January 14th

The Shin Bet sewer cleaners ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Aluf Benn - (Opinion) January 13, 2013 - 1:00am   "The Gatekeepers” isn’t just another leftist protest film against the occupation. Far from it. Dror Moreh’s documentary is the semi-official history of Israel’s Shin Bet security service since 1967, told from the mouths of six of its former leaders. This is the service’s version of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is also the story of “the old elite,” which is fed up with the eternal war. » Read more

Arabs in Israel must vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Oudeh Basharat - (Opinion) January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

The Palestinian right of return to E-1 ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Eyal Gross - (Opinion) January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   On Friday, as part of the petition against the eviction order of the "outpost" established by Palestinians in the E-1 corridor between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim, High Court Justice Neal Hendel granted a temporary order prohibiting the evacuation or destruction of tents erected by Palestinians on the lands of A-Tur, unless there was "an urgent security need." » Read more

When Palestinians Use Settler Tactics: A Beleaguered Netanyahu Responds ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Time by Karl Vick - (Opinion) January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

E-1 protest marks change of tactics by Palestinian activists ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Amira Hass - (Opinion) January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   The idea of setting up a protest tent village in E-1 gained momentum over the past few weeks among members of the Palestinian Popular Committees - the same committees that for 10 years have been organizing weekly demonstrations in the West Bank against the Israeli occupation in general, and against the separation fence and settlements in particular. » Read more

Obama, Netanyahu: Bad blood between key allies ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Steven R. Hurst - (Opinion) January 14, 2013 - 1:00am     » Read more

Striving for an illusion-free Middle East peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Shlomo Avineri - (Opinion) January 13, 2013 - 1:00am   This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Oslo Accords. The amount of time that has passed since their signing is the same that passed between the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967. In both cases, roughly a generation's worth of time, although for most people it might feel that the Oslo Accords were only signed yesterday. » Read more

The Future Of Palestinian-Israeli Security Cooperation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Dan Fleshler - (Opinion) January 11, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Meet Yair Shamir, the political scion who could replace Avigdor Liberman ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Ben Sales - January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   Yair Shamir says he doesn’t discuss hypotheticals. » Read more

IDF officer charged with assaulting Israeli citizen at army checkpoint ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Gili Cohen - January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   An IDF officer was indicted for seriously assaulting an Israeli citizen of Bedouin origin after the latter complained for being detained at a military checkpoint. The indictment was filed by the military prosecution on Thursday. » Read more