September 9th

A Palestinian September ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Dar Al-Hayat by Husam Itani - (Opinion) September 9, 2011 - 12:00am One of the biggest victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks was the second Palestinian uprising. » Read more

Israeli settlers say open-fire rules against Palestinian rioters vague ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) September 8, 2011 - 12:00am JERUSALEM, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Some leaders among the Israeli settlement movement in the West Bank are concerned that existing open-fire orders for local civilian rapid-response teams may hobble their ability to respond effectively to possible attacks by Palestinians against their towns. In recent weeks, senior Israeli civilian and army security officials have refreshed community security chiefs on protocol and procedures as a part of Operation "Summer Seeds." » Read more

Israel deploys drones over Egyptian border ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Statesman by Daniella Cheslow - (Analysis) September 8, 2011 - 12:00am TEL AVIV, Israel — A senior Israeli military official says the air force has deployed a special unit of unmanned surveillance aircraft along its long, porous border with Egypt after militants crossed the frontier and killed eight Israelis last month. The official says the drones are monitoring both sides of the 150-mile (250-kilometer) border, though the aircraft are flying only in Israeli airspace. In the wake of the attack, Israel also has sent more troops along the border. » Read more

The Egyptian connection ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Uri Savir - (Opinion) September 9, 2011 - 12:00am Anwar Sadat’s decision to visit Jerusalem in 1977 was one of the most courageous decisions in modern history. Despite public opinion in Egypt being hostile to Israel, and a hostile Arab world, Sadat traveled to Jerusalem, breaking a political sound barrier. Thirty-four years later, the peace that emanated from that historic journey is still alive. If we want to understand why peace came alive in 1979, and is still holding strong, we have to comprehend why Sadat came here in the first place. » Read more

Turn crisis into opportunity ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) September 9, 2011 - 12:00am The Americans are making a last-ditch effort to convince Palestinians to halt their plan to ask the UN later this month to recognize a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines. The US – as well as other Western countries such as Italy and Germany, not to mention Israel – would rightly like to see the Palestinians scrap their unilateral push for statehood and replace it with serious dialogue with Israel that leads to a negotiated peace agreement acceptable to both sides. Unfortunately, it appears highly unlikely that Washington’s efforts will succeed. » Read more

Fanatics, let’s separate ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Einat Barzilay - (Opinion) September 8, 2011 - 12:00am In recent days I found two words to hate – price tag. Once upon a time it used to be in the fashion context and pertained to expensive blouses I could never afford, yet now it’s much more painful, because the despicable term is linked to kippas and biblical excerpts, the materials comprising my faith. I too squirmed when I saw the demolition of the homes in Migron, even though in my view it would have been better not to build there illegally to begin with, as not to face such painful situations later on. Yet nonetheless, the people of Migron are my brothers. » Read more

Settlers target W. Bank mosque - officials ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Alertnet by Reuters - (Analysis) September 8, 2011 - 12:00am YATMA, West Bank, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers sprayed graffiti on a mosque and torched Palestinian cars in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, angered by Israel's demolition of structures at an unauthorised outpost, Palestinian officials said. "We condemn these attacks and also the Israeli government for allowing this to happen," Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib said, urging the international community "to provide our people with protection". » Read more

Sacramento food co-op becomes battleground over Israeli products ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Shane Goldmacher - (Analysis) September 9, 2011 - 12:00am Reporting from Sacramento -- Its aisles brimming with a rainbow of ripe organic produce, bins of grains and refrigerators stocked with soy everything, the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op has long been an oasis of civility in this combative city. Democrats and Republicans may quarrel at the Capitol a few miles away, but here they break gluten-free bread, munch on kale chips and sip acai juice in blissful bipartisan harmony: "Peace, love and granola," said Republican strategist Donna Lucas, a proud co-op member. But now politics has intruded on their sanctuary. » Read more

Netanyahu must go, it's as simple as that ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yoel Marcus - (Opinion) September 9, 2011 - 12:00am The head of the Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg, warns: The probability and danger of an all-out war have increased. "Israel has discovered new and dangerous weapons in Gaza," he says, summing up the poem by saying: We can expect a radical Islamic winter. On the other hand, Amos Gilad, who was once known as a doomsayer, says the opposite: Our situation has never been better. » Read more

Israel faces perfect storm in shifting region ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Alertnet by Crispian Balmer - (Analysis) September 8, 2011 - 12:00am Militarily strong, Israel is battling a diplomatic storm as Arab uprisings upset once-stable relationships and worsen the Jewish state's isolation in its conflict with the Palestinians. Domestic political pressures are exacerbating the problems, as is the perceived weakness of Israel's main ally, the United States, which is itself struggling to adapt to the consequences of the turbulence that has swept the Arab world this year. » Read more