As the Illegal Outpost of Migron Goes, So Goes All of Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post by Lara Friedman - (Opinion) February 14, 2012 - 1:00am The fate of Migron, an illegal outpost in the heart of the West Bank, is about to be decided. The implications of this decision are about far more than the future of a handful of settlers in a single outpost. This decision will be a litmus test of Israeli rule of law and, ultimately, of Israel's capacity to make peace with the Palestinians. How can one outpost be so important? » Read more

The U.S.-Israeli Trust Gap on Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post (Editorial) February 15, 2012 - 1:00am TWO MONTHS ago we questioned a decision by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to spell out publicly his objections to an Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear program — a speech that must have cheered the commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Now Mr. Panetta has indirectly caused a similar stir: After a conversation with Mr. Panetta this month, The Post’s David Ignatius reported that the Pentagon chief “believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June.” » Read more