December 10th

Israeli forces detain 13 Palestinians across West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) December 10, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Anti-corruption chief: Officials in Palestine aided Rashid fraud ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) December 10, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinian anti-corruption commission is readying to institute legal proceedings against Palestinian officials on suspicion of embezzling millions of dollars, the chief of the commission says. » Read more

Some in Israel see acquiescence in Iron Dome missile defense system ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Scott Wilson - (Analysis) December 8, 2012 - 1:00am   Yakov Stern was born nearly 60 years ago in the young state of Israel, and in one way or another, he has been fighting for its survival ever since. » Read more

Divided over Israel, Palestinian groups call for unity ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Nidal al-Mughrabi - (Analysis) December 9, 2012 - 1:00am   Leaders of the feuding Palestinian factions, the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and the secular Fatah government in the West Bank, urged reconciliation between the two former foes on Sunday despite diverging policies on Israel. » Read more

Arabs offer Palestinians $100 mln a month "financial safety net" ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters (Analysis) December 9, 2012 - 1:00am   Arab states agreed to provide the Palestinian Authority with a $100 million monthly "financial safety net" to help President Mahmoud Abbas's government cope with an economic crisis after the United Nations granted de facto statehood to Palestine. » Read more

Palestinian president appeals for urgent Arab aid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Abdullah Rebhi - (Analysis) December 9, 2012 - 1:00am   The Palestinian president is urging Arab nations to provide major financial assistance to cover a new monthly $100 million budgetary shortfall after U.N. recognition of Palestinian claims to statehood — the result of a punitive Israeli measure. » Read more

Israel grows jittery of new Palestinian uprising ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Josef Federman - (Analysis) December 9, 2012 - 1:00am   The rising confidence and bellicosity of Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, combined with rapidly deteriorating relations with Israel's would-be peace partner in the West Bank, are raising jitters in Israel that a new Palestinian uprising could be near. » Read more

IDF: Hamas trying to activate W. Bank sleeper cells ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Yaakov Lappin - (Analysis) December 10, 2012 - 1:00am   Hamas is attempting to reactivate its sleeper cells in the West Bank, the IDF has warned. Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure was destroyed in West Bank cities by the IDF following Operation Defensive Shield in 2002 and subsequent counterterrorism efforts. » Read more

Netanyahu: Hamas's Gaza jubilation proves Israel is at risk ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Dan Williams - (Analysis) December 9, 2012 - 1:00am    Hamas's vow to vanquish Israel after claiming "victory" in last month's Gaza conflict vindicates Israel's reluctance to relinquish more land to the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. » Read more

PA to sanction Hamas anniversary event in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) December 10, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinian Authority has officially agreed to allow a Hamas festival commemorating the movement’s 25th anniversary in the West Bank, an independent politician said Monday. » Read more