Opinion: Fictions on the Ground ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Tony Judt - (Opinion) June 22, 2009 - 12:00am I am old enough to remember when Israeli kibbutzim looked like settlements (“a small village or collection of houses” or “the act of peopling or colonizing a new country,” Oxford English Dictionary). I am old enough to remember when Israeli kibbutzim looked like settlements (“a small village or collection of houses” or “the act of peopling or colonizing a new country,” Oxford English Dictionary). » Read more

Top 5 Bogus Excuses for Opposing a Settlement Freeze ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Americans For Peace Now June 19, 2009 - 12:00am A settlement freeze is good for Israel and good for peace. Settlements are bad for Israel. They constitute a burden to Israel's security services. They create points of friction between Israelis and Palestinians. They drain Israel's financial resources. They create a false impression that Israelis are not interested in a two-state solution. » Read more

The Obama World Order Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In New York Magazine - June 22, 2009 - 12:00am It’s a long-held piece of Washington conventional wisdom—and, unlike most long-held pieces of Washington conventional wisdom, this one actually happens to be true!—that Democratic presidents tend to be more interested in domestic policy, while Republicans like making foreign policy. » Read more

The Obama World Order ATFP World Press Roundup Article from New York Magazine by Michael Tomasky - (Editorial) June 19, 2009 - 12:00am It’s a long-held piece of Washington conventional wisdom—and, unlike most long-held pieces of Washington conventional wisdom, this one actually happens to be true!—that Democratic presidents tend to be more interested in domestic policy, while Republicans like making foreign policy. » Read more

Tussle with Israel puts Obama credibility on the line, observers say Media Mention of ATFP In The Los Angeles Times - June 22, 2009 - 12:00am President Obama's public quarrel with Israel over the growth of Jewish settlements in the West Bank is developing into a test of the U.S. leader's international credibility, say foreign diplomats and other observers. Obama and his senior aides have insisted for weeks that the Jewish state completely halt the expansion of its settlements. But now, with U.S. and Israeli officials apparently close to an agreement on the issue, it is widely expected in Israel and the Arab world that the administration will give ground and support at least some growth in the 120 communities. » Read more

Tussle with Israel puts Obama credibility on the line, observers say ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Richard Boudreaux, Paul Richter - June 20, 2009 - 12:00am President Obama's public quarrel with Israel over the growth of Jewish settlements in the West Bank is developing into a test of the U.S. leader's international credibility, say foreign diplomats and other observers. Obama and his senior aides have insisted for weeks that the Jewish state completely halt the expansion of its settlements. But now, with U.S. and Israeli officials apparently close to an agreement on the issue, it is widely expected in Israel and the Arab world that the administration will give ground and support at least some growth in the 120 communities. » Read more