Israeli Forces Detain Another MP in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 20, 2012 - 1:00am BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian parliamentarian in Bethlehem early Friday, hours after seizing the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik at a checkpoint near Ramallah. Soldiers raided the home of Khaled Ibrahim Tafesh, 50, a member of the Hamas-affiliated Change and Reform Bloc, and detained him after confiscating his computer and mobile phone. On Thursday, Israeli soldiers seized Palestinian Legislative Council head Aziz Dweik at a military checkpoint, witnesses said. » Read more

U.S. General Visits Israel for Discussions on Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - January 19, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Israel on Thursday for a 24-hour visit with the country’s top leaders that is expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program as well as the challenges posed by the past year’s regional upheavals and the American military exit from Iraq. » Read more

U.S. General Visits Israel for Discussions on Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - January 19, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Israel on Thursday for a 24-hour visit with the country’s top leaders that is expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program as well as the challenges posed by the past year’s regional upheavals and the American military exit from Iraq. » Read more