January 8th

Is Israel Considering 'Jordan Option' For West Bank?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Mohammed Yaghi - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Naftali Bennett interview: 'There won't be a Palestinian state within Israel'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian
by Harriet Sherwood - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am


  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is "insoluble" and most Israelis "couldn't care less about it any more", according to Naftali Bennett, the surprise star of the election campaign, whose extreme rightwing nationalist and pro-settler Jewish Home is within sight of becoming the country's second biggest party.


The subduing of Israeli academia
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Or Kashti - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Chuck Hagel's Israel litmus test
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times
by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am


  Jews worry for a living. Their dark history and, in the case of American Jews, their legitimate concerns about the security of the state ofIsrael impel them to do so.


Why AIPAC Won't Fight Hagel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by Peter Beinart - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


 


‘Dysfunctional Obama-Netanyahu relationship is one of main reasons for Hagel controversy'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chemi Shalev - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


 


‘Dysfunctional Obama-Netanyahu relationship is one of main reasons for Hagel controversy'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chemi Shalev - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Israel’s True Friends
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Roger Cohen - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am


  PRESIDENT Obama’s decision to nominate Chuck Hagel, a maverick Republican with enough experience of war to loathe it, as his next secretary of defense is the right choice for many reasons, chief among them that it will provoke a serious debate on what constitutes real friendship toward Israel.


A Palestinian farmer reclaims his land, for now
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chaim Levinson - January 8, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Gaza's archaeological treasures at risk from war and neglect
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News
January 6, 2013 - 1:00am


 



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