November 5th

Refugee issue must not cloud statehood bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am On Israeli television last weekend, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he is unlikely to ev » Read more

Abbas Stays Put On Refugees ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am » Read more

Peace divide ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am In an interview last week with Channel 2’s Udi Segal, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas presented a surprisingly moderate stance vis-à » Read more

Yes to Abbas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Editorial) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am After too many months spent almost exclusively dealing with the prospect of a nuclear Iran, Israelis have gotten a reminder about another » Read more

How the West Bank barrier has starved business and community ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Harriet Sherwood - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am Inside the derelict wedding hall, bird droppings have stained the golden cloths th » Read more

New documents reveal early Palestinian attitudes toward Zionist settlements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Nir Hasson - (Analysis) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am In the history of Zionism, the Zarnuka incident of 1913 has gone down as one of the first violent encounters between Jewish settlers and t » Read more

Despite UAE funds, no date set for PA salary payments ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinian Authority finance minister said Monday it was too early to set a date for the payment of October's government salar » Read more

Israeli court releases Palestinian teen falsely jailed for 6 months ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am An Israeli military court released Monday a 16-year old Palestinian who had been wrongly accused for raping a Jewish girl after spending six months in priso » Read more

Swiss team visits Arafat grave ahead of exhumation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Mohammed Daraghmeh - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am A team of Swiss investigators visited the West Bank grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Monday » Read more

Fighting rages at Damascus Palestinian camp, 20 killed ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Syrian army shelled rebel positions inside a Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of Damascus on Sunday killing at least » Read more