November 27th

Support Palestinian Statehood ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Yossi Beilin - (Opinion) November 25, 2012 - 1:00am THE cease-fire that ended the latest round of violence between Israel and the Palestinians has enhanced the popularity of the militant group Hamas. This extremist organization has become the only interlocutor for the Arab world, for the West and, indirectly, for Israel. But Hamas refuses to recognize Israel’s existence or to negotiate with Israelis. Meanwhile, the pragmatic Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party, is rapidly losing legitimacy and Israel’s recent strikes on Gaza will only weaken it further. » Read more

The Palestinian Choice—And Ours ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am Recent developments, especially last week's conflict with Israel, have transformed the Palestinian political landscape in favor of Hamas in Gaza and at the expense of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Palestinians are facing a momentous choice: the path of diplomacy and institution-building championed by the PA, or that of confrontation and armed struggle championed by Hamas. » Read more

Israeli Reservists Frustrated, But Willing to Fight in Gaza Again ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Felice Friedson - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   At 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, two days after the current round of fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas began, the phone rang in Rafi’s house in Jerusalem, calling him up for reserve service in his combat infantry unit.   » Read more

Police order Palestinian workers off buses to West Bank, at request of Israeli settlers ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chaim Levinson - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am   Police have begun ordering Palestinian laborers with legal work permits off buses from the Tel Aviv area to the West Bank, following complaints from settlers that Palestinians pose a security risk by riding the same buses as them. » Read more

EU considers barring violent settlers ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am The European Union is considering blocking violent Israeli settlers from entering member states, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Monday. » Read more

Hamas official predicts a swift rebuilding in Gaza Strip ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Edmund Sanders - (Interview) November 25, 2012 - 1:00am In the wake of its eight-day clash with Israel,Hamas will seek $1 billion in reconstruction aid from the Arab world and » Read more

Oil prices fall as Israel-Hamas truce holds ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   Oil fell below $88 per barrel on Monday after a slow day of trading. » Read more

Israel's ex-FM Livni announces return to politics ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Statesman.com by Josef Federman - (Analysis) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am   Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni announced her return to politics on Tuesday, telling supporters that she was forming a new party to run in January parliamentary elections on a platform promising an aggressive push for peace with the Palestinians. » Read more

Israeli Military’s Twitter Warrior Forced to Retreat After ‘Obama Style’ Blackface Joke ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Robert Mackey - (Analysis) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am The young Israeli officer who leads the campaign to cast his nation’s military in a positive light on social networks restricted access to his own Facebook account on Sunday, after a Lebanese blogger discovered t » Read more

Arafat's sister: Let my brother rest in peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Interview) November 26, 2012 - 1:00am   The heart of Khadija Arafat, sister of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was full of sadness, just hours before international experts will dig up the remains of her brother from his tomb in the West Bank city of Ramallah to know the reasons behind his death. » Read more