White House tries to limit Netanyahu 'liar' damage ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency November 10, 2011 - 1:00am The White House sought on Wednesday to limit damage to US-Israel relations following revelations that French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel "a liar" in a private conversation with President Barack Obama. "Our record speaks very clearly about the president's commitment to Israel and he has maintained a very close working relationship with Prime Minister Netanyahu," White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters, referring to Obama. » Read more

'Liar': Will Sarkozy's Netanyahu jab mar cooperation on Iran? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Joshua Mitnick - November 9, 2011 - 1:00am On a day when the United Nations offered evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program, the news that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was caught calling Israel's prime minister a "liar" to President Obama highlighted tensions between Israel and its Western allies – and whether they can effectively team up to face a common enemy. » Read more

PA unlikely to ask for full UN membership ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Khaled Abu Toameh - November 10, 2011 - 1:00am The Palestinian Authority failed in its bid for full UN membership, its officials admitted on Wednesday. They said they were now unlikely to call for a vote on the matter in the Security Council. The PA is expected instead to turn to the General Assembly, where it has an automatic majority, and ask that its status be upgraded to that of an observer nation. This would give the Palestinians de facto international recognition as a state, even if it does not bestow upon them full-state rights in the international arena. » Read more