November 27th

EU considers barring violent settlers ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am The European Union is considering blocking violent Israeli settlers from entering member states, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Monday. » Read more

Hamas official predicts a swift rebuilding in Gaza Strip ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Edmund Sanders - (Interview) November 25, 2012 - 1:00am In the wake of its eight-day clash with Israel,Hamas will seek $1 billion in reconstruction aid from the Arab world and » Read more

Oil prices fall as Israel-Hamas truce holds ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   Oil fell below $88 per barrel on Monday after a slow day of trading. » Read more

Israel's ex-FM Livni announces return to politics ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Statesman.com by Josef Federman - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am   Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni announced her return to politics on Tuesday, telling supporters that she was forming a new party to run in January parliamentary elections on a platform promising an aggressive push for peace with the Palestinians. » Read more

Israeli Military’s Twitter Warrior Forced to Retreat After ‘Obama Style’ Blackface Joke ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Robert Mackey - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am The young Israeli officer who leads the campaign to cast his nation’s military in a positive light on social networks restricted access to his own Facebook account on Sunday, after a Lebanese blogger discovered t » Read more

Arafat's sister: Let my brother rest in peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Interview) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   The heart of Khadija Arafat, sister of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was full of sadness, just hours before international experts will dig up the remains of her brother from his tomb in the West Bank city of Ramallah to know the reasons behind his death. » Read more

Arafat’s Body Is Exhumed for Poison Tests ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Abbas needs success in UN bid to stay relevant ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Adam Gonn - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas plans to submit his second bid to upgrade the status of the Palestine at the  » Read more

Backed by Hamas, Palestinians eye Thursday vote for UN upgrade ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Michelle Nichols - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   The Palestinian Authority has circulated a revised draft resolution to U.N. member states calling for an upgrade of its U.N. status to an "observer state" ahead of a planned vote on the issue by the 193-member world body on Thursday. » Read more

Israel trying to prevent Palestine joining ICC ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am  Israel is seeking the addition of a clause in the PLO's UN bid rejecting membership of the International Criminal Court, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Tuesday. » Read more