An open letter to the Hamas movement
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
by Issam Younis - (Opinion) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am

I remain an advocate of the right of Hamas to govern and I absolutely reject the double standards employed by the international communi

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Israeli PM reacts coolly to Abbas' remarks on borders, violence
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
(Analysis) November 3, 2012 - 12:00am

 

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Christian leaders spar over IDF enlistment
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Hassan Shaalan - (Analysis) November 2, 2012 - 12:00am

  The issue of the enlistment of Christians in the IDF has sparked unexpected tensions in Israel's Arab Christian community.

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Israel backs Romney but Palestinians indifferent
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star
by Jonah Mandel - (Analysis) November 2, 2012 - 12:00am

  Israel may be openly hoping that Republican challenger Mitt Romney will end up stealing the presidency from Barack Obama, but for the Palestinians it makes little difference who takes over the White House. With the US presidential race drawing to a close, Israelis have come out strongly in favour of the Republican nominee who they believe is likely to be a better friend to the Jewish state than President Obama.

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Palestinian issue no longer dominates Israeli election
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
(Analysis) November 2, 2012 - 12:00am

  When Israelis head to the polls on Jan. 22 to elect a new parliament, the economy is expected to be the main issue. The shift in focus to domestic issues means that the Israeli-Palestinian relations, which has been the dominated issue for the last 20 years, has fallen out of focus.

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Turkish PM plans to visit Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
(Analysis) November 2, 2012 - 12:00am

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he is planning to pay a visit to Gaza along with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if the conditions are ripe, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported on Friday.

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PFLP-GC says Palestinian brigade in Syria 'dangerous'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
(Analysis) November 2, 2012 - 12:00am

A Palestinian faction in Syria aligned with President Bashar Assad said Friday that reports of a rebel-formed Palestinian brigade to challenge their authority was a "dangerous development."

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Defense official: Appalling dictatorship in Egypt
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Boaz Fyler - (Analysis) November 2, 2012 - 12:00am

  "Out of the desire for democracy, an appalling dictatorship has emerged in Egypt," said defense official Amos Gilad said Friday in rare criticism of the new regime in Cairo.

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Erekat warns of US 'retaliation' after UN bid
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Khaled Abu Toameh - (Analysis) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

  The Palestinians must be prepared for the possibility that the US and Israel may impose severe economic restrictions on the Palestinian Authority the day after the UN upgrades the status of a Palestinian entity to non-member state, chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat warned on Thursday.

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Palestinians campaign for UN recognition
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Mohammed Daraghmeh - November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

RAMALLAH, West Bank —Palestinians are launching a last-minute diplomatic offensive to a series of European countries to vote in favor of their partial statehood bid at the United Nations, a senior official said Wednesday. Palestinian envoys were dispatched to Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden and Finland this week, hoping to persuade those countries to vote in favor of giving Palestinians non-member observer status at the U.N. Some of the countries are opposed, and others are undecided.

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