade of its status at the United Nations. During the meeting, the country's most senior ministers will consider a range of retaliatory actions against the Palestinian leadership, an official in Jerusalem said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to request the United Nations General Assembly to upgrade Palestine's status to "non-member observer state" during November. » Read more

Israel preparing to ‘ensure collapse’ of Palestinian U.N. bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Agence France Presse (AFP) November 6, 2012 - 1:00am Israel is preparing to counter a Palestinian bid for enhanced United Nations status later this month, a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. The comments came as Israel’s private Channel 10 reported that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman last month pledged to ensure the “collapse” of the Palestinian Authority if the bid for non-member status at the General Assembly goes forward. » Read more

Netanyahu Says He’d Go It Alone on Striking Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - November 5, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reiterated his willingness to attack the Iranian nuclear program without support from Washington or the world, returning to an aggressive posture that he had largely abandoned since his United Nations speech in September. » Read more

November 5th

Pitfalls Of Covering Palestinian Corruption ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by George Hale - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am A Palestinian columnist faces possible criminal charges after raising questions in an article two months ago about suspicious hiring practices at President Mahmoud Abbas’ » Read more

The boycott campaign serves little purpose ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Gulf News by Adel Safty - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am » Read more

It's time for sanctions on Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Jamal Zahalka - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am Ahead of the Israeli elections next January,&n » Read more

With Egypt's Morsi distracted by politics, Sinai's volcano of terror is about to erupt ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Zvi Barel - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The  » Read more