Israel putting any two-state peace deal at risk, says EU
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian
by Harriet Sherwood - May 14, 2012 - 12:00am

The European Union has warned that the prospect of a peaceful and viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, involving two states side by side, is in jeopardy because of Israeli actions.

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Boycotts and threats ultimately hurt the Palestinian cause
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bitterlemons
by Ron Pundak - (Opinion) May 14, 2012 - 12:00am

A few days ago, hundreds of left-wing Israeli peace activists met to discuss the big issue: what to do? Should the focus be social or political? Is there a political solution? One state or two? And how to generate a center-left majority in the next elections? This time around, we looked at an additional topic: the influence of a peace process vacuum on the capacity to actually carry out activities involving interaction between Israeli and Palestinian societies.

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Israel in Peril
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Review Of Books
by David Shulman - (Book Review) May 9, 2012 - 12:00am

On April 15 of this year I was returning to Israel on an Alitalia flight from Rome. About forty minutes before landing in Tel Aviv, the captain informed us that Israel had announced extraordinary security measures, constricting its air space in response to an unusual threat, and that from that moment on—we were still high above the Mediterranean—until we would be allowed to leave the terminal, all photography was strictly forbidden; beyond that, we were to follow the instructions of Israeli security personnel on the ground.

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Israel Faces Challenges From Boycott Campaign
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Barbara Slavin - (Opinion) May 7, 2012 - 12:00am

As he consolidates his power with a new coalition, incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to continue his unremitting focus on Iran as an existential threat. However, a bigger challenge to Israel over the long run may be the international campaign to deny the country’s status as a Jewish-governed polity that rules a growing and disenfranchised Palestinian population in the West Bank.

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U.S. pressing UN Human Rights Commissioner to put off West Bank settlements probe
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Barak Ravid - (Analysis) May 2, 2012 - 12:00am

The Obama administration is trying to delay the establishment of a panel appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. A U.S. official conveyed messages to UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay in the last few weeks, asking her not to advance the matter in the near future.

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Muslim, Zionist and proud
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Kasim Hafeez - (Opinion) April 25, 2012 - 12:00am

I am a Zionist, a proud Muslim Zionist, and I love Israel, but this was not always the case. In fact, for many years I was quite the extreme opposite. I experienced the high levels of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activity taking place on British university campuses, because I was the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel activist.

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Airports in Scandinavia Ban Israeli Screening Methods
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Ravit Naor - April 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli airlines cannot operate in Scandinavia due to the countries' refusal to allow profiling to be employed in security checks.

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EU in Jerusalem condemns eviction of Arab family
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
April 21, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — The European Union has condemned an Israeli eviction of an Arab family in east Jerusalem. Israeli police evicted a family from a home in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina Wednesday. Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said the property belonged to Jewish owners. The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah issued a joint statement Saturday announcing they "are deeply concerned by the plans to build a new settlement in the midst of this traditional Palestinian neighborhood."

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UN envoy condemns Israel's eviction of Palestinian family
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
April 19, 2012 - 12:00am

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A senior UN official on Wednesday condemned Israel's eviction of Palestinians from their homes in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem. "Evictions of Palestinians from their homes and properties in occupied territory contravene international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and should cease," said UN humanitarian coordinator Maxwell Gaylard in a statement. Israeli police on Wednesday evicted a Palestinian family from their home in Beit Hanina, shortly before Jewish settlers moved in.

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Israel Cracks Down on Hunger-Striking Prisoners
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
April 18, 2012 - 12:00am

RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The PA Ministry of Detainee Affairs said Wednesday that Israel has tightened procedures against prisoners on a mass hunger-strike launched a day earlier. The ministry said in a statement that Israel's prison administration put detainees in solitary confinement without electricity. Prisoners in Ashkelon jail said detainees were threatened with transfer to a new section, and banned family visits.

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