December 20th

Group: Israel broke law by targeting media in Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press December 20, 2012 - 1:00am     » Read more

Israeli settlements leave US odd man out at UN ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Michelle Nichols - December 20, 2012 - 1:00am In a rare move on Wednesday, all but one of the 15 members of the UN Security Council made statements at the United Nations opposing Israeli plans to expand Jewish settlements around Jerusalem after the United States repeatedly blocked attempts to take stronger action. » Read more

New Jerusalem highway to cut Arab neighborhood in half ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Nir Hasson - December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   The Jerusalem municipality is constructing a highway running through the Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa, cutting the pastoral area in the south of the city into two. » Read more

Israel moves to further seal off Jerusalem from West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Christa Case Bryant - December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israel Defies Allies in Move to Bolster Settlements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

December 19th

Is The Third Intifada Already Here? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   The third intifada is here already. When people talk about it as a fait accompli, charting its course and voicing warnings that it will be more violent, brutal and destructive than its precursors, the conclusion is that it is already here, waiting for one tiny signal in order to burst.   » Read more

Israel’s diplomatic problem in one word: Settlements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel by Alan Elsner - (Opinion) December 16, 2012 - 1:00am In the world of Israel advocacy, there is always much anguished discussion on why Israel always seems to be losing the public relations war. » Read more

Hamas Leader: Iranian Arms Come Without Conditions ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor (Interview) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am   Gaza captured the world's attention when [Hamas] launched rockets on Israel and inflicted huge economic losses on it.   » Read more

Gaza stalemate could lead to lasting peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am Rarely, if ever, in the difficult and sordid history of the Arab-Israeli conflict have we seen a moment when the stars have been so perfectly aligned. » Read more

How prominent will Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking be in Obama’s second term? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Ron Kampeas - (Opinion) December 19, 2012 - 1:00am    Is history about to repeat itself? » Read more