Israel Seeks to Return Refugees to South Sudan ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Batsheva Sobelman - March 22, 2012 - 12:00am REPORTING FROM JERUSALEM--Israel doesn't need celebrity activists to call its attention to troubles in Africa. After years of being on the receiving end of a steady stream of work migrants and asylum seekers, the country knows this first-hand. Civil war, tribal troubles and economic hardship in African countries have sent tens of thousands on the dangerous journey across the desert to try their luck in Israel, which they have entered through the country's sprawling, largely open border with Egypt. » Read more

Small Amounts of Israeli Fuel Entering Gaza, Only Barely Easing Power Crisis ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press March 23, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Small amounts of Israeli fuel were trucked into the Gaza Strip on Friday, slightly easing an energy crisis provoked by a cut-off of Egyptian fuel, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. The shipment however did not meet Gaza’s total energy needs for even one day, one official said, and the territory still lacks a reliable fuel supply. Gaza’s fuel pinch highlights the difficulties its cash-strapped, internationally isolated Hamas rulers face in administering the territory. » Read more