High Court: Arabs deserve tax breaks
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Aviad Glickman - May 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Three Arab communities in northern Israel will be granted tax breaks by the State, similarly to Jewish communities in the same regions that are already entitled to the benefits, the High Court of Justice ruled Tuesday.

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Adopting a shared perspective on Arab-Jewish relations
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Samia Hathroubi - (Opinion) May 23, 2012 - 12:00am

For a while now, the both of us, two French citizens, a Muslim and a Jew, having strong ties with Tunisia and Israel respectively, realized that it is high time we speak out. We have both committed to YaLa-Young Leaders in France, in Tunisia and in the Middle-East, and saw Toulouse and Montauban’s attacks as a national tragedy that challenged our beliefs. It revealed and highlighted issues concerning Muslim and Jewish dialogue in France and in the world. This piece, which we wrote together, points out the necessity to stand united beyond hatred and division and calls for peace.

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Faculty demands return of Arabic to University of Haifa's logo
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Revital Hovel - (Opinion) May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

The University of Haifa has removed the Arabic script from its new logo, which appears as part of special design issued in honor of the 40th anniversary of the university's founding. The University of Haifa has removed the Arabic script from its new logo, which appears as part of special design issued in honor of the 40th anniversary of the university's founding. The logo now appears with the words "University of Haifa" in Hebrew and English only, whereas the previous university logo included the words in Arabic as well.

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Palestinians and Israelis clash at Jerusalem march
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
May 20, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Right-wing Israeli marchers scuffled with Palestinians as a procession marking the Jewish state's capture of east Jerusalem entered the old city's Muslim quarter on Sunday, police said. Tens of thousands of Israelis turned out to celebrate the anniversary of the capture of the territory in a 1967 war. Fifteen people were arrested after fighting between some marchers and Palestinians who gathered outside the Old City walls, said police.

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Refugees join Palestinians as the reviled 'other' in Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National
by Mya Guarnieri - (Opinion) May 10, 2012 - 12:00am

On Tuesday, Israelis woke up to the surprising news that the early elections announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday had been cancelled. In a deal made while the country was asleep, Mr Netanyahu forged a new coalition with the centre-right party Kadima. Now the Knesset will march in lockstep behind the prime minister, meaning little will change. Not that elections would have made much of a difference, anyway - the popular Mr Netanyahu had been expected to win by a landslide.

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Israeli-Arabs Grow Cooler to National Service
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by David Rosenberg - May 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Five years after the government launched a program to encourage Israeli-Arab youth to take time off from school and work to perform volunteer work in lieu army service, Israeli-Arab support for the program is lower than ever.

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Jerusalem: Ads warn parents – keep daughters away from Arabs
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Ari Galahar - May 8, 2012 - 12:00am

Lehava, the extremist Jewish organization for the prevention of assimilation in the Holy Land, has come up with a new gimmick that is creating a stormy debate on the issue of mixed marriages between Jews and Arabs.

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An Anthem for All?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
(Editorial) April 26, 2012 - 12:00am

There are times when beautiful, soulful music can transport us to a new and challenging place, a place we might never have visited were we not swept along with song. Neshama Carlebach performs that sort of music — when, for instance, she mixes ancient Jewish tropes with the pulsating rhythms of an African American Baptist choir, creatively pushing the boundaries of expectation. The Forward thought there was no better artist to launch a musical conversation about whether and, if so, how the words of “Hatikvah” could be altered to include all Israel’s citizens.

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The second Israeli democracy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Avraham Burg - (Opinion) April 25, 2012 - 12:00am

If I were prime minister I would feel very uneasy these days. Something is wrong, I would tell myself on Independence Day, the day of national spiritual stocktaking. Having no other choice, I would close myself off from the world and think. I would conclude that the first State of Israel was fading on my watch.

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Israel Detains Gaza Fishermen
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
April 25, 2012 - 12:00am

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Tuesday detained fishermen working off the coast of the Gaza Strip. Local official Mahfouth al-Kabareeti told Ma'an that Israeli naval forces detained Nader Yousef Abu Simaan, 22, and his brother Hasan at sea and confiscated their equipment. The brothers, from al-Shati refugee camp, were fishing within the area designated by Israel, he added. An Israeli military spokeswoman said forces detained fishermen from Gaza because they deviated from the designated fishing area.

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