October 29th

Will Upgrading West Bank College Boost Boycott Movement? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Forward by Nathan Jeffay - (Analysis) October 27, 2012 - 12:00am     » Read more

Islamist Hamas in Gaza Gaining International Legitimacy? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Linda Gradstein - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   Since the Islamist Hamas movement forcibly took over the impoverished Gaza Strip in 2007, Israel has worked hard to isolate Hamas. It imposed a strict blockade on the Strip, and repeatedly insisted that Hamas is a terrorist organization with whom Israel will not negotiate until it renounces terrorism and recognizes the Jewish state. Israel also succeeded in keeping visiting heads of state away from Gaza. » Read more

Reality Check: Is Likud abandoning Jabotinsky? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Jeff Barak - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am At tonight’s (Monday) Likud convention, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will ask his party to jettison its proud liberal-democratic heritage and run on a joint list with Yisrael Beytenu, solely in order to ensure he will be asked by the president to form the country’s next government following January’s elections. As to whatever happens afterwards to the Likud, Netanyahu frankly does not give a damn so long as he is safely ensconced back in the official prime ministerial residence in Balfour Street for a third term. » Read more

Rabin's path will prevail ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Eitan Haber - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Two of them going nowhere ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Israel has moved to the right, but it is not an apartheid state ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Benjamin Pogrund - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Most of us don't want apartheid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yehuda Ben Meir - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   Last week Haaretz wrote about a survey of a representative sample of Israeli Jews. In Hebrew, the article was entitled "Most Israelis support an apartheid regime in Israel," and below it appeared the subhead: "A new survey reveals racist viewpoints of Israeli Jews." » Read more

Errors and omissions excepted ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Gideon Levy - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   This article is meant to fix a few mistakes. They shouldn't have happened; we must acknowledge them, apologize for them and fix them. They were not made intentionally, but as a result of neglect due to time pressure. Now is the time to make things right. » Read more

Israeli Parties' Merger Thwarts US Push to Halt Settlements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Geoffrey Aronson - (Opinion) October 26, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

King of Bahrain will not visit Gaza, foreign minister says ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel by Asher Zeiger - (Analysis) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more