January 19th

Reshaping territory: The story of Israel's shifting borders ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yossi Melman - (Book Review) January 16, 2012 - 1:00am Borderline Choices by Uri Neeman and David Arbel. Yedioth Books ?(Hebrew) 271 pages, NIS 118. This is an intriguing book about Israel’s borders. To be more precise, about the decisions about peace and security that led to the determination of its elastic and still shifting borders. » Read more

The badly kept secret of Israel's trade throughout the Muslim world ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Shuki Sadeh - (Opinion) January 19, 2012 - 1:00am Motti (not his real name ), a businessman with connections in Arab countries, was stunned several months ago when representatives of a well-known Israeli food company asked him to check the possibility of exporting to Iran. They told him an Iranian company had approached them through contacts abroad. » Read more

Israel's Putin is grotesque and shameful ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Ari Shavit - (Opinion) January 19, 2012 - 1:00am Our Putin is different from their Putin. Their Putin is a prime minister who wants to be president, while our Putin is a foreign minister who wants to be prime minister. Their Putin is an aggressive and arrogant statesman who serves Russia's interests; our Putin is aggressive and cynical and harms the interests of Israel. » Read more

The Palestinians and the Arab Spring ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Wall Street Journal by Adbdullah II bin Hussein - (Opinion) January 19, 2012 - 1:00am Amman A year has passed since the Arab Spring began to change our region, showing the determination of Arab men and women, especially youth. But a key issue remains unresolved: peace between Palestinians and Israelis. This month, in Amman, the parties sat across the negotiating table for the first time in 16 months. What message will the United States now send to them and to the people of the region? » Read more

Arabs Deserve a Party of the Citizen ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post by Ziad Asali - (Opinion) January 19, 2012 - 1:00am As the Arab uprisings enter their second year, a new political movement based on the concept and values of citizenship is needed. A lacuna now exists on the Arab political scene. The Arab uprisings shattered the old order but have yet to coalesce into a clear model for the future. A movement of citizens, expressed in organized political parties with clearly articulated programs, would tap into the patriotic and ecumenical grassroots protest movements and ensure that a historic opportunity for progress is not squandered. » Read more

In Gaza, Mabhouh's grieving family still in search of answers ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Hugh Naylor - January 19, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY // Two years after his brother Mahmoud, a Hamas arms-broker, was assassinated in Dubai by suspected Mossad agents, Fayek Al Mabhouh still wants answers. He scours the internet for any news about progress in the efforts to bring Mahmoud's killers to justice. » Read more

College Leaders Balance Israel and Speech ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Naomi Zeveloff - January 17, 2012 - 1:00am As the debate about Israel rages on college campuses across America, there is one figure for whom the conversation takes on strikingly personal dimensions: the Jewish college president. About 20 Jewish men and women hold the highest positions at universities across the country, including campuses that have become hotbeds of political activism on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For these individuals, the role of president entails a constant balancing act between encouraging free speech on campus and honoring their personal, often supportive, views of Israel. » Read more

JINSA Leadership in Flux After Ouster ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Nathan Guttman - January 18, 2012 - 1:00am Washington — Torn by internal strife, a leading conservative Jewish organization known for its hawkish views is struggling to find its footing after firing a key staffer and losing prominent members of its advisory board. » Read more

Netanyahu denies saying Israel’s biggest enemies are N.Y. Times, Haaretz ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) January 19, 2012 - 1:00am (JTA) – The Israeli Prime Minister's Office denied that Benjamin Netanyahu told the editor of The Jerusalem Post that Israel’s two greatest enemies are The New York Times and Haaretz. On Wednesday, the editor, Steve Linde, addressing a conference in Tel Aviv of the Women's International Zionist Organization, said that Netanyahu made the remark to him about the newspapers at a private meeting "a couple of weeks ago" at the prime minister’s office in Tel Aviv. The Prime Minister's Office told JTA on Thursday morning that Netanyahu "did not make the remarks attributed to him." » Read more

UN: Gaza blockade – collective punishment ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Yitzhak Benhorin - January 18, 2012 - 1:00am WASHINGTON - The United Nations' submitted its annual report on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, painting a grim picture that includes food insecurity, isolation, violence and failing health and education services – all courtesy of the Israeli "occupation." The report, which was presented during a Security Council session upon the Palestinians' request, asserted that the number of civilian casualties rose by more than 30% in Gaza and the West Bank compared to 2010. » Read more