Include Arab party in coalition ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Naftali Rothenberg - February 10, 2013 - 1:00am Speaking at the President's Residence after being tasked with forming the next government, the prime minister called on Abbas to return to the negotiation table. The Palestinian leader may or may not return to the table, but in any case, peace, at least at this point, is not high on the agenda of the "equal share of the burden" government, which will begin its term with a major budget cut. » Read more

Age of innocence over ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Alon Pinkas - (Opinion) February 9, 2013 - 1:00am One of the few things Israel and the Palestinians have always agreed on is that almost everything, if not everything, is the US' fault. » Read more

Obama’s Plan to Visit Mideast Stirs Hopes, Slightly ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - February 9, 2013 - 1:00am For more than two years, many Israeli and Palestinian leaders have placed blame for their stalemated peace process not only on one another but on a lack of engagement by the Obama administration. » Read more

Israel: Washington calling ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Economist (Editorial) February 10, 2013 - 1:00am It seems the first foreign visit of Barack Obama's second term will be to Israel. In making that choice, the president sends an important signal and one that is long overdue. » Read more

Oscar contender on Palestinians angers many ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Diaa Hadid - February 10, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Mohammad Hosni! ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat by Elias Harfoush - (Opinion) February 8, 2013 - 1:00am If any observer had wanted to sum up the situation of the current Egyptian regime, and compare it to the pre-25 January 2011 situation, it would be difficult to find anything better than the “mistake” committed by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, when he called the current Egyptian president “Mohammed Hosni.” » Read more

Danny Ayalon Pivots On a Palestinian State ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) February 10, 2013 - 1:00am Here’s an earth-shattering news flash: As his term in office was about to end, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon was attending this weekend a Shabbatarbut cultural event in a theater in Holon, when he declared: “Israel must recognize the Palestinian state as a member state of the United Nations. It must grant it sovereignty and independence. This must be the starting point for a permanent settlement''. » Read more

Israeli troops block Palestinian protest camp near Hebron ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters February 9, 2013 - 1:00am The Israeli military prevented Palestinians from setting up an encampment on Saturday to protest at Jewish settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, land where they seek statehood. » Read more