Palestinians in Lebanon Camps Victims of Corrupt Security ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor (Opinion) December 11, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Confederation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times by Nermeen Murad - (Opinion) December 16, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

The World That Mariam Said Loved ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward (Theater Review) December 15, 2012 - 1:00am   Imagine that, instead of a Middle East ruled by tyrants, riddled with militants and ruined by war, the region was a model of cosmopolitan tolerance and sophistication, where people of all creeds and faiths live in harmony. » Read more

International criminal court is a lever for Palestinians on Israeli settlements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Chris McGreal - (Opinion) December 15, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

If you vote Bibi, you vote Hamas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Aner Shalev - (Opinion) December 16, 2012 - 1:00am   Benjamin Netanyahu needs Hamas. He needs Hamas desperately. If there were no Hamas, Netanyahu would have to invent it. He desperately needs a strong Hamas in order to avoid a peace process, and he is doing everything he can to strengthen Hamas. Even his military actions, which appear to hurt Hamas, actually serve its long-term interests. » Read more

A Virtual State Called Palestine ATFP World Press Roundup Article from by Sari Nusselbeh - (Interview) December 17, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

'Useless, useless, useless': the Palestinian verdict on Tony Blair ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent by Matthew Kalman - December 16, 2012 - 1:00am   Palestinian officials say Tony Blair shouldn't take it personally, but he should pack up his desk at the Office of the Quartet Representative in Jerusalem and go home. They say his job, and the body he represents, are "useless, useless, useless". » Read more

West Bank welcomes Hamas back with excitement - and apprehension ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Joshua Mitnick - December 14, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Witnesses: Palestinian shot by forces near Gaza border ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency December 16, 2012 - 1:00am A Palestinian man was shot in the chest by Israeli forces near the Gaza border on Sunday, witnesses said. An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was not aware of the incident, which took place near al-Qarara town in south Gaza. Locals told Ma'an a man in his 20s suffered a bullet wound after Israeli forces opened fire near the al-Sureij gate on the border. Israeli troops have fired several times across the border since a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas went into effect in November. » Read more

Abbas sends condolences to Obama over school shooting ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency December 15, 2012 - 1:00am President Mahmoud Abbas wrote to US President Barack Obama on Saturday to offer his condolences after a shooting in an American elementary school killed 26 people. Twenty children were killed by a heavily armed gunman who opened fire at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday. He killed at least 26 people there before turning his gun on himself. Authorities found 18 children and seven adults, including the gunman, dead at the school, and two children were pronounced dead later after being taken to a hospital. » Read more