Obama saying Israel still bound to two-state solution ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Aluf Benn - (Analysis) April 7, 2009 - 12:00am Dialogue between Jerusalem and Washington over the past week has been done via speech-making. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman swept aside the Annapolis process, and U.S. President Barack Obama swept it right back. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the two-state solution and Obama "clarified" that the United States not only "strongly" supports it, but he himself intends to advance it. » Read more

Lieberman grilled for third time since becoming foreign minister ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Jonathan Lis - April 7, 2009 - 12:00am Police questioned Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday morning for approximately five hours as part of a corruption probe against him for the third time since he took office as Foreign Minister. Police believe the Yisrael Beiteinu leader will need to be questioned once more before fraud squad detectives can complete their work and hand over material from the investigation to the State Prosecutor's Office. The site of Lieberman's questioning has been kept secret by police, in an effort to prevent the media from covering the minister's arrival for questioning. » Read more

Police kill Palestinian motorist ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News April 7, 2009 - 12:00am Israeli police have shot dead a Palestinian motorist in East Jerusalem who tried to run over officers guarding the demolition of a home. The house belonged to a Palestinian man who killed three Israelis with a bulldozer last year. A police spokesman said officers shot the man after his car hit three guards, injuring them lightly. Police responded by firing more than 20 bullets into the windshield, killing the man in Sur Baher village. Clashes erupted in the area after the shooting, as about 50 Palestinians threw stones at police, who fired back with tear gas and stun grenades. » Read more

In Turkey, Obama Presses for Mideast Accord ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Helene Cooper - April 7, 2009 - 12:00am ISTANBUL, Turkey — President Obama continued to use his bully pulpit on Tuesday to call for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises necessary to reach a Middle East peace accord. During a question-and-answer session with university students here, Mr. Obama said that he still believes that “peace in the Middle East is possible. I think it will be based on two states side by side,” he said. “What we need,” Mr. Obama said, “is political will and courage on the part of the leadership.” » Read more