September 26th

The Israeli prime minister is unfit to serve ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Sefi Rachlevsky - (Opinion) September 25, 2012 - 12:00am Early in the summer of 1983 Menahem Begin became unfit to serve as prime minister. For weeks this fact was concealed from the Israeli public by cabinet ministers and military leaders. » Read more

Palestinians set for Pyrrhic victory in United Nations ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Crispian Balmer - (Analysis) September 26, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Reuters) -- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. After failing last year to win recognition of full statehood at the United Nations, President Mahmoud Abbas returns to New York on Thursday to ask the General Assembly for a less ambitious status upgrade. » Read more

No Drama at Turtle Bay ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Ziad Asali - (Opinion) September 26, 2012 - 12:00am At the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meeting, the world will be watching—though with markedly less intensity than last year—to see what the Palestinians will do. » Read more

PA minister suspected of sexual harassment revealed to be Fatah member in charge of coordination with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Avi Issacharoff - September 25, 2012 - 12:00am The Palestinian minister that has been suspected of sexually harassing an employee was revealed to be Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Fatah member and the person in charge of the civilian and security coordination with Israel. » Read more

U.S. Senate hopeful: Israeli-Palestinian peace shouldn't fall off the map ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Dina Kraft - September 25, 2012 - 12:00am Watertown, MA. - Amid cheers of “We Want Liz,” Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate in the most high-profile U.S. Senate race, seemed to be enjoying herself as she wound her way through thick crowds of supporters at the town fair in this working class Boston suburb. » Read more

Family blames sewage, trash for deaths of 8 children in Gaza camp ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 26, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A family in Gaza that lost eight children over two years says the lack of sanitation around their home in al-Bureij refugee camp is responsible for their deaths. The Salim family lives meters from a landfill in the central Gaza camp, and their home is surrounded by open sewage and trash. Omar Salim, 30, told Ma'an that his son Mohammad pleaded not to be taken to the hospital when he fell ill with a fever and had blue spots on his skin. » Read more

For Arab student going to Ariel, the message is 'Yalla, get off the bus' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Jack Khoury - September 25, 2012 - 12:00am An Arab student says security guards humiliated her and forced her off a bus at gunpoint on her way to Ariel University Center in the West Bank. » Read more

West Bank university puts Israeli policies to the test ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Maayan Lubell - September 26, 2012 - 12:00am ARIEL, West Bank (Reuters) -- An Israeli government move to upgrade Ariel University Center in the occupied West Bank to a full-fledged university has put the 30-year-old school at the center of a debate at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: how the settlements will figure in defining a future Palestinian state. » Read more

Group: 6 Palestinians killed in Syria ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 26, 2012 - 12:00am BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Six Palestinians were killed in Syria on Wednesday, a local group said, with some of the bodies showing signs of torture. The coordinating committee of Yarmouk refugee camp told Ma'an that four Palestinians were killed at a security checkpoint near the city of Aleppo. » Read more

Qatar pledges millions in aid for Gaza rebuilding ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 26, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Qatar is planning to provide half a billion dollars in assistance to the Gaza Strip over the coming three years to rebuild infrastructure destroyed in Israeli attacks. In a visit to the enclave Tuesday, Qatari ambassador Muhammad al-Imadi said the Gulf country's emir created a special committee to distribute some $450 million for infrastructure, development and education projects. » Read more