Divided on Premier, Palestinians Cancel Meeting ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - June 19, 2011 - 12:00am GAZA — In a blow to Palestinian unity efforts, a meeting in Cairo planned for this week so that the leaders of the two main factions could announce a new government has been called off for lack of agreement on a prime minister, Palestinian officials said Sunday. The meeting had been set for Tuesday with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and Khaled Meshal of Hamas. Mr. Abbas’s Fatah faction announced the cancellation in the West Bank, and Hamas officials here confirmed it. » Read more

What to Do With Lemons ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Thomas L. Friedman - (Opinion) June 18, 2011 - 12:00am While President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have gotten a lot of things right on foreign policy, they’ve made quite a mess in Israeli-Palestinian relations, where they’ve alienated all sides and generated zero progress. They’ve been inconsistent — demanding a settlements freeze then backing down — unimaginative and politically wimpy. » Read more