March 1st

Israel deepens hold in West Bank heartland, quietly legalizes unsanctioned settler enclave ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press March 1, 2012 - 1:00am SHVUT RACHEL, West Bank — Israel has legalized one of the oldest and largest of the unsanctioned settler enclaves dotting the West Bank, a step denounced by the Palestinians and Israeli activists as a show of bad faith ahead of talks next week between the Israeli leader and President Barack Obama. » Read more

PA: Israel seizing broadcast frequencies ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency March 1, 2012 - 1:00am BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) – The Palestinian Authority is describing Wednesday's raids on TV networks in the occupied West Bank as the possible beginning of a "frequency war" over limited broadcasting space. The confiscation of equipment from Watan TV and Al-Quds Educational TV deprives Palestinians of their right to have frequencies for building modern wireless communication networks, the PA says. Ramallah Prime Minister Salam Fayyad visited one of the stations, Watan TV in Ramallah, and said the Israeli operation was "oppressive and monstrous" and violated "all international laws". » Read more

Israeli Troops Raid Two Palestinian TV Stations in the West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - February 29, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Israeli troops raided two Palestinian television stations in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday, confiscating transmitters, computer hard drives and documents and eliciting angry condemnations from the Palestinian Authority. Officials at the two stations, Al Watan and Al-Quds Educational Television, said that officials from Israel’s Communications Ministry, accompanied by soldiers, spent several hours removing the equipment and documents. » Read more

Israeli forces raided AQU campus and prevented the University educational TV from Broadcasting ATFP World Press Roundup Article from ATFP by Ziad Asali - February 29, 2012 - 1:00am Dear Friends, We have received the message below from Al-Quds University and I am forwarding it to all those who are interested in resolving this conflict with simple questions: What does this mean? What message does it send? Are such Israeli actions leaving any room for the quest for peace and for those who seek dialogue and compromise? Should the campus of Al-Quds University expect thuggish smashing in lieu of search warrants? » Read more