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Israel's Rightward Shift Sparks Worries
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Nathan Guttman - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


  Election fever in Israel has Americans playing catch-up in an attempt to grasp the country’s political shifts and realignments.  


IDF to allow Gazans to visit W. Bank for Christmas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Yaakov Lappin - December 18, 2012 - 1:00am


The IDF is set to issue permits to some 500 Palestinian Christians residing in Gaza allowing them to travel to the West Bank, specifically Bethlehem, for Christmas.


Israel approves Qatar emir's visit to West Bank, in nod to Abbas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amos Harel - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


  The emir of Qatar will visit the West Bank at the end of the month, on an official trip coordinated between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. Israel approved the visit as Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani expected to offer financial aid to alleviate the Palestinian Authority's financial crisis.


Congress petition to close PLO's US office 'won't pay off'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
December 14, 2012 - 1:00am


The Palestinian ambassador to Washington DC said Thursday that a congressional petition to shut down their delegation's office could harm American interests in the Middle East.


West Bank Palestinians strike as Israeli sanctions bite
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


Palestinian government employees in the West Bank began a two-day general strike on Wednesday to protest against a delay in the payment of their wages because of Israeli economic sanctions.


Palestinians call for Arab summit to save cash-strapped PNA
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
December 18, 2012 - 1:00am


  The Palestinian government on Tuesday called for an urgent Arab summit to secure its cash supplies after Israel withheld Palestinian tax revenues. In a statement following its weekly meeting, the government said Israel works on undermining the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).


Israel charges Tel Aviv bus bomb suspect
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


  Israel charged an Israeli Arab citizen on Wednesday over a bomb explosion on a Tel Aviv bus during Israel's November military offensive in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the Justice Ministry said.


Israeli Arabs unenthusiastic about Jan. 22 vote
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Lauren E. Bohn - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


   


Syria's Palestinians sleep rough in wintry Damascus
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


  The amber light of the street lamp illuminates the boy, wrapped in a thin blanket, his legs exposed to the December cold as he sleeps by a kerbside in a wealthy district of Damascus.


Palestinian president offers aid to Syria refugees
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
December 19, 2012 - 1:00am


  The Palestinian president says he is ready to take in Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria's civil war.



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