Is one-state solution an answer to Greater Israel dreams? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Leslie Susser - August 3, 2010 - 12:00am In one of the more curious twists in Israeli politics, prominent figures on Israel’s right wing have begun pushing for a one-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians as equal citizens with full voting rights. The one-state solution previously had been the preserve of the post-Zionist left, Palestinian hard-liners and left-leaning European intellectuals who envisioned turning Israel proper, the West Bank and Gaza into a single state in which the Palestinians soon would become the majority and assume the reins of government. » Read more

U.S. group launches campaign against West Bank settlement construction ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Natasha Mozgovaya - August 3, 2010 - 12:00am Americans for Peace Now, a sister group to the dovish Israeli group Peace Now, has announced the launching a unique campaign on Monday, meant to sway public opinion against containing settlement construction. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the construction freeze West Bank settlements, due to expire on September 26, in last November, after months of pressure from the Obama administration, and following a Palestinian refusal to begin talks without one. » Read more