January 9th

Abbas, Mashaal to meet in Cairo for talks ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Khaled Abu Toameh - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal are expected to meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss ending the dispute between Fatah and Hamas. The meeting will be held in the presence of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and senior representatives of Fatah and Hamas. » Read more

2 Arab-Israelis convicted for terror plot ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews January 9, 2013 - 1:00am Two Arab-Israelis, residents of a village in the lower Galilee, were given prison sentences after they were convicted for planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Israel, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. The affair was only recently cleared for publication. The indictment reveals the two also planned to steal weapons from their cousins who serve in the security forces. » Read more

Hanin Zuabi: Not here to be loved ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Dalia Karpel - January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   At 9:00 A.M. on Thursday December 27, 2012, MK Hanin Zuabi entered a courtroom in the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem radiating optimism. Her experience as a Palestinian woman living in Israel (“It’s said that I am the most hated woman in the country,” she will tell me later) has led her to adopt a facial expression that does not betray emotions. » Read more

Poll: Spike in Palestinian support for military operations against Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Christa Case Bryant - January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Hagel nomination: Israelis ask 'what's the big deal?' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Christa Case Bryant - January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Fighting flares in Palestinian camp in Damascus ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Albert Aji - January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Barbara Surk - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am   The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region. » Read more

January 8th

Is the Muslim Brotherhood targeting the UAE? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from NOW Lebanon by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Don’t give up on 2-state solution ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Miami Herald by Frida Ghitis - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   It’s good to start the year with encouraging news, so allow me to share what I think is a rare piece of encouraging and practical information for those who hope one day there will be peace in the Middle East. » Read more

'The Gatekeepers' Unmasks Israeli Security Apparatus ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more