Crisis in Zion Square: Can Peter Beinart Shake Up American Zionism? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Atlantic by Daniel Levy - (Opinion) April 3, 2012 - 12:00am Israel, settlements, and boycotts, have been attracting something of a wave of attention recently. A small co-op in Brooklyn's Park Slope has voted against implementing a ban on stocking any Israeli products. The ban would have had miniscule economic significance, but it hit the national mainstream press nonetheless. Meanwhile, Peter Beinart called for a boycott on any good produced in Israeli settlements, to be matched by re-investing in "Israel proper." His column stirred up an even more intense debate, some of it quite vitriolic. » Read more

Netanyahu Wants Deal to Prevent ‘Binational State’ ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Dan Perry - April 3, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that he still hopes to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, because the alternative would be absorbing them into Israel and destroying the Jewish character of the state. "I want to solve the conflict with the Palestinians because I don't want a binational state," Netanyahu told a rare news conference. "For as long as it depends on me, we will ensure the Jewish and democratic character of Israel." » Read more